---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to remote marriage solemnization of deployed persons."
description: "Modifies provisions regarding solemnization of marriage to permit deployed service members to be married remotely. ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4152"
citation: "Oregon HB 4152 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Manning Jr.", "Mari Watanabe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
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/ac68e0ec-b351-4ea3-93be-c48543a4482b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4152"
source_hash: "5e2a9d7e867798c78e92f8ca657dff82aeb7a5360bdd70de3dd2f9ef7f4ec1d2"
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 4152 (2026R1) — Relating to remote marriage solemnization of deployed persons.

Modifies provisions regarding solemnization of marriage to permit deployed service members to be married remotely. .

## 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/HB4152/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4152/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4152/A-Engrossed)
4. **HEMV Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30153)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4152/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed. — **57–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Mari Watanabe — primary (person)
- Alek Skarlatos — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — 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 Emergency Management and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-10T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-11T21:11:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12T19:31:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12T19:53:11+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-16T19:05:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16T21:40:16+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2026-02-24T21:47:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-02-25T18:22:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T18:50:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26T19:01:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-27T20:09:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-02-27T22:32:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T22:38:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00** Chapter 20, (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/ac68e0ec-b351-4ea3-93be-c48543a4482b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).