---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to water resources; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "<i>Authorizes Water Resources Director to petition for warrant authorizing entry onto land or inspection.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "HB 4061"
citation: "Oregon HB 4061 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19ac7f4b-4c30-49ce-b176-77bf3472d673"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4061"
source_hash: "3a1ccdfad98d6dffefa809b0bdf8d8ec291f524223fc15a1cb65d3cb824ab6dc"
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 4061 (2022R1) — Relating to water resources; and prescribing an effective date.

<i>Authorizes Water Resources Director to petition for warrant authorizing entry onto land or inspection.</i>]

## 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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4061/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4061/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4061/A-Engrossed)
4. **HAGLUW Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22189)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4061/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T21:16:25+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-14T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-16T16:58:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16T16:58:26+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2022-02-17T19:20:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-21T19:34:04+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-21T20:50:30+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22T00:11:46+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T16:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2022-02-25T15:46:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-25T19:10:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-28T22:18:02+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T19:57:02+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T20:49:56+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-23T22:09:35+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00** Chapter 52, (2022 Laws): Effective date June 3, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19ac7f4b-4c30-49ce-b176-77bf3472d673`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).