---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Establishes Veterans Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide oral health care to low-income veterans who reside in Oregon beginning in 2023. Specifies eligibility requirements for program.<b> Provides that character of discharge does not affect eligibility.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "HB 4095"
citation: "Oregon HB 4095 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cedric Hayden", "Daniel Bonham", "Paul Evans"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
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/5b684363-e20c-423e-87e2-fe4d01090f1a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4095"
source_hash: "8ec339f54b6d9afd2593a43877e734205b7f534a022192025ff222d30aa66931"
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 4095 (2022R1) — Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes Veterans Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide oral health care to low-income veterans who reside in Oregon beginning in 2023. Specifies eligibility requirements for program.<b> Provides that character of discharge does not affect eligibility.</b>

## 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/HB4095/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4095/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4095/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4095/B-Engrossed)
5. **HHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22149)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4095/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22393)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4095/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **42–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cedric Hayden — primary (person)
- Daniel Bonham — primary (person)
- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Andrea Salinas — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Moore-Green — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-14T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-16T21:27:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16T21:27:38+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T23:39:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T21:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2022-02-23T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-26T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-28T19:03:06+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`
- **2022-03-03T00:08:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hayden. 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`
- **2022-03-03T16:19:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03T21:17:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T23:02:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **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 61, (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/5b684363-e20c-423e-87e2-fe4d01090f1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).