Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4134: Relating to funding for natural resource matters; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subaccount related to wildlife. The Act lists how moneys from the tax increase must be distributed. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). Increases the state transient lodging tax. Changes the name of the Oregon Conservation Strategy Subaccount to the Recovering Oregon's Wildlife Fund Subaccount. Specifies how moneys attributable to the increase are to be distributed. Applies the transient lodging tax increase to transient lodging charges occurring on or after January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session House Bill 4134 Sponsored by Representative HELM, Senator NASH, Representatives OWENS, MCLAIN, WALTERS, Senators FREDERICK, GOLDEN, GORSEK, PROZANSKI, SOLLMAN; Representatives ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, FRAGALA, GAMBA, GRAYBER, JAVADI, LEVY B, MARSH, MCDONALD, MUNOZ, NELSON, NOSSE, PHAM H, RIEKE SMITH, TRAN, WISE, Senators CAMPOS, GELSER BLOUIN, JAMA, NERON MISSLIN, PATTERSON, PHAM K, WEBER (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to funding for natural resource matters; creating new provisions; amending ORS 320.303, 320.305, 320.335, 496.303 and 496.571; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Whereas Oregon residents have a strong and growing interest in healthy populations of native fish and wildlife and the habitats that sustain them; and Whereas it is in the state's interest to enhance the State Department of Fish and Wildlife's ability to conserve Oregon's fish, wildlife and habitats, including marine species and habitats; and Whereas population growth, development, climate change, wildfire and other natural and human impacts contribute to increasing pressures on Oregon's fish, wildlife, habitats and landscapes; and Whereas it is in the state's interest to protect the stability of tourism revenues by maintaining and restoring Oregon's fish, wildlife and habitats and by ensuring healthy, fire-adapted landscapes; and Whereas it is in the state's interest to diversify and broaden the resource base of the …