HB 4034 — Revises the definition of "animal rescue entity."
Congress · introduced 2026-01-15
<b>Digest: The Act changes a definition for places that rescue animals. The Act changes the agency that oversees places that rescue animals. The Act changes the records that the places have to keep. The Act makes changes related to licensing the places. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act changes the agency that oversees places that rescue animals. The Act changes the records that the places have to keep. The Act makes changes related to licensing the places. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8).</i>] <b>Revises the definition of "animal rescue entity."</b> Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to enforce provisions related to regulating animal rescue entities. Makes changes related to recordkeeping and licensing requirements for animal rescue entities. Removes the impoundment of animals as a civil penalty for a violation of provisions related to animal rescue entities.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — sponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Edwards, Darcey (R, OR-31) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — cosponsor
- Helm, Ken (D, OR-27) — cosponsor
- Lewis, Rick (R, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
- Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Skarlatos, Alek (R, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Yunker, Dwayne (R, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — cosponsor
- McLain, Susan (D, OR-29) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
- · state_lower — Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-25 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 13, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, state_upper OR-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Edwards, Darcey (R, state_lower OR-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Helm, Ken (D, state_lower OR-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Lewis, Rick (R, state_lower OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | McLain, Susan (D, state_lower OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Osborne, Virgle (R, state_lower OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Scharf, Anna (R, state_lower OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Skarlatos, Alek (R, state_lower OR-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Yunker, Dwayne (R, state_lower OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no