l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2981

Appropriates moneys to the Department of Environmental Quality to fund vessel inspections to minimize the risk of introducing aquatic invasive species into this state.

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: The Act gives moneys to four agencies to pay for steps that concern aquatic invasive species. The Act takes effect on 7/1/2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells an agency to study aquatic invasive species. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).</i>] [<i>Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to study aquatic invasive species. Directs the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Appropriates moneys to the Department of Environmental Quality to fund vessel inspections to minimize the risk of introducing aquatic invasive species into this state. Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to fund monitoring for aquatic invasive species in high-risk waterbodies. Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to update waterbody vulnerability assessments for aquatic invasive species. Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture to fund interagency rapid response exercises and interagency collaboration related to the detection of aquatic invasive species. <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

Mark Gamba, Emerson Levy

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

Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentJan 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 Climate, Energy, and Environment
  3. Mar 13Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  4. Apr 8Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  5. Apr 15Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  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 Climate, Energy, and Environment.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives