HB 4071 — Provides that an operator may require an adult person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: The Act says that an operator may require a person who does recreation to release the operator from some types of claims. Tells OBDD to study issues for the recreation industry and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9). Provides that an operator may require an adult person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence. Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to study recreation commerce and report to an appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — sponsor
- Levy, Emerson (D, OR-53) — sponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Elmer, Lucetta (R, OR-24) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Starr, Bruce (R, OR-12) — sponsor
- Breese-Iverson, Vikki (R, OR-59) — cosponsor
- Bunch, Matt (R, OR-51) — cosponsor
- Diehl, Ed (R, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Lewis, Rick (R, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Mannix, Kevin (R, OR-21) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
- Wallan, Kim (R, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Cate, Jami (R, OR-11) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
- · 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 | Elmer, Lucetta (R, state_lower OR-24) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Levy, Emerson (D, state_lower OR-53) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Starr, Bruce (R, state_upper OR-12) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Breese-Iverson, Vikki (R, state_lower OR-59) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Bunch, Matt (R, state_lower OR-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Cate, Jami (R, state_lower OR-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Diehl, Ed (R, state_lower OR-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lewis, Rick (R, state_lower OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Mannix, Kevin (R, state_lower OR-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Wallan, Kim (R, state_lower OR-6) | 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