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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2927

Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Became law as Chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021, signed July 19, 2021, 189 days after it was filed. In force from July 19, 2021.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Establishes department as independent state agency. Directs department to carry out certain functions related to regional and statewide emergency response and preparedness. Transfers Oregon Emergency Response System from Department of State Police to Oregon Department of Emergency Management, operative July 1, 2025. Renames office of State Fire Marshal as Department of the State Fire Marshal and establishes department as independent state agency, operative July 1, 2023. Transfers Oregon Homeland Security Council to Office of Governor. Adds members to and modifies duties of commission. Establishes Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council to facilitate policy recommendations related to catastrophic disaster. Sunsets council on January 2, 2030. Establishes Local Government Emergency Management Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to Oregon Department of Emergency Management regarding department's emergency preparedness and response functions. Sunsets council on January 2, 2030. Establishes task force to make recommendations as to whether State Fire Marshal should be made independent state agency or housed within existing state agency, operative immediately. Directs task force to report recommendations by February 1, 2022. Becomes operative on July 1, 2022, except as specified. Appropriates moneys from General Fund and increases certain expenditure limitations for various state agencies to carry out provisions of Act. 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 House of Representatives

39 co-sponsors

Rick Lewis, Mark Meek, Ron Noble, Bill Post, Dan Rayfield, Anna Williams, Lily Morgan, Christine Drazan, Kim Wallan, Nancy Nathanson, Rachel Prusak, Lisa Reynolds, Karin Power, Courtney Neron Misslin, Janeen Sollman, Boomer Wright, Gregory Smith, Brian Clem, Jami Cate, Pam Marsh, Brad Witt, David Brock Smith, Zach Hudson, Marty Wilde, Andrea Valderrama, Khanh Pham, Jason Kropf, Ricki Ruiz, Gary Leif, Raquel Moore-Green, Wlnsvey Campos, Suzanne Weber, Jeff Reardon, Jack Zika, Maxine Dexter, Mark Owens, Teresa Alonso Leon, Sheri Schouten, Janelle Bynum

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Deb Patterson

Its course

January 11 to September 25, 2021, 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 action28 actions on 20 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 21161 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days

Veterans and Emergency ManagementJan 19 to Apr 1990 days

Ways and MeansApr 19 to Jun 8 · moved on50 days

Public SafetyJun 8 to Jun 10 · moved on2 days

Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 188 days

In the SenateJun 21 to Jun 254 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 21 to Jun 210 days

Ways and MeansJun 21 to Jun 254 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 25 to Jun 294 days

With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 1920 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading58–0

    Passed · Jun 21 · 1 present

  • Senate, third reading23–4

    Passed · Jun 25 · 3 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence55–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 26 · 4 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 19

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 18

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 11 – Jun 21

  1. Jan 11Introduced
  2. Jan 19Sent to Veterans and Emergency Management
  3. Feb 11Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
  4. Feb 25Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
  5. Mar 4Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
  6. Mar 18Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
  7. Apr 13Heard in Veterans and Emergency Management
  8. Apr 19Veterans and Emergency Management recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  9. Sent to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 8Sent to Public Safety Subcommittee
  11. Jun 10Heard in Public Safety Subcommittee
  12. Returned to Ways and Means
  13. Jun 16Heard in Ways and Means
  14. Jun 18Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  15. Jun 21Read a second time
  16. Passed the House of Representatives, 58 to 0

In the Senate Jun 21 – Jun 25

  1. Jun 21Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 24Heard in Ways and Means
  4. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  5. Read a second time
  6. Passed the Senate, 23 to 4

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 26 – Jun 29

  1. Jun 26The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 55 to 0
  2. Jun 29Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 30 – Sep 25

  1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
  2. Jul 19Signed by the Governor
  3. Sep 25Became chapter 539 of Oregon Laws 2021, in force from July 19, 2021
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 19Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 25Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 18Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 19Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 8Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 10Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 16Work Session held.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 18Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 21Second reading.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 21Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Evans, Grayber. Passed.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 21First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  18. Jun 21Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  19. Jun 24Work Session held.Senate
  20. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
  21. Jun 25Rules suspended. Second reading.Senate
  22. Jun 25Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.Senate
  23. Jun 25Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.Senate
  24. Jun 26House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
  25. Jun 29Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  26. Jun 30President signed.Senate
  27. Jul 19Governor signed.House of Representatives
  28. Sep 25Chapter 539, (2021 Laws): Effective date July 19, 2021.House of Representatives