l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2163

Classifies a person with a documented intellectual or developmental disability as a person with a disability for purposes of wildlife laws that pertain to angling and harvesting shellfish.

Became law as Chapter 21, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 7, 2025, 114 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act amends a part of the wildlife laws. The Act is about allowing persons with certain disabilities to fish and harvest shellfish. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Classifies a person with a documented intellectual or developmental disability as a person with a disability for purposes of wildlife laws that pertain to angling and harvesting shellfish.

Its course

January 13 to May 20, 2025, 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 action21 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1836 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterJan 17 to Feb 1125 days

In the SenateFeb 18 to Apr 3071 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 213 days

Natural Resources and WildfireFeb 21 to Apr 2462 days

With the GovernorApr 30 to May 77 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading58–0

    Passed · Feb 18 · 2 present

  • Senate, third reading28–0

    Passed · Apr 30 · 1 present

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 13 – Feb 18

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Jan 29Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Feb 10Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Feb 11Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Feb 18Passed the House of Representatives, 58 to 0

In the Senate Feb 20 – Apr 30

  1. Feb 20Arrived in the Senate
  2. Feb 21Sent to Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. Apr 15Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  4. Apr 17Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  5. Apr 24Natural Resources and Wildfire recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Apr 30Passed the Senate, 28 to 0

To the Governor May 1 – May 20

  1. May 1Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. May 7Signed by the Governor
  4. May 20Became chapter 21 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.House of Representatives
  3. Jan 29Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 13Carried over to February 18, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 18Third reading. Carried by McDonald. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 20First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Feb 21Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.Senate
  11. Apr 15Public Hearing held.Senate
  12. Apr 17Work Session held.Senate
  13. Apr 24Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
  14. Apr 24Second reading.Senate
  15. Apr 28Carried over to 04-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
  16. Apr 29Carried over to 04-30 by unanimous consent.Senate
  17. Apr 30Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed.Senate
  18. May 1Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  19. May 1President signed.Senate
  20. May 7Governor signed.House of Representatives
  21. May 20Chapter 21, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives