l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4049

Authorizes the Water Resources Commission to encourage and approve voluntary agreements between ground water users in the Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern to achieve reasonably stable ground water levels.

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.

Digest: This Act lets ground water users in Harney Valley make agreements to limit their water use. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). [<i>Directs</i>]<b> Authorizes</b> the Water Resources Commission to encourage and approve voluntary agreements between ground water users in the Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern to achieve reasonably stable ground water levels. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

Court Boice, Bobby Levy, Sarah McDonald, Tom Andersen, Annessa Hartman

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Todd Nash

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 action8 actions on 6 days

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

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterFeb 2 to Feb 1715 days

Ways and MeansFeb 17 to Mar 6 · stopped17 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 17

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 Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Feb 4Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Feb 11Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Feb 16Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  6. Feb 17Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives