l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4044

Creates the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management within the Department of Human Services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act creates a new office in DHS to provide human services in emergencies. The Act creates new assistance programs for emergencies. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates a new office in DHS to provide human services in emergencies. The Act creates grant programs for emergencies. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2).</i>] Creates the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management within the Department of Human Services. Sets forth the powers and duties of the office. Establishes the Oregon Public Assistance Grant Program, administered by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, to issue grants to government units and certain nonprofit organizations to perform emergency-related work to protect public health, safety or property. Establishes the Oregon Individual Assistance [<i>Grant</i>] Program, administered by the Department of Human Services, to [<i>issue grants</i>]<b> provide assistance</b> to address critical emergency-related needs of individuals.<b> Appropriates moneys for the program.</b>

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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Emergency Management and VeteransFeb 2 to Feb 1614 days

Ways and MeansFeb 16 to Mar 6 · stopped18 days

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 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Emergency Management and Veterans
  3. Feb 5Heard in Emergency Management and Veterans
  4. Feb 12Heard in Emergency Management and Veterans
  5. Feb 16Emergency Management and Veterans recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Emergency Management and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives