---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to workers' compensation benefits."
description: "Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to beneficiaries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "HB 4086"
citation: "Oregon HB 4086 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karin Power", "Kathleen Taylor"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-03T19:50:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84409ea7-62d9-4068-90b6-4a81e98ef982"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4086"
source_hash: "8c45d976f4975aec2c84007c6eda591045c87a7346cfc0050b1970c0c25580ba"
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 4086 (2022R1) — Relating to workers' compensation benefits.

Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to beneficiaries.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4086/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4086/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. — **48–6** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **23–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karin Power — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2022-02-01T17:53:58+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-09T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-11T00:22:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-11T19:18:30+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14T21:00:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T17:51:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15T20:50:59+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T15:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2022-02-21T16:59:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-21T19:10:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22T20:07:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23T22:58:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-02-25T17:33:46+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T23:03:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-03T19:50:15+00:00** Chapter 6, (2022 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84409ea7-62d9-4068-90b6-4a81e98ef982`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).