---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to telecommunications; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies composition and duties of Oregon Broadband Advisory Council. Provides for establishment of grant application review committees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "HB 4092"
citation: "Oregon HB 4092 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cedric Hayden", "Greg Smith", "James Manning Jr.", "Jason Kropf", "Lee Beyer", "Mark Owens", "Pam Marsh", "Rachel Armitage"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
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/8c158973-bca0-4f66-a699-6a0a15cbad38"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4092"
source_hash: "3bdee218c95b5af289359d924df0f09533fbc6c4fe6f47ec8a375a6b88cae632"
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 4092 (2022R1) — Relating to telecommunications; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies composition and duties of Oregon Broadband Advisory Council. Provides for establishment of grant application review committees.

## 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/HB4092/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4092/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4092/A-Engrossed)
4. **HERP Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21727)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4092/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **55–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **24–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **42–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cedric Hayden — primary (person)
- Greg Smith — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Jason Kropf — primary (person)
- Lee Beyer — primary (person)
- Mark Owens — primary (person)
- Pam Marsh — primary (person)
- Rachel Armitage — primary (person)
- Akasha Lawrence Spence — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Witt — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Hoy — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — 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 Economic Recovery and Prosperity with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-07T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-08T18:41:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-08T18:41:42+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21T18:29:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-25T02:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2022-02-24T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-26T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-28T19:03:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01T17:24:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T23:57:49+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T00:51:43+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T01:11:35+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T16:19:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03T21:17:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T22:59:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T19:50:55+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T21:36:53+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-23T22:09:35+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00** Chapter 60, (2022 Laws): Effective date March 23, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c158973-bca0-4f66-a699-6a0a15cbad38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).