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HB2581 • 2025

Expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.

Expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Grayber,, Evans, Representative Boice,, Kropf,, Lewis,, Wright,, Senator Manning Jr,, Patterson,
Last action
2025-05-14
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.

Digest: The Act expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
  • Expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.
  • Relating to: Relating to emergency preparedness.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-14 House

    Chapter 15, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-04-23 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-04-15 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-04-15 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 1--Robinson; Excused, 2--Reynolds, Woods.

  6. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Carried over to 04-14 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Carried over to 04-09 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Carried over to 04-08 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Carried over to 04-07 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Carried over to 04-02 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Carried over to 04-01 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Carried over to 03-31 by unanimous consent.

  15. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Carried over to 03-27 by unanimous consent.

  16. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  17. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-03-18 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-03-06 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-02-21 Senate

    Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.

  21. 2025-02-20 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  22. 2025-02-18 House

    Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. Ayes, 49; Nays, 9--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, Javadi, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 2--Nguyen H, Tran.

  23. 2025-02-18 House

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Diehl.

  24. 2025-02-13 House

    Carried over to February 18, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.

  25. 2025-02-11 House

    Second reading.

  26. 2025-02-07 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  27. 2025-02-06 House

    Work Session held.

  28. 2025-01-30 House

    Public Hearing held.

  29. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.

  30. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Expands the duties of the State Resilience Officer.
Relating to: Relating to emergency preparedness.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2581
Sponsored by Representatives GRAYBER, EVANS; Representatives BOICE, KROPF, LEWIS,
WRIGHT, Senators MANNING JR, PATTERSON (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to emergency preparedness; amending ORS 401.913.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 401.913 is amended to read:
401.913. (1) The office of State Resilience Officer is created in the office of the Governor. The
office of State Resilience Officer shall direct, implement and coordinate [ seismic] hazard safety and
resilience goal setting and state agency planning and preparation to improve [ seismic] hazard safety
and resilience , including but not limited to planning and preparation for safety and resilience
during and after earthquake, tsunami, wildfire, flooding and other natural or manmade
events.
(2) The State Resilience Officer shall lead statewide efforts to implement the Oregon
Resilience Plan, the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and other resilience plans adopted by the
state.
(3) The State Resilience Officer shall lead executive branch agencies in continuity of op-
erations planning and continuity of government planning.
[(2)] (4) The Governor shall appoint an individual to serve as the State Resilience Officer, sub-
ject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to Article III, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution.
[(3)] (5) The legislative branch of government and the judicial branch of government shall each
select an individual to monitor the effectiveness of [ seismic] hazard safety and resilience planning
in their branch.
Enrolled House Bill 2581 (HB 2581-INTRO) Page 1
Passed by House February 18, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate April 14, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 2581 (HB 2581-INTRO) Page 2