l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2403

Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of a predator damage control district as a funding mechanism to pay the actual costs to the county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Revenue Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act would let owners of land form a district in order to pay the costs to the county of staving off damage to their land caused by predators, by both nonlethal and lethal means. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of a predator damage control district as a funding mechanism to pay the actual costs to the county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals. Defines "prevent, reduce and mitigate damage to property from predatory animals" to include both nonlethal and lethal methods of prevention, reduction and mitigation. Establishes presumptive charges of $2 per acre for tax lots of 10 or more acres and a $50 flat rate charge for tax lots of less than 10 acres. Creates a cause of action under the district program for counties, landowners, districts and cities involved in the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

4 co-sponsors

Virgle Osborne, Gregory Smith, Mark Owens, Boomer Wright

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Todd Nash

    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

    Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

    RevenueApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days

    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

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
    3. Mar 24Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
    4. Apr 9Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
    5. Apr 15Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it, and that it go to Revenue
    6. Sent to Revenue
    7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
    All 7 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. Mar 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Revenue.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 15Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives