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Lawmakers revisit 'Fish and Chips' fund to expand statewide manufacturing incentives
Summary
House Bill 4,104 would expand the Oregon Chips Act to a broader set of targeted industries and appropriates initial funding to a new Fish and Chips Fund; sponsors argued it would diversify Oregon’s economy and protect jobs, while questions about prior passage and funding timing were raised.
House Bill 4,104 — nicknamed “Fish and Chips” — returned to the committee with a dash‑1 amendment funding a newly created Fish and Chips Fund administered by Business Oregon to support qualifying businesses in targeted industries, including semiconductors and other advanced‑manufacturing sectors.
Sponsor Representative Daniel Wynn said the bill would expand the 2023 Chips Act authority to a wider set of target industries and proposed an initial $10 million for the rest of the biennium (split between general and lottery funds) so Business Oregon could begin awarding grants and loans. Wynn framed the proposal as a way to spread manufacturing resilience and protect state jobs.
Staff summarized the dash‑1 amendment as appropriating $4,000,000 from the General Fund and $6,000,000 from the administrative services economic development fund to the Fish and Chips Fund, and noted the measure declares an emergency and takes effect on passage.
Committee members acknowledged prior floor action on a related chips bill in 2025 and offered brief comments; the public hearing was closed without a committee vote during the session.
What’s next: The committee moved on to HB 4,084 after closing the public hearing; no committee action was recorded on HB 4,104 during this meeting.
