l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 2985

Directs State Forestry Department to establish Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program and administer program .

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.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Directs <i>Department of Consumer and Business Services</i>]<b> State Forestry Department</b> to establish Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program and administer program <i>or authorize Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association to administer program</i>]. Establishes Prescribed Fire Claims Fund in State Treasury, separate and distinct from General Fund, for purposes related to program. <b>Instructs State Forestry Department to report to Governor and committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources on performance of program on or before April 1, 2028.</b> Appropriates moneys to department out of General Fund for deposit in Prescribed Fire Claims Fund. <b>Provides that authorization of certain burning and of activities under Certified Burn Manager program applies on lands within forest protection district.</b> Sunsets program and fund January 2, 2028. 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

3 co-sponsors

Mark Owens, Dacia Grayber, Virgle Osborne

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Lew Frederick

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 167 days

Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentJan 16 to Mar 1760 days

Ways and MeansMar 17 to Jun 25 · stopped100 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 17

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

  1. Jan 9Introduced
  2. Jan 16Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
  3. Jan 25Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  4. Mar 13Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  5. Mar 17Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 16Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Jan 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 17Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives