HB 2927 Oregon House · 2021 Regular Session

Relating to emergency management; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Establishes department as independent state agency. Directs department to carry out certain functions related to regional and statewide emergency response and preparedness. Transfers Oregon Emergency Response System from Department of State Police to Oregon Department of Emergency Management, operative July 1, 2025. Renames office of State Fire Marshal as Department of the State Fire Marshal and establishes department as independent state agency, operative July 1, 2023. Transfers Oregon Homeland Security Council to Office of Governor. Adds members to and modifies duties of commission. Establishes Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council to facilitate policy recommendations related to catastrophic disaster. Sunsets council on January 2, 2030. Establishes Local Government Emergency Management Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to Oregon Department of Emergency Management regarding department's emergency preparedness and response functions. Sunsets council on January 2, 2030. Establishes task force to make recommendations as to whether State Fire Marshal should be made independent state agency or housed within existing state agency, operative immediately. Directs task force to report recommendations by February 1, 2022. Becomes operative on July 1, 2022, except as specified. Appropriates moneys from General Fund and increases certain expenditure limitations for various state agencies to carry out provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Signed Jul 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 21, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Jul 19, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Evans, Grayber. Passed.
lower
Jun 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 27 co-sponsors

Sponsors