OR HB 4097

enacted

Relating to the Oregon Ocean Science Trust.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OR HB 4097 pass?

Yes. OR HB 4097 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): Chapter 18, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.

What is OR HB 4097 about?

Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.

Who sponsors OR HB 4097?

Ben Bowman, David Brock Smith, Dick Anderson and 1 others are the primary sponsors of OR HB 4097, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-03-17 — Chapter 18, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-17
Chapter 18, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
2026-03-05
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-02-27
President signed.
passage
2026-02-26
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-02-25
Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-25
Carried over to 02-25 by unanimous consent.
2026-02-23
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-23
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
Work Session held.
2026-02-17
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-11
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
referral-committee
2026-02-11
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed.
passage,reading-3
2026-02-09
Second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-05
Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-04
Work Session held.
2026-02-02
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
2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Court Boice: yes
- Jami Cate: yes
- Annessa Hartman: absent
- 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 Gomberg. Passed.
2026-02-10 · pass · 57-0
Member-level votes (60)
- Shannon Isadore: yes
- Kim Wallan: yes
- Nancy Nathanson: yes
- Zach Hudson: yes
- Travis Nelson: yes
- Lesly Muñoz: yes
- Matt Bunch: yes
- Thuy Tran: yes
- Farrah Chaichi: yes
- Kevin Mannix: yes
- Ed Diehl: absent
- Ben Bowman: yes
- Tawna Sanchez: yes
- Dacia Grayber: yes
- Nathan Sosa: yes
- Dwayne Yunker: yes
- Emerson Levy: yes
- Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
- Mark Gamba: yes
- Court Boice: yes
- Annessa Hartman: yes
- Cyrus Javadi: yes
- E. Werner Reschke: yes
- Alek Skarlatos: absent
- Mari Watanabe: yes
- 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: yes
- Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
- Rob Nosse: yes
- Ken Helm: yes
- Rick Lewis: yes
- Shelly Boshart Davis: yes
- Daniel Nguyen: yes
- Hai Pham: yes
- Lucetta Elmer: yes
Heard and Reported Out
2026-02-20 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Fred Girod: yes
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Todd Nash: yes
- Floyd Prozanski: absent
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
2026-02-25 · pass · 29-0
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: yes
- Suzanne Weber: yes
- Mark Meek: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
- Noah Robinson: yes
- Christine Drazan: yes
- David Brock Smith: absent
- 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/HB4097

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