Relating to economic development; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop grant and loan program to support businesses applying for financial assistance under Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167). Provides that program be administered jointly by department and Governor. Allows Governor to designate certain lands to be brought within urban growth boundaries for federal CHIPS Act uses. Allows local governments to rezone lands for such uses by ordinance. Allows Governor to remove designated lands from urban growth boundaries if lands are not used for purposes of CHIPS Act. Directs Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance to projects related to industrial land suitable for new and expanded semiconductor industry uses. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Signed Apr 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
22–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican11
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Apr 13, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi, Levy B, Reschke, Scharf, Stout.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Bynum, Wallan. Passed.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Thatcher, Weber.
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Special Order of Business. Third reading. Carried by Sollman, Knopp. Passed.
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Semiconductors, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
4 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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