l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4104

Authorizes Oregon CHIPS Fund grants and loans to businesses that are eligible for federal semiconductor financial assistance under the CHIPS Act but have not applied for it.

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: The Act would let state CHIPS Fund grants be awarded to firms that could get federal semiconductor financial assistance under the CHIPS Act but have not applied for it. The Act would expand the kinds of businesses that may receive state CHIPS Fund grants. The Act would rename the Oregon CHIPS Fund as the Oregon Fostering Innovation Strength at Home and CHIPS Fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Authorizes Oregon CHIPS Fund grants and loans to businesses that are eligible for federal semiconductor financial assistance under the CHIPS Act but have not applied for it. Expands the kinds of businesses that may receive Oregon CHIPS Fund grants and loans. Renames the Oregon CHIPS Fund as the Oregon Fostering Innovation Strength at Home and CHIPS Fund. 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

7 co-sponsors

Tom Andersen, Matt Bunch, Shannon Isadore, Cyrus Javadi, Bobby Levy, Sue Rieke Smith, Lamar Wise

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Anthony Broadman, Lew Frederick, Deb Patterson

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 action7 actions on 5 days

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

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Economic Development, Small Business, and TradeFeb 2 to Feb 1614 days

Ways and MeansFeb 16 to Mar 6 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 16

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 Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  3. Feb 4Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  4. Feb 11Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  5. Feb 16Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 7 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 with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives