---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to seed contract payments; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to late payment of seed production contracts and seed purchase contracts for agricultural seed and other seed. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4065"
citation: "Oregon HB 4065 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna Scharf"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/206ec7bb-8fd5-4515-ba98-5716d3df054a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4065"
source_hash: "a6283e91b90d5a7c681163ea8c7f86054a343b1b641db3bdf8be5d5a4e2e94f5"
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 4065 (2026R1) — Relating to seed contract payments; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies provisions relating to late payment of seed production contracts and seed purchase contracts for agricultural seed and other seed. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4065/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4065/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4065/A-Engrossed)
4. **HALNRW Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30082)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4065/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anna Scharf — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-11T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-13T23:34:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-16T19:37:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17T23:26:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17T23:25:54+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Scharf.
- **2026-02-19T22:10:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T23:17:20+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T21:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-03-02T17:42:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T19:48:26+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03T21:43:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04T18:52:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00** Chapter 41, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/206ec7bb-8fd5-4515-ba98-5716d3df054a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).