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HB2761 • 2025

Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a program to provide grants to counties to create and fill county-level disaster mitigation and recovery manager positions.

Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a program to provide grants to counties to create and fill county-level disaster mitigation and recovery manager positions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Evans
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  3. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells ODEM to give grants to counties to hire staff to manage disasters. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a program to provide grants to counties to create and fill county-level disaster mitigation and recovery manager positions. Specifies the duties of a disaster mitigation and recovery manager.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to county disaster recovery; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee