l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4042

Expands the types of adverse licensing actions the Department of Human Services may take against child-caring agencies following certain findings.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Human Services Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act makes changes to the regulation of CCAs and creates exceptions to some child placements limits. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Expands the types of adverse licensing actions the Department of Human Services may take against child-caring agencies following certain findings. Modifies certain provisions regarding the use of restraints on children in care. Creates exceptions to certain placement limitations.

Its course

February 2 to March 6, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 1816 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Behavioral HealthFeb 2 to Feb 1614 days

In the SenateFeb 18 to Mar 6 · stopped16 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 191 day

Human ServicesFeb 19 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading39–2

    Passed · Feb 18 · 19 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 16

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – Feb 18

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Behavioral Health
  3. Feb 10Heard in Behavioral Health
  4. Feb 12Heard in Behavioral Health
  5. Feb 16Behavioral Health recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 17Read a second time
  7. Feb 18Passed the House of Representatives, 39 to 2

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 19Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Human Services
  3. Feb 24Heard in Human Services
  4. Feb 26Heard in Human Services
  5. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Behavioral Health.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Feb 19Referred to Human Services.Senate
  10. Feb 24Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Feb 26Work Session held.Senate
  12. Mar 6At President's desk upon adjournment.Senate