Oregon · Current officeholder
Ken Helm
Democratic Oregon House, District 27
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Sponsored legislation
139 bills in the current data (67 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 1585 | Relating to matching grants for cities; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 4148 | Relating to local taxation; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 4144 | Relating to batteries. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 4134 | Relating to funding for natural resource matters; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 4116 | Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 1590 | Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 4149 | Relating to homeless students. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 4137 | Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 4128 | Relating to sale of single-family residences. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 4111 | Relating to immigration-related practices; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 1596 | Relating to play-based learning. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 4135 | Relating to HPV Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 4034 | Relating to animal rescue entities. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 17, 2026 |
| SB 1597 | Relating to energy generation; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 7, 2026 |
| SB 1584 | Relating to the creation of credits for the restoration of salmon habitat; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| SB 1582 | Relating to energy; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| SB 1562 | Relating to local taxation; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4136 | Relating to tax treatment of mortgage interest; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4113 | Relating to housing development opportunities conditioned upon land conservation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4112 | Relating to outdoor school; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4105 | Relating to reliable forest management outcomes; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4081 | Relating to photo radar in highway work zones. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4080 | Relating to portable solar photovoltaic energy devices; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4049 | Relating to Harney Basin water; prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| HB 4046 | Relating to nuclear energy; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2026 |
| SCR 204 | Honoring the Association of Oregon Counties on the 120th anniversary of its founding. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 27, 2026 |
| HJM 201 | Urging Congress to pass legislation to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire victims. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 27, 2026 |
| HB 3794 | Relating to municipal solid waste; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2025 |
| HB 3544 | Relating to water. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2025 |
| HB 3525 | Relating to exempt wells that supply ground water for domestic purposes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2025 |
| HB 3806 | Relating to water banks. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 7, 2025 |
| HB 3199 | Relating to school attendance; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 7, 2025 |
| HB 2947 | Relating to a study of PFAS in biosolids applied to land; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 7, 2025 |
| HB 3932 | Relating to protecting beavers. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 25, 2025 |
| HB 3582 | Relating to statutes of limitation; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 25, 2025 |
| HB 3336 | Relating to electric transmission systems; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 25, 2025 |
| HB 3054 | Relating to residential tenancies for a space in a facility; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 25, 2025 |
| HB 2982 | Relating to small watercraft. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 25, 2025 |
| HB 3727 | Relating to telemedicine. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 7, 2025 |
| SJR 28 | Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to a clean, safe and healthy environment. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| SCR 9 | Commending the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| SB 682 | Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| SB 1178 | Relating to small-scale renewable energy; prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| SB 1160 | Relating to the deployment of renewable energy projects; prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| SB 1143 | Relating to thermal energy networks; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HJM 10 | Requesting the United States Department of Energy and the United States Congress to support the Bonneville Power Administration in providing cleaner, more affordable and reliable energy in the Pacific Northwest. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3986 | Relating to siting of renewable energy facilities by counties on farmland; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3978 | Relating to animals; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3962 | Relating to local taxation; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3934 | Relating to a deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for Oregon estate tax; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3868 | Relating to costs for acquiring renewable energy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3856 | Relating to funding the State Department of Fish and Wildlife; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3801 | Relating to voluntary agreements among ground water users. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3800 | Relating to the use of ground water in the Harney Basin. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3705 | Relating to water management. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3704 | Relating to water conservation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3703 | Relating to ground water management. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3702 | Relating to critical ground water areas; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3701 | Relating to water management in the Harney Basin; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3700 | Relating to certification of operators of certain water facilities; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3680 | Relating to livestock brands. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3655 | Relating to lagoon wastewater treatment systems. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3634 | Relating to the water workforce; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3609 | Relating to distributed power plants; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3587 | Relating to rocky habitat management; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3586 | Relating to sexual battery; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3585 | Relating to strangulation; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3584 | Relating to prostitution; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3583 | Relating to domestic violence survivor defendants; prescribing an effective date; providing for criminal sentence reduction that requires approval by a two-thirds majority. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3581 | Relating to sex crime statutes of limitation; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3580 | Relating to eelgrass resources in state waters; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3573 | Relating to water resources; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3571 | Relating to water research institutes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3570 | Relating to community infrastructure inventory; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3543 | Relating to aquatic invasive species; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3533 | Relating to required disclosures of fees during certain transactions; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3531 | Relating to the Commission on Indian Services; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3528 | Relating to state financial administration; prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3527 | Relating to water utility ratepayer assistance; prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3526 | Relating to exempt wells that supply water for domestic purposes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3502 | Relating to water right examiner certification. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3484 | Relating to water; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3463 | Relating to water banks. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3419 | Relating to water. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3362 | Relating to a tax on sales of tires; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3343 | Relating to natural resources. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3341 | Relating to water; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3335 | Relating to land use siting of renewable energy facilities that are solar photovoltaic power generating facilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3246 | Relating to circular economy; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3209 | Relating to motor vehicles; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3140 | Relating to recreation; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3131 | Relating to the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3121 | Relating to community water systems; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3119 | Relating to the delay of certain motor vehicle emissions standards; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3116 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3114 | Relating to the Chewaucan River watershed; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3113 | Relating to access to funding; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3112 | Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of water rights; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3108 | Relating to aquifer storage and recovery permits. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3106 | Relating to water data; prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3105 | Relating to water. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3104 | Relating to rural community resources; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3016 | Relating to a rebate program for zero-emission landscaping equipment; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3010 | Relating to pesticide education; prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2988 | Relating to aquifers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2987 | Relating to compensation for members of certain public entities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2986 | Relating to irrigation districts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2985 | Relating to the Public Utility Commission. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2984 | Relating to funding for activities concerning water; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2983 | Relating to individuals with developmental disabilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2981 | Relating to aquatic invasive species; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2980 | Relating to wildlife. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2979 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2977 | Relating to funding to support species conservation; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2974 | Relating to crimes involving children; prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2961 | Relating to the capacity for electric vehicle charging required in certain newly constructed buildings. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2730 | Relating to incentives for beginning agricultural operators; declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2410 | Relating to a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2135 | Relating to battery-charged fences. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 2006 | Relating to legislative measures. | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2025 |
| HB 3681 | Relating to energy facilities. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 24, 2025 |
| HB 3372 | Relating to exempt uses of water. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 24, 2025 |
| HB 3342 | Relating to water; and prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 24, 2025 |
| HB 3007 | Relating to accommodations for students diagnosed with a brain injury; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 24, 2025 |
| HB 2975 | Relating to crimes constituting domestic violence; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 699 | Relating to medical devices. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 3910 | Relating to domestic water supply district authority; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 3874 | Relating to the jurisdiction of the Energy Facility Siting Council over wind energy facilities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 3863 | Relating to qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; and prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 3560 | Relating to the siting of child care facilities. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 3187 | Relating to age-based employment discrimination; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| HB 2299 | Relating to the unlawful dissemination of intimate images. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| SCR 31 | Commending the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 9, 2025 |
| SB 761 | Relating to the Walla Walla basin. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 6, 2025 |
| HB 3814 | Relating to seafood processors; and prescribing an effective date. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 6, 2025 |
| HB 3364 | Relating to water; and prescribing an effective date. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 6, 2025 |
| HB 2978 | Relating to natural resources. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 2007 | Relating to summer learning; and declaring an emergency. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| SJM 2 | Urging Congress to enact legislation alleviating the funding crisis in the Crime Victims Fund. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 7, 2025 |