HB 2858 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to emergency management; declaring an emergency.

Summary
Creates statewide preparedness offices in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Imposes duties on the offices relating to statewide coordination of emergency management. [ Creates the Commission on Statewide Intergovernmental Emergency Response Training Facilities and Programming. Directs the commission to develop and carry out a strategic plan for investments to improve statewide emergency preparedness. ] Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to make grants for public safety projects. Creates the Statewide Regional Training Office within the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Directs the office to manage and operate facilities for emergency response training. [ Creates the Task Force on Twenty-first Century Emergency Management Local Governance. Directs the task force to evaluate models for conducting local and regional emergency management operations. ] Requires all state agencies to designate employees to act as liaisons for emergency management operations or for preparing continuity of governance plans. Requires each county to submit biennial reports on the state of the county's emergency preparedness. Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the emergency notification system is transferred to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced A-Engrossed · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to add a new section authorizing lottery bonds for public safety projects and to delay the transfer of emergency notification system management to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Several previously included provisions regarding training commissions and task forces were removed or bracketed as deleted text.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include lottery bond funding for public safety projects, while the timeline for transferring emergency notification system management was delayed.
FISCAL

Added authority to issue lottery bonds specifically for making grants to fund public safety projects.

TIMELINE

Delayed the date when responsibility for managing the emergency notification system transfers to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the creation of the Commission on Statewide Intergovernmental Emergency Response Training Facilities and Programming from the digest and main text.

Removed the creation of the Task Force on Twenty-first Century Emergency Management Local Governance from the digest and main text.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title to include amendments to section 155b, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021, and changed the bill status from 'Introduced' to 'A-Engrossed' with House amendments.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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