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| Bill | Relating to limitations on the actions of public employees; and declaring an emergency. | Requires law enforcement agencies to require officers to wear uniforms with specified identifying information. Specifies exceptions. Requires law enforcement agencies to enact policies prohibiting the wearing of facial coverings by officers except in specified circumstances. Prohibits the wearing of facial coverings by law enforcement officers except in specified circumstances. Prohibits employees of state and local law enforcement agencies and other public bodies in this state from participating in certain actions. Directs state and local law enforcement agencies and other public bodies to enact policies prohibiting engagement in certain actions. Provides that volunteers in a civil defense force are agents of a public body for purposes of the Oregon Tort Claims Act. Allows a person harmed by violations of certain provisions to seek an injunction. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2026R1 | HB 4138 | Oregon HB 4138 (2026R1) |
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Oregon HB 4138 (2026R1) — Relating to limitations on the actions of public employees; and declaring an emergency.
Requires law enforcement agencies to require officers to wear uniforms with specified identifying information. Specifies exceptions. Requires law enforcement agencies to enact policies prohibiting the wearing of facial coverings by officers except in specified circumstances. Prohibits the wearing of facial coverings by law enforcement officers except in specified circumstances. Prohibits employees of state and local law enforcement agencies and other public bodies in this state from participating in certain actions. Directs state and local law enforcement agencies and other public bodies to enact policies prohibiting engagement in certain actions. Provides that volunteers in a civil defense force are agents of a public body for purposes of the Oregon Tort Claims Act. Allows a person harmed by violations of certain provisions to seek an injunction. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- HJUD Amendment -7 (committee substitute) — source
- SRULES Amendment -A11 (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 3–1 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. — 18–10 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Chaichi. Passed. — 36–19 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 5–3 (pass) · lower
- Motion to refer to Ways and Means failed. — 19–36 (fail) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — 34–18 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cyrus Javadi — primary (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — primary (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Khanh Pham — primary (person)
- Lamar Wise — primary (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — primary (person)
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Susan McLain — primary (person)
- Thuy Tran — primary (person)
- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
- Willy Chotzen — primary (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — primary (person)
- Courtney Neron Misslin — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — 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 Judiciary.
referral-committee - 2026-02-04T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-02-16T23:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-02-18T23:49:38+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-19T19:51:21+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-02-20T18:21:31+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to February 23, 2026 Calendar.
- 2026-02-24T01:31:17+00:00 Carried over to February 24, 2026 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- 2026-02-24T22:12:40+00:00 Motion to refer to Ways and Means failed.
- 2026-02-24T22:34:03+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Chaichi. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-25T00:39:33+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-25T01:25:13+00:00 Referred to Rules.
referral-committee - 2026-02-25T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-02-27T21:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-03-02T21:18:06+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-03T19:11:21+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-03-04T23:56:16+00:00 Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
- 2026-03-06T01:14:58+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-06T22:49:23+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- 2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2026-03-10T20:49:13+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00 Chapter 66, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1ba78322-d8ad-4894-8ba6-d1c7d66e3a1d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).