---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to hearsay; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence, even though the declarant is available as a witness. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4157"
citation: "Oregon HB 4157 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathleen Taylor", "Thuy Tran"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
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/14ee7d0a-2e20-4761-ac9a-cef40419329d"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4157"
source_hash: "a3317035949207b3b49319a4b94a2f654c66fbad57b28ad3cf374c83314bf41b"
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 4157 (2026R1) — Relating to hearsay; and prescribing an effective date.

Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence, even though the declarant is available as a witness. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## 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/HB4157/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4157/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. — **52–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Thuy Tran — primary (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- April Dobson — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron Misslin — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Darcey Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Mannix — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Bunch — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — 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.
- **2026-02-17T21:45:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17T22:09:36+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19T01:40:31+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to February 19, 2026 Calendar.
- **2026-02-19T20:48:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to February 20, 2026 Calendar.
- **2026-02-19T22:49:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Without objection, carry over to February 20, 2026 rescinded.
- **2026-02-19T23:01:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T23:02:29+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi.
- **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`
- **2026-02-23T22:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2026-02-25T21:47:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-27T17:42:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T20:49:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02T22:05:10+00:00** Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-03-03T20:25:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. 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 71, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14ee7d0a-2e20-4761-ac9a-cef40419329d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).