HB 4151 — Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when a person intentionally causes an enhanced law enforcement response and recklessly causes serious physical injury or death as a result of the response.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-19
Digest: The Act changes the crime of initiating a false report. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when [<i>the report</i>]<b> a person intentionally</b> causes an enhanced law enforcement response [<i>that results in</i>]<b> and recklessly causes serious</b> physical injury or death<b> as a result of the response</b>. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — sponsor
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — sponsor
- Edwards, Darcey (R, OR-31) — sponsor
- McIntire, Emily (R, OR-56) — cosponsor
- Nathanson, Nancy (D, OR-13) — cosponsor
- Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Skarlatos, Alek (R, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Drazan, Christine (R, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Thatcher, Kim (R, OR-11) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Sosa, Nathan (D, OR-30) — cosponsor
- Ruiz, Ricki (D, OR-50) — cosponsor
- Diehl, Ed (R, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Levy, Emerson (D, OR-53) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Bunch, Matt (R, OR-51) — cosponsor
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — cosponsor
- Lewis, Rick (R, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Mannix, Kevin (R, OR-21) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Judiciary.
- · 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. Third reading. Carried by Edwards. Passed.
- · state_lower — Vote explanation(s) filed by Chotzen.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Judiciary.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 122, (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 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Edwards, Darcey (R, state_lower OR-31) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Weber, Suzanne (R, state_upper OR-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Bunch, Matt (R, state_lower OR-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Diehl, Ed (R, state_lower OR-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Drazan, Christine (R, state_upper OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Levy, Emerson (D, state_lower OR-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Lewis, Rick (R, state_lower OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Mannix, Kevin (R, state_lower OR-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | McIntire, Emily (R, state_lower OR-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nathanson, Nancy (D, state_lower OR-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Osborne, Virgle (R, state_lower OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Ruiz, Ricki (D, state_lower OR-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Scharf, Anna (R, state_lower OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Skarlatos, Alek (R, state_lower OR-4) | 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