Relating to the administration of moneys received from the Monsanto settlement; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Digest: This Act creates a council and funds to distribute and invest money from a legal settlement. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Establishes the Environmental Restoration Council. Directs the council to establish programs to distribute moneys from the Monsanto settlement. Establishes the Oregon Environmental Restoration Fund. Establishes the State Agency Program Fund. Establishes the Disproportionately Impacted Community Fund. Establishes the Tribal Nation Natural Resource Program Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Steiner. Passed.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Feb 18, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
4 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Court Boice
RRepublican
P
Ken Helm
DDemocratic
P
Michael Dembrow
DDemocratic
P
Pam Marsh
DDemocratic
Co
AW
Aaron Woods
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Annessa Hartman
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Hansell
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Levy
RRepublican
Co
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
David Smith
RRepublican
Co
Deb Patterson
DDemocratic
Co
Floyd Prozanski
DDemocratic
Co
Hai Pham
DDemocratic
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