2026 Regular Session
Meeting Details 02/05/2026 8:00 AM, HR E
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Committee Action
Public Hearing - Heard
Amendments
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Staff Analyses and Reports
| Document Type | Title | Submitter | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witness Registration | SB 1573 (Witness Registration) | Staff | 3/5/2026 2:26 PM |
| Preliminary SMS | SB 1573 Preliminary SMS | Staff | 2/2/2026 2:19 PM |
Presentations Displayed in Committee
No public testimony to display in committee
Submitted Written Public Testimony
| Title | Submitter | Position | Org. or City of Res | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testimony | Michael Nolan | Support | Portland | 2/2/2026 7:06 PM |
| Testimony | Liam W. | Support | Portland | 2/2/2026 7:08 PM |
| Testimony | Kiki Hanover, on behalf of Cathedral School | Support | Portland | 2/2/2026 8:58 PM |
| Testimony | Jessica Shellhorn | Support | Portland | 2/2/2026 9:10 PM |
| Testimony | Adam Breindel | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 8:41 AM |
| Testimony | Thomas Dodson | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 8:59 AM |
| Testimony | Anne Shinzato | Support | Corvallis | 2/3/2026 11:47 AM |
| Testimony | Jamie Whitaker , on behalf of Friends of couch park | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 11:52 AM |
| Testimony | megan murphy | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 12:39 PM |
| Testimony | Brian Knap | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 1:12 PM |
| Testimony | Gail Andersen, on behalf of self | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 1:14 PM |
| Testimony | Patricia Schein | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 2:17 PM |
| Testimony | Kala Franklin | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 3:23 PM |
| Article | Charlen Pennie | Support | Molalla | 2/3/2026 3:51 PM |
| Testimony | Beverly Carson | Support | Friends of Couch Park | 2/3/2026 4:19 PM |
| Testimony | Dave Gray | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 5:30 PM |
| Testimony | Andrew Mancini | Support | 1811 N.W. Couch St. | 2/3/2026 6:34 PM |
| Testimony | Ciatta Thompson | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 7:32 PM |
| Testimony | Kelly Kardon | Support | Portland | 2/3/2026 7:32 PM |
| Testimony | Kevin Webster | Support | Wilsonville | 2/3/2026 10:33 PM |
| Testimony | Ruth Webster | Support | Wilsonville | 2/3/2026 10:38 PM |
| Testimony | Dennis Harper | Support | StadiumHood | 2/4/2026 7:34 AM |
| Testimony | Joshua King | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 9:02 AM |
| Testimony | Hannah Woods | Oppose | Ontario | 2/4/2026 9:39 AM |
| Testimony | Sabrina Garcia | Oppose | Klamath County | 2/4/2026 11:02 AM |
| Testimony | Damien Chakwin | Oppose | Boring | 2/4/2026 11:22 AM |
| Testimony | Duane Waller | Support | Oakland | 2/4/2026 11:55 AM |
| Testimony | Kathryn Notson | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 12:44 PM |
| Testimony | Michelle Milla | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 12:57 PM |
| Testimony | Kara Colley | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 1:15 PM |
| Testimony | Michael Brainard | Support | North Bend | 2/4/2026 1:27 PM |
| Testimony | Sam Schuler | Oppose | Medford | 2/4/2026 1:58 PM |
| Testimony | Lillie Reder | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 2:37 PM |
| Testimony | Keri Lopez | Support | Redmond | 2/4/2026 2:40 PM |
| Testimony | lauren gerich | Oppose | portland or | 2/4/2026 2:42 PM |
| Testimony | Pete Colt | Support | StadiumHood | 2/4/2026 2:44 PM |
| Testimony | Jessenia Fanini | Oppose | National Harm Reduction Coalition | 2/4/2026 3:08 PM |
| Testimony | Renee Yandel, on behalf of HIV Alliance | Oppose | Springfield | 2/4/2026 3:08 PM |
| Testimony | Sandeep Divekar | Support | PORTLAND | 2/4/2026 3:55 PM |
| Testimony | Linda Peng | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 4:01 PM |
| Testimony | Roberto Paredes | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 4:15 PM |
| Testimony | Blue Valentine | Oppose | Albany | 2/4/2026 4:31 PM |
| Testimony | Sidney Braff | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 4:51 PM |
| Testimony | Zachary Mallon | Oppose | Wheeler | 2/4/2026 4:57 PM |
| Testimony | Dane Zahner | Oppose | Oakland | 2/4/2026 5:13 PM |
| Testimony | Lorren Sandt, on behalf of Caring Ambassadors Program | Oppose | Oregon City | 2/4/2026 5:27 PM |
| Testimony | Dylan S. Levi, on behalf of My community | Oppose | Prineville | 2/4/2026 5:37 PM |
| Testimony | Jodine G. | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 6:11 PM |
| Testimony | Scott Jones | Oppose | Bend | 2/4/2026 6:13 PM |
| Testimony | Deepa Joshi | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 6:21 PM |
| Testimony | Ann Chakwin | Oppose | Boring | 2/4/2026 7:09 PM |
| Testimony | Janet Parker | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 7:13 PM |
| Testimony | Melissa Sherwood | Oppose | Roseburg | 2/4/2026 8:27 PM |
| Testimony | Gillian Leichtling | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 8:31 PM |
| Testimony | Alice Nayak | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 8:40 PM |
| Testimony | Aaron Boyle | Oppose | Redmond | 2/4/2026 8:57 PM |
| Testimony | Ashley Frangella | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 9:00 PM |
| Testimony | Erin Peacock | Oppose | bend | 2/4/2026 9:04 PM |
| Testimony | Miranda Martin | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 9:45 PM |
| Testimony | Honora Englander | Oppose | Portland | 2/4/2026 9:46 PM |
| Testimony | Emily Brown | Oppose | Bend | 2/4/2026 10:15 PM |
| Testimony | Hilary Levine | Oppose | Clatsop County | 2/4/2026 10:29 PM |
| Letter | Trent Wilson, on behalf of Clackamas County | Oppose | Clackamas County | 2/4/2026 10:31 PM |
| Testimony | Benjamin Lima | Support | Portland | 2/4/2026 11:08 PM |
| Testimony | Eleasa Sokolski | Oppose | Hillsboro | 2/4/2026 11:09 PM |
| Testimony | Derek Nelson | Oppose | Stabbin Wagon Mobile Harm Reduction | 2/5/2026 1:53 AM |
| Testimony | SERAPHINA PINSKY, on behalf of Max's Mission | Oppose | Jacksonville | 2/5/2026 6:27 AM |
| Testimony | Vicky Haney | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 8:30 AM |
| Testimony | Jason Kirrer | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 8:39 AM |
| Testimony | Carolyn Lucas | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 8:42 AM |
| Testimony | Karlee Eichenberger | Support | PORTLAND | 2/5/2026 9:15 AM |
| Testimony | Ben Eichenberger, on behalf of Cathedral School | Support | PORTLAND | 2/5/2026 9:27 AM |
| Testimony | Jennifer McCloskey | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 9:38 AM |
| Testimony | Wayne Brown | Support | Cathedral School | 2/5/2026 9:42 AM |
| Testimony | HIV Alliance Dane Zahner | Oppose | Roseburg | 2/5/2026 9:43 AM |
| Testimony | Kara Colley | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 9:49 AM |
| Testimony | Jane Clark, on behalf of Cathedral School | Support | Parent - Cathedral school Portland | 2/5/2026 9:52 AM |
| Testimony | Sophia Bigg | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 9:53 AM |
| Testimony | Cara Lacy | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 10:15 AM |
| Testimony | Nicole Selis, on behalf of Cathedral School | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 10:26 AM |
| Testimony | tracy Bingham | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 10:33 AM |
| Testimony | Beth Williams | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 11:00 AM |
| Testimony | Chris Longfield | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 11:48 AM |
| Testimony | Blake Joachim | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 11:56 AM |
| Testimony | Priscilla Chakwin | Oppose | Boring | 2/5/2026 12:01 PM |
| Testimony | Cady Green | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 12:19 PM |
| Testimony | Paul Hempel | Oppose | Gold Beach | 2/5/2026 12:30 PM |
| Testimony | Mark Perron, on behalf of RAVEN | Oppose | Eugene | 2/5/2026 12:34 PM |
| Testimony | Austin Schaffer | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 12:37 PM |
| Testimony | Dylan Weil, on behalf of CORE Eugene | Oppose | Eugene | 2/5/2026 12:41 PM |
| Testimony | Evan Lenneberg | Support | Cathedral School | 2/5/2026 12:42 PM |
| Testimony | Ryan Kramer, on behalf of Cathedral School | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 12:58 PM |
| Testimony | HAVEN Wheelock | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 1:03 PM |
| Testimony | Sarah Lochner | Neutral | Coalition of Local Health Officials | 2/5/2026 1:04 PM |
| Testimony | Jessica Lancaster | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 1:22 PM |
| Testimony | Adriana Smith | Support | Cathedral School | 2/5/2026 1:30 PM |
| Testimony | Chloe Huggins | Oppose | Klamath Falls | 2/5/2026 1:32 PM |
| Testimony | Michael Mosser | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 1:35 PM |
| Testimony | Chelsea Miller | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 1:39 PM |
| Testimony | Emily Doyle | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 1:41 PM |
| Testimony | Wesley Lobdell | Oppose | Klamath Falls | 2/5/2026 1:45 PM |
| Testimony | Eve Teeter-Balin | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 1:52 PM |
| Testimony | Jessica Pratt, on behalf of Association of Oregon Counties | Neutral | Salem | 2/5/2026 1:54 PM |
| Testimony | Ryan Lobdell | Oppose | Klamath County | 2/5/2026 2:03 PM |
| Testimony | Christopher Carter | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:06 PM |
| Testimony | Elizabeth Kramer, on behalf of Cathedral school | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:13 PM |
| Testimony | Laura Lambruschi | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:20 PM |
| Testimony | Nicole Miller | Support | PORTLAND | 2/5/2026 2:21 PM |
| Testimony | Joel Rafalski | Oppose | Mt. Hood | 2/5/2026 2:26 PM |
| Testimony | Ximena Levander | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:34 PM |
| Testimony | Caito Foster | Oppose | Portland Oregon | 2/5/2026 2:35 PM |
| Testimony | Jeanne Brown | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:36 PM |
| Testimony | Sophie Ciurlik Rittenbaum | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:43 PM |
| Testimony | Brittiny Raine | Oppose | Community Outreach through Radical Empowerment | 2/5/2026 2:43 PM |
| Testimony | michael workman | Oppose | SELMA | 2/5/2026 2:50 PM |
| Testimony | Cevo Vultaggio | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:55 PM |
| Testimony | Katie LaBonte | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 2:57 PM |
| Testimony | Michael G., on behalf of The Children not Junkies | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 3:17 PM |
| Testimony | Bernie Tan | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 3:23 PM |
| Testimony | Matthew Koester | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 3:30 PM |
| Testimony | Matisse Swanson, on behalf of Myself and the community i serve. | Oppose | Beaverton | 2/5/2026 3:31 PM |
| Testimony | Edie Lander | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 4:02 PM |
| Testimony | Josh Kulla | Support | GRESHAM | 2/5/2026 4:05 PM |
| Testimony | tommy long | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 4:15 PM |
| Testimony | Julie Brown | Support | Cathedral School | 2/5/2026 4:26 PM |
| Testimony | Gail Bodwell | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 4:34 PM |
| Testimony | Elizabeth Harris | Oppose | Astoria | 2/5/2026 4:36 PM |
| Testimony | Elizabeth Sheils | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 4:46 PM |
| Testimony | marylou caven | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 4:57 PM |
| Testimony | Glyceria Tsinas, on behalf of Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction | Oppose | Tigard | 2/5/2026 5:17 PM |
| Testimony | mira lee | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 5:18 PM |
| Testimony | Lawrence Cusack | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 5:22 PM |
| Testimony | Avantika Bawa | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 5:31 PM |
| Testimony | Diane Winn | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 5:31 PM |
| Testimony | Cheryl Conway | Oppose | Astoria | 2/5/2026 5:37 PM |
| Testimony | Angela Baroni, on behalf of OR 97291 | Support | OR 97201 | 2/5/2026 5:49 PM |
| Testimony | Kathleen Rolleri | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 6:05 PM |
| Testimony | Emily Day | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 6:12 PM |
| Testimony | Margot Schramm | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 6:42 PM |
| Testimony | Jason Meyers | Support | Milwaukie | 2/5/2026 7:01 PM |
| Testimony | Amy Kepler | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 7:26 PM |
| Testimony | Amy Wagner | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 7:49 PM |
| Testimony | T G | Oppose | Bend | 2/5/2026 7:57 PM |
| Testimony | Margaret Hannigan | Oppose | Hillsboro | 2/5/2026 8:06 PM |
| Testimony | Lan Truong | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 8:18 PM |
| Testimony | Mark Jamieson | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 8:27 PM |
| Testimony | Vincent DiGiano | Support | Portland Oregon | 2/5/2026 8:33 PM |
| Testimony | Xylem Nilsen | Oppose | Portland | 2/5/2026 9:17 PM |
| Testimony | Steve Kanter | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 9:33 PM |
| Testimony | Lauren Glenn | Support | Portland | 2/5/2026 11:24 PM |
| Letter | Jayden Ruff | Oppose | South Coast Health Equity Coalition | 2/5/2026 11:37 PM |
| Testimony | Brian Chan | Oppose | Portland | 2/6/2026 12:25 AM |
| Testimony | Carol Newman | Oppose | Astoria | 2/6/2026 1:49 AM |
| Testimony | Cambria Benson | Support | Lake Oswego | 2/6/2026 6:12 AM |
| Testimony | t Gispert | Oppose | New York | 2/6/2026 7:41 AM |
| Testimony | Bo Hagood | Support | Portland | 2/6/2026 8:15 AM |
| Testimony | Sophie Guthrie | Oppose | Portland | 2/6/2026 8:31 AM |
| Testimony | Kathleen Young | Oppose | Tigard | 2/6/2026 8:58 AM |
| Testimony | Kayla Wright | Oppose | Portland | 2/6/2026 9:08 AM |
| Testimony | Casey Timber | Support | Portland | 2/6/2026 9:35 AM |
| Testimony | Colin McClure | Support | Portland | 2/6/2026 10:27 AM |
| Testimony | Daniel Hubner | Oppose | Astoria | 2/6/2026 11:28 AM |
| Testimony | JULIA PINSKY, on behalf of Max's Mission | Oppose | Medford | 2/6/2026 11:39 AM |
| Testimony | Kim Gandy | Oppose | Roseburg | 2/6/2026 12:01 PM |
| Testimony | Andree Shidlovsky | Oppose | Roseburg | 2/6/2026 12:11 PM |
| Testimony | Jeff Adkins | Oppose | City of Coos Bay Fire Department | 2/6/2026 12:32 PM |
| Testimony | Pamela Frazier | Oppose | Coos Bay | 2/6/2026 12:45 PM |
| Testimony | Bret Cecil | Oppose | Port Orford | 2/6/2026 12:51 PM |
| Testimony | Christopher Rejsek | Oppose | Portland | 2/6/2026 1:03 PM |
| Testimony | Chad Campbell | Oppose | Jackson County | 2/6/2026 1:22 PM |
| Testimony | Harmony Beckett | Oppose | Cave Junction | 2/6/2026 1:23 PM |
| Testimony | Brian Waddington, on behalf of North Bend Fire Department | Neutral | North Bend | 2/6/2026 1:30 PM |
| Testimony | Robert Dannenhoffer | Oppose | Bend | 2/6/2026 1:48 PM |
| Testimony | Leah Carnine | Oppose | Eugene | 2/6/2026 2:01 PM |
| Testimony | Robert Gandy | Oppose | sutherlin | 2/6/2026 2:07 PM |
| Testimony | Casey Belle OConnor | Oppose | HIV Alliance | 2/6/2026 2:42 PM |
| Testimony | James Lindley | Oppose | Brookings | 2/6/2026 2:46 PM |
| Testimony | James Robinson | Oppose | HIV ALLIANCE | 2/6/2026 2:51 PM |
| Testimony | TK Taylor | Oppose | Scappoose | 2/6/2026 3:15 PM |
| Testimony | Cynthia Cannon Poindexter | Oppose | Eugene | 2/6/2026 3:56 PM |
| Testimony | Christina Underwood | Oppose | Josephine County | 2/6/2026 4:02 PM |
| Testimony | Sarah Smith | Oppose | Burns | 2/6/2026 4:10 PM |
| Testimony | Kara Ow | Oppose | Bend | 2/6/2026 4:29 PM |
| Testimony | Marika Straw | Oppose | Enterprise | 2/6/2026 4:29 PM |
| Testimony | Zakir Khan | Neutral | Washington County | 2/6/2026 4:40 PM |
| Testimony | Margo Perry Pereira | Oppose | HIV Alliance | 2/6/2026 4:58 PM |
| Testimony | Alyssa Davidson | Oppose | Myrtle Creek | 2/6/2026 5:13 PM |
| Testimony | Dane Zahner | Oppose | Roseburg | 2/6/2026 5:15 PM |
| Testimony | Patrick Finch | Oppose | Ashland | 2/6/2026 5:32 PM |
| Testimony | Nicki Dardinger | Oppose | Portland | 2/6/2026 7:13 PM |
| Testimony | Sam Bassett | Support | Beaverton | 2/6/2026 7:15 PM |
| Testimony | David Wall, on behalf of Mr Oregon SUPPORTS SB 1573 | Support | Newberg | 2/6/2026 7:37 PM |
| Testimony | Tom Busse, on behalf of Libertarian Party of Oregon | Neutral | Libertarian Party of Oregon | 2/6/2026 10:11 PM |
| Testimony | Christopher Hamel | Oppose | Portland | 2/6/2026 11:13 PM |
| Testimony | Courtney Kenney | Oppose | Neighbor of Couch Park Portland | 2/7/2026 12:02 AM |
| Testimony | Andy Cho | Oppose | Portland | 2/7/2026 6:23 AM |
| Testimony | Francis Kovac | Oppose | Eugene | 2/7/2026 7:47 AM |
| Testimony | Britta Diettrich | Support | Portland | 2/7/2026 8:46 AM |
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