l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3349

Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department.

Became law as Chapter 508, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 170 days after it was filed. In force from July 17, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act allows an agency to take certain actions related to items used for fighting fires. The Act makes changes related to groups that fight fires in certain rural areas. The Act creates a new fund for providing moneys and items to groups. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department. Instructs and authorizes the department to take certain actions related to rangeland protection associations. Establishes the Rangeland Protection Association Fund.<b> Appropriates moneys to the fund and establishes an expenditure limitation for the fund.</b> Makes certain changes related to the authority of the State Forester to assist rangeland protection associations. Authorizes the State Forester and forest protection associations to acquire or dispose of goods, services or equipment for the prevention, mitigation or suppression of fire on forestland. 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

8 co-sponsors

Vikki Breese-Iverson, Bobby Levy, Emily McIntire, Gregory Smith, Dacia Grayber, E. Werner Reschke, Emerson Levy, Jason Kropf

Its course

January 28 to August 7, 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 action22 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Jun 23146 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Jan 302 days

Emergency Management, General Government, and VeteransJan 30 to Apr 464 days

Ways and MeansApr 4 to Jun 10 · moved on67 days

Natural ResourcesJun 10 to Jun 11 · moved on1 day

Ways and MeansJun 11 to Jun 198 days

In the SenateJun 23 to Jun 252 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 241 day

Ways and MeansJun 24 to Jun 251 day

With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 1722 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading43–0

    Passed · Jun 23 · 17 present

  • Senate, third reading25–0

    Passed · Jun 25 · 5 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 4

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 19

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 28 – Jun 23

  1. Jan 28Introduced
  2. Jan 30Sent to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  3. Mar 25Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  4. Apr 1Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  5. Apr 4Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 10Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  8. Jun 11Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Jun 20Read a second time
  13. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 43 to 0

In the Senate Jun 24 – Jun 25

  1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 25 to 0

To the Governor Jun 27 – Aug 7

  1. Jun 27Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 7Became chapter 508 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from July 17, 2025
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 4Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 10Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 11Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 20Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Owens, Breese-Iverson. Passed.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 24First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  15. Jun 24Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  16. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
  17. Jun 25Second reading.Senate
  18. Jun 25Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.Senate
  19. Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 27President signed.Senate
  21. Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
  22. Aug 7Chapter 508, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.House of Representatives