---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Department of Environmental Quality regulatory processes; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4102"
citation: "Oregon HB 4102 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["April Dobson", "Janeen Sollman", "John Lively"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b30b2d51-91b1-4602-89f1-8e4505ea3887"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4102"
source_hash: "a161e1e04b13807e25a1f526d77867fb257dc3858edc11e2fd127f70c59b1b75"
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 4102 (2026R1) — Relating to Department of Environmental Quality regulatory processes; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process. 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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4102/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4102/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- April Dobson — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- John Lively — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Hai Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Watanabe — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)

## 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 Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-05T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-06T18:17:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T19:23:49+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10T20:16:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-11T18:54:15+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T21:52:41+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-18T23:01:00+00:00** Possible Work Session cancelled.
- **2026-02-25T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-27T17:41:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T20:49:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02T22:58:51+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-02T22:59:51+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Pham.
- **2026-03-04T17:42:52+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00** Chapter 55, (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/b30b2d51-91b1-4602-89f1-8e4505ea3887`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).