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OR HB4002

OR HB4002
Relating to legislative measures; declaring an emergency.


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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/02/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2026 Legislative Measures

Bill Summary

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act limits the number of measure requests that may be made of LC during long regular sessions to stated numbers. The Act sets forth exceptions to those limits. The Act takes effect when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Leg- islative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 200 the combined total number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides ex- ceptions. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials and the Judicial Department may each ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Authorizes the Senate Rules Committee or the House Rules Committee to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare additional measures on behalf of requesters. Authorizes the measure’s requester to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare an additional measure when the first legislative chamber passes or adopts a measure. Applies to requests for legislative measures made for the 2027 regular session and subsequent odd-numbered year regular sessions. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

AI Summary

This bill establishes limits on the number of legislative measures that various state officials and bodies can request the Legislative Counsel, the office responsible for drafting legislation, to prepare during regular legislative sessions that begin in odd-numbered years, starting with the 2027 session. Specifically, individual members of the Legislative Assembly are limited to 25 requests, committees to 15, and the Governor and state agencies collectively to 200, with some exceptions. Other statewide elected officials like the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, as well as the Judicial Department, are each limited to 15 requests. The bill also allows the Senate and House Rules Committees to request additional measures on behalf of others and permits a requester to ask for one additional measure after their initial measure has passed its first legislative chamber. The bill declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon being signed into law.

Sponsors (20)

Last Action

House Rules Work Session (08:00:00 2/17/2026 HR 50) (on 02/17/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4002
IS_Impact HB 4002 4 https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/314240
HB 4002 -2, -3, -4 Preliminary SMS https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/314227
House Committee On Rules (2026-02-17) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30518
House Committee On Rules (2026-02-17) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30517
House Committee On Rules (2026-02-17) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30516
HB 4002 (witness registration) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/313850
House Committee On Rules (2026-02-12) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30411
House Committee On Rules (2026-02-12) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30394
House Committee On Rules (2026-02-12) https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30387
HB 4002 -2, -3, -4 Preliminary SMS https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/313778
Open Government Impact Statement for HB4002 INTRO https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/93942
BillText https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4002/Introduced
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