l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3121

Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Association of Water Utilities to provide technical assistance, or enter into a contract with a third party to provide technical assistance, to address the needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, construct and equip a water utility training center and employ three staff to provide related support and resources.

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.

Digest: The Act would result in support for small and very small water systems. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to [<i>enter into a contract with</i>]<b> distribute moneys to</b> the Oregon Association of Water Utilities to provide technical assistance, or enter into a contract with a third party to provide technical assistance, to address the needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, construct and equip a water utility training center and employ three staff to provide related support and resources. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department to carry out the [<i>contract</i>]<b> Act</b>. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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

7 co-sponsors

Court Boice, David Gomberg, Emily McIntire, E. Werner Reschke, Boomer Wright, Mark Gamba, Annessa Hartman

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Khanh Pham, Suzanne Weber

    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 Mar 1153 days

    Ways and MeansMar 11 to Jun 27 · stopped108 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Mar 11

    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. Feb 12Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
    4. Mar 10Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
    5. Mar 11Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water 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 Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 12Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Mar 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Mar 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    6. Mar 11Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives