l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2845

Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans' Affairs in an amount that is not less than $10,000,000, from the General Fund, in 2015 dollars, adjusted for inflation.

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.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Makes many changes to ODVA laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).</b> [<i>Digest: Makes ODVA create more positions and hire staff. Makes ODVA create pilot programs on suicide prevention and workforce training. Makes ODOT accept an ID issued by USDOD or USDVA. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).</i>] [<i>Requires an appropriation to</i>] <b>Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund</b> the Department of Veterans' Affairs [<i>from the General Fund to be</i>] in an amount <b>that is</b> not less than $10,000,000<b>, from the General Fund,</b> in 2015 dollars, adjusted for inflation. Requires the Director of Veterans' Affairs to add additional full-time positions within the department. <b>Creates in the department the position of Veterans Employment Coordinator.</b> [<i>Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor.</i>] Requires the director [<i>and deputy director</i>] to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions. <b>Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor.</b> Directs the department to develop and implement one or more pilot programs for suicide prevention and workforce training and preparation. Allows moneys in the Veterans' Services Fund to be used for the pilot programs. [<i>Requires the Department of Transportation to accept, for issuing a driver license, an identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.</i>] <b>Directs the director to distribute moneys appropriated for county veterans' service officer programs on a quarterly basis. Directs the department to provide a report on the quarterly distribution process. <b>Changes who is allowed to request county veteran discharge records. <b>Increases from $5,000 to $10,000, the cap on the individual grant amount that is allowed under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program. <b>Directs the Department of Veterans' Affairs to work with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission and the Judicial Department to develop a plan for establishing and maintaining a veterans' court in each county or judicial district. <b>Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.</b>

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

2 co-sponsors

Lucetta Elmer, Court Boice

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Mark Meek, Deb Patterson

    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 action9 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Emergency Management, General Government, and VeteransJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

    Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 15

    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 Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
    3. Feb 6Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
    4. Apr 3Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
    5. Apr 8Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
    6. Apr 15Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    7. Sent to Ways and Means
    8. Jun 27Died when the session ended
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 17Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Transportation, then Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, subsequent referral to Transportation be rescinded, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 15Subsequent referral to Transportation rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    9. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives