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HB3173 • 2025

Establishes the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University.

Establishes the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Marsh,, McDonald, Representative Hartman,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
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.

Establishes the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University.

Digest: The Act creates a program at OSU regarding plant life in this state.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act creates a program at OSU regarding plant life in this state.
  • The Act declares an emergency and becomes law on July 1, 2025.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
  • Establishes the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University.

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. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-02-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-02-14 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-02-12 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-05 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates a program at OSU regarding plant life in this state. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Establishes the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University. Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be distributed to Oregon State University for purposes of the OregonFlora Program.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3173
Ordered by the House February 14
Including House Amendments dated February 14
Sponsored by Representatives MARSH, MCDONALD; Representative HARTMAN (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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act creates a program at OSU regarding plant life in this state. The Act declares
an emergency and becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Establishes the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University. Appropriates moneys to the
Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be distributed to Oregon State University for pur-
poses of the OregonFlora Program.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The OregonFlora Program is established at Oregon State University in
order to compile and provide data regarding vegetation that grows without cultivation in this
state.
(2) Subject to restrictions enacted by the OregonFlora Program to protect sensitive spe-
cies, other at-risk species or other sensitive data, the OregonFlora Program shall make the
data to be provided under subsection (1) of this section available to state and federal agen-
cies, educational institutions, businesses, scientists and the public through publications, a
website maintained by the program, maps, photos and other tools developed by the program.
(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall make a grant to Oregon State
University each biennium in an amount as appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for
purposes of the program established under this section.
SECTION 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $400,000, which shall be distributed to Oregon
State University for purposes of administering the program established under section 1 of
this 2025 Act.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
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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