Relating to wildfire; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Jul 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
B-Engrossed
→
Enrolled
·
3 edits
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Jul 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized in its Enrolled version with sponsors added and a chapter header inserted. The substantive policy content regarding the oral nicotine products tax remains unchanged from the B-Engrossed version, including tax rates, fund allocations, and definitions.
TECHNICAL
Added sponsor names (Representatives LIVELY, LEVY B and Senators BROADMAN, LIEBER) and a chapter header to the Enrolled version.
Removed the editor's summary section and readability score from the Enrolled version.
Changed the bill title from 'B-Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to reflect its final legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2025 · House Jun 23, 2025
How they voted
20–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Jun 26, 2025
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican12
58% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jul 24, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Golden. Passed.
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules.
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed.
lower
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Revenue by prior reference.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Revenue by prior reference.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Revenue.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Broadman
DDemocratic
P
Bobby Levy
RRepublican
P
John Lively
DDemocratic
P
Kate Lieber
DDemocratic
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