Bill Sponsor
Oregon House Bill 3940
Session 2025R1
Relating to wildfire; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jul 24, 2025
First Action
Mar 18, 2025
Latest Action
Aug 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3940
State
Oregon
Session
2025R1
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
[Places a surcharge on sales of beverage containers for purposes of wildfire prevention and response.] [Directs insurance retaliatory tax revenue to wildfire prevention and response.] [Transfers one-half percent of General Fund appropriations per biennium to funds for wildfire prevention and response.] [Transfers 50 percent of the amount held in the Oregon Rainy Day Fund to funds for wildfire prevention and response.] Imposes a tax on the distribution of oral nicotine products. Directs the revenues to purposes related to wildfire. Directs a portion of the interest from the Rainy Day Fund to purposes related to wildfire. Removes the end date for completion of certain wildfire risk reduction projects. Makes certain changes related to the forest products harvest tax, forest protection districts, minimum assessments and surcharges, the Emergency Fire Cost Committee, forestland acreage assessments, zones for fire protection in certain areas and rural fire protection districts. [Authorizes certain transfers from the State Fire Marshal Mobilization Fund. Requires the Legislative Assembly to make moneys available to the State Forestry Department and the Department of the State Fire Marshal to repay loans from the State Treasurer for wildfire suppression costs.] Directs the State Treasurer to transfer moneys between agencies when requested for certain wildfire costs. Appropriates moneys to a borrowing agency if the agency has insufficient available moneys to repay transferred amounts. Creates an offset against fire protection costs for certain forestland. Removes transfer and reporting requirements relating to the State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund. Provides for a grant program for retrofitting of dwellings for wildfire resilience. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
08/13/2025
House
Chapter 581, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.
07/24/2025
House
Governor signed.
06/27/2025
Senate
President signed.
06/27/2025
House
Speaker signed.
06/26/2025
Senate
Nash declared potential conflict of interest.
06/26/2025
Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Golden. Passed.
06/26/2025
Senate
Second reading.
06/26/2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
06/25/2025
Senate
Work Session held.
06/24/2025
Senate
Public Hearing held.
06/24/2025
Senate
Referred to Rules.
06/24/2025
Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
06/23/2025
House
Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed.
06/20/2025
House
Second reading.
06/19/2025
House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
06/19/2025
House
Work Session held.
06/18/2025
House
Public Hearing held.
05/01/2025
House
Public Hearing held.
04/15/2025
House
Referred to Revenue by prior reference.
04/15/2025
House
Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Revenue by prior reference.
04/08/2025
House
Work Session held.
04/01/2025
House
Public Hearing held.
03/18/2025
House
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Revenue.
03/18/2025
House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Sources
Record Created
Mar 18, 2025 3:14:02 AM
Record Updated
Sep 25, 2025 1:22:51 PM