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Committee adopts amendment to HB 4138A on officer identifiability and advances the bill to the floor

Senate committee on rollers · February 27, 2026
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Summary

Senators adopted the dash A11 amendment to HB 4138A, which would require law‑enforcement agencies to adopt identifiability policies restricting some facial coverings and creating an attestation process for cooperation; the committee voted to move the amended bill to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation.

The committee held a work session on House Bill 4138A and voted to adopt the dash A11 amendment before advancing the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.

Legislative staff said HB 4138A would require law‑enforcement agencies operating in Oregon — whether federal, out‑of‑state or local — to maintain policies that generally restrict facial coverings by on‑duty officers except in…

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