HB 4134 - 1.25% for Wildlife Passes the Oregon Legislature!
On March 4th, 2026, Oregon's most significant wildlife conservation bill in decades passed the Oregon legislature with bipartisan support. This critical legislation will protect the state's most at-risk fish, wildlife, and habitats, safeguard human health, reduce wildfire risk, and strengthen local economies, without increasing the cost of living for Oregonians.
Photo: Snowy Plover on Oregon Coast by Keith Wallach
How it works
HB 4134 will raise the statewide lodging tax (TLT) from 1.5% to 2.75%. The funds raised by the tax will go directly to imperiled fish, wildlife, and habitat recovery efforts. With nearly 300 species at an elevated risk of extinction and 11 habitats of greatest conservation need, these additional investments will be life-saving.
Ringtail, Drew Watson
Cascades Frog, Michael Brawner
About the bill
Oregon is home to an incredible diversity of native plants, wildlife, and the habitats that support them. Yet, many species are being pushed to extinction by habitat loss, climate change, and human-cased pressures. Without long-term, reliable funding to support their recovery, we risk losing them forever.
What it does
HB 4134 will raise the statewide lodging tax (TLT) from 1.5% to 2.75%. The funds raised by the tax will go directly to imperiled fish, wildlife, and habitat recovery efforts. With nearly 300 species at an elevated risk of extinction and 11 habitats of greatest conservation need, these additional investments will be life-saving.
Why this funding source
From wild salmon in our rivers and iconic birds in the Klamath refuges to gray whales migrating along the coast, these species and landscapes define Oregon’s natural beauty and fuel our tourism economy.
Economic Impact
Even with this increase, Oregon would still have the 3rd lowest statewide tourism tax in the country. Check out the economic analysis.
Great Gray Owl by Aysha Wallach