HB 4102 — Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-17
Digest: This Act changes the way DEQ can agree to make a regulatory process work faster or better. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Dobson, April (D, OR-39) — sponsor
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Hartman, Annessa (D, OR-40) — cosponsor
- Isadore, Shannon (D, OR-33) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Levy, Emerson (D, OR-53) — cosponsor
- McLain, Susan (D, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — cosponsor
- Watanabe, Mari (D, OR-34) — cosponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Nguyen, Daniel (D, OR-38) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Lieber, Kate (D, OR-14) — cosponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
- · 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 Dobson. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Energy and Environment.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Possible Work Session cancelled.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
- · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Pham.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 55, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
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 | Dobson, April (D, state_lower OR-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Hartman, Annessa (D, state_lower OR-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Isadore, Shannon (D, state_lower OR-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Levy, Emerson (D, state_lower OR-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lieber, Kate (D, state_upper OR-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | McLain, Susan (D, state_lower OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Nguyen, Daniel (D, state_lower OR-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Walters, Jules (D, state_lower OR-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Watanabe, Mari (D, state_lower OR-34) | 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