---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority."
description: "Extends <b>biennial</b> privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "HB 4055"
citation: "Oregon HB 4055 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70047ebd-dae2-48c8-a8a9-0d6efe002fcb"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4055"
source_hash: "54c6da72434343900e3643c2453587a79b76c8f8abab5681c41fd121bb872168"
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 4055 (2022R1) — Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Extends <b>biennial</b> privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands.

## 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/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4055/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4055/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4055/A-Engrossed)
4. **HREV Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22138)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4055/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Taken from 02-28 Calendar and placed on 03-01 Calendar. Ayes, 23; Nays, 3--Girod, Linthicum, Thatcher; Absent, 1--Heard; Excused, 3--Boquist, Frederick, Robinson. — **23–3** (pass) · upper
- Taken from 03-01 Calendar and placed on 03-02 Calendar. Ayes, 22; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Thatcher; Absent, 3--Girod, Heard, Thomsen; Excused, 3--Armitage, Boquist, Robinson. — **22–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **45–14** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **20–5** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T17:53:58+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-12T00:13:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2022-02-15T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-18T21:59:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-21T19:13:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22T20:42:23+00:00** Third reading.
- **2022-02-22T20:45:00+00:00** Taken from 02-22 Calendar and placed on 02-23 Calendar.
- **2022-02-23T19:30:30+00:00** Carried by Nathanson. Passed.
- **2022-02-23T19:57:22+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T22:59:22+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T21:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2022-02-25T15:46:19+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-25T19:10:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-28T19:11:00+00:00** Taken from 02-28 Calendar and placed on 03-01 Calendar. Ayes, 23; Nays, 3--Girod, Linthicum, Thatcher; Absent, 1--Heard; Excused, 3--Boquist, Frederick, Robinson.
- **2022-03-01T19:12:00+00:00** Taken from 03-01 Calendar and placed on 03-02 Calendar. Ayes, 22; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Thatcher; Absent, 3--Girod, Heard, Thomsen; Excused, 3--Armitage, Boquist, Robinson.
- **2022-03-03T01:00:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T22:49:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T20:06:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-17T22:32:31+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00** Chapter 31, (2022 Laws): Effective date June 3, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70047ebd-dae2-48c8-a8a9-0d6efe002fcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).