l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4062

Requires the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department to evaluate the programs administered by the department and provide recommendations for streamlining them.

Became law as Chapter 40, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 31, 2026, 57 days after it was filed. In force from March 31, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon look at its programs and try to streamline them. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Requires the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department to evaluate the programs administered by the department and provide recommendations for streamlining them. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

February 2 to April 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 action22 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 329 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Economic Development, Small Business, and TradeFeb 2 to Feb 119 days

Ways and MeansFeb 11 to Feb 23 · moved on12 days

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentFeb 23 to Feb 26 · moved on3 days

Ways and MeansFeb 26 to Feb 271 day

In the SenateMar 3 to Mar 63 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 3 to Mar 41 day

Ways and MeansMar 4 to Mar 51 day

With the GovernorMar 6 to Mar 3125 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading56–0

    Passed · Mar 3 · 4 present

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Mar 6 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 27

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 3

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  3. Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  4. Feb 9Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  5. Feb 11Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Feb 23Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  8. Feb 26Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Feb 27Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Mar 2Read a second time
  13. Mar 3Passed the House of Representatives, 56 to 0

In the Senate Mar 4 – Mar 6

  1. Mar 4Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Mar 5Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Mar 6Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

To the Governor Mar 10 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 10Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Mar 31Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 6Became chapter 40 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from March 31, 2026
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 23Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 26Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 27Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Feb 27Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  12. Mar 2Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Mar 3Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed.House of Representatives
  14. Mar 4First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  15. Mar 4Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  16. Mar 5Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  17. Mar 5Second reading.Senate
  18. Mar 6Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.Senate
  19. Mar 10Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  20. Mar 10President signed.Senate
  21. Mar 31Governor signed.House of Representatives
  22. Apr 6Chapter 40, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.House of Representatives