l9n/ Oregon

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 4041

Provides that Director of Office of Emergency Management is appointed by Governor and subject to confirmation by Senate.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 8, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Establishes department as state agency independent from Oregon Military Department. Vests in Oregon Department of Emergency Management emergency authority regarding public health emergencies, emergency quarantines and conflagrations. Transfers rulemaking authority regarding nuclear emergencies from State Department of Energy to Oregon Department of Emergency Management.</i>] <i>Transfers Oregon Emergency Response System from Department of State Police to Oregon Department of Emergency Management.</i>] <i>Renames office of State Fire Marshal as Department of the State Fire Marshal and establishes department as state agency independent from Department of State Police. Transfers search and rescue functions from Office of Emergency Management to Department of the State Fire Marshal.</i>] <i>Transfers Oregon Homeland Security Council from Office of Emergency Management to Office of the Governor. Adds seven members to council and expands duties of council.</i>] <b>Provides that Director of Office of Emergency Management is appointed by Governor and subject to confirmation by Senate. Transfers oversight of certain aspects of director's duties from Adjutant General to Governor.</b> Establishes Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council to advise and make policy recommendations to <i>Oregon Homeland Security Council</i>]<b> State Resilience Officer</b> regarding <b>resiliency at state, regional, local and tribal levels, in alignment with</b> federal emergency support functions. Establishes Local Government Emergency Management Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to <i>Oregon Department</i>] <b>Office</b> of Emergency Management regarding <i>the department's</i>] <b>office's</b> emergency preparedness and response functions. <b>Establishes Emergency Management Restructuring Task Force to study available emergency management resources and capabilities, to prepare recommendations for restructuring of emergency management systems and to study and prepare recommendations regarding mandatory leaves of absence for emergency volunteers. Sunsets task force June 30, 2022.</b> <i>Becomes operative on July 1, 2023.</i>] <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Its course

January 27 to March 8, 2020, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 8 · stopped41 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 37 days

Veterans and Emergency PreparednessFeb 3 to Feb 129 days

Ways and MeansFeb 12 to Mar 8 · stopped25 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 27 – Mar 8

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 3Introduced
  3. Sent to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
  4. Feb 4Heard in Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
  5. Feb 11Heard in Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
  6. Feb 12Veterans and Emergency Preparedness recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Mar 8Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 3First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 8In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives