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Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4053: Relating to emergency medical services; and prescribing an effective date.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4053 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to emergency medical services; and prescribing an effective date. Primary sponsor: Dacia Grayber (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Chapter 37, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes the Emergency Medical Services Program Fund. Changes the name of the Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee to the Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish by rule minimum educational requirements for licensure as an emergency medical services provider. <b>Prohibits a person from using certain titles or initials unless the person is licensed at a level that corresponds to the title or initials. </b>Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Establishes the Long Term Care and Senior Care Emergency Medical Services Advisory Subcommittee within the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the committee on issues related to long term care and senior care. Becomes operative on January 1, 2029. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dacia GrayberPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Ben BowmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Paul EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lisa FragalaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
David GombergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Sarah McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Lesly MuñozCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse22
Travis NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Daniel NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Rob NosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Lisa ReynoldsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Lamar WiseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 37, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.
  6. Second reading.
  7. Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
  8. Work Session held.
  9. Public Hearing held.
  10. Referred to Health Care.
  11. First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  12. Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source