Oregon House Bill 4002

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Failed on March 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-06 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act limits the number of measure requests that may be made of LC during long regular sessions to stated numbers. The Act sets forth exceptions to those limits. The Act takes effect when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 200 the combined total number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials and the Judicial Department may each ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Authorizes the Senate Rules Committee or the House Rules Committee to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare additional measures on behalf of requesters. Authorizes the measure's requester to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare an additional measure when the first legislative chamber passes or adopts a measure. Applies to requests for legislative measures made for the 2027 regular session and subsequent odd-numbered year regular sessions. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to legislative measures; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]	Rep. David Gomberg [D]	Rep. Mark Owens [R]
Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Rep. Tom Andersen [D]	Rep. Mark Gamba [D]
Rep. Cyrus Javadi [D]	Rep. John Lively [D]	Rep. Ricki Ruiz [D]	Rep. Nathan Sosa [D]
Rep. Kimberly Wallan [R]	Sen. Anthony Broadman [D]	Sen. Jeffrey Golden [D]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]
Sen. Kayse Jama [D]	Sen. Katherine Lieber [D]	Sen. Deb Patterson [D]	Sen. Lisa Reynolds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-06	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2026-02-12	House	Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02	House	Referred to Rules.
2026-02-02	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4002
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4002/Introduced
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30387
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30394
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30411
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30516
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30517
Amendment	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30518
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/93942
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/313778
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/313850
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/314227
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/314240