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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1561

Establishes the Environmental Restoration Council.

Became law as Chapter 97, Oregon Laws 2024, signed April 4, 2024, 59 days after it was filed. In force from April 4, 2024.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act creates a council and funds to distribute and invest money from a legal settlement. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Establishes the Environmental Restoration Council. Directs the council to establish programs to distribute moneys from the Monsanto settlement. Establishes the Oregon Environmental Restoration Fund. Establishes the State Agency Program Fund. Establishes the Disproportionately Impacted Community Fund. Establishes the Tribal Nation Natural Resource Program Fund. 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 Senate

10 co-sponsors

Lynn Findley, Jeff Golden, Bill Hansell, Kayse Jama, Deb Patterson, David Brock Smith, Kathleen Taylor, Aaron Woods, Floyd Prozanski, Janeen Sollman

In the House of Representatives

16 co-sponsors

Maxine Dexter, Mark Gamba, Annessa Hartman, Paul Holvey, Bobby Levy, John Lively, Travis Nelson, Rob Nosse, Mark Owens, Hai Pham, Khanh Pham, Jules Walters, Daniel Nguyen, Jason Kropf, Thuy Tran, Courtney Neron Misslin

Its course

February 5 to April 11, 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 action23 actions on 16 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 428 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Natural Resources and WildfireFeb 5 to Feb 1510 days

Ways and MeansFeb 15 to Feb 18 · moved on3 days

Natural ResourcesFeb 18 to Feb 21 · moved on3 days

Ways and MeansFeb 21 to Feb 298 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 4 to Mar 62 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 40 days

Ways and MeansMar 4 to Mar 51 day

With the GovernorMar 6 to Apr 429 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading26–4

    Passed · Mar 4

  • House of Representatives, third reading54–2

    Passed · Mar 6 · 4 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 15

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 29

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 Senate Feb 5 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. Feb 8Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  4. Feb 13Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  5. Feb 15Natural Resources and Wildfire recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Feb 18Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  8. Feb 21Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Feb 28Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Feb 29Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Mar 1Read a second time
  13. Mar 4Passed the Senate, 26 to 4

In the House of Representatives Mar 4 – Mar 6

  1. Mar 4Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Mar 5Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Mar 6Passed the House of Representatives, 54 to 2

To the Governor Mar 12 – Apr 11

  1. Mar 12Signed in the Senate
  2. Mar 13Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Apr 4Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 11Became chapter 97 of Oregon Laws 2024
  5. In force from April 4, 2024
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 5Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Feb 8Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 13Work Session held.Senate
  5. Feb 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Feb 15Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  7. Feb 18Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.Senate
  8. Feb 21Work Session held.Senate
  9. Feb 21Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  10. Feb 28Work Session held.Senate
  11. Feb 29Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  12. Mar 1Second reading.Senate
  13. Mar 4Third reading. Carried by Steiner. Passed.Senate
  14. Mar 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  15. Mar 4Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  16. Mar 5Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  17. Mar 5Second reading.House of Representatives
  18. Mar 6Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 12President signed.Senate
  20. Mar 13Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  21. Apr 4Governor signed.Senate
  22. Apr 11Chapter 97, 2024 Laws.Senate
  23. Apr 11Effective date, April 4, 2024.Senate