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 2756
Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish the Oregon-Taiwan Trade Center and the Oregon-Vietnam Trade Center.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: The Act tells the OBDD to establish a trade center for Oregon in Taiwan and Vietnam. The Act allows the OBDD to establish up to five additional trade centers or offices in some other countries. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells the OBDD to establish a trade center for Oregon in Taiwan and Vietnam. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).</i>] Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish the Oregon-Taiwan Trade Center and the Oregon-Vietnam Trade Center. <b>Authorizes the department to establish up to five additional trade centers or offices in countries that the department determines are critical commercial partners.</b> Requires the department to study options to reorganize the agency staff structure for the purpose of fostering economic relations and expanding trade between Oregon and the countries in which a trade center is established. Requires the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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
Sponsor
David Gomberg, Kevin Mannix, Ben Bowman
Chief co-sponsors
1 co-sponsor
In the Senate
Sponsor
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 Mar 2466 days
Ways and MeansMar 24 to Jun 27 · stopped95 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 24
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
- Feb 26Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Mar 19Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
- Mar 24Economic 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 with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Mar 24Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Mar 24Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives