---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to permits; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires certain agencies to specify the authority justifying the denial of a permit application and provide the applicant a guide on how to contest the denial. Requires certain agencies to develop a performance measure to measure the timeliness of permit and permit renewal processing and issuance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4020"
citation: "Oregon HB 4020 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d51dff4b-9b8f-4f2f-9833-3373a07ecedd"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4020"
source_hash: "1b593f102e0a81e33be7b3c54e0df519b267585ff3a11922a3f592efb4b085dc"
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 4020 (2026R1) — Relating to permits; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires certain agencies to specify the authority justifying the denial of a permit application and provide the applicant a guide on how to contest the denial. Requires certain agencies to develop a performance measure to measure the timeliness of permit and permit renewal processing and issuance. 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. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4020/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4020/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4020/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4020/B-Engrossed)
5. **HRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30393)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4020/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30744)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4020/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **48–0** (pass) · legislature

## 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 Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-12T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-16T23:15:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-16T23:16:55+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23T19:47:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T23:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2026-02-25T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-27T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-28T00:09:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T19:48:39+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03T20:44:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03T22:03:21+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03T22:17:20+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04T16:47:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T20:18:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T01:39:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10T20:49:13+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-04-07T22:30:54+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00** Chapter 104, (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/d51dff4b-9b8f-4f2f-9833-3373a07ecedd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).