l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3246

Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop a roadmap for the purpose of promoting voluntary industrial symbiosis activities in Oregon.

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 would have Business Oregon develop a plan to promote industrial symbiosis, which is defined to mean the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would require a report on the plan to be turned in next year. The Act would appropriate funds to be used for technical aid for up to six symbiosis pilot programs. The Act would let certain county service districts fund water resource services with charges for services, works or commodities. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon develop a plan to promote industrial symbiosis, which is defined to mean the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would have the agency submit a report on the plan next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).</i>] Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop a roadmap for the purpose of promoting <b>voluntary</b> industrial symbiosis activities in Oregon. <b>Requires the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development not later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to fund technical assistance for up to six industrial symbiosis pilot communities in Oregon. Authorizes certain county service districts to fund water resource management services with charges for district services, facilities or commodities.</b> [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2028.</i>] 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

21 co-sponsors

Court Boice, Lucetta Elmer, Mark Gamba, David Gomberg, Annessa Hartman, John Lively, Susan McLain, Mark Owens, Hai Pham, Courtney Neron Misslin, Mari Watanabe, Ed Diehl, April Dobson, Boomer Wright, E. Werner Reschke, Kevin Mannix, Cyrus Javadi, Darcey Edwards, Virgle Osborne, Emily McIntire, Emerson Levy

Its course

January 21 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 21 to Jun 27 · stopped157 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 21 to Jan 243 days

Economic Development, Small Business, and TradeJan 24 to Apr 167 days

Ways and MeansApr 1 to Jun 27 · stopped87 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 1

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 21 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 21Introduced
  2. Jan 24Sent to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  3. Mar 12Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  4. Mar 26Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  5. Apr 1Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade 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 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 24Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 1Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 1Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives