OR HB 4065

enacted

Relating to seed contract payments; and declaring an emergency.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did OR HB 4065 pass?

Yes. OR HB 4065 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Chapter 41, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.

What is OR HB 4065 about?

Modifies provisions relating to late payment of seed production contracts and seed purchase contracts for agricultural seed and other seed. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Who sponsors OR HB 4065?

Anna Scharf is the primary sponsor of OR HB 4065, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Modifies provisions relating to late payment of seed production contracts and seed purchase contracts for agricultural seed and other seed. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-04-06 — Chapter 41, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-06
Chapter 41, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
2026-03-31
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-05
President signed.
passage
2026-03-04
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-03
Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-03-02
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-02
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2026-02-19
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-17
Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Scharf.
2026-02-17
Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-16
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-13
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Work Session held.
2026-02-09
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-02-11 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Court Boice: yes
- Jami Cate: yes
- Annessa Hartman: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Bobby Levy: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Mark Owens: yes
- Anna Scharf: yes
Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed.
2026-02-17 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: absent
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: yes
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: absent
- Dwayne Yunker: yes
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- Cyrus Javadi: yes
- E. Werner Reschke: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: yes
- Mari Watanabe: absent
- Gregory Smith: yes
- Julie Fahey: yes
- Mark Owens: yes
- Jason Kropf: yes
- Willy Chotzen: yes
- Darin Harbick: yes
- Sarah McDonald: yes
- Susan McLain: yes
- Boomer Wright: yes
- Ricki Ruiz: yes
- Darcey Edwards: yes
- April Dobson: yes
- Emily McIntire: yes
- Jules Walters: yes
- Virgle Osborne: yes
- John Lively: yes
- Pam Marsh: yes
- Bobby Levy: yes
- Anna Scharf: yes
- Lisa Fragala: yes
- Lamar Wise: yes
- Andrea Valderrama: absent
- Jami Cate: yes
- Tom Andersen: yes
- Paul Evans: yes
- Sue Rieke Smith: yes
- David Gomberg: absent
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: absent
- Shelly Boshart Davis: absent
- Daniel Nguyen: absent
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: absent
Heard and Reported Out
2026-02-26 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Fred Girod: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
2026-03-03 · pass · 28-0
Member-level votes (30)
- Rob Wagner: yes
- Dick Anderson: yes
- Wlnsvey Campos: yes
- Fred Girod: yes
- James Manning Jr.: yes
- Janeen Sollman: yes
- Bruce Starr: yes
- Diane Linthicum: absent
- Suzanne Weber: yes
- Mark Meek: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
- Noah Robinson: yes
- Christine Drazan: absent
- David Brock Smith: yes
- Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
- Deb Patterson: yes
- Mike McLane: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
- Lew Frederick: yes
- Chris Gorsek: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kim Thatcher: yes
- Kate Lieber: yes
- Kayse Jama: yes
- Anthony Broadman: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Cedric Hayden: yes
- Khanh Pham: yes
- Lisa Reynolds: yes

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4065

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