l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4105

Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and manage available state forestland.

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 tells the State Forester to see how much forestland there is. The Act tells the State Forester to make harvest levels for cutting timber on state forestland. The Act tells the State Forester to manage state forestland. The Act says some people can ask for a court order to tell the State Forester to comply with this Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.9). Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and manage available state forestland. Allows certain persons to seek a court order if the State Forester fails to establish sustainable harvest levels or manage available state forestland. 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

Court Boice, Jami Cate, Darin Harbick, Bobby Levy, Sarah McDonald, Anna Scharf, Paul Evans

In the Senate

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

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterFeb 2 to Feb 1715 days

Ways and MeansFeb 17 to Mar 6 · stopped17 days

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 Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Feb 11Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Feb 16Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Feb 17Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it, 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 Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 16Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives