---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Oregon Ocean Science Trust."
description: "Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4097"
citation: "Oregon HB 4097 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Bowman", "David Brock Smith", "David Gomberg", "Dick Anderson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05b0d50f-ec04-4183-bfb6-a07376b282b2"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4097"
source_hash: "1df47d0f8e9f8492f99759d9c1f844bf39afc7324bf914db02ca8ea9819fe5bb"
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 4097 (2026R1) — Relating to the Oregon Ocean Science Trust.

Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4097/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4097/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ben Bowman — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- David Gomberg — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — 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`
- **2026-02-02T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-04T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-05T22:27:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T19:23:49+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10T20:07:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-11T18:54:15+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T21:52:41+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-20T01:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-23T17:45:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23T18:46:19+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25T01:31:46+00:00** Carried over to 02-25 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-02-25T19:29:41+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-26T20:54:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-02-27T16:55:44+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T22:38:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00** Chapter 18, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05b0d50f-ec04-4183-bfb6-a07376b282b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).