HB 4033 — Relating to emergency volunteers; and declaring an emergency.

83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session A-EngrossedEnrolled House Bill 4033 Ordered by the House February 16 Including House Amendments dated February 16 Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00.

Presession filed (at the request of House InterimIn- terim Committee on Emergency Management and Veterans for Representative Thuy Tran) SUMMARYCHAPTER 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.

ItAN isACT anRelating editor’sto briefemergency statementvolunteers; of the essential features of the measure.

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.

Digest:

The Act puts ODEM in charge of the volunteer database known as ORVID.

The Act tells ODEM to adapt the database in specified ways.

(Flesch Readability Score:

67.7).

Transfers responsibility for the volunteer database known as ORVID from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Directs the de- partment to adapt and maintain the database.

Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to emergency volunteers;

5 TRANSFER 7 SECTION 1.

(2) The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall take pos- session of the records and property, and shall take charge of the employees and employ them in the exercise of the duties, functions and powers transferred by section 1 of this 2026 Act, without reduction of compensation but subject to change or termination of employment or NOTE:compensation as provided by law.

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 129 A-Eng.

HB 4033 compensation as provided by law.

6 UNEXPENDED REVENUES 8 SECTION 3.

(1) The unexpended balances of amounts authorized to be expended by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, from re- Enrolled House Bill 4033 (HB 4033-B) Page 1 venues dedicated, continuously appropriated, appropriated or otherwise made available for the purpose of administering and enforcing the duties, functions and powers transferred by section 1 of this 2026 Act are transferred to and are available for expenditure by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, for the pur- pose of administering and enforcing the duties, functions and powers transferred by section 1 of this 2026 Act.

Notwithstanding the transfer of duties, functions and powers by section 1 of this 2026 Act, the rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission with respect to such duties, functions or powers that are in effect on the operative date of section 1 of this [2]2026 A-Eng.Act continue in effect until superseded or repealed by rules of the Oregon Depart- ment of Emergency Management.

HBReferences 4033in 2026the Actrules continueof inthe effectcommission untilto supersededthe com- mission or repealedan byofficer rulesor employee of the Oregoncommission Departmentare considered to be references to the department or an officer or employee of Emergencythe Management.department.

References in the rules of the commission to the commission or an officer or employee of the commission are considered to be references to the depart- ment or an officer or employee of the department.

OPERATIVE DATE Enrolled House Bill 4033 (HB 4033-B) Page 2 SECTION 8.

(4) The registry must be accessible to emergency management agencies and emergency [3]program A-Eng.managers described in ORS 401.305.

HB 4033 program managers described in ORS 401.305.

8FISCAL CAPTIONSPROVISION SECTION 10.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the General Fund appropriation made to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management by section 1 (2), chapter 423, Oregon Laws 2025, for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, for Preparedness and Response, is increased by $32,600, to carry out the provisions of sections 1 and 9 of this 2026 Act.

CAPTIONS SECTION 11.

EFFECTIVE DATE Enrolled House Bill 4033 (HB 4033-B) Page 3 SECTION 11.12.

[4]Passed by House March 3, 2026 Received by Governor:

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Timothy G.

Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House Approved:

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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House ..................................................................................

Tina Kotek, Governor Passed by Senate March 5, 2026 Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

........................................................................................................................................., 2026 Rob Wagner, President of Senate ..................................................................................