HB 4049 — Authorizes the Water Resources Commission to encourage and approve voluntary agreements between ground water users in the Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern to achieve reasonably stable ground water levels.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: This Act lets ground water users in Harney Valley make agreements to limit their water use. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). [<i>Directs</i>]<b> Authorizes</b> the Water Resources Commission to encourage and approve voluntary agreements between ground water users in the Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern to achieve reasonably stable ground water levels. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — sponsor
- Helm, Ken (D, OR-27) — sponsor
- McLane, Mike (R, OR-30) — sponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Hartman, Annessa (D, OR-40) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
- · state_lower — Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
- · state_lower — In committee upon adjournment.
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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 | Helm, Ken (D, state_lower OR-27) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | McLane, Mike (R, state_upper OR-30) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Hartman, Annessa (D, state_lower OR-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | 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