Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2277
Authorizes state CHIPS Fund grants and loans to be made to businesses that are eligible for federal semiconductor financial assistance under the CHIPS Act but have not applied for it.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: The Act would let a semiconductor firm receive a state CHIPS Fund grant or loan if it could receive federal CHIPS Act funding but has not applied for it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon study the semiconductor industry in this state. The Act would require a report of the study to be turned in next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study the semiconductor industry in Oregon. Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Authorizes state CHIPS Fund grants and loans to be made to businesses that are eligible for federal semiconductor financial assistance under the CHIPS Act but have not applied for it. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Economic Development, Small Business, and TradeJan 17 to Apr 1083 days
Ways and MeansApr 10 to Jun 27 · stopped78 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 10
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 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Mar 19Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Apr 7Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Apr 10Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.House of Representatives
- Mar 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 7Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 10Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 10Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives