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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to strategies to protect Oregonians from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Authorizes governing bodies of public bodies, other than State of Oregon, to conduct all public meetings using telephone or video conferencing technology or through other electronic or virtual means. Requires public body, in cases in which governing body elects to conduct virtual public meeting, to supply means by which public can listen to or observe meeting. Provides exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2020S1"
identifier: "HB 4212"
citation: "Oregon HB 4212 (2020S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tina Kotek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-24T13:55:10+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-07T15:54:58+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1da8c21-c70f-4134-bd51-a9e521ae56c3"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Measures/Overview/HB4212"
source_hash: "cb121e0061417cddcb0d22477f1f35a868be0bb22358f87b193ba2875d5ac6cb"
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 4212 (2020S1) — Relating to strategies to protect Oregonians from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and declaring an emergency.
Authorizes governing bodies of public bodies, other than State of Oregon, to conduct all public meetings using telephone or video conferencing technology or through other electronic or virtual means. Requires public body, in cases in which governing body elects to conduct virtual public meeting, to supply means by which public can listen to or observe meeting. Provides exceptions.
## 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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4212/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4212/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4212/A-Engrossed)
4. **J1SS Amendment -41** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020S1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18061)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4212/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **26–2** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **21–4** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. — **47–10** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Tina Kotek — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Leif — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-24T13:55:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24T15:47:50+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T17:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2020-06-26T20:11:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-26T23:30:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-27T00:08:44+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-27T00:32:13+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-27T00:42:30+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-27T00:56:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-27T01:16:07+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-27T00:57:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-29T20:41:32+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-06-30T16:46:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-06-30T20:22:10+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-27T00:09:44+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Leif.
- **2020-07-07T15:54:58+00:00** Chapter 12, (2020 Laws): Effective date June 30, 2020.
- **2020-06-27T01:17:07+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1da8c21-c70f-4134-bd51-a9e521ae56c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).