republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/hb-4144.md

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Bill	Relating to batteries.	Requires producers of batteries or battery-containing products to join a battery producer responsibility organization and implement a battery producer responsibility program for the collection and recycling of batteries. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to administer and enforce requirements of the Act. Establishes the Battery Producer Responsibility Fund. Imposes civil penalties for violations of the Act.	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2026R1	HB 4144	Oregon HB 4144 (2026R1)	bill		enacted	Courtney Neron Misslin Emerson Levy Hai Pham Janeen Sollman Sue Rieke Smith	5	23	4	2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00	2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/67dfa1c9-208d-4a27-b547-389ae2f3602c	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4144	f79feade24ed784b9a211d3b299db65353071a5ff6febdb3ecb84ee7c625cc79	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon HB 4144 (2026R1) — Relating to batteries.

Requires producers of batteries or battery-containing products to join a battery producer responsibility organization and implement a battery producer responsibility program for the collection and recycling of batteries. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to administer and enforce requirements of the Act. Establishes the Battery Producer Responsibility Fund. Imposes civil penalties for violations of the Act.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
2. Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. JWM Amendment -1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. — 42–0 (pass) · lower
• Heard and Reported Out — 12–0 (pass) · lower
• Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed. — 20–8 (pass) · upper
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 42–4 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Courtney Neron Misslin — primary (person)
• Emerson Levy — primary (person)
• Hai Pham — primary (person)
• Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
• Sue Rieke Smith — primary (person)
• Anthony Broadman — cosponsor (person)
• Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
• David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
• Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
• Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
• John Lively — cosponsor (person)
• Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
• Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
• Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
• Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
• Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
• Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
• Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
• Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
• Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
• Willy Chotzen — 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 with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. referral-committee
• 2026-02-05T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-02-12T16:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-02-13T18:22:44+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-13T18:22:45+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. referral-committee
• 2026-02-19T00:48:00+00:00 Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. referral-committee
• 2026-02-23T23:03:00+00:00 Returned to Full Committee.
• 2026-02-23T23:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-02-25T17:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-02-25T22:20:08+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-26T19:18:29+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-02-27T21:41:24+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-02T19:48:26+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-03-02T20:14:46+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means. referral-committee
• 2026-03-03T17:05:41+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. 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.
• 2026-03-06T01:27:43+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. 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 119, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/67dfa1c9-208d-4a27-b547-389ae2f3602c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).