Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3263
Requires the State Forestry Department to establish the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink as a geographical area and take certain actions regarding the area on or before January 1, 2035.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act tells an agency to create a specific area in which trees must be replanted. The Act creates a task force. The Act ends the task force a while later and creates an advisory board. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.2). Requires the State Forestry Department to establish the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink as a geographical area and take certain actions regarding the area on or before January 1, 2035. Establishes the Task Force on the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Establishes the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink Advisory Board. 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
Sponsor
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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Jun 27 · stopped157 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 21 to Jan 243 days
Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentJan 24 to Jun 27 · stopped154 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 21 – Jun 27
- Jan 21Introduced
- Jan 24Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 24Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives