Oregon 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 10 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 4007 — Relating to tax treatment of wildfire litigation; prescribing an effective date.

Last action — In committee upon adjournment.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Digest: Exempts awards from and legal fees paid in wildfire suits from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Creates an Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in settlement of civil actions arising from wildfire. [<i>Allows</i>] <b>Creates </b>an Oregon [<i>itemized deduction</i>] <b>tax subtraction</b> for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs.<b> Allows taxpayer to amend return to claim refund for earliest tax year in which a subtraction is allowed.</b> Applies to <b>wildfire emergency declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2026, and to </b>amounts received<b>, losses incurred</b> and legal fees paid in all tax years beginning on or after January 1, [<i>2020</i>]<b> 2018</b>. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In committee upon adjournment.

  2. Referred to Finance and Revenue.

  3. First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  4. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed.

  5. Second reading.

  6. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  7. Work Session held.

  8. Informational Meeting held.

  9. Public Hearing held.

  10. Referred to Revenue.

  11. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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7 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 72 not signed on

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (72)

72 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed.

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7003
Republican 18001
Democrat 31000
Total 56004
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Brian Stout — Yea
Charlie Conrad — Yea
Christine Goodwin — Yea
Courtney Neron — Not Voting
Dan Rayfield — Yea
James Hieb — Yea
Janelle Bynum — Not Voting
Maxine Dexter — Yea
Paul Holvey — Yea
Tracy Cramer — Not Voting
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Annessa Hartman Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Dacia Grayber Democrat Yea
Daniel Nguyen Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Hai Pham Democrat Yea
Hoa Nguyen Democrat Yea
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Khanh Pham Democrat Yea
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Thuy Tran Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Anna Scharf Republican Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Yea
Dwayne Yunker Republican Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Yea
Emily McIntire Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Yea
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Not Voting
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety taxation
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4007 do?
Digest: Exempts awards from and legal fees paid in wildfire suits from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Creates an Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in settlement of civil actions arising from wildfire. [<i>Allows</i>] <b>Creates </b>an Oregon [<i>itemized deduction</i>] <b>tax subtraction</b> for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs.<b> Allows taxpayer to amend return to claim refund for earliest tax year in which a subtraction is allowed.</b> Applies to <b>wildfire emergency declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2026, and to </b>amounts received<b>, losses incurred</b> and legal fees paid in all tax years beginning on or after January 1, [<i>2020</i>]<b> 2018</b>. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Who sponsors HB 4007?
HB 4007 is sponsored by David Brock Smith (Republican), Mark Meek (Democrat), Boomer Wright (Republican), Zach Hudson (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), David Gomberg (Democrat), E. Werner Reschke (Republican), Kevin Mannix (Republican), Mark Owens (Republican), Ed Diehl (Republican), Court Boice (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Cyrus Javadi (Republican), Jami Cate (Republican), Christine Goodwin, Charlie Conrad, Tim Knopp, and Brian Stout.
What is the current status of HB 4007?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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