l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 613

Requires filing notice with State Forestry Department of proposed aerial application of pesticide or proposed use of fire as planned forest management activity on privately owned forestland.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Environment and Natural Resources Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires filing notice with State Forestry Department of proposed aerial application of pesticide or proposed use of fire as planned forest management activity on privately owned forestland. Requires pesticide applicator to file certain information with department after aerial application of pesticide to privately owned forestland. Requires record retention. Requires person conducting forest operation that includes use of fire as planned forest management activity to file certain information with department after completing use of fire. Requires record retention. Requires department to post information from filed notices and other information on department website available for viewing by public without charge. Requires department to give notification of filings to occupied structures on adjacent property and to affected persons who have requested to be informed of proposed pesticide application or of proposed use of fire as planned forest management activity. Requires State Board of Forestry and State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules prohibiting aerial application of pesticide in certain areas. Allows Oregon Health Authority to investigate cases and suspected cases of pesticide poisoning. Provides for reporting of cases and suspected cases of pesticide poisoning to authority by health care practitioners and veterinarians. Requires person who has actual or constructive control of pesticide to report emergency involving pesticide to authority if emergency presents significant risk of harm to public health and safety. Authorizes authority to take any action necessary to address emergency. Requires Pesticide Analytical and Response Center to review authority information regarding cases and suspected cases of pesticide poisoning, related authority rules and federal and state law and make recommendations for authority or legislative action. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Alan Bates, Floyd Prozanski

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Phil Barnhart, Peter Buckley, Ken Helm, Paul Holvey

Its course

February 10 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 2 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Jul 6 · stopped146 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 10 to Feb 100 days

Environment and Natural ResourcesFeb 10 to Jul 6 · stopped146 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 10 – Jul 6

  1. Feb 10Introduced
  2. Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
  3. Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 10Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 10Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.Senate
  3. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate