HB 4097 — Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-17
Digest: This Act lets the Oregon Ocean Science Trust form a nonprofit. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Anderson, Dick (R, OR-5) — sponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Bowman, Ben (D, OR-25) — sponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — 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 — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. 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.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-25 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 18, (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 | Anderson, Dick (R, state_upper OR-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bowman, Ben (D, state_lower OR-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Weber, Suzanne (R, state_upper OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | 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