Became law as Chapter 4, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 4, 2026, 30 days after it was filed. In force from March 4, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 4135
Designates March 4th of each year as HPV Awareness Day.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Makes March 4th of each year HPV Awareness Day. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.9). Designates March 4th of each year as HPV Awareness Day. 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
Sponsor
Anna Scharf, Bobby Levy, Ben Bowman, Travis Nelson, Hai Pham, Emerson Levy
Chief co-sponsors
13 co-sponsors
Tom Andersen, Court Boice, Matt Bunch, Mark Gamba, Dacia Grayber, Ken Helm, Lamar Wise, Jules Walters, April Dobson, Farrah Chaichi, Lisa Fragala, Pam Marsh, Willy Chotzen
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
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.
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading43–0
Passed · Feb 27 · 17 present
Senate, third reading29–0
Passed · Mar 4 · 1 present
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 – Feb 27
- Feb 2Introduced
- Sent to Rules
- Feb 17Heard in Rules
- Feb 19Heard in Rules
- Feb 20Rules recommended it
- Feb 23Read a second time
- Feb 27Passed the House of Representatives, 43 to 0
In the Senate Mar 2 – Mar 4
- Mar 2Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Rules
- Mar 3Heard in Rules
- Rules recommended it
- Read a second time
- Mar 4Passed the Senate, 29 to 0
To the Governor Mar 4 – Mar 17
- Mar 4Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- Signed by the Governor
- Mar 17Became chapter 4 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from March 4, 2026
All 20 actions, as published
- Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 2Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Feb 17Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 20Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
- Feb 23Second reading.House of Representatives
- Feb 24Rules suspended. Carried over to February 26, 2026 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Feb 26Rules suspended. Carried over to February 27, 2026 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Feb 27Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed.House of Representatives
- Mar 2First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 2Referred to Rules.Senate
- Mar 3Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
- Mar 3Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
- Mar 3Second reading.Senate
- Mar 4Made a Special Order of Business by voice vote.Senate
- Mar 4Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.Senate
- Mar 4Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Mar 4President signed.Senate
- Mar 4Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Mar 17Chapter 4, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 4, 2026.House of Representatives