Looking Glass President & CEO Chad Westphal, 2nd from right) poses for photo with Representative Nancy Nathanson (far right), Governor Tina Kotek, PeaceHealth CAO and LG board member Alicia Beymer, and first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson after the Governor signed several behavioral health related bills on May 7, 2026.
Looking Glass President and CEO Chad Westphal was on hand on Thursday, May 7 for several important Governor Kotek bill signings in support of crucial behavioral health work - HB 4069; HB 4115; SB 1546; SB 1547.
“These bills as a group will strengthen the behavioral health workforce in numbers, improve the safety of behavioral health workers and children, and increase workforce readiness by making credentialing more efficient. Representative Nancy Nathanson has been a longtime champion behind this work along with First Lady Amy Kotek, Sentaor Lisa Reynolds and countless others. Governor Kotek’s recognition that behavioral health support is critical to the overall health of communities and her willingness to back this work was not surprising and worth celebrating. We solute her and all involved.”
~ Chad Westphal, President and CEO
One of the senate bills (1546) aims to compel AI chatbots to connect suicidal users to real life help. Read more about what this bill would do on the Oregonian website.
