Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3700
Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule standards for certification of sewage treatment works operators from nonreciprocal states, provinces or other certifying entities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: This Act tells the EQC and OHA to adopt rules to certify operators of water and sewage plants from other states. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule standards for certification of sewage treatment works operators from nonreciprocal states, provinces or other certifying entities. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule standards for the certification of potable water treatment plants and water distribution systems from nonreciprocal states, provinces or other certifying entities. 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.
Its course
February 25 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Jun 27 · stopped122 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 25 to Feb 272 days
Higher Education and Workforce DevelopmentFeb 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 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 Feb 25 – Jun 27
- Feb 25Introduced
- Feb 27Sent to Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Mar 4Heard in Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 25First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 27Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives