Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Bill | Relating to metal property. | </b> </i>] Modifies the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree by expanding the types of telecommunications entities whose property may be subject to ORS 164.365. [<i>Prohibits certain individuals from selling or trading nonferrous metal property or commercial metal property to a scrap metal business unless the individual is registered as a scrap metal seller with the Department of Justice. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Specifies exemptions. Requires the department to establish a scrap metal seller registration database.</i>] <b>Modifies the definition of "commercial metal property" and requires scrap metal businesses to check ownership of certain types of commercial metal property before purchasing or receiving the commercial metal property.</b> Requires scrap metal businesses to sign up with a national scrap metal theft alert system and use the system in conducting business activity. [<i>Requires scrap metal businesses to check that individuals are registered as scrap metal sellers before completing a transaction.</i>]. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2026R1 | HB 4140 | Oregon HB 4140 (2026R1) |
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Oregon HB 4140 (2026R1) — Relating to metal property.
] Modifies the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree by expanding the types of telecommunications entities whose property may be subject to ORS 164.365. [Prohibits certain individuals from selling or trading nonferrous metal property or commercial metal property to a scrap metal business unless the individual is registered as a scrap metal seller with the Department of Justice. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Specifies exemptions. Requires the department to establish a scrap metal seller registration database.] Modifies the definition of "commercial metal property" and requires scrap metal businesses to check ownership of certain types of commercial metal property before purchasing or receiving the commercial metal property. Requires scrap metal businesses to sign up with a national scrap metal theft alert system and use the system in conducting business activity. [Requires scrap metal businesses to check that individuals are registered as scrap metal sellers before completing a transaction.].
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
- HJUD Amendment -1 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Rieke Smith. Passed. — 40–0 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 6–0 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Thatcher, Prozanski. Passed. — 27–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
- Kim Wallan — primary (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — primary (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — 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 - 2026-02-11T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-02-16T23:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-02-18T23:49:39+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 - 2026-02-20T18:55:12+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Rieke Smith. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-20T21:49:18+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-20T22:59:40+00:00 Referred to Judiciary.
referral-committee - 2026-02-23T22:31:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-02-25T21:47:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-02-27T19:36:13+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-27T20:49:42+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-03-02T22:05:10+00:00 Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
- 2026-03-03T20:01:58+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Thatcher, Prozanski. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-04T18:52:04+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 67, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/413a3df9-1cc3-4616-b947-9345a3fb428b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).