Oregon - Session 2026R1
Title: Creates the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management within the Department of Human Services.
<b>Digest: The Act creates a new office in DHS to provide human services in emergencies. The Act creates new assistance programs for emergencies. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates a new office in DHS to provide human services in emergencies. The Act creates grant programs for emergencies. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2).</i>] Creates the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management within the Department of Human Services. Sets forth the powers and duties of the office. Establishes the Oregon Public Assistance Grant Program, administered by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, to issue grants to government units and certain nonprofit organizations to perform emergency-related work to protect public health, safety or property. Establishes the Oregon Individual Assistance [<i>Grant</i>] Program, administered by the Department of Human Services, to [<i>issue grants</i>]<b> provide assistance</b> to address critical emergency-related needs of individuals.<b> Appropriates moneys for the program.</b>
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-16 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-16 | Latest Action | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4138 | Requires law enforcement agencies to require officers to wear uniforms with specified identifying information. | passed_lower |
| HB 4041 | Reduces penalties for driving while suspended if the suspension is due to a conviction for criminal mischief resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or reckless driving. | introduced |
| HB 4145 | Provides that the provisions of Ballot Measure 114 (2022) apply to firearm transfers conducted, and large-capacity magazine manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale or transfer occurring, on or after January 1, 2028. | introduced |
| HB 4099 | Establishes the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management and veterans no later than September 15, 2026. | introduced |
| SJR 203 | Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to be free from enforcement of the law by secret police. | in_committee |
| SB 1569 | Provides that certain members of the Public Employees Retirement System qualify as police officers under the system. | in_committee |
| HB 4032 | Directs the State Department of Energy to evaluate and prioritize geographically dispersed emergency fuel storage sites. | in_committee |
| HB 4033 | Transfers responsibility for the volunteer database known as ORVID from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. | in_committee |