---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to elections; declaring an emergency."
description: "<b>Digest: The Act states how certain UGB changes are to be reviewed. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9).</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "HB 4026"
citation: "Oregon HB 4026 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05T16:09:01+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-25T18:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0045cac4-d2e0-4d55-afe6-316f03e3d75d"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4026"
source_hash: "b60145637df6da0333efee0c4a06c0086a13eef4a8814cf5ae351acdfe70693d"
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 4026 (2024R1) — Relating to elections; declaring an emergency.

<b>Digest: The Act states how certain UGB changes are to be reviewed. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9).</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/HB4026/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4026/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4026/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26075)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4026/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Breese-Iverson. Passed. — **49–5** (pass) · lower
- 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 Rules with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20T21:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-27T21:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-28T23:24:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28T23:25:30+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2024-02-29T19:35:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29T22:19:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Breese-Iverson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-01T19:34:44+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T22:20:51+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by McLain.
- **2024-03-04T18:28:08+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-03-06T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-03-07T16:35:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07T18:48:14+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07T23:19:16+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-13T21:47:02+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07T23:20:16+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
- **2024-03-19T18:45:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-20T22:37:54+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25T18:00:00+00:00** Chapter 10, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 20, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0045cac4-d2e0-4d55-afe6-316f03e3d75d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).