Oregon State Representative

Lona Thatcher 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4046

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Directs the State Department of Energy, subject to the availability of funding, to conduct a study on nuclear energy, including advanced nuclear reactors.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4045

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/13/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/2/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Requires a social media platform to respond to a search warrant within 72 hours of service, and all other communications providers to respond within five business days of service, when the warrant pertains to an investigation of stalking or a crime constituting domestic violence.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4048

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4078

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4087

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4099

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Engrossed
2/16/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Enrolled
2/26/26  
Passed
3/5/26  
Chaptered
3/17/26  
Establishes the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management and veterans no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4137

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Engrossed
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/3/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4157

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/3/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence, even though the declarant is available as a witness.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB4151

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Engrossed
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/4/26  
Enrolled
3/5/26  
Passed
4/7/26  
Chaptered
4/13/26  
Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when a person intentionally causes an enhanced law enforcement response and recklessly causes serious physical injury or death as a result of the response.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1554

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1562

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Allows city and county services for which net local transient lodging tax revenue may be used to be provided either directly by the city or county or indirectly by a special district.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1561

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/27/26  
Enrolled
3/2/26  
Passed
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1573

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Prohibits a syringe service program from operating a mobile or temporary location within 2,000 feet of a school or licensed child care facility.
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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1585

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Enrolled
3/6/26  
Passed
4/7/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Sets maximum matching fund requirements for state grants to small incorporated cities for certain capital construction and municipal infrastructure and improvements.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Oregon 2026 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1564

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Adds specified lands to the City of Woodburn's urban growth boundary.