l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4075

Requires the State Treasurer to use up to $44 million from the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund to guarantee a loan made to a rural hospital for financial stabilization.

Became law as Chapter 111, Oregon Laws 2026, signed April 7, 2026, 64 days after it was filed. In force from April 7, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: This Act makes the State Treasurer use unclaimed moneys to guarantee a loan to a hospital. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act lets the State Treasurer loan unclaimed moneys to rural hospitals. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).</i>] [<i>Authorizes</i>]<b> Requires</b> the State Treasurer to [<i>loan</i>]<b> use</b> up to [<i>20 percent of</i>] <b>$44 million from </b>the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund to <b>guarantee a loan made to a</b> rural [<i>hospitals</i>]<b> hospital</b> for financial stabilization. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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

14 co-sponsors

Jeffrey Helfrich, Kevin Mannix, Virgle Osborne, Anna Scharf, Darcey Edwards, Lesly Muñoz, Travis Nelson, Emily McIntire, E. Werner Reschke, Rob Nosse, Hai Pham, Bobby Levy, Daniel Nguyen, Paul Evans

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Suzanne Weber

Its course

February 2 to April 13, 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 action27 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 531 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Health CareFeb 2 to Feb 1311 days

RulesFeb 13 to Feb 2613 days

Ways and MeansFeb 26 to Feb 27 · moved on1 day

Capital ConstructionFeb 27 to Mar 3 · moved on4 days

Ways and MeansMar 3 to Mar 41 day

In the SenateMar 5 to Mar 61 day

Waiting for a committeeMar 5 to Mar 50 days

Ways and MeansMar 5 to Mar 61 day

With the GovernorMar 6 to Apr 732 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading42–15

    Passed · Mar 5 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading16–12

    Passed · Mar 6 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 26

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 5

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Health Care
  3. Feb 5Heard in Health Care
  4. Feb 12Heard in Health Care
  5. Feb 13Health Care reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  6. Sent to Rules
  7. Feb 24Heard in Rules
  8. Feb 25Heard in Rules
  9. Feb 26Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  10. Sent to Ways and Means
  11. Feb 27Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
  12. Mar 3Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  13. Returned to Ways and Means
  14. Heard in Ways and Means
  15. Mar 4Ways and Means recommended it
  16. Mar 5Read a second time
  17. Passed the House of Representatives, 42 to 15

In the Senate Mar 5 – Mar 6

  1. Mar 5Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Mar 6Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 16 to 12

To the Governor Mar 10 – Apr 13

  1. Mar 10Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Apr 7Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 13Became chapter 111 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from April 7, 2026
All 27 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 25Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 26Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 26Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  11. Feb 27Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.House of Representatives
  12. Mar 3Work Session held.House of Representatives
  13. Mar 3Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  14. Mar 3Work Session held.House of Representatives
  15. Mar 4Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  16. Mar 5Second reading.House of Representatives
  17. Mar 5Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wright, Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
  18. Mar 5Vote explanation(s) filed by Andersen, Chaichi, Nathanson.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 5First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  20. Mar 5Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  21. Mar 6Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  22. Mar 6Second reading.Senate
  23. Mar 6Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed.Senate
  24. Mar 10Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  25. Mar 10President signed.Senate
  26. Apr 7Governor signed.House of Representatives
  27. Apr 13Chapter 111, (2026 Laws): Effective date April 7, 2026.House of Representatives