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**CORRECTION! SB 83 IS NOW A BILL TO SUPPORT AND NOT OPPOSE!
The purpose for this communication is to inform you about important legislation that is being heard for you to provide testimony and share with your communities and the state of Oregon.
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Listed below are Bills of Concern and Bills to Support that are coming up for Public Hearings this and next week and/or need your voice. We would like to give thanks to Senator David Brock Smith, Representative Virgle Osborne, ODF Wildfire Support Group, OPV, Rep. Mark Owens, Oregon Citizens Lobby and more for providing the majority of the content of this Alert!
The theme this week seems to be an attack on our Farms and Businesses! Please take the time to testify on their behalf!
March 21st was the deadline for bills to have a work session scheduled (in most policy committees) to stay alive in the process. Under the current legislative schedule, committees must consider measures in their chamber of origin no later than April 9, 2025. However, this deadline does not apply to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, other joint committees, the Senate and House Committees on Rules, the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue, the House Committee on Revenue, or the Senate and House Committees on Conduct.
Your testimonies are greatly needed in the fight for Oregon! Our goal is to make it easy for you to testify and share! Anyone can subscribe or unsubscribe to these alerts! Encourage folks to subscribe!
Nervous about testifying? Don't be. It is actually your raw emotion and words that let our legislators truly know how a bill is affecting or may affect you that causes change. Here is a link to learn about testifying and the options you have to testify on <> (Oregon Legislative Information System)
IMPORTANT NOTE: You have up to 48 hours after a Public Hearing to submit written testimony!
This of course does not incapsulate all the bills for the coming week. Bills could also be added to committee agendas at any time and after the work to put this list together. Visit FightforOregon.com Weekly Alerts for a more updated version of this week's bills!
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IMPORTANT: Bills can be added at any time for Public Hearing, check the schedule here:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/Committees/Meeting/List
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Special Message from the Minority Leader:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
As we kick off the first week of the 2025 Legislative Session, I want to remind you that your voice is a vital part of the process. The decisions made in Salem this year will impact families and communities across Oregon, and your engagement can help shape the direction we take. Whether it's testifying on a bill, contacting your elected officials, or following the latest updates, there are many ways to get involved and ensure your perspective is heard. Together, we can work toward a safer, more affordable, and prosperous Oregon.
--Senate Republican Leader, Daniel Bonham
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We regret to inform you that the Teams meeting scheduled earlier had to be canceled at the last moment due to a power outage impacting Azalea, Riddle, and parts of Canyonville. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your understanding.
On a brighter note, we are excited to share that Rep. Virgle Osborne is launching a podcast! This new initiative will replace our Sunday Legislative Talks. We’ll be sending more details about the podcast soon, so stay tuned for updates.
As a reminder, our Legislative Bills Work Day is proceeding as planned:
- Date: Monday, March 31st
- Time: Starts at 11:30 AM
- Location: Republican HQ 827 SE Cass, Roseburg
We’re looking forward to seeing you there and appreciate your continued support
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House Committee on Judiciary 3:00 pm
HB 2639 Relating to expungements. Digest: The Act changes the process for setting aside offense convictions and dismissals and contempt findings. The Act makes some of the same changes for setting aside GEI judgments. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Modifies the process for setting aside convictions, dismissals, contempt of court findings and guilty except for insanity judgments. Increases the waiting period for setting aside certain types of contempt of court findings. Modifies when the court is required to hold a hearing on and grant motions to set aside. Requires that the court enter an order within 120 days of granting a motion to set aside. Specifies a process for when a person has outstanding financial obligations and authorizes the court to waive such obligations under specified circumstances. Provides that the required time period prior to filing the motion, during which the person is required to have no convictions, applies to motions to set aside convictions and certain arrests, charges and citations only. Provides that the dismissal of a traffic violation citation may not be set aside. Directs the Judicial Department to annually submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary concerning motions to set aside
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Featured Testimony: Oppose Crazy Bill - Let criminals stay at your house while awating prison time!
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Senate Committee On Rules 1:00 pm
SB 210 - Relating to conduct of elections; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection. Digest: Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. Refers the Act to the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains vote by mail as the primary method for conducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon. Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election.
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Featured Testimony: Bring back civic pride - in person voting!
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Special Message from Oregon Citizens Lobby:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
SAY YES TO IN-PERSON VOTING!
Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. Refers the Act to the people at the next general election.
Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains Vote by mail as the primary method for conducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail. Refers the At to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election.
In person voting will bring back the privilege to be civic minded and a pride in the American process. What makes a voter an Oregon resident without an in-state address? At least it should be registered as a temporary address and prohibited if more than six months.
State paid postage has not increased voting as was projected, so taxpayers should not keep footing the bill.
Submit testimony before 4r/2 at 1pm
Email the Senate Rules Committee:
Sen.KayseJama@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.Danielonham@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.JeffGolden@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.JamesManningJr@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.KimThatcher@OregonLegislature.gov
--Oregon Citizens Lobby
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SB 1046 - Digest: The Act directs the DFW to provide the SOS with certain data on persons who may qualify to vote in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.9). Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to provide the Secretary of State with electronic records containing the legal name, age, residence and citizenship information and electronic signature of each person who may qualify as an elector as prescribed by the secretary by rule. Directs the secretary to register as an elector each nonregistered person whose electronic records the secretary receives from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and who is qualified to vote. Becomes operative on June 1, 2027.
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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SB 1140 - Digest: The Act makes laws about English-only rules in the workplace. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Prohibits employers from imposing requirements that employees speak only English in the workplace unless the employer can demonstrate that the requirement is justified by business necessity and applicable only in limited circumstances. Requires employers to provide notice to employees.
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Featured Testimony: Employers do not need big government rules on language!
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House Committee On Climate, Energy, and Environment 8:00 am
HB 3940 - Relating to wildfire; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Digest: The Act raises and moves money to pay for wildfire costs. The Act makes certain changes to laws related to forests and fire protection. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Places a surcharge on sales of beverage containers for purposes of wildfire prevention and response. Directs insurance retaliatory tax revenue to wildfire prevention and response. Transfers one-half percent of General Fund appropriations per biennium to a fund for wildfire prevention and response. Transfers 50 percent of the amount held in the Oregon Rainy Day Fund to a fund for wildfire prevention and response. Makes certain changes related to the forest products harvest tax, minimum assessments and surcharges, zones for fire protection in certain areas and the formation of rural fire protection districts. Requires the Legislative Assembly to make moneys available to the State Forestry Department and the Department of the State Fire Marshal to repay loans from the State Treasurer for wildfire suppression costs. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die
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Featured Testimony: Taxing Beverages, Taxing Oregonians to Death!
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Special Message from Oregon CATALYST:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
NO TO TAXING BEVERAGES!
House Bill 3940 has a public hearing Tuesday, 04/01/2025 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM , HR F in House Climate, Energy, and Environment. It may be a vote to send it to another committee — but it is still a bad bill.
House Bill 3940 puts a tax on all beverage containers — beer, wine, soda, juice, cider and just plain water by our estimate.
*** not to be confused with the other drink tax HB 3197 (8% tax) to have a hearing the exact same week ***
They want this new 5-cent drink tax to be used for a new fund to fight wildfires
… but …
…. why didn’t they fund wildfire funding with the 20% budget increase from last time?
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This tax also rewards the liberal health lobby who have been trying to tax soda pop and reduce beer/wine drinking in Oregon.
Remember the anti-wine ads they ran?
JUST SAY NO!!
--Oregon Catalyst
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Special Message from Oregon Citizens Lobby:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
TAXES ON BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, TAXES ON FOREST HARVESTS, TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION + MORE!
The Act raises and moves money to pay for wildfire costs. The Act makes certain changes to laws related to forests and fire protection.
- Places a surcharge of 5-cents on sales of beverage containers of beer, wine, soda, juice, cider and just plain water for purpose of wildfire prevention and response.
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Directs insurance retaliatory tax revenue to wildfire prevention and response.
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- Transfers one-half percent of General fund appropriations for preceding biennium limited to ending balance to a fund for wildfire prevention and response.
- Transfers 50% of the amount held in the Oregon Rainy Day Fund to a fund for wildfire prevention and response.
- Increases forest harvest tax upon taxpayers (62.5) 100 cents per thousand feet, board measure, adjusts with the Consumer Price Index annually (taxation without representation).
- Annual cost of protection by the State Forester set at 30-cents per acre grazing land adjusts upward only with the Consumer Price Index.
- Minimum assessments of forestland fire protection or suppression raised from $18.75 to $58 adjusted upward only by the Consumer Price Index annually.
- Removes 2 zones for fire protection and leaves zoning to governing bodies and may include cities. Fire protection district may include land without owner's consent.
- Requires the State Forestry Department and the Department of the State Fire Marshal to pay for wildfire suppression cost from the State Treasurer, obligating legislature to replenish the funds.
- Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Combining so many taxes in one bill is a disservice to what is acceptable and what is not. Where are the bills to stop the mismanagement of forest that would reduce wildfires? Burning up money is not a fix to the underlying problem.
The current trend of making taxes adjust with the Consumer Price Index or any index is an increase in taxes without representation, particularly when it doesn't allow for a downward adjustment as in this bill. Nor does it take into account extenuating circumstances - such as the lockdown during the pandemic. This method is a new virus that Democrats are spreading in most of their bills.
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House Committee On EHealth Care 3:00 pm
HB 3062 - Digest: This Act makes new factories study and reduce harms to sensitive people. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires local governments to map sensitive uses as part of a comprehensive plan. Requires, before allowing the development of industrial uses, study and mitigation of impacts on nearby sensitive uses and an additional public hearing. Requires local governments to map sensitive uses by January 1, 2027.
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Featured Testimony: City of Millersburg Opposes!
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HB 3831 - Digest: This Act makes DLCD study public health impacts of land use. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to study public health impacts of land use and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use no later than September 15, 2026
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Featured Testimony: Oppose!
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SB 1162 - Digest: The Act says that a new or expanding hospice program must obtain a certificate of need. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires an individual or entity to obtain a certificate of need from the Oregon Health Authority before the individual or entity may establish a new hospice program or expand or relocate a hospice program into a new service area. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Featured Testimony: Pacific Legal Foundation Opposes!
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Senate Committee on Human Services 8:00 am
SB 989 - Digest: The Act prescribes the process for a parent or guardian to admit a child, with or without the child's consent, for certain treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Permits a child's parent or guardian to admit the child, with or without the child's consent, to an inpatient treatment facility or program licensed by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services for certain mental, emotional or behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment. Requires an initial assessment of the child and periodic reviews supporting the necessity of inpatient treatment. Prohibits the facility or program from declining to admit the child solely based on the child's unwillingness to consent to admission. Provides a process for a child who is 14 years of age or older to request review of the admission decision. Directs the licensing agency of the facility or program to adopt rules for the review of admission decisions. Creates exceptions. Directs the department, in consultation with the authority, to make written materials available regarding resources for families seeking mental, emotional or behavioral health treatment, or substance use disorder treatment, for minor childrenDigest: The Act prescribes the process for a parent or guardian to admit a child, with or without the child's consent, for certain treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Permits a child's parent or guardian to admit the child, with or without the child's consent, to an inpatient treatment facility or program licensed by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services for certain mental, emotional or behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment. Requires an initial assessment of the child and periodic reviews supporting the necessity of inpatient treatment. Prohibits the facility or program from declining to admit the child solely based on the child's unwillingness to consent to admission. Provides a process for a child who is 14 years of age or older to request review of the admission decision. Directs the licensing agency of the facility or program to adopt rules for the review of admission decisions. Creates exceptions. Directs the department, in consultation with the authority, to make written materials available regarding resources for families seeking mental, emotional or behavioral health treatment, or substance use disorder treatment, for minor children
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Featured Testimony: Regina Pitts Story of Need
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Senate Committee on Labor and Business 8:00 am
SB 1061 - Digest: The Act requires the creation of a lumber grading training program. The Act requires DCBS to create a process for certain people to obtain lumber from those who have gone through the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Requires the Director of the Oregon State University Extension Service to establish a lumber grading training program. Establishes the requirements of the program. Requires the State Board of Forestry to establish a certification process for those individuals who have successfully completed the lumber grading training program. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a process by which specified individuals may obtain lumber from an individual who is certified as having completed the lumber grading training program.
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Featured Testimony: ALSC Supports
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Senate Committee On Early Childhood and behavioral Health 1:00 pm
SB 460 - Digest: Says that laws that require paying a certain wage rate for workers on public works do not apply to a worker who is not yet a fully skilled worker. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.5). Exempts workers on public works who are participants in a pre-apprenticeship program from the application of laws that determine and require payment of a prevailing rate of wage.
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Featured Testimony: Tongue Point Job Corp Supports
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SB 991 - Digest: The Act removes two bases for a worker to say no to a temp modified job without the loss of workers' comp benefits so that more such jobs qualify. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Deletes two bases for a worker to refuse an offer of modified employment without losing temporary total disability benefits to increase possible modified employment placements.
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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Senate Committee On Natural Resources and Wildfire 1:00 pm
SB 83 – Wildfire Map Repeal - Digest: The Act makes changes related to reducing wildfire risk. The Act makes changes related to fire protection. The Act gives money as a match for certain funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3). Makes changes related to building code standards for wildfire hazard mitigation. Makes changes to consultations that are required for a certain grant process. Makes changes related to fire protection for lands outside of forest protection districts. Makes certain changes related to a program to reduce wildfire risk. Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for funding certain grant-supported projects. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
-6 Amendment has not been posted as of this writing. However, the -6 amendment is the preferred path to repeal the State Wildfire Maps and associated harmful impacts to Oregon property owners.
Come back and CLICK HERE to read it prior to Tuesday’s Public Hearing.
CLICK HERE for more information on what the amendment does.
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Featured Testimony: Bob Hart Land Consultants Support!
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House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government and Veterans 1:00 pm
HB 3773 - Digest: Adds persons who work with veterans as a new type of traditional health workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule qualification criteria for veteran-specific personal health navigators as an additional category of traditional health workers
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimony at this writing.
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Senate Committee On Rules 1:00 pm
SB 952 - Digest: The Act requires the Governor to appoint a U.S. Senator when a vacancy happens in the office. The Act states when the appointment ends and when a special election must occur. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs. Requires that the appointed Senator be of the same political party as the elected Senator who vacated the office. Requires the Governor to call a special election within a specified period after the vacancy occurs. Requires the appointment to end when a replacement is elected.
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Featured Testimony: Oppose!! Merkley Supports - Let the People Vote!
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House Committee on Judiciary 3:00 pm
HB 3825 - Digest: The Act changes laws about fines and fees in criminal cases. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Shortens the time period after which judgment remedies for monetary obligations in criminal judgments without restitution expire. Provides that the expiration of judgment remedies means that a person has complied with that portion of a sentence for purposes of expungement. Directs courts to vacate monetary obligation orders when dismissing a criminal case. Directs the Judicial Department to conduct a study on the automatic expiration or vacation of monetary obligations other than restitution after a specified time period.
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Featured Testimony: Law Office Opposes!
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SB 181 Relating to animals. Catchline/Summary: Digest: The Act tells an agency to study rules related to animals. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to study rules related to animals. Directs the department to report to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2026
Click Here to watch for an Amendment!
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Featured Testimony: No Opposing Testimonies at this writing.
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SB 200 - Relating to courts. Digest: The Act tells the State Court Administrator to look at courts and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires the State Court Administrator to study courts and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Click Here to watch for an Amendment!
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Featured Testimony: No Opposing Testimonies at this writing.
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Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response 5:00 pm
HB 3197 - TAX ALERT! - Relating to revenues derived from sale of alcoholic beverages. Digest: The Act directs the LRO to study the taxing of the sale of beer and wine. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.1). Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the taxation of the sale of beer and wine. Directs the officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
-2 amendment starts with a 2% tax on alcohol in 2026 and then increases to 8% in 2032!
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Featured Testimony: National Assoc of Wine Retailers Oppose!
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Senate Committee On Rules 1:00 pm
HB 3385 - Relating to public record fees.
Digest: Exempts public records filed with a county clerk from the fee schedule. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8).
Modifies the statute that governs the fee schedule for public records filed with a county clerk
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Featured Testimony: Practical and Necessary!
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Senate Committee On Economic Development, Small Business and Trade 8:00 am
HB 3614 - Digest: The Act tells OBDD to set up a program to repay certain companies for tariffs on goods moved through the Port of Coos Bay. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.7). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement a program to reimburse companies that relocate headquarters to Oregon for tariffs paid on goods imported through the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting testimonies at this writing.
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Senate Committee on Education 8:00 am
SB 207 - Digest: The Act tells the BOC to make rules to let a person who has a provisional certificate do supervised work. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Directs the Board of Cosmetology to adopt rules to allow the holder of a provisional certificate to perform in a cosmetology field of practice under the supervision of a practitioner in the same field of practice. Directs the board to adopt rules for the Health Licensing Office to issue a provisional certificate.
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Featured Testimony: No testimonies in support at this writing
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House Committee on Rules 8:00 am
HB 3569 - Digest: The Act says that the first chief sponsor of a law has to be invited to be on the rules advisory committee for rules implementing the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3). Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite the first chief sponsor to participate on the committee as a nonvoting member. Requires the Small Business Rules Advisory Committee to invite the first chief sponsor to participate on the committee as a nonvoting member when the committee is used as a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation.
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Featured Testimony: No testimonies in support at this writing
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Senate Committee on Rules 1:00 pm
SJR 30 - Digest: Demands at least 8% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign an IM petition. Demands at least 10% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign a petition to amend the Constitution. Demands that the signatures must come from among all congressional districts. Takes effect only if the people vote for it at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative laws to contain at least eight percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative amendments to the Oregon Constitution to contain at least ten percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
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Featured Testimony: No testimonies in support at this writing
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Senate Committee On Natural Resources and Wildfire 1:00 pm
SB 80 - Relating to water quality permits for confined animal feeding operations; declaring an emergency. Digest: This Act prohibits the DEQ from giving a water permit to some CAFOs that are in a managed ground water area. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing a water quality permit to certain confined animal feeding operations located in a ground water management area. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Featured Testimony: Southern Oregon Strongly Opposes!
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SB 1154 - Digest: This Act makes changes to laws about areas with ground water quality problems. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Modifies provisions of law related to declarations of ground water quality concern areas and ground water management areas. Directs the Governor to appoint an agency or agencies to lead an interagency team in ground water quality concern areas and ground water management areas. Provides that ground water management committees shall act in an advisory capacity. Directs or authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Department of Agriculture, the Water Resources Department, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Land Conservation and Development to take specified actions in ground water quality concern areas and ground water management areas.
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Featured Testimony: No Need for Private Well Oversight!
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Senate Committee on Judiciary 3:00 pm
SB 243 - Relating to firearms. Digest: The Act directs the Department of State Police to study background checks for gun transfers. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires the Department of State Police to study the efficiency of firearm transfer criminal background checks. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027
-1 Amendment: Bans Rapid Fire Activators, Increases age from 18 to 21, and bans firearms on grounds adjacent to public buildings,
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Featured Testimony: Studies have 1 purpose - to tighten regulations!
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Special Message from Oregon Property Owners Association:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
NO TO FIREARM RESTRICTIONS!
The Act directs the Department of State Police to study background checks for gun transfers.
Requires the Department of State Police to study the efficiency of firearm transfer criminal background checks. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027
Studies have one purpose - to tighten regulations on the issue being studied. They are never balanced, but drill down on what they want the outcome to be..
JUST SAY NO!!
--Oregon Property Owners Association
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Special Message from Annonymous:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
NO TO FIREARM RESTRICTIONS!
This bill was written as a study and went through public hearing as a "study". The -1 Amendment now 23 pages long incorporates collectively the following bills that are set for hearing on 4/7 and is no longer a "study":
SB 429 - Prohibits a gun dealer from transferring a firearm or unfinished frame or receiver until 72 hours have elapsed from the time the gun dealer requested a criminal background check, and the gun dealer has received the background check approval number from the Department of State Police
SB 696 - Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator.
SB 697 - Prohibits a person under 21 years of age from possessing firearms with specified exceptions.
SB 698 - Authorizes the governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public buildings to adopt a policy, ordinance or regulation limiting the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for the crime of possessing a firearm in a public building.
Please take the time to OPPOSE this bill and the others! This is what they call "gut & stuff" where they propose a study to get it through public hearing and then stuff everything in it that is no longer a study, but a restriction on your rights!
JUST SAY NO!!
--Anonymous
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Special Message from Oregon Citizens Lobby:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
NO TO FIREARM RESTRICTIONS!
A GUT & STUFF -1 Amendment is a list of gunowner restrictions:
--Dealer purchase waiting period extended to 72 hours regardless of approval time
--Prohibts anyone to possess, purchase, receive, transport, manufacture,
sell, offer to sell or transfer a rapid fire activator - Class B felony, possession is Class A misdemeanor, exemption if registered with federal law machine gun.
--Russell Paul Evans Act prohibits possession or owning under 18 of a firearm for any reason, except temporarily transfer by a parent - 18 to 21 are limited to the types of firearms they can possess, except if for law enforcement positions or armed forces. Prohibits under 21 from selling, deliver or transferring any firearm.
--Public area restrictions added grounds adjacent to restricted buildings such as hospitals, public building, schools, residence of any state official, and anywhere a sign is posted, except if there is an adopted policy for concealed carry and post on their website.
This Amendment reads like guilty without the right to prove our 2nd Amendment rights, and without any criminal act or intent other than the stripping of our 2nd Amendment rights. They want to disarm us while at the same time they want to let more criminals go free (HB 2640) and extend sanctuary to sex offenders (SB 820 & SB 821).
This Amendment combines into one bill: HB 3076, SB 696, SB 697, SB 698, SB 429, HB 3324 and HB 3075.
This is a disgrace to use a Public Hearing to vote through a "study" and turn it into an attack on every Oregonian's Constitutional rights.
Submit testimony by 3/29 3pm
Work Session scheduled for 4/3
EMAIL COMMITTEE
Sen.FloydProzanski@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.KimThatcher@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.AnthonyBroadman@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.SaraGelserBlouin@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.JamesManningJr@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.MikeMcLane@oregonlegislature.gov
EMAIL ALL LEGISLATORS
VOTE NO!
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Special Message from Oregon Firearms Federation:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
NO TO FIREARM RESTRICTIONS!
03.26.2025
As we have reported, SB 243 will be getting a public hearing tomorrow at 3pm in Senate Judiciary.
Links with more info and a way to submit testimony can be found here.
The “work session” for this bill is scheduled for April 3rd in the same committee.
And, as we also reported, the bill has always been another “bait and switch” by the Democrats.
The original bill “Requires the Department of State Police to study the efficiency of firearm transfer criminal background check.”
We always knew this was bogus with the real intention of the bill coming at the last minute. To see what the bill will really be please see the amendments:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27451
As you can see the bill includes a long list of restrictions, most of which appear in other anti-gun bills that are also soon to be considered. Once again the Democrats have played the “gut and stuff” game by introducing legislation that bears no resemblance to their actual intentions and then only revealing the real language at the very last minute to deny the public time to analyze and respond to it.
This kind of game is designed to reduce public input as much as possible. But there is still time to upload testimony.
JUST SAY NO!!
--Oregon Firearms Federation
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House Committee On Climate, Energy, and Environment 1:00 pm
HB 3846 - Digest: The Act allows a state agency to agree to manage a federal forest in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Allows the State Forestry Department to enter into a lease agreement for management authority and responsibility for the Ochoco National Forest for no less than 15 years.
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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House Committee On Revenue 3:00 pm
HB 3688 - Digest: The Act would let a surviving spouse claim the unused amount of the first spouse's estate tax exclusion. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Allows an exclusion from the Oregon taxable estate of a surviving spouse for the unused portion of exclusion that applied to the prior deceased spouse of the decedent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026.
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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HB 3934 - Digest: The Act would let a surviving spouse claim the unused amount of the first spouse's estate tax exclusion. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Allows an exclusion from the Oregon taxable estate of a surviving spouse for the unused portion of exclusion that applied to the prior deceased spouse of the decedent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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HB 3630 - Digest: The Act would let a surviving spouse claim the unused amount of the first spouse's estate tax exclusion. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Allows an exclusion from the Oregon taxable estate of a surviving spouse for the unused portion of exclusion that applied to the prior deceased spouse of the decedent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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HB 2362 - Digest: The Act would let a surviving spouse claim the unused amount of the first spouse's estate tax exclusion. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Allows an exclusion from the Oregon taxable estate of a surviving spouse for the unused portion of exclusion that applied to the prior deceased spouse of the decedent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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HB 2732 - Digest: The Act changes the tax credit for crop gifts by raising percentage of value allowed. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025
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Featured Testimony: No Supporting Testimonies at this writing.
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Ways and Means 7:00 pm - Astoria Oregon
HB 5006 - Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. Digest: The Act budgets money for the Emergency Board. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Emergency Board for allocations during the biennium. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to specified state agencies for biennial expenses. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Featured Testimony: No testimonies in opposition at this writing
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- STATE BUDGET
- Liberty Theatre Astoria
- 1203 Commercial St.
- ASTORIA
- ASL and Spanish language interpretation will be available at the public hearing.
- To access links to a livestream or recordings of legislative meetings:
- https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/citizen_engagement/Pages/Legislative-Video.aspx
- PLEASE NOTE
- • Testimony may be limited to 2-3 minutes.
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• Those attending this community hearing in person will be given preference to present public comment by pre-registering to testify.
- • The public hearing scheduled on April 16th at the State Capitol in Salem will prioritize remote public testimony for those who wish to participate by video link or phone.
- • Written comment may be submitted online up to 48 hours after the meeting start time.
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HB 3944 - Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency. Digest: The Act repeals laws related to the building code, laws making areas less at risk for wildfire, laws about fire protection for certain lands and a map of wildfire hazard. The Act makes changes related to helping with defensible space. The Act makes changes related to certain areas near forests. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Repeals provisions related to building code standards for wildfire hazard mitigation, defensible space requirements, fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts and the wildfire hazard map. Makes changes related to defensible space. Makes changes related to the wildland-urban interface. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Featured Testimony: Fixed Income families need this passed!
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Special Message from Oregon Property Owners Association:
Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!
REPEAL SB 762!
Legislative schedule for public testimony on HB3944 is April 8th. Register on OLIS web site.
Oregon Property Owners Association endorse this House Bill:
"HB 3944 is a practical, no-nonsense response to the wildfire management challenges Oregon has faced in recent years. The bill repeals the most flawed and overreaching aspects of SB 762—such as the disastrous wildfire hazard maps and burdensome state regulations—while preserving the programs that genuinely protect property owners and reduce wildfire risks.
By emphasizing local control, HB 3944 returns power to the communities most affected by wildfire policies, empowering them to make decisions that reflect their unique needs and circumstances. At the same time, it ensures that taxpayer dollars are spent where they matter most, supporting voluntary efforts to improve defensible space, promote forest thinning, and enhance wildfire readiness in rural Oregon.
Make no mistake, passing this bill will require a unified effort. The road ahead is steep, and success will depend on the collective voices of property owners, local leaders, and all who care about restoring common sense to Oregon’s wildfire program.
We need you to take action—reach out to your legislators, spread the word, and champion this bill and its Senate counterpart. Together, we can repeal these harmful policies, protect property rights, and build a safer, stronger future for our state. Let’s make it happen!"
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JUST SAY YES!!
--Oregon Property Owners Association
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E-Mail Senator Jeff Golden (D) - Ashland
(Chief Sponsor of SB 762)
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Property Owners in Eastern Oregon file Lawsuit!
he OPOA Legal Center, alongside Harney County, Grant County, and a coalition of concerned property owners, filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Forestry and the State Forester.
>>Read More>>
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State Senator David Brock Smith joins us live from Salem for an update on the Wildfire Hazard Map issue
>>Watch Now>>
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Douglas County Town Hall Well Attended!
The Town Hall was held on 2/15/25 at Douglas County Fairgrounds with Representative Virgle Osborne as the main speaker and Senator David Brock Smith, Representatives Court Boice and Alek Skarlatos speaking. Presentations were made by Land Use Consultant Bob Hart and handouts were given encouraging all residents to appeal the fire map!
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JANUARY 30, 2025 | Wildfire Hazard Map TOWNHALL (SB-762) | Josephine County Fairgrounds, 7-9pm
How to Appeal!
Public discussion regarding ODF Wildfire Map letter. Insurance, power bills, taxes, and fees ALL going up. Question and answer session. Over 1,000 Josephine, Douglas, and Jackson County residents attended.
This video is long but chalk full of good information regarding the map and actionable items you can take now. Even if you have not received a letter, you are encouraged to look up your risk rating and appeal. All of the information is in the meeting. Please everyone watch.
Douglas County is in the planning stages of a meeting possibly this or next week, stay tuned!
>>Watch Now>>
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Standing Room Only at Josephine County Senate Bill 762 wildfire Hazard Map Meeting.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners hosted a Wildfire Hazard Map Town Hall from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30th, at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Traffic backed up on Redwood Highway near the entrance to the Fairgrounds, and the main parking lots near the Pavilion and Commercial buildings were nearly full. A line to enter the Pavilion stretched from the building to the Commercial Building.
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Critical Wildfire Map & Session Update
January 31, 2025
In this update from Salem, we’ve got good news and we’ve got bad news.
The Good News – You’ve Got Their Attention
Your emails, calls, and messages are being heard in Salem! The Legislature is hearing a lot about the maps and how they impact rural Oregon families. Legislators from both parties are talking about the map and the concerns coming from rural Oregon.
Because of your efforts, the Legislature is considering changes to address some of your issues. There are dozens of wildfire bills already dropped for Session, and we know that more are coming in the next few days that are going to try and address some of your most critical concerns related to the map.Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for (audience)? Why should they care (benefit)? What do I want them to do (call-to-action)?
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Rural Oregon Is Under Attack This Session: Take Action to Protect the Right to Live & Work Outside of Town
1/25/25 Oregon Property Owners Association
This legislative session, rural living in Oregon is under siege from land preservation and environmental advocates pushing for a series of bills that threaten the right to live, work, and thrive in rural Oregon. While those who support these bills claim they are intended to “close loopholes” in our planning system, these bills stand as shocking and direct threats to our rural communities and private property rights.
While the advocates for these bills will say they are to “preserve farmland”, the reality is that almost ALL land outside of Oregon cities (97%) is farm or forestland. As such, these bills are attacks on rural living in general.
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Rick Dancer interviews Courtney Bangs, one of Oregon’s most dedicated, fearless, educated and passionate Commissioners that has been silenced and sidelined and is now struggling with how to fund law enforcement, emergency services, fire departments, schools, etc for her county because the Board of Forestry passed an HCP that shuts down 40% of her county’s available harvestable timber - this interview sheds a light on the hypocrisy and mismanagement of our forests.
**Thank you, Rick Dancer, for exposing real issues of Oregonians.
>>Read More>>
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Bill Meyer Show - January 17, 2025
Discussing SB 762 and Sen. Jeff Golden's Town Hall Meeting. Interviews and more.
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JANUARY 16, 2025 SENATOR JEFF GOLDEN TOWN HALL MEETING | MEDFORD, OR
This meeting was *after* certified letters were received by property/homeowners in High Risk areas according to the Wildfire Risk Map. Residents showed up unexpectedly at this town hall and the following link is a recording of that town hall. We believe it is very important for you to listen to this town hall meeting.
>>Watch Now>>
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Fix Our Forest Act
Watch this presser by House Republican leaders to hear about the Fix our Forest Act which was passed by the House on 1/23/25.
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