Paul Evans
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 20
Primary
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.
Chapter 539, (2021 Laws): Effective date July 19, 2021.
Governor signed.
President signed.
Speaker signed.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)
Second reading.
Work Session held.
Referred to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Evans, Grayber. Passed.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
Work Session held.
Returned to Full Committee.
Work Session held.
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Work Session held.
Work Session held.
Work Session held.
Work Session held.
Public Hearing held.
Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| A-Engrossed | |
| B-Engrossed | |
| C-Engrossed | |
| Enrolled | |
| House Amendments to A-Engrossed | |
| House Amendments to Introduced | |
| Introduced | |
| Senate Amendments to B-Engrossed | |
| HVEM Amendment -13 | |
| JWM Amendment -A15 | |
| JWM Amendment -B16 |
| Document | Format |
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| No related documents. |
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