Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 2605
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue grants to specified recipients.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Creates tax credit for contributions to publisher of local journalistic publication.</i>] <i>Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2028.</i>] Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue <i>one-time</i>] grants <i>for purposes related to supporting Oregonians' local news and information needs</i>]<b> to specified recipients</b>.<b> Directs recipients to convene work group to carry out specified duties related to local journalism. <b>Sunsets January 2, 2026.</b>
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
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
12 co-sponsors
Ricki Ruiz, Travis Nelson, Mark Gamba, Maxine Dexter, Rob Nosse, Dacia Grayber, Julie Fahey, Paul Evans, Farrah Chaichi, Pam Marsh, Jason Kropf, Paul Holvey
In the Senate
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 167 days
RulesJan 16 to Apr 478 days
Ways and MeansApr 4 to Jun 25 · stopped82 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 4
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 9 – Jun 25
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 16Sent to Rules
- Feb 9Heard in Rules
- Mar 30Heard in Rules
- Apr 4Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 16Referred to Rules with subsequent referral to Tax Expenditures.House of Representatives
- Feb 9Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, subsequent referral to Tax Expenditures be rescinded, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Subsequent referral to Tax Expenditures rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives