l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4049

Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to study the distribution and occurrence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in biosolids applied to agricultural fields that do not produce crops intended for human consumption.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: This Act directs OSU to study PFAS in biosolids that are spread on farm fields that do not produce crops for human food. The Act directs OSU to submit a final report by Sept. 1, 2027. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.0).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act directs OSU to study the fate of PFAS in biosolids that are spread on farm fields. The Act directs OSU to submit a report by Dec. 15, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7).</i>] Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to study the [<i>fate and transport</i>]<b> distribution and occurrence</b> of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in biosolids applied to agricultural fields<b> that do not produce crops intended for human consumption</b>. Directs the extension service and college to submit [<i>findings</i>]<b> a final report</b> to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture not later than [<i>December 15, 2025</i>]<b> September 1, 2027</b>. Declares an 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

1 co-sponsor

Mark Gamba

In the Senate

Its course

February 5 to March 7, 2024, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterFeb 5 to Feb 1611 days

Ways and MeansFeb 16 to Mar 7 · stopped20 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 16

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 Feb 5 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Feb 8Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Feb 13Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Feb 16Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Mar 7Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives