---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to public records; declaring an emergency."
description: "<b>Digest: Makes local governments keep some tax data and records secret in the same way DOR keeps records or data secret. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "HB 4031"
citation: "Oregon HB 4031 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-05T16:09:01+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T20:51:09+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68d7d567-fa04-4e4a-b00c-40997f17c492"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4031"
source_hash: "01b8f47996c808f20ee4bf3ad2ebef86f59aa24a0ad5454173e22b2713fbcbbb"
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 4031 (2024R1) — Relating to public records; declaring an emergency.

<b>Digest: Makes local governments keep some tax data and records secret in the same way DOR keeps records or data secret. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</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/HB4031/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4031/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4031/A-Engrossed)
4. **HREV Amendment -5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26188)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4031/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## 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`
- **2024-02-13T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-15T00:23:05+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Revenue, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- **2024-02-15T00:23:06+00:00** Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21T16:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-28T16:31:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2024-02-29T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-03-01T19:55:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-01T19:57:00+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2024-03-04T19:41:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04T22:17:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-04T22:16:48+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Bynum, Nguyen D, Smith G.
- **2024-03-04T23:15:50+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04T23:36:47+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05T23:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2024-03-06T17:39:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06T19:01:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06T22:00:36+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T21:16:50+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08T00:02:53+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-27T21:05:22+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T20:51:09+00:00** Chapter 28, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68d7d567-fa04-4e4a-b00c-40997f17c492`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).