---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission; declaring an emergency."
description: "Digest: The Act says the OLCC can let a person work before they get a real permit, makes some people apply for permits and lets the OLCC charge a new fee. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "HB 4138"
citation: "Oregon HB 4138 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Hieb", "Lew Frederick", "Rob Nosse"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
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/85e8b6eb-e993-4c30-809b-0e2ec744066a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4138"
source_hash: "060ebf37e74e2374faa82817a587fc55e62cf32446f233f4a44b4be7ea098f05"
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 4138 (2024R1) — Relating to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission; declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act says the OLCC can let a person work before they get a real permit, makes some people apply for permits and lets the OLCC charge a new fee. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8).

## 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/HB4138/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4138/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4138/A-Engrossed)
4. **HECDSB Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25879)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4138/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hieb. Passed. — **53–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James Hieb — primary (person)
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Diehl — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Economic Development and Small Business. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-15T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-19T20:27:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20T20:04:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21T19:39:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hieb. 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 Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-28T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-29T17:04:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29T20:28:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01T23:05:13+00:00** Carried over to 03-04 by unanimous consent.
- **2024-03-04T23:14:30+00:00** Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
- **2024-03-05T18:59:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. 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 40, (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/85e8b6eb-e993-4c30-809b-0e2ec744066a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).