OR HB 4044
died on adjournmentRelating to emergency management.
Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did OR HB 4044 pass?
No. OR HB 4044 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-07): In committee upon adjournment.
What is OR HB 4044 about?
</b> </i>] Creates the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management within the Department of Human Services. Sets forth the powers and duties of the office. Establishes the Oregon Public Assistance Grant Program, administered by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, to issue grants to government units and certain nonprofit organizations to perform emergency-related work to protect public health, safety or property. Establishes the Oregon Individual Assistance [<i>Grant</i>] Program, administered by the Department of Human Services, to [<i>issue grants</i>]<b> provide assistance</b> to address critical emergency-related needs of individuals.<b> Appropriates moneys for the program.</b>
Description
</b> </i>] Creates the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management within the Department of Human Services. Sets forth the powers and duties of the office. Establishes the Oregon Public Assistance Grant Program, administered by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, to issue grants to government units and certain nonprofit organizations to perform emergency-related work to protect public health, safety or property. Establishes the Oregon Individual Assistance [<i>Grant</i>] Program, administered by the Department of Human Services, to [<i>issue grants</i>]<b> provide assistance</b> to address critical emergency-related needs of individuals.<b> Appropriates moneys for the program.</b>
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-03-07 — In committee upon adjournment.
- Bill type
- bill
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
2026-02-16
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
referral-committee
2026-02-16
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
Work Session held.
2026-02-05
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
Referred to Emergency Management and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
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Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-02-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Court Boice: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Rick Lewis: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: yes
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Mari Watanabe: yes
Related bills
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