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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4097

Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.

Became law as Chapter 18, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 5, 2026, 31 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2027.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act lets the Oregon Ocean Science Trust form a nonprofit. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.

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

6 co-sponsors

Tom Andersen, Court Boice, Boomer Wright, Sue Rieke Smith, Bobby Levy, Mark Gamba

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Suzanne Weber

Its course

February 2 to March 17, 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 action19 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 108 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterFeb 2 to Feb 53 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Feb 2515 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 10 to Feb 111 day

Natural Resources and WildfireFeb 11 to Feb 2312 days

With the GovernorFeb 25 to Mar 58 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading57–0

    Passed · Feb 10 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Feb 25 · 1 present

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 – Feb 10

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Feb 4Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Feb 5Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it
  6. Feb 9Read a second time
  7. Feb 10Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 0

In the Senate Feb 11 – Feb 25

  1. Feb 11Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. Feb 17Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  4. Feb 19Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  5. Feb 23Natural Resources and Wildfire recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Feb 25Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

To the Governor Feb 26 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 26Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 27Signed in the Senate
  3. Mar 5Signed by the Governor
  4. Mar 17Became chapter 18 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from January 1, 2027
All 19 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 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 5Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 10Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 11First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Feb 11Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.Senate
  10. Feb 17Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Feb 19Work Session held.Senate
  12. Feb 23Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
  13. Feb 23Second reading.Senate
  14. Feb 24Carried over to 02-25 by unanimous consent.Senate
  15. Feb 25Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.Senate
  16. Feb 26Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  17. Feb 27President signed.Senate
  18. Mar 5Governor signed.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 17Chapter 18, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.House of Representatives