HB 4044

Oregon House bill in Session 2026R1.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 16, 2026.

Creates the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management within the Department of Human Services.

Bill ID OR-2026R1-HB-4044
Session 2026R1
Status in_committee
Committee Ways and Means
House in_committee 2026-02-16
Summary

<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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Actions Timeline
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.
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