---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to natural resources; prescribing an effective date."
description: "<b>Digest: The Act makes certain changes to a program for planned fires. The Act directs an agency to extend the deadline for a grant program for protecting homes from fire. The Act directs agencies to report on creating a program for protecting homes from fire. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8).</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "HB 4016"
citation: "Oregon HB 4016 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05T16:09:01+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T20:51:09+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fa43626-df40-44ea-948e-b79f6bbbdecf"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4016"
source_hash: "b48c11abd545b1a30bc89e6a4784505fe4a32799457c13a777193ec68958b54f"
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 4016 (2024R1) — Relating to natural resources; prescribing an effective date.

<b>Digest: The Act makes certain changes to a program for planned fires. The Act directs an agency to extend the deadline for a grant program for protecting homes from fire. The Act directs agencies to report on creating a program for protecting homes from fire. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8).</b>

## 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/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4016/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4016/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4016/A-Engrossed)
4. **HCEE Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25973)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4016/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T16:09:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T19:10:57+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-14T23:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-19T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-20T01:22:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20T01:23:30+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2024-02-20T20:04:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T20:45:42+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to February 21, 2024 Calendar.
- **2024-02-21T19:30:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-21T19:47:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21T20:32:11+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-29T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-03-01T18:54:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-01T22:57:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04T23:14:30+00:00** Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
- **2024-03-05T19:37:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-06T23:35:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07T19:30:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-27T21:05:22+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T20:51:09+00:00** Chapter 26, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1fa43626-df40-44ea-948e-b79f6bbbdecf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).