l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3856

Imposes additional personal income tax.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Revenue 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 makes a new personal income tax to fund ODFW and makes a new tax credit for people who buy fishing and hunting permits. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). Imposes additional personal income tax. Adjusts the rate of the tax annually for inflation. Transfers the proceeds of the new income tax, less the amount of the new income tax credits allowed to taxpayers, to the State Wildlife Fund. Directs specific percentages of the proceeds to various programs of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Creates a credit against personal income taxes for the purchase of a license, tag or permit under the wildlife laws. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

In the Senate

Its course

February 27 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 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 45 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterMar 4 to Mar 2723 days

RevenueMar 27 to Jun 27 · stopped92 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 27 – Jun 27

  1. Feb 27Introduced
  2. Mar 4Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Mar 19Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Mar 24Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Mar 27Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Revenue
  6. Sent to Revenue
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Mar 4Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Revenue.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 24Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 27Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Revenue by prior reference, and then to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 27Referred to Revenue by prior reference, then Ways and Means by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives