HB 4132 — Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-18
Digest: Makes changes to veteran laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). [<i>Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans' Affairs in an amount that is not less than $10,000,000, from the General Fund, in 2015 dollars, adjusted for inflation.</i>] [<i>Requires the Director of Veterans' Affairs to add additional full-time positions within the department. Creates in the department the position of Veterans Employment Coordinator.</i>] Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions. Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor. Directs the department to develop and implement a grant program for suicide prevention and workforce training and preparation. Allows moneys in the Veterans' Services Fund to be used for the grant program. <b>Increases an expenditure limitation for the purpose of the grant program.</b> Directs the director to distribute moneys appropriated for county veterans' service officer programs on a quarterly basis. Directs the department to provide a report on the quarterly distribution process. Changes who are allowed to request county veteran discharge records. Increases, from $5,000 to $10,000, the cap on the individual grant amount that is allowed under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program. Directs the Judicial Department, in consultation with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, to study methods for providing access to veterans' treatment courts to residents of each county or judicial district. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Bowman, Ben (D, OR-25) — sponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Isadore, Shannon (D, OR-33) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Ruiz, Ricki (D, OR-50) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Nguyen, Daniel (D, OR-38) — cosponsor
- Lewis, Rick (R, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Hudson, Zach (D, OR-49) — cosponsor
- Tran, Thuy (D, OR-45) — cosponsor
- Kropf, Jason (D, OR-54) — cosponsor
- Watanabe, Mari (D, OR-34) — cosponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Marsh, Pam (D, OR-5) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Girod, Fred (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Drazan, Christine (R, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Bunch, Matt (R, OR-51) — cosponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Dobson, April (D, OR-39) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — 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 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 Transportation and Economic Development.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Returned to Full Committee.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · 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 — Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.
- · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 117, (2026 Laws): Effective date July 1, 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 | Bowman, Ben (D, state_lower OR-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | 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 | Bunch, Matt (R, state_lower OR-51) | 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 | Dobson, April (D, state_lower OR-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Drazan, Christine (R, state_upper OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Girod, Fred (R, state_upper OR-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Hudson, Zach (D, state_lower OR-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Isadore, Shannon (D, state_lower OR-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Kropf, Jason (D, state_lower OR-54) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Lewis, Rick (R, state_lower OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Marsh, Pam (D, state_lower OR-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | 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