Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HJM201: Urging Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims.
Status: Signed into law, February 27, 2026
Digest: Asks Congress to pass a new law so people who were victims of wildfires will keep getting the help they need. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.7). Urges Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session House Joint Memorial 201 Sponsored by Representative CATE, Senator GIROD, Representatives GOMBERG, ANDERSEN, EVANS, OSBORNE, PHAM H, RIEKE SMITH, Senators ANDERSON, FREDERICK; Representatives BOICE, BUNCH, CHOTZEN, DIEHL, GAMBA, GRAYBER, HELFRICH, HELM, KROPF, LEVY B, LEVY E, LEWIS, LIVELY, MARSH, MCDONALD, NGUYEN D, NOSSE, OWENS, RESCHKE, RUIZ, TRAN, WATANABE, WISE, WRIGHT, Senators DRAZAN, GELSER BLOUIN, HAYDEN, MCLANE, MEEK, PROZANSKI, SMITH DB (Presession filed.) To the President of the United States and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled: We, your memorialists, the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent as follows: Whereas the 2020s have seen an unprecedented number of wildfires throughout Oregon and the greater western United States; and Whereas Oregon wildfires have grown more rapidly in this decade than throughout this state's entire history; and Whereas severe drought, prolonged heat waves and overly dense forests have resulted in more catastrophic fires that have been more difficult to manage than ever before, leading to previously unheard-of destruction and loss of human life in Oregon's rural and urban communities; and Whereas Oregon wildfires have killed at least nine people, burned nearly five million acres and destroyed thousands of homes since 2019; and Whereas the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, most …
Sponsors
- Jami Cate (R, 11) · primary sponsor
- Fred Girod (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- David Gomberg (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Paul Evans (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Virgle Osborne (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Hai Pham (D, 36) · primary sponsor
- Sue Rieke Smith (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- Richard Anderson (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Lew Frederick (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Andersen (D, 19)
- Court Boice (R, 1)
- Bunch, Matt (R, 51)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary of State.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Final reading. Carried by Girod. Adopted.
- : Second reading.
- : Recommendation: Do adopt.
- : Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- : Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
- : First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- : Read. Carried by Cate. Adopted.
Votes
- Final reading. Carried by Girod. Adopted. (February 26, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SNRW Committee Vote (February 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read. Carried by Cate. Adopted. (February 12, 2026): 58 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HCEE Committee Vote (February 10, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HJM201?
- HJM201 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2026 Legislative Measures): Urging Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims.
- What does HJM201 do?
- Digest: Asks Congress to pass a new law so people who were victims of wildfires will keep getting the help they need. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.7). Urges Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims.
- What is the status of HJM201?
- Signed into law as of February 27, 2026. Latest action: Filed with Secretary of State. (February 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJM201?
- Jami Cate (R, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJM201?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/201
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