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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4099

Establishes the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management and veterans no later than September 15, 2026.

Became law as Chapter 19, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 5, 2026, 31 days after it was filed. In force from June 5, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act creates the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and makes the task force submit a report to the legislature. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Establishes the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management and veterans no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2027. 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

18 co-sponsors

Vikki Breese-Iverson, Matt Bunch, Darcey Edwards, Paul Evans, Dacia Grayber, Darin Harbick, Jeffrey Helfrich, Bobby Levy, Emily McIntire, Virgle Osborne, Mark Owens, Anna Scharf, Alek Skarlatos, Sue Rieke Smith, E. Werner Reschke, Dwayne Yunker, Travis Nelson, Mari Watanabe

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

David Brock Smith, Kim Thatcher, Mark Meek, Janeen Sollman

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 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 1210 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Emergency Management and VeteransFeb 2 to Feb 119 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Feb 2614 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 12 to Feb 164 days

Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World AffairsFeb 16 to Feb 259 days

With the GovernorFeb 26 to Mar 57 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading57–0

    Passed · Feb 12 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading28–0

    Passed · Feb 26 · 2 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 12

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Emergency Management and Veterans
  3. Feb 3Heard in Emergency Management and Veterans
  4. Feb 10Heard in Emergency Management and Veterans
  5. Feb 11Emergency Management and Veterans recommended it
  6. Feb 12Read a second time
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 0

In the Senate Feb 16 – Feb 26

  1. Feb 16Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  3. Feb 24Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  4. Feb 25Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Feb 26Passed the Senate, 28 to 0

To the Governor Feb 27 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 27Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Mar 5Signed by the Governor
  4. Mar 17Became chapter 19 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from June 5, 2026
All 19 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 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 12Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Lewis. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 16First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Feb 16Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.Senate
  11. Feb 19Public Hearing Cancelled.Senate
  12. Feb 24Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  13. Feb 25Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
  14. Feb 25Second reading.Senate
  15. Feb 26Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed.Senate
  16. Feb 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  17. Feb 27President signed.Senate
  18. Mar 5Governor signed.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 17Chapter 19, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.House of Representatives