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HB 4042 Oregon House · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to the welfare of young people.

Summary
Expands the types of adverse licensing actions the Department of Human Services may take against child-caring agencies following certain findings. Modifies certain provisions regarding the use of restraints on children in care. Creates exceptions to certain placement limitations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 2 edits · Feb 19, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to reorganize the structure of compliance requirements for child-caring agencies, moving detailed standards from introductory paragraphs into a formal subsection (2)(a) for clarity. The substantive policy content regarding licensing, suspension, and revocation criteria remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Restructured the organization of compliance requirements by moving detailed agency standards from introductory text into a formal subsection (2)(a) for better readability and legal clarity.

Updated document headers to reflect the bill's current status as 'A-Engrossed' rather than 'Introduced'.

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

39–2
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 59
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic37
34 Yea 1 Nay 2
91% Yea
R Republican22
5 Yea 1 Nay 16
22% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Human Services.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.