HB2797 • 2025

Adds two commissioners to the board of the Port of Morrow.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Transportation,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Adds two commissioners to the board of the Port of Morrow.

Digest: The Act adds two people to the board of the Port of Morrow who are to be appointed by the Governor from the trade sector.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act adds two people to the board of the Port of Morrow who are to be appointed by the Governor from the trade sector.
(Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).
Adds two commissioners to the board of the Port of Morrow.
Provides that the additional commissioners are appointed by the Governor from the port district at large.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Transportation.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act adds two people to the board of the Port of Morrow who are to be appointed by the Governor from the trade sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).
Adds two commissioners to the board of the Port of Morrow. Provides that the additional commissioners are appointed by the Governor from the port district at large. Requires that the additional commissioners have knowledge or experience in the trade sector.
Relating to: Relating to the Port of Morrow.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2797
Sponsored by Representative SMITH G (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act adds two people to the board of the Port of Morrow who are to be appointed
by the Governor from the trade sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).
Adds two commissioners to the board of the Port of Morrow. Provides that the additional
commissioners are appointed by the Governor from the port district at large. Requires that the ad-
ditional commissioners have knowledge or experience in the trade sector.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Port of Morrow.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 777.
SECTION 2. (1) ORS 777.135 to 777.165 apply to the Port of Morrow, except to the extent
the provisions of those sections conflict with the provisions of this section. In the case of
any such conflict, the provisions of this section control.
(2) The board of the Port of Morrow consists of seven commissioners.
(3) Five of the commissioners are elected as provided in ORS 777.135 to 777.165.
(4)(a) The Governor shall appoint two commissioners, to be designated as Position No. 6
and Position No. 7. Commissioners appointed by the Governor must be electors registered in
the port, shall represent the port district at large and must have knowledge or experience
in the trade sector.
(b) The term of office of a commissioner appointed under this subsection is four years.
Upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, the Governor shall appoint a
successor. A commissioner is eligible for reappointment.
SECTION 3.
(1) The Governor shall appoint commissioners under section 2 (4) of this 2025
Act to terms beginning July 1, 2027.
(2) Notwithstanding section 2 (4)(b) of this 2025 Act, one of the commissioners appointed
by the Governor under section 2 (4) of this 2025 Act to a term beginning July 1, 2027, shall
serve an initial term of two years.
(3) Nothing in section 2 of this 2025 Act affects the terms of office of the commissioners
of the Port of Morrow who are in office on the effective date of this 2025 Act.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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