HB 4020 — Relating to permits; and prescribing an effective date.

83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session A-EngrossedEnrolled House Bill 4020 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 Rules for Representative Ben Bowman) 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 briefpermits; statement of the essential features of the measure.

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

Digest:

The Act makes some agencies tell a permit applicant the legal reason for denial and give a guide about contesting the denial.

The Act makes some agencies make a KPM for how fast the agency gives out permits.

(Flesch Readability Score:

60.6).

Requires certain agencies to specify the authority justifying the denial of a permit application and provide the applicant a guide on how to contest the denial.

Requires certain agencies to develop a performance measure to measure the timeliness of permit and permit renewal processing and issuance.

Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to permits;

(b) The Department of Transportation.State Lands.

(c) The State Department of StateEnergy. Lands.

(d) The State Department of Energy.Geology and Mineral Industries.

(e) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.

NOTE:(a) The Department of Environmental Quality.

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LC 193 A-Eng.

HB 4020 (a) The Department of Environmental Quality.

(b) The Department of Transportation.

(c) The Department of State Lands.

(d) The State Department of Energy.

(e) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.

Enrolled House Bill 4020 (HB 4020-B) Page 1 (3) On or after July 1, 2039, an agency may reevaluate the usefulness of the performance measure required by subsection (2) of this section and may discontinue using the perform- ance measure.

[2]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 ..................................................................................

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

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

Tobias Read, Secretary of State Enrolled House Bill 4020 (HB 4020-B) Page 2