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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3492

Directs the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to study risks and issues relating to earthquake-induced toxic inhalation.

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 tells DOGAMI to study and report on risks related to toxic substances that may be released in an earthquake. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Directs the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to study risks and issues relating to earthquake-induced [<i>dispersion of hazardous materials</i>]<b> toxic inhalation</b>. Requires the department to submit a report on the study to the State Resilience Officer by December 1, 2027. Provides that the study and report are confidential pending review by the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. 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

Its course

February 4 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 RepresentativesFeb 4 to Jun 27 · stopped143 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 62 days

Emergency Management, General Government, and VeteransFeb 6 to Mar 2850 days

Ways and MeansMar 28 to Jun 27 · stopped91 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 28

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 Feb 4 – Jun 27

  1. Feb 4Introduced
  2. Feb 6Sent to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  3. Mar 13Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  4. Mar 20Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  5. Mar 28Emergency 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 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 6Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 28Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 28Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives