Oregon 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 28 D · 7 R cosponsors

HB 4132 — Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date.

Last action — Chapter 117, (2026 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2026.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tina Kotek (Democratic) on April 07, 2026.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 37 sponsors

    5 primary, 32 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (28 D · 7 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

[<i>Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans' Affairs in an amount that is not less than $10,000,000, from the General Fund, in 2015 dollars, adjusted for inflation.</i>] [<i>Requires the Director of Veterans' Affairs to add additional full-time positions within the department. Creates in the department the position of Veterans Employment Coordinator.</i>] Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions. Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor. Directs the department to develop and implement a grant program for suicide prevention and workforce training and preparation. Allows moneys in the Veterans' Services Fund to be used for the grant program. <b>Increases an expenditure limitation for the purpose of the grant program.</b> Directs the director to distribute moneys appropriated for county veterans' service officer programs on a quarterly basis. Directs the department to provide a report on the quarterly distribution process. Changes who are allowed to request county veteran discharge records. Increases, from $5,000 to $10,000, the cap on the individual grant amount that is allowed under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program. Directs the Judicial Department, in consultation with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, to study methods for providing access to veterans' treatment courts to residents of each county or judicial district. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

219 added · 305 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 4132 makes several important changes aimed at improving support for veterans in Oregon. Key updates include stipulating that the Director of Veterans’ Affairs must be a veteran who was honorably discharged and adding provisions for the appointment of a deputy director, with an emphasis on veteran experience. Additionally, the bill aims to enhance funding for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and establishes a new position focused on veterans' employment, which could improve job opportunities for veterans transitioning to civilian life. These changes are significant because they not only strengthen leadership within the Department but also demonstrate a commitment to better supporting the needs of veterans.

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session A-Engrossed House Bill 4132 Ordered by the House February 16 Including House Amendments dated February 16 Sponsored by Representatives EVANS, BOWMAN, HELFRICH, PHAM H, Senators MANNING JR, SMITH DB;
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session Enrolled House Bill 4132 Sponsored by Representatives EVANS, BOWMAN, PHAM H, Senators MANNING JR, SOLLMAN;
Representatives BOICE, BUNCH, CHAICHI, DOBSON, GRAYBER, ISADORE, JAVADI, LEVY B, LEWIS, MCDONALD, MUNOZ, NELSON, NGUYEN D, OWENS, RIEKE SMITH, RUIZ, WISE (Presession filed.) SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly.
Representatives ANDERSEN, BUNCH, CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, DOBSON, GAMBA, GOMBERG, GRAYBER, HUDSON, ISADORE, JAVADI, KROPF, LEVY B, LEWIS, MARSH, MCDONALD, MUNOZ, NELSON, NGUYEN D, OWENS, RIEKE SMITH, RUIZ, TRAN, WALTERS, WATANABE, WISE, Senators DRAZAN, FREDERICK, GIROD, MEEK, PATTERSON, SMITH DB (Presession filed.) CHAPTER .................................................
It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
AN ACT Relating to veterans;
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest:
Makes changes to veteran laws.
(Flesch Readability Score:
66.4).
Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in an amount that is not less than $10,000,000, from the General Fund, in 2015 dollars, ad- justed for inflation.
Requires the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to add additional full-time positions within the de- partment.
Creates in the department the position of Veterans Employment Coordinator.
Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions.
Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor.
Directs the department to develop and implement a grant program for suicide prevention and workforce training and preparation.
Allows moneys in the Veterans’ Services Fund to be used for the grant program.
Directs the director to distribute moneys appropriated for county veterans’ service officer pro- grams on a quarterly basis.
Directs the department to provide a report on the quarterly distribution process.
Changes who are allowed to request county veteran discharge records.
Increases, from $5,000 to $10,000, the cap on the individual grant amount that is allowed under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program.
Directs the Judicial Department, in consultation with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, to study methods for providing access to veterans’ treatment courts to residents of each county or judicial district.
[Transfers each biennium unexpended and unobligated moneys in the School Districts Unfunded Liability Fund and the Employer Incentive Fund to the Veterans’ Services Fund.] Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to veterans;
amending ORS 192.390, 406.020, 406.140, 406.462, 408.115 and 408.425;
amending ORS 192.390, 406.020, 406.462, 408.115 and 408.425;
8 FUNDING GOAL SECTION 2.
DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR SECTION 2.
It is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans’ Affairs at a level that is no less than $10,000,000, from the General Fund, as measured in 2015 and adjusted for inflation as calculated by the Legislative Fiscal Office.
ADDITIONAL STAFF POSITIONS NOTE:
Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new;
matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 157 A-Eng.
HB 4132 SECTION 3.
(1) The Director of Veterans’ Affairs shall establish, hire for and staff within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, no later than July 1, 2028, the following additional full-time equivalent positions:
(a) Two assistant division directors.
(b) One coordinator for incarcerated veterans.
(c) One research analyst.
(d) One grant coordinator.
(2) The director shall establish, hire for and staff within the department, no later that July 1, 2030, the following additional full-time equivalent positions:
(a) One state approving agency staff.
(b) One behavioral health specialist.
(c) One coordinator for houseless veterans.
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(d) One deputy communications director.
(3) The director shall establish, hire for and staff within the department, no later that July 1, 2032, the following additional full-time equivalent positions:
(a) One women veterans coordinator.
(b) One coordinator for incarcerated veterans.
(c) One LGBTQIA2S+ coordinator.
SECTION 4.
The position of Veterans Employment Coordinator is created in the De- partment of Veterans’ Affairs.
The responsibilities of the coordinator include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Assisting veterans with finding employment.
(2) Providing veterans with career and job resources.
(3) Serving as a liaison between the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and county veterans’ service officers.
(4) Contacting any service member who separates from the Oregon National Guard within two weeks from the date of separation.
(5) Contacting any service member who separates from the Armed Forces of the United States and who resides in or is moving into this state within two weeks from the date the coordinator is informed of the service member separating and residing in or moving into this state.
DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR SECTION 5.
SECTION 6.
SECTION 3.
The deputy director serves at the pleasure of the director, has full authority to act for the director and [2] A-Eng.
The deputy director serves at the pleasure of the director, has full authority to act for the director and is subject to the control of the director.
HB 4132 is subject to the control of the director.
VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM SECTION 4.
3 VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM 5 SECTION 7.
(3) Under the grant program, the department shall award grants through a request for proposal process to entities involved in pairing suicide prevention with workforce training and preparation.
Enrolled House Bill 4132 (HB 4132-B) Page 1 (3) Under the grant program, the department shall award grants through a request for proposal process to entities involved in pairing suicide prevention with workforce training and preparation.
(6)(a) The department may use moneys in the Veterans’ Services Fund established pur- suant to Article XV, section 4f, of the Oregon Constitution, to develop, implement and maintain the grant program.
(6) The department may use moneys in the Veterans’ Services Fund established pursuant to Article XV, section 4f, of the Oregon Constitution, to develop, implement and maintain the grant program.
(b) The department shall use moneys in the Veterans’ Services Fund established pursu- ant to Article XV, section 4f, of the Oregon Constitution, for the initial moneys used to de- velop, implement and maintain the grant program.
SECTION 8.
SECTION 5.
Not later than January 2, 2028, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall prepare and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans on the status of the grant program developed and implemented under section 7 of this 2026 Act.
(1) Not later than January 2, 2029, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall prepare and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans on the status of the grant program developed and implemented under section 4 of this 2026 Act.
SECTION 9.
(2) The department shall use moneys in the Veterans’ Services Fund established pursu- ant to Article XV, section 4f, of the Oregon Constitution, for the initial moneys used to de- velop, implement and maintain the grant program under section 4 of this 2026 Act.
(1) Section 7 of this 2026 Act is repealed on January 2, 2029.
COUNTY VETERANS’ SERVICE OFFICER PROGRAM SECTION 6.
(2) All moneys for the grant program developed and implemented under section 7 of this 2026 Act that are unexpended and unobligated on the date of the repeal of section 7 of this 2026 Act shall revert to the Veterans’ Services Fund and become available for use pursuant to Article XV, section 4f, of the Oregon Constitution.
VETERANS’ SERVICES FUND SECTION 10.
ORS 406.140 is amended to read:
406.140.
There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Veterans’ Services Fund, to be administered by the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices.
Interest earned by the fund is credited to the fund.
Pursuant to Article XV, section 4f, of the [3] A-Eng.
HB 4132 Oregon Constitution, one and one-half percent of the net proceeds from the Oregon State Lottery shall be deposited in the Veterans’ Services Fund.
All moneys transferred from the State Lottery Fund and all other moneys authorized to be transferred to the Veterans’ Services Fund from what- ever source are appropriated continuously to provide services for the benefit of veterans.
The de- partment shall hold no more than 12 percent of the fund in reserve.
7 COUNTY VETERANS’ SERVICE OFFICER PROGRAM 9 SECTION 11.
Upon receipt of the documen- tation, the director shall distribute to the county governing body a portion of moneys allo- cated to the county governing body in an amount that is based on the proportion of all moneys budgeted for all services provided by county veterans’ service officers that were ex- pended during the calendar quarter within which the county expended the moneys for which the county governing body provided the director documentation.
Upon receipt of the documen- tation, the director shall distribute to the county governing body a portion of moneys allo- cated to the county governing body in an amount that is based on the proportion of all Enrolled House Bill 4132 (HB 4132-B) Page 2 moneys budgeted for all services provided by county veterans’ service officers that were ex- pended during the calendar quarter within which the county expended the moneys for which the county governing body provided the director documentation.
[(2)] (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the director may reduce the amount of moneys distributed to county governing bodies for county veterans’ service officers if there is a de- [4] A-Eng.
[(2)] (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the director may reduce the amount of moneys distributed to county governing bodies for county veterans’ service officers if there is a decrease in the amount of General Fund or State Lottery Fund revenues appropriated to the di- rector for the purposes described in ORS 406.450 for the same period of time.
HB 4132 crease in the amount of General Fund or State Lottery Fund revenues appropriated to the director for the purposes described in ORS 406.450 for the same period of time.
SECTION 7.
SECTION 12.
Not later than January 2, 2030, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall prepare and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans and the Association of Oregon Counties on the distribution of moneys under the process provided by the amendments to ORS 406.462 by section 6 of this 2026 Act.
Not later than January 2, 2030, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall prepare and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans and the Association of Oregon Counties on the distribution of moneys under the process provided by the amendments to ORS 406.462 by section 11 of this 2026 Act.
COUNTY RECORDS:
8 COUNTY RECORDS:
VETERAN DISCHARGE PAPERS SECTION 8.
VETERAN DISCHARGE PAPERS SECTION 13.
SECTION 14.
SECTION 9.
VETERAN EDUCATIONAL BRIDGE GRANT PROGRAM SECTION 15.
VETERAN EDUCATIONAL BRIDGE GRANT PROGRAM SECTION 10.
408.115.
Enrolled House Bill 4132 (HB 4132-B) Page 3 408.115.
[5] A-Eng.
(B) A career school licensed under ORS 345.010 to 345.340;
HB 4132 (B) A career school licensed under ORS 345.010 to 345.340;
VETERANS’ TREATMENT COURT SECTION 16.
VETERANS’ TREATMENT COURT SECTION 11.
[6] A-Eng.
Enrolled House Bill 4132 (HB 4132-B) Page 4 (3) In conducting the study and developing recommendations, the department and the commission may consult with stakeholders and entities that engage with veterans’ treatment courts.
HB 4132 (3) In conducting the study and developing recommendations, the department and the commission may consult with stakeholders and entities that engage with veterans’ treatment courts.
SECTION 17.
SECTION 12.
Section 16 of this 2026 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
Section 11 of this 2026 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
9 CAPTIONS SECTION 18.
EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS SECTION 13.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on ex- penditures established by section 2 (3), chapter 526, Oregon Laws 2025, for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from lottery moneys allocated from the Veterans’ Services Fund established under ORS 406.140 to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, for strategic partnership, is increased by $353,115, for the purposes of a grant program for veteran suicide prevention and workforce training and preparation un- der section 4 of this 2026 Act.
CAPTIONS SECTION 14.
EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 19.
EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 15.
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Passed by House March 3, 2026 Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2026 ...............................................Approved:..........................
Timothy G.
Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House ........................M.,........................................................., 2026 ..................................................................................
Julie Fahey, Speaker of House ..................................................................................
Tina Kotek, Governor Passed by Senate March 6, 2026 Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
..................................................................................................................................., 2026 Rob Wagner, President of Senate ..................................................................................
Tobias Read, Secretary of State Enrolled House Bill 4132 (HB 4132-B) Page 5
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Action History

  1. Chapter 117, (2026 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2026.

  2. Governor signed.

  3. President signed.

  4. Speaker signed.

  5. Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.

  6. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.

  7. Second reading.

  8. Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.

  9. Referred to Ways and Means.

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

  11. Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed.

  12. Second reading.

  13. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

  14. Work Session held.

  15. Work Session held.

  16. Returned to Full Committee.

  17. Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

  18. Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  19. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  20. Work Session held.

  21. Public Hearing held.

  22. Referred to Emergency Management and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

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

Sponsors

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Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (53)

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Votes

Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 18000
Republican 11001
Total 29001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Anthony Broadman Democrat Yea
Chris Gorsek Democrat Yea
Courtney Neron Misslin Democrat Yea
Deb Patterson Democrat Yea
Floyd Prozanski Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Jeff Golden Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Kathleen Taylor Democrat Yea
Kayse Jama Democrat Yea
Khanh Pham Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Yea
Mark Meek Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Sara Gelser Blouin Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Bruce Starr Republican Yea
Cedric Hayden Republican Not Voting
Christine Drazan Republican Yea
David Brock Smith Republican Yea
Diane Linthicum Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Kim Thatcher Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Noah Robinson Republican Yea
Suzanne Weber Republican Yea
Todd Nash Republican Yea

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Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed.

Passed 55 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 33002
Republican 20201
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 55203
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Lamar Wise — Yea
Matt Bunch — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Not Voting
Annessa Hartman Democrat Not Voting
April Dobson 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
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Lesly Muñoz Democrat Yea
Lisa Fragala Democrat Yea
Mari Watanabe 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
Sarah McDonald Democrat Yea
Shannon Isadore 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
Willy Chotzen Democrat Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Nay
Anna Scharf Republican Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Yea
Darcey Edwards Republican Yea
Darin Harbick Republican Yea
Dwayne Yunker Republican Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Not Voting
Emily McIntire Republican Yea
Gregory Smith Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Nay
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 Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

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Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 26000
Republican 20000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 48000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
Courtney Neron — Yea
Courtney Neron — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Bruce Starr Republican Yea
Bruce Starr Republican Yea
David Brock Smith Republican Yea
David Brock Smith Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Gregory Smith Republican Yea
Gregory Smith Republican Yea
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4132 do?
[<i>Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans' Affairs in an amount that is not less than $10,000,000, from the General Fund, in 2015 dollars, adjusted for inflation.</i>] [<i>Requires the Director of Veterans' Affairs to add additional full-time positions within the department. Creates in the department the position of Veterans Employment Coordinator.</i>] Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions. Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor. Directs the department to develop and implement a grant program for suicide prevention and workforce training and preparation. Allows moneys in the Veterans' Services Fund to be used for the grant program. <b>Increases an expenditure limitation for the purpose of the grant program.</b> Directs the director to distribute moneys appropriated for county veterans' service officer programs on a quarterly basis. Directs the department to provide a report on the quarterly distribution process. Changes who are allowed to request county veteran discharge records. Increases, from $5,000 to $10,000, the cap on the individual grant amount that is allowed under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program. Directs the Judicial Department, in consultation with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, to study methods for providing access to veterans' treatment courts to residents of each county or judicial district. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Who sponsors HB 4132?
HB 4132 is sponsored by David Brock Smith (Republican), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Mark Meek (Democrat), Janeen Sollman (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Fred Girod (Republican), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Jules Walters (Democrat), Mari Watanabe (Democrat), Jason Kropf (Democrat), Thuy Tran (Democrat), Zach Hudson (Democrat), Tom Andersen (Democrat), David Gomberg (Democrat), Cyrus Javadi (Republican), Rick Lewis (Republican), Daniel Nguyen (Democrat), Ricki Ruiz (Democrat), Mark Owens (Republican), Travis Nelson (Democrat), Lesly Muñoz (Democrat), Sarah McDonald (Democrat), Bobby Levy (Republican), Shannon Isadore (Democrat), Dacia Grayber (Democrat), April Dobson (Democrat), Farrah Chaichi (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Hai Pham (Democrat), Ben Bowman (Democrat), Paul Evans (Democrat), Sue Rieke Smith (Democrat), Christine Drazan (Republican), Matt Bunch, and Lamar Wise.
What is the current status of HB 4132?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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