---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to brassica production in the Willamette Valley Protected District; declaring an emergency."
description: "<b>Digest: The Act keeps limits on producing canola in certain areas. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "HB 4059"
citation: "Oregon HB 4059 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 12
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-02-05T16:09:01+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-10T21:29:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ba4dad5-f543-4cfc-a07b-5da4eef903ce"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4059"
source_hash: "638407cae684ebd1520d647f25cbc4608e5b87924eb22dbe747ab8928844fc94"
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 4059 (2024R1) — Relating to brassica production in the Willamette Valley Protected District; declaring an emergency.

<b>Digest: The Act keeps limits on producing canola in certain areas. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</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/HB4059/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **House Minority Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/House%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/Introduced)
4. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/A-Engrossed)
5. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/B-Engrossed)
6. **HALNRW Amendment -9** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25961)
7. **Minority Report A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/Minority%20Report%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Minority Report to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/Minority%20Report%20to%20B-Engrossed)
9. **SNR Amendment -A21** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26196)
10. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
11. **Senate Minority Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/Senate%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
12. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4059/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **24–33** (fail) · lower
- Passed. — **32–25** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **33–23** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion to refer to Rules failed. — **24–32** (fail) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **17–11** (pass) · upper
- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **11–17** (fail) · 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 Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-15T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-19T23:01:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-19T23:01:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20T20:04:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21T19:19:31+00:00** Rules suspended. Consideration of Committee Report and Minority Report carried over to February 22, 2024 Calendar.
- **2024-02-22T19:44:37+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
- **2024-02-22T19:43:37+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Scharf.
- **2024-02-22T20:30:00+00:00** Motion to refer to Rules failed.
- **2024-02-22T20:40:50+00:00** Passed.
- **2024-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm.
- **2024-02-22T22:01:06+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22T22:36:53+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.
- **2024-03-05T23:22:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Girod, Smith DB not concurring. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-05T23:22:18+00:00** Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06T19:01:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07T18:46:20+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
- **2024-03-07T18:52:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T22:02:09+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2024-03-13T22:07:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-19T18:45:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-04-04T23:03:58+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-10T21:29:11+00:00** Chapter 78, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ba4dad5-f543-4cfc-a07b-5da4eef903ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).