HB 4121 — Creates authority to coordinate emergency management.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-17
Digest: The Act creates new systems and structures and changes law to improve emergency response in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Creates [<i>statewide emergency preparedness offices and authorities</i>] <b>authority</b> to coordinate emergency management. [<i>Authorizes bonding for public safety projects.</i>] Requires state agencies to designate liaisons for emergency management. Imposes duties on the Oregon Department of Emergency Management related to management of emergency preparedness assets. Modifies the definitions of and grant requirements for Resilience Hubs and Resilience Networks. Authorizes certain training facilities to host overnight training activities. Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to obtain fingerprints of employees and contractors. Authorizes counties to waive certain civil penalties related to food service facilities during emergencies. Requires the Department of the State Fire Marshal to study health coverage for firefighters. [<i>Requires legislative committees to identify a revenue source for certain public safety programs.</i>] Establishes grant programs for emergencies.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — sponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Tran, Thuy (D, OR-45) — cosponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Kropf, Jason (D, OR-54) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Emergency Management and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- · state_lower — Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- · state_lower — Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Returned to Full Committee.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Ways and Means.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 114, (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 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kropf, Jason (D, state_lower OR-54) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Tran, Thuy (D, state_lower OR-45) | 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