Committees · 2025 Regular Session
Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
James Manning Jr.Chair
Democrat · 7th District
Kim ThatcherVice-chair
Republican · 11th District
Democrat · 20th District
Democrat · 23rd District
Republican · 1st District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session.
Bills sent53
4% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out72%
38 of 53; 1 moved on without a report, 14 stopped in committee
Time in committee39 days
most between 24 and 56 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
20263 bills
reported 67% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202553 bills
reported 72% · typically 39 days, most 24–56 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20247 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202345 bills
reported 78% · typically 56 days, most 38–66 · 0 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session, newest first.
53 bills
House Bill 3532 · Directs the Oregon Geographic Names Board, in consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, state and local government leaders, local landowners and other interested parties, to compile a list of geographic features in Oregon that bear offensive names.
Sent May 7, 2025 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2344 · Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to keep the World War II memorial located in the Capitol Mall up to date and maintain an educational tool as part of the memorial.
Sent April 21, 2025 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2559 · Allows a state agency to use a summary of benefits letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs when determining an applicant's eligibility for benefits or services that are offered by or through the state agency.
Sent April 21, 2025 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3920 · Increases the age limit for tuition waivers for qualified students.
Sent April 14, 2025 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3328 · Adds Grant County to the list of counties that may use road fund moneys from federal forest reserves payments for patrolling on the county's roads.
Sent April 10, 2025 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2565 · Exempts contracts with certain federally funded research and development centers from the provisions of the Public Contracting Code.
Sent March 31, 2025 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 2 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to the Salvage Chief (LSM380) Foundation for the purpose of repairing and upgrading a salvage vessel.
Sent March 13, 2025 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 3175 · Removes the cap on fees a county may charge to fund the county's activities related to public land survey corners.
Sent March 11, 2025 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1038 · Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met.
Sent February 27, 2025 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 1038 · Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met.
Sent February 27, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 159 · Authorizes the Department of Transportation to issue qualifying owners veterans' recognition registration plates for use on mopeds and motorcycles.
Sent February 24, 2025 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2581 · Expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.
Sent February 21, 2025 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2341 · Adds a uniformed service member's or veteran's e-mail address to the information that the Director of Human Services, Early Learning System Director, Director of Transportation and Director of the Oregon Health Authority are required to provide to the Director of Veterans' Affairs.
Sent February 18, 2025 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2386 · Provides the Department of Veterans' Affairs with authority to adopt rules to implement the laws concerning the unclaimed remains of veterans, veterans' spouses and dependents and survivors of veterans.
Sent February 18, 2025 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1023 · Requires the Attorney General to adopt and maintain a list of foreign adversaries who are ineligible to receive conveyances of certain land, mineral or water interests.
Sent February 18, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
Senate Bill 1035 · Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to procure and maintain vehicles for purposes related to fuel and personnel needs at certain airports.
Sent February 18, 2025 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1057 · Finds and declares that current and former members of the military and their family members possess certain essential military civil rights.
Sent February 18, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
Senate Bill 1011 · Allows a federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state to submit a request to the Governor for retrocession of Public Law 280 jurisdiction.
Sent February 11, 2025 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 961 · Creates the Oregon-Ireland Sister State Committee.
Sent January 30, 2025 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 947 · Modifies terminology by changing statutory references to "militia" to "National Guard."
Sent January 28, 2025 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
33 more
Senate Bill 936 · Makes a public health infrastructure facility an allowed use on any zone if the Oregon Health Authority, Department of Environmental Quality or United States Environmental Protection Agency has established a deadline for the development of the facility.
Sent January 24, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 154 days
Senate Bill 150 · Prohibits receiving compensation for performing certain services for or on behalf of an applicant or a claimant for a veteran's benefit except as provided in applicable federal or state law.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 152 · Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to study emergency management.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 153 · Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to study veterans.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 155 · Requires the Oregon Military Department to study the military.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 156 · Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Officer to study international affairs.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 157 · Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Officer to study federal affairs.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 225 · Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 in federal retirement pay or pension received for service in the Armed Forces of the United States for a taxpayer who is receiving federal retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and who hasattained 63 years of age before the close of the taxable year.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 230 · Directs the Oregon Health Authority to require oral health care providers to complete an intake screening with an enrollee of the Veterans Dental Program within 60 days after the enrollee initiates contact with the provider.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 235 · Requires the Department of Justice to conduct a study on world affairs.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 387 · Grants higher property tax exemptions for the property of veterans with disabilities.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 24 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 393 · Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to study solar events.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 63 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 459 · Requires that each public member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 466 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to the Tsuga Community Commission for the Oregon Summer Star program.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 26 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 505 · Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a grant program to distribute moneys to certain counties to fund emergency preparedness coordinators.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 520 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 24 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 566 · For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 596 · Provides that a veteran with a disability is eligible for a veterans' recognition registration plate and may request a waiver of the surcharge imposed for the plate.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 641 · Prohibits China or entities under the jurisdiction of China from buying or leasing farmlands.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 658 · Provides that, when an interview is an element of the process of selecting a candidate for a civil service position from an eligibility list, the public employer must interview each veteran applicant who meets the qualifications for the position and shows transferable skills if the duties of the position are performed by only one person within the public employer's organization.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 667 · Prohibits the Governor from ordering out for service the militia of the state for participation in or support of an armed conflict or the conduct of war unless the United States Congress passes a declaration of war or calls forth the militia of the state to execute the laws of the United States, suppress an insurrection or repel an invasion.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 668 · Expands tuition benefits available to disabled veterans to permit veterans who are Oregon residents and are 80 percent or more disabled, and the spouse and child of disabled veterans, to have tuition waived for enrollment in a vocational program or an associate degree, baccalaureate degree or master's degree program at community colleges, public universities and the Oregon Health and Science University.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 676 · Limits the interest rate to no more than the prime rate plus one percent for loans advanced under the veterans' home and farm loan program.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days
Senate Bill 761 · Authorizes the Water Resources Department to approve applications by certain water districts within the Walla Walla basin to lease existing water rights for temporary conversion to in-stream water rights if certain conditions exist and the department makes certain determinations.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 798 · Provides out-of-state members of the Oregon National Guard with in-state tuition and other higher education benefits.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 801 · Increases from one to two the number of Assistant Adjutants General from the Air National Guard of Oregon that the Adjutant General may appoint.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 803 · Requires the Adjutant General to allow efforts to make the state-sponsored life insurance program available to members of the Oregon National Guard.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 806 · Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use Oregon National Guard armories and facilities for official business at no cost.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 807 · Authorizes the Adjutant General to pay a reenlistment or retention bonus to a member of the Oregon National Guard.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 808 · Provides hiring and promotion preferences in public employment to members and former members of the Oregon National Guard.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 823 · Authorizes the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to purchase or contract for certain materials, supplies and equipment.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 826 · Transfers duties, functions and powers related to the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan from the State Chief Information Officer to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law