l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 234

Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the state multijurisdictional emergency notification system is transferred from the Department of State Police to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Became law as Chapter 408, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 24, 2025, 162 days after it was filed. In force from June 24, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Delays the date that ODEM starts to manage the emergency system known as OERS. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells ODEM to do a study on emergency management. The Act tells ODEM to report on its study. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to study emergency management. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the state multijurisdictional emergency notification system is transferred from the Department of State Police to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 13 to July 2, 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 action24 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 10148 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World AffairsJan 17 to Apr 780 days

Ways and MeansApr 7 to May 19 · moved on42 days

Public SafetyMay 19 to May 22 · moved on3 days

Ways and MeansMay 22 to Jun 413 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 10 to Jun 133 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 10 to Jun 100 days

Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 111 day

With the GovernorJun 13 to Jun 2411 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Jun 10 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading41–0

    Passed · Jun 13 · 19 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 7

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 13 – Jun 10

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  3. Apr 1Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  4. Apr 7Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  5. Sent to Ways and Means
  6. May 19Sent to Public Safety Subcommittee
  7. May 22Heard in Public Safety Subcommittee
  8. Returned to Ways and Means
  9. May 30Heard in Ways and Means
  10. Jun 4Ways and Means recommended it
  11. Read a second time
  12. Jun 10Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

In the House of Representatives Jun 10 – Jun 13

  1. Jun 10Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 11Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Jun 12Read a second time
  5. Jun 13Passed the House of Representatives, 41 to 0

To the Governor Jun 17 – Jul 2

  1. Jun 17Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jun 24Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 2Became chapter 408 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from June 24, 2025
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.Senate
  3. Apr 1Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  4. Apr 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  5. Apr 7Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  6. May 19Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.Senate
  7. May 22Work Session held.Senate
  8. May 22Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  9. May 30Work Session held.Senate
  10. Jun 4Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  11. Jun 4Second reading.Senate
  12. Jun 5Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.Senate
  13. Jun 9Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.Senate
  14. Jun 10Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed.Senate
  15. Jun 10First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 10Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 11Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 12Second reading.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 13Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 17President signed.Senate
  21. Jun 17Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 24Governor signed.Senate
  23. Jul 2Chapter 408, 2025 Laws.Senate
  24. Jul 2Effective date, June 24, 2025.Senate