HB 4033
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HB 4033 transfers management of the statewide disaster volunteer database (ORVID) from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, establishes ODEM's authority over a new emergency volunteer registry with specific data collection and access requirements, and appropriates $32,600 in General Fund for the current biennium plus ongoing costs for system operations and staffing.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
The measure directs HECC to transfer ORVID to ODEM to more appropriately align the work associated with the system to the agency most directly associated with its use.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Budget Report B
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The legislature may aim to broaden the scope of the volunteer pool beyond traditional emergency service volunteers to support recovery operations, as the text expands registry eligibility to include skilled trades and building evaluators and authorizes badges describing specialized skills.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Assumes management, maintenance, and registry duties; gains authority over data access and badges; bears fiscal costs for licensing, staffing, and background checks.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Loses database management duties; transfers records, property, employees, and unexpended revenues to ODEM.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Subject to new qualification and training requirements for registry inclusion; data collected includes physical location, contact information, and skills; may receive badges describing credentials.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Gain guaranteed access to the registry for emergency response purposes.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
May access the registry if ODEM determines such access enhances public safety; subject to ODEM's discretionary sharing policy.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Fund $32,600 in the 2025-27 biennium and estimated $670,987 plus two positions in the 2027-29 biennium, along with ongoing license fees and background check costs.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
ODEM must adapt and maintain the ORVID database in a manner consistent with the act.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
ODEM may require evidence of qualifications and training related to emergency response for registry inclusion.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Registry data must include name, contact information, physical location, and specialized skills for each person.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
ODEM can issue badges to volunteers describing skills, training, licenses, and certifications.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
ODEM faces ongoing licensing costs of approximately $65,200 per biennium and potential background check expenses for volunteers.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Disaster Response Operations
During a major multi-jurisdictional disaster, ODEM rapidly deploys skilled trades volunteers (e.g., structural engineers) via the registry who are not traditional first responders, significantly accelerating infrastructure assessment and recovery while reducing reliance on federal assets.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Volunteer Privacy and Safety
A volunteer's physical location data is accessed by an unauthorized entity due to ODEM's discretionary sharing policy, leading to targeted harassment or theft of the volunteer's home during a period of civil unrest, exploiting the registry's broad access provisions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
The text grants broad discretion for data sharing based on a subjective standard ('enhance public safety'), creating risk of mission creep if internal controls are insufficient.
Sources · Enrolled
Centralizing the volunteer database under ODEM improves alignment with emergency response operations but concentrates sensitive volunteer data and broad discretionary sharing authority within a single agency, requiring robust privacy safeguards to prevent mission creep.
Streamlined command structure for disaster volunteers.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report B
Expanded eligibility includes specialized skills beyond traditional emergency service volunteers.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Guaranteed access for emergency managers ensures critical data availability during crises.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Increased fiscal burden on ODEM and the state for staffing, licensing, and background checks.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Potential privacy risks from broad discretionary data sharing with third parties.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Loss of HECC's administrative role in this specific function.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Compared to the House Amendments to A-Engrossed version, the enrolled text confirms the addition of Section 10, which appropriates $32,600 in General Fund to ODEM for the 2025-27 biennium to support the ORVID transfer and database licensing. The enrolled text also finalizes the operative date mechanism and registry provisions without further substantive alteration to the transfer or registry scope defined in the A-engrossed version.
Addition of explicit fiscal appropriation section (Section 10) in the enrolled text, codifying the funding increase for ODEM.
Ensures dedicated funding for the transfer and ongoing costs within the bill text.
Sources · Enrolled
Tradeoff: The enrolled text solidifies the fiscal commitment, reducing uncertainty about funding for the transfer but increasing the immediate appropriation requirement.
high confidence. The enrolled bill text and official fiscal analyses provide clear provisions for the transfer, registry duties, and costs. Rationale is grounded in official budget reports.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
If adopted, Amendment A2 legally appropriates $32,600 from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (ODEM) for the 2025-27 biennium to cover licensing and transfer costs for the ORVID volunteer database. The material consequence is that ODEM assumes full administrative and financial responsibility for the system from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC), with all transfer provisions becoming operative upon director notification.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -A2 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means explicitly states the appropriation is intended to support the transfer of the ORVID database from HECC to ODEM and to cover licensing costs for the remainder of the 2025-27 biennium.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Budget Report B
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The measure appears designed to align database management with the agency that primarily utilizes it for emergency response, suggesting an administrative efficiency rationale.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report B
Assumes full administrative, financial, and operational responsibility for the ORVID database, including licensing, user management, and future staffing needs.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Budget Report B
Relinquishes oversight duties and ceases database operations without receiving dedicated funding or staff transfers.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Experience a change in system administration that could affect credentialing, tracking, and access depending on transition quality.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Absorbs immediate General Fund costs with projected ongoing expenses of $65,200 per biennium plus two full-time positions in the 2027-29 cycle.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Budget Report B
ODEM must manage domain licenses, user account setup, and potential background checks for approximately 450 volunteers. HECC will cease operations related to the database without receiving specific unexpended balances or staff transfers. Emergency response managers will rely on ODEM for system access, with ongoing costs projected at $65,200 per biennium plus two full-time positions in the 2027-29 cycle.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Budget Report B
Emergency response agencies and volunteers
A flawless transition ensures uninterrupted volunteer credentialing and deployment during a catastrophic event, maximizing response capacity and saving lives.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Emergency response agencies and volunteers
Data migration failures or licensing lapses during the transfer disrupt volunteer tracking for months, leaving local agencies unable to verify credentials or deploy personnel during an active disaster.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
The text legally permits ODEM to manage the database and share registry information with others at its discretion. Weak enforcement or administrative overreach could lead to unauthorized data sharing beyond emergency management purposes, scope creep into non-disaster volunteer tracking, or arbitrary exclusion of qualified volunteers from access without statutory due process.
Sources · Staff Measure Summary A
Centralizing database administration under ODEM improves operational alignment with emergency response needs but requires new state funding and shifts administrative burden away from HECC. Upsides include streamlined disaster coordination and dedicated agency oversight. Downsides involve immediate fiscal costs, transition risks, and potential future staffing demands.
Streamlined disaster coordination through centralized agency oversight.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report B
Dedicated state funding for system licensing and future staffing ensures long-term maintenance.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Immediate General Fund appropriation and projected biennial costs strain budget flexibility.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Transition risks could disrupt volunteer credentialing and emergency response operations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
high confidence. Analysis is grounded in official fiscal impact statements, budget reports, and the explicit amendment text. No speculative litigation or sponsor motives are assumed.
The amendment appropriates $32,600 from the General Fund to ODEM for the remainder of the 2025-27 biennium to cover licensing and setup costs associated with transferring the ORVID disaster volunteer database from HECC to ODEM. If adopted, it legally funds the immediate operational transition of the database while deferring long-term staffing and maintenance costs to future legislative sessions.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -A2 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A
The measure directs HECC to transfer ORVID to ODEM to more appropriately align the work associated with the system to the agency most directly associated with its use.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Budget Report B
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
Lawmakers may be seeking to centralize disaster response coordination under ODEM's existing statutory authority, potentially streamlining volunteer credentialing and deployment during emergencies by removing the higher education commission from the administrative chain.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -A2 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A
Receives the ORVID database, records, property, and employees. Assumes immediate responsibility for licensing ($32,600), ongoing maintenance (~$65,200/biennium), background checks, and potential future staffing needs (up to 2 FTE).
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Budget Report B
Loses administrative responsibility and data ownership for ORVID. Fiscal impact is minimal as HECC has already absorbed related costs within existing resources.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Gain or lose a centralized tracking system under ODEM. Credentialing, profile management, and deployment opportunities shift from an academic commission to an emergency management agency.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Bears the immediate $32,600 appropriation and future biennial licensing/maintenance costs. No impact on local revenues or federal funds.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement A; Revenue Impact Statement B
ODEM must manage database licensing, user account provisioning, and background checks for approximately 415 volunteers. HECC ceases oversight immediately upon transfer notification. Emergency agencies gain a unified registry under ODEM, but long-term operational sustainability depends on future legislative appropriations for staffing and expanded licensing fees.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Budget Report B
State emergency response system
During a Cascadia subduction zone event, ODEM rapidly deploys credentialed volunteers across multiple counties without administrative delays from HECC's academic budget cycles or scheduling constraints, significantly accelerating life-saving operations.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Amendment -A2 — proposed amendment
State emergency response system
Database migration errors or licensing lapses cause loss of volunteer credentialing data, leaving emergency managers unable to verify qualifications during an active crisis, potentially delaying response and increasing state liability.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Amendment -A2 — proposed amendment
The text grants broad discretion over registry sharing and does not explicitly restrict secondary uses of the data or define volunteer employment status.
Sources · Staff Measure Summary A
Centralizing disaster volunteer management under ODEM improves emergency coordination but shifts long-term operational and staffing costs from a higher education commission to the General Fund, requiring future legislative appropriations.
Streamlined crisis response and unified credentialing under an agency with direct emergency management authority.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report B
Removal of administrative friction between academic scheduling and disaster response timelines.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Immediate fiscal burden on the General Fund and dependency on future legislative sessions for sustained staffing and licensing.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Potential disruption to volunteer engagement if transition management lacks dedicated resources or clear protocols.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
high confidence. Fiscal figures, transfer mechanics, and stated alignment rationale are explicitly documented in official committee and fiscal reports. Operational impacts are directly derived from the amendment text and supporting analysis.
If adopted, the amendment would delete the statutory requirement for the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to formally establish procedures for collaborating with other state agencies and local governments on data integration, recruiting, training, mobilizing, and deploying emergency volunteers. It also corrects a subsection numbering error and standardizes an agency reference.
Basis: Bill text · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment likely aims to reduce ODEM's statutory administrative burdens and grant the department discretion over partnership structures rather than mandating formalized cross-agency procedures.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Gains administrative discretion over volunteer database management and partnership structures, losing a statutory obligation to formalize cross-agency collaboration procedures.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Lose a statutory guarantee that ODEM will establish formal data-sharing and volunteer deployment procedures with them, though existing rules and contracts remain until superseded.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
May experience changes in how volunteer credentials, training, and deployment are coordinated if ODEM chooses not to maintain the previously mandated collaborative framework.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
ODEM can manage the ORVID database and volunteer registry without a statutory obligation to create formal interagency procedures for data integration or volunteer mobilization. This may streamline ODEM's administrative workflow but could complicate coordination if partnerships are not voluntarily maintained. The fiscal impact remains unchanged, with $32,600 appropriated in 2025-27 and approximately $671,000 plus two full-time equivalents required in 2027-29 to support database operations and staffing.
Basis: Bill text · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Budget Report B
Oregon Department of Emergency Management
ODEM rapidly restructures the volunteer registry to integrate with a new federal or private disaster management platform without being constrained by statutory cross-agency procedural requirements, accelerating deployment during a major crisis.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Emergency volunteers and response agencies
ODEM unilaterally restricts access to the volunteer registry or halts formal data-sharing with local governments and DHS, leaving emergency responders without coordinated volunteer support during a prolonged disaster due to fragmented systems.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
The text legally permits ODEM to exercise full discretion over registry management and partnership structures. A potentially unlawful outcome could arise if ODEM misclassifies volunteer data sharing as exempt from public records or privacy laws, or if it withholds registry access from qualified local agencies without statutory authority, relying on the removed collaboration mandate to justify unilateral control.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The amendment trades statutory guarantees of formalized interagency coordination for administrative flexibility and reduced compliance burdens for ODEM. Upsides include faster operational adaptation and lower bureaucratic overhead; downsides include potential fragmentation of volunteer management and weakened interagency accountability.
Faster operational adaptation and lower bureaucratic overhead
Basis: Bill text · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Potential fragmentation of volunteer management and weakened interagency accountability
Basis: Bill text · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
high confidence. Analysis is grounded in explicit amendment text, staff summaries, and official fiscal statements. No speculation is presented as fact.
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Posted Jan 28, 2026, 3:25 PM PST
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On page 4 of the printed bill, delete lines 1 through 7.
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Presession filing record
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed.
LC 129 draft
Date printed on LC draft: December 17, 2025
LC 129 became HB 4033
Mapping document posted: January 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM PST
LC0129_DRAFT_2026_Regular_Session
House Interim Committee on Emergency Management and Veterans introduction work session
Committee meeting: January 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM PST
HR B
Committee introduction motion
Committee meeting: January 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM PST
A motion was made to adopt the listed legislative concepts as committee bills.
Official vote: 6-0-1
Committee introduction allows consideration; it does not imply every member supported the introduced or final text.
House carrier
Representative Thuy Tran
Third Reading Of House Bills · Version B
Senate carrier
Senator Anthony Broadman
Third Reading Of House Measures · Version B
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Chapter 106, (2026 Laws): Effective date April 7, 2026.
Governor signed.
President signed.
Speaker signed.
Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed.
Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Drazan, Hayden.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
Budget Report · Version B
Referred to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed.
Ayes, 58; Excused, 2--Hartman, Valderrama.
Second reading.
House Amendments to A-Engrossed bill text posted
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
Budget Report · Version B
Revenue Impact Statement · Version B
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments · Agenda item 5 · Room HR 40 · Relating to emergency volunteers; declaring an emergency (Representative Evans, carrier)
Amendment -A2 adopted
Returned to Full Committee.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 1 · Room HR G · Relating to emergency volunteers
Amendment -A2 proposed
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
House Amendments to Introduced bill text posted
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments · Agenda item 3 · Room HR B · Transfers responsibility for the volunteer database known as ORVID from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
Amendment -1 adopted
IS_Impact HB 4033 1
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 1 · Room HR B · Transfers responsibility for the volunteer database known as ORVID from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
Referred to Emergency Management and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
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