HB 4134 — Increases the state transient lodging tax.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-18
Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subaccount related to wildlife. The Act lists how moneys from the tax increase must be distributed. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). Increases the state transient lodging tax. Changes the name of the Oregon Conservation Strategy Subaccount to the Recovering Oregon's Wildlife Fund Subaccount. Specifies how moneys attributable to the increase are to be distributed. Applies the transient lodging tax increase to transient lodging charges occurring on or after January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Helm, Ken (D, OR-27) — sponsor
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — sponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — sponsor
- McLain, Susan (D, OR-29) — sponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — sponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — sponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — sponsor
- Gorsek, Chris (D, OR-25) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Marsh, Pam (D, OR-5) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Nosse, Rob (D, OR-42) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — cosponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Tran, Thuy (D, OR-45) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Campos, Wlnsvey (D, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Revenue.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Rules suspended. Carried over to February 23, 2026 Calendar.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Helm.
- · state_lower — Carried over to February 24, 2026 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- · state_lower — Passed.
- · state_lower — Vote explanation(s) filed by Bunch, Rieke Smith.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Finance and Revenue.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Golden, Nash. Passed.
- · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 140, (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 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Gorsek, Chris (D, state_upper OR-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Helm, Ken (D, state_lower OR-27) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | McLain, Susan (D, state_lower OR-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 9 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 10 | Walters, Jules (D, state_lower OR-37) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 11 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Campos, Wlnsvey (D, state_upper OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Marsh, Pam (D, state_lower OR-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | 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