Became law as Chapter 699, Oregon Laws 2019, signed August 9, 2019, 207 days after it was filed. In force from August 9, 2019.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 2437
Authorizes maintenance activities in dry, traditionally maintained channels to be conducted without removal or fill permit subject to certain conditions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Authorizes maintenance activities in dry, traditionally maintained channels to be conducted without removal or fill permit subject to certain conditions. Requires Department of State Lands and State Department of Agriculture to enter memorandum of understanding for State Department of Agriculture to implement and enforce provisions for maintenance of dry, traditionally maintained channels. Authorizes Department of State Lands to enter other memoranda of understanding as necessary to implement or enforce provisions. Requires Department of State Lands to adopt by rule one or more general permits for maintenance activities in traditionally maintained channels during channel conditions where flowing or standing water is present. Directs College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to conduct study of benefits and impacts of maintenance activities in traditionally maintained channels on habitat complexity and other biological parameters. Requires college to submit results of study to Legislative Assembly, Department of State Lands, State Department of Agriculture and State Department of Fish and Wildlife no later than January 1, 2025. Requires State Department of Agriculture to conduct evaluation based on results of study. Requires State Department of Agriculture, Department of State Lands and State Department of Fish and Wildlife to jointly prepare biennial report on maintenance activities in traditionally maintained channels. Reporting requirement sunsets January 2, 2030. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. 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.
Its course
January 14 to August 14, 2019, 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 action25 actions on 18 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Jun 17154 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 184 days
Agriculture and Land UseJan 18 to Apr 1183 days
Ways and MeansApr 11 to May 21 · moved on40 days
Natural ResourcesMay 21 to May 30 · moved on9 days
Ways and MeansMay 30 to Jun 1112 days
In the SenateJun 17 to Jun 2912 days
Waiting for a committeeJun 17 to Jun 181 day
Ways and MeansJun 18 to Jun 2911 days
With the GovernorJun 29 to Aug 941 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading42–17
Passed · Jun 17 · 1 present
Senate, third reading18–9
Passed · Jun 29 · 3 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 11
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 11
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 House of Representatives Jan 14 – Jun 17
- Jan 14Introduced
- Jan 18Sent to Agriculture and Land Use
- Jan 31Heard in Agriculture and Land Use
- Apr 4Heard in Agriculture and Land Use
- Apr 11Agriculture and Land Use recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- May 21Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
- May 30Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
- Returned to Ways and Means
- Jun 7Heard in Ways and Means
- Jun 11Ways and Means recommended it as amended
- Jun 12Read a second time
- Jun 17Passed the House of Representatives, 42 to 17
In the Senate Jun 18 – Jun 29
- Jun 18Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 29Ways and Means recommended it
- Read a second time
- Passed the Senate, 18 to 9
To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 14
- Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives
- Jul 2Signed in the Senate
- Aug 9Signed by the Governor
- Aug 14Became chapter 699 of Oregon Laws 2019, in force from August 9, 2019
All 25 actions, as published
- Jan 14First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 18Referred to Agriculture and Land Use.House of Representatives
- Jan 31Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 11Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- May 21Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.House of Representatives
- May 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
- May 30Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
- Jun 7Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- Jun 12Second reading.House of Representatives
- Jun 13Rules suspended. Carried over to June 17, 2019 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Jun 17Third reading. Carried by Smith DB, McLain. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jun 17Vote explanation(s) filed by Mitchell, Neron.House of Representatives
- Jun 18First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jun 18Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
- Jun 29Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
- Jun 29Second reading.Senate
- Jun 29Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed.Senate
- Jun 29Prozanski, granted unanimous consent to change vote to nay.Senate
- Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- Jul 2President signed.Senate
- Aug 9Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Aug 14Chapter 699, (2019 Laws): Effective date August 9, 2019.House of Representatives