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Explore bills whose substantive text was replaced, what changed, and whether the replacement was adopted or only proposed. A replacement can retain the original policy purpose.
These are AI assessments grounded in official legislative documents, not official legislative classifications or assertions about motive. Adoption of a replacement does not establish that a bill became law.
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Shell-shaped bills (a short study bill or a blank form at introduction) that now have a proposed amendment, newest posting first. In 2021 to 2026 sessions, 271 of 374 shell-shaped bills that reached this point were replaced (72%), a median 14 days before adoption, against 17% of shell-shaped bills overall. Updated from the legislative index each hour; a historical rate, not a finding about any bill.
18 of 42 shell-shaped bills have a posted amendment; saved research has reviewed 18 of them.
| Bill | Shape | First amendment posted | Meeting | Amendments | Saved research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5703 | Blank form | Posted Mar 1, 2026 | Meeting Mar 3, 2026 | Amendments 2 | Uncertain |
| SB 1508 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 28, 2026 | Meeting Mar 2, 2026 | Amendments 1 | Proposed replacement only |
| SB 1544 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 12, 2026 | Meeting Feb 16, 2026 | Amendments 7 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| HB 4076 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 10, 2026 | Meeting Feb 12, 2026 | Amendments 3 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| HB 4014 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 10, 2026 | Meeting Feb 11, 2026 | Amendments 2 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| SB 1511 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 10, 2026 | Meeting Feb 11, 2026 | Amendments 4 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| SB 1535 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 9, 2026 | Meeting Feb 10, 2026 | Amendments 3 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| HB 4018 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 9, 2026 | Meeting Feb 10, 2026 | Amendments 8 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| HB 4113 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 9, 2026 | Meeting Feb 10, 2026 | Amendments 3 | Proposed replacement only |
| HB 4124 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 8, 2026 | Meeting Feb 9, 2026 | Amendments 6 | Not a qualifying replacement |
| SB 1529 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 5, 2026 | Meeting Feb 11, 2026 | Amendments 2 | Proposed replacement only |
| SB 1528 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 5, 2026 | Meeting Feb 11, 2026 | Amendments 5 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| SB 1522 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 4, 2026 | Meeting Feb 12, 2026 | Amendments 2 | Proposed replacement only |
| SB 1506 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 3, 2026 | Meeting Feb 4, 2026 | Amendments 4 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| HB 4027 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 3, 2026 | Meeting Feb 4, 2026 | Amendments 7 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| HB 4012 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 2, 2026 | Meeting Feb 2, 2026 | Amendments 2 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| SB 1570 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 2, 2026 | Meeting Feb 4, 2026 | Amendments 5 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
| SB 1518 | Short study bill | Posted Feb 2, 2026 | Meeting Feb 2, 2026 | Amendments 2 | AI-assessed adopted replacement |
21 adopted replacements / 286 indexed HB and SB bills
Each bill is counted once in this saved research inventory. These session-wide counts do not change with the filters below. The denominator is the stored inventory, not a verified census of every legislative record. Uncertainty prevents treating the adopted count as a definitive total; missing evidence and unreviewed bills are not negative findings.
21 bills match these filters
Link to this filtered view| Bill and assessment | Before: original proposal | After: replacement or later text | Purpose and outcome |
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HB 4012 · 2026R1 Directs the Construction Contractors Board to consult and collaborate with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to carry out a targeted assessment initiative to observe and collect information regarding the use of services of unlicensed labor contractors and unlicensed construction labor contractors at construction job sites.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal Introduced bill directs BOLI to study labor-contractor regulation and recommend changes. | After: replacement or later text A-engrossed bill instead imposes specific construction-labor-contractor compliance and enforcement duties. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for HB 4012 |
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HB 4014 · 2026R1 Establishes the Task Force on Taxation of International Income.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal Introduced bill directs the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the state financial system. | After: replacement or later text A-engrossed bill instead creates a Task Force on Taxation of International Income with specified membership and duties. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome At Senate Desk Upon AdjournmentOpen bill research for HB 4014 |
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HB 4018 · 2026R1 Modifies the timelines for the enactment of certain campaign finance regulations.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal Introduced bill orders the Secretary of State to study elections. | After: replacement or later text A-engrossed bill instead changes detailed campaign-finance implementation timelines and related law. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for HB 4018 |
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HB 4027 · 2026R1 Amends the Workers' Benefit Fund assessment statute to direct the Department of Consumer and Business Services to set an additional assessment rate in order to deposit in a new BOLI Expenses Fund at least the greater of a minimum dollar amount or 12 months of projected expenses to fund the duties of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, subject to a cap on the costs of new positions, to reimburse certain related expenses of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and to create and maintain a 12-month reserve in the new fund.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs a study of how other states fund labor agencies. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill creates a BOLI expenses fund and establishes assessment and fee financing. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for HB 4027 |
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HB 4041 · 2026R1 Reduces penalties for driving while suspended if the suspension is due to a conviction for criminal mischief resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or reckless driving.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill combines DOJ studies, criminal-mistreatment, grand-jury, plea, misdemeanor, and property-value changes. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill removes nearly all those provisions and creates new driving, sentencing, release-error, and post-conviction-relief rules, retaining property-value thresholds. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for HB 4041 |
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HB 4075 · 2026R1 Requires the State Treasurer to use up to $44 million from the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund to guarantee a loan made to a rural hospital for financial stabilization.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill authorizes direct State Treasurer loans from unclaimed-property money to rural hospitals. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill replaces direct loans with a State Treasurer guarantee of a qualifying rural-hospital loan. | Policy purpose Uncertain Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for HB 4075 |
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HB 4076 · 2026R1 Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to find that reasons justify why the state policy in applicable statewide planning goals should not apply to a proposed energy facility if the council finds that the proposed energy facility will deliver electricity to the electric grid using an existing energy facility's surplus interconnection and does not require associated transmission lines more than two miles from the existing energy facility.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs the State Department of Energy to study energy and report findings. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill instead changes statewide-planning-goal compliance for energy facilities using surplus grid interconnection. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for HB 4076 |
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HB 4139 · 2026R1 Increases quarterly distributions to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for deposit into the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program Fund from $750,000 to $3 million.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill regulates hemp-derived cannabinoids with definitions, tax, licensing, and OLCC/ODA inspections. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill instead increases illegal-marijuana enforcement grant funding and broadens medical-marijuana eligibility. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Session ended in committeeOpen bill research for HB 4139 |
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HB 4145 · 2026R1 Provides that the provisions of Ballot Measure 114 (2022) apply to firearm transfers conducted, and large-capacity magazine manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale or transfer occurring, on or after January 1, 2028.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The A-engrossed bill extensively revises Measure 114 permit, transfer, fee, training, and large-capacity-magazine rules. | After: replacement or later text The B-engrossed bill removes those substantive reforms and principally delays Measure 114 application until January 1, 2028. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for HB 4145 |
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SB 1506 · 2026R1 Amends the Workers' Benefit Fund assessment statute to direct the Department of Consumer and Business Services to set an additional assessment rate in order to deposit in a new BOLI Expenses Fund at least the greater of a minimum dollar amount to fund certain positions at the Bureau of Labor and Industries or 12 months of projected expenses for this purpose.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs a study of how other states fund labor agencies. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill creates a BOLI Expenses Fund and operative labor-agency assessment rules. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Session ended in committeeOpen bill research for SB 1506 |
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SB 1507 · 2026R1 Updates the connection date to the federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill conditions income and other tax reductions on adoption of a state retail sales tax. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill instead updates federal tax conformity and changes deductions, credits, and state tax rates. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1507 |
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SB 1511 · 2026R1 Converts the $1 million exclusion for an estate subject to tax to a deduction of $2.5 millionAI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs a Legislative Revenue Officer study of estate-tax exemptions and rates. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill directly raises the estate-tax exemption and revises rates. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Session ended in committeeOpen bill research for SB 1511 |
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SB 1516 · 2026R1 Provides that standing pretrial release orders do not affect the authority of a magistrate to consider the primary and secondary release criteria when making a release decision.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill expands aggravated harassment for threats to public officials and clarifies pretrial-release orders. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill drops the harassment provision, retains pretrial clarification, and creates extensive ALPR data and vendor regulation. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1516 |
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SB 1517 · 2026R1 Provides that an operator may require a participant in a sport, fitness or recreational activity to release the operator for claims for ordinary negligence under certain circumstances.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill revises liability rules specific to skiing. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill replaces that with general negligence-release rules for sports, fitness, and recreation. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1517 |
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SB 1518 · 2026R1 Clarifies the meaning of "companionship services" for purposes of minimum wage and overtime requirements for certain individuals performing such services.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs BOLI to study worker protections. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill changes wage and overtime treatment for domestic-service workers. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1518 |
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SB 1528 · 2026R1 Expands drug manufacturer annual reporting requirements to include all patient assistance programs offered or funded by the manufacturer that provided assistance to consumers in this state in the previous calendar year.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs OHA to study health care. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill expands annual drug-manufacturer reporting requirements. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Session ended in committeeOpen bill research for SB 1528 |
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SB 1535 · 2026R1 Allows the Early Learning Council to modify the priority given to families receiving temporary assistance for needy families for participation in the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to study child care. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill changes day-care subsidy eligibility and creates a targeted child-care work group. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1535 |
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SB 1544 · 2026R1 Makes changes to laws regulating dismantlers.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The A-engrossed bill directs ODOT to study speed bumps and report transportation-related findings. | After: replacement or later text The B-engrossed bill replaces that with dismantler-certification rules and a public-transit funding definition. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1544 |
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SB 1570 · 2026R1 Requires hospitals to have policies and procedures in place that address how the hospital will respond if a law enforcement authority arrives at the hospital and to designate which areas of the hospital are not open to the public.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill directs OHA to study protections in health-care facilities and report findings. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill restricts hospital disclosure of health information and requires designation of private hospital areas. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1570 |
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SB 1587 · 2026R1 Prohibits public bodies from disclosing personally identifiable information to a data broker unless the data broker attests that the information will not be sold or transferred to any entity that will use it to enforce federal immigration law.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill prohibits data brokers from supplying data for civil-law enforcement, with penalties and private suits. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill instead restricts public bodies from providing personal data to brokers unless they promise not to enable federal immigration enforcement. | Policy purpose Changed Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1587 |
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SB 1594 · 2026R1 Requires the Department of Justice to consult with the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement when the department develops, reviews or updates model policies intended to limit immigration enforcement at public facilities.AI-assessed adopted replacement | Before: original proposal The introduced bill requires OIRA to create and maintain immigration-enforcement model policies for public bodies. | After: replacement or later text The A-engrossed bill instead requires DOJ to consult OIRA while updating DOJ model policies limiting immigration enforcement at public facilities. | Policy purpose Uncertain Legislative outcome Became lawOpen bill research for SB 1594 |
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Session totals count each HB or SB once, including bills that did not become law. Resolutions and memorials are excluded. Counts describe the research inventory, independent of your search, interests, following, and status filters. Missing or unassessed bills are not negative findings.
The replacement watch is a rule, not an AI assessment: a bill whose introduced text is a short study bill (a study word, at most three sections, under 400 words) or a blank form (a run of blanks, 300 words or fewer) is listed once a proposed amendment is posted for it. In the 2021 to 2026 training sessions, 271 of 374 such bills were later replaced; the rate is historical and says nothing about a particular bill’s intent.
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