---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to contractors."
description: "Allows <i>applicant</i>]<b> individual applying</b> for construction contractor license with residential general contractor or residential specialty contractor endorsement who has specified amount of experience in construction-related activities on residential or small commercial structures to obtain license and endorsement without meeting contractor training requirements or paying fees to Construction Contractors Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 4144"
citation: "Oregon HB 4144 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22T18:07:03+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-11T21:44:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b032fe08-14bb-4ad2-82c6-853b7e00ccdf"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/HB4144"
source_hash: "b276d817cb32ea9b4e0f350c03b0586a1f6a93cb1ffa55246f0a0808a7175538"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 4144 (2018 Regular Session) — Relating to contractors.

Allows <i>applicant</i>]<b> individual applying</b> for construction contractor license with residential general contractor or residential specialty contractor endorsement who has specified amount of experience in construction-related activities on residential or small commercial structures to obtain license and endorsement without meeting contractor training requirements or paying fees to Construction Contractors Board.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4144/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4144/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4144/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4144/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **21–8** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Bynum. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-22T18:07:03+00:00** Presession Released to the Public.
- **2018-02-05T15:22:09+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T16:53:18+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-09T23:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-13T23:54:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14T17:40:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-16T00:40:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to February 16, 2018 Calendar.
- **2018-02-16T21:58:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bynum. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-19T17:30:37+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-19T21:19:26+00:00** Referred to Workforce. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T23:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2018-02-26T16:33:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-26T18:15:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-27T20:37:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-27T20:38:34+00:00** Olsen declared conflict of interest.
- **2018-02-27T20:39:34+00:00** Baertschiger Jr, Thatcher declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2018-02-27T20:40:34+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **2018-03-02T23:19:20+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-03T19:43:13+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-04-03T20:09:37+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11T21:44:33+00:00** Chapter 46, (2018 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b032fe08-14bb-4ad2-82c6-853b7e00ccdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).