---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to initiating a false report."
description: "Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when [<i>the report</i>]<b> a person intentionally</b> causes an enhanced law enforcement response [<i>that results in</i>]<b> and recklessly causes serious</b> physical injury or death<b> as a result of the response</b>. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4151"
citation: "Oregon HB 4151 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bobby Levy", "Boomer Wright", "Court Boice", "Darcey Edwards", "Suzanne Weber"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e02d18a-97db-4f68-ba8c-0071880c9800"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4151"
source_hash: "975c79f9121cba5129fbaaeffab682f2885d9a23c8ea006eb67531fa80e9a4af"
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 4151 (2026R1) — Relating to initiating a false report.

Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when [<i>the report</i>]<b> a person intentionally</b> causes an enhanced law enforcement response [<i>that results in</i>]<b> and recklessly causes serious</b> physical injury or death<b> as a result of the response</b>. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.

## 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/HB4151/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4151/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4151/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30443)
5. **HJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30440)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4151/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Edwards. Passed. — **52–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bobby Levy — primary (person)
- Boomer Wright — primary (person)
- Court Boice — primary (person)
- Darcey Edwards — primary (person)
- Suzanne Weber — primary (person)
- Alek Skarlatos — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Diehl — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McIntire — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Mannix — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Bunch — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Virgle Osborne — 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-16T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-18T17:33:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19T19:51:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19T22:44:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Edwards. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-20T21:49:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20T22:59:40+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T22:45:35+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Chotzen.
- **2026-02-23T22:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-25T21:47:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-04T16:47:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T20:18:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T02:01:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10T20:49:13+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-04-07T22:30:54+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00** Chapter 122, (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/0e02d18a-97db-4f68-ba8c-0071880c9800`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).