---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to emergency preparedness; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2426"
citation: "Oregon HB 2426 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nancy Nathanson", "Paul Evans"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1774bf5a-07ce-4b40-b263-770a57053360"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2426"
source_hash: "ae862bed349973d1133ae1820f45827e0c1cba66be173cd71c69a796cc7458c5"
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 2426 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to emergency preparedness; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2426/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2426/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2426/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2426/B-Engrossed)
5. **HVEM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18676)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2426/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21276)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2426/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **46–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nancy Nathanson — primary (person)
- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-02-18T23:16:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-18T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-22T19:07:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T19:07:02+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03T13:13:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-08T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-11T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-15T13:41:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17T17:38:07+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-17T18:20:49+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17T18:55:09+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T21:01:53+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T15:15:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21T17:59:25+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T17:27:28+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-24T16:39:09+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T15:59:48+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-22T17:28:28+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-07-14T19:16:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 454, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1774bf5a-07ce-4b40-b263-770a57053360`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).