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 2979
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to various entities for food production and distribution.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to groups to help produce and distribute food. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to various entities for food production and distribution. 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
Mark Owens, Susan McLain, Paul Evans
Chief co-sponsors
11 co-sponsors
Mark Gamba, David Gomberg, Annessa Hartman, Pam Marsh, Hai Pham, Lucetta Elmer, Sarah McDonald, Bobby Levy, Darin Harbick, Court Boice, Farrah Chaichi
In the Senate
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
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 Feb 1428 days
Ways and MeansFeb 14 to Jun 27 · stopped133 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
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Feb 5Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Feb 12Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Feb 14Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it, 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 Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 14Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Feb 14Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives