---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to environmental justice; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Renames Environmental Justice Task Force as Environmental Justice Council. Modifies membership and duties of council."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "HB 4077"
citation: "Oregon HB 4077 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b88b5887-a3f3-4b9a-9a59-acee4f8b95fe"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4077"
source_hash: "6553326c36c8c7e2c7f2e2f831163df94ff9c1196f26331a0ae84ecbd6494eeb"
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 4077 (2022R1) — Relating to environmental justice; and prescribing an effective date.

Renames Environmental Justice Task Force as Environmental Justice Council. Modifies membership and duties of council.

## 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/HB4077/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4077/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4077/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4077/B-Engrossed)
5. **HENVNR Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22057)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4077/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22398)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4077/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **19–7** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. — **43–14** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **26–18** (pass) · legislature

## 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`
- **2022-02-01T21:16:25+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-09T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-14T21:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2022-02-15T18:41:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-15T18:41:27+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T14:53:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T16:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2022-02-23T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-26T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-28T19:03:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01T17:24:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T23:06:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T00:51:43+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T01:11:35+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T16:19:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03T21:17:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T22:56:31+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T23:07:57+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Scharf.
- **2022-03-08T19:50:55+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T21:36:53+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-23T22:09:35+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00** Chapter 58, (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/b88b5887-a3f3-4b9a-9a59-acee4f8b95fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).