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SB234 • 2025

Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the state multijurisdictional emergency notification system is transferred from the Department of State Police to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the state multijurisdictional emergency notification system is transferred from the Department of State Police to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Manning Jr
Last action
2025-07-02
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Chapter 408, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Effective date, June 24, 2025.

  3. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-17 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-17 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-13 House

    Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. Ayes, 41; Excused, 19--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Skarlatos, Sosa, Tran, Wallan, Walters, Wright, Yunker.

  7. 2025-06-12 House

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-06-11 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Starr.

  10. 2025-06-10 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  11. 2025-06-10 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  12. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  15. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-05-30 Senate

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  19. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.

  20. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)

  21. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  22. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Public Hearing and Work Session held.

  23. 2025-01-17 Senate

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

  24. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Delays the date that ODEM starts to manage the emergency system known as OERS. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells ODEM to do a study on emergency management. The Act tells ODEM to report on its study. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to study emergency management. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>]
<b>Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the state multijurisdictional emergency notification system is transferred from the Department of State Police to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to emergency management; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned