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SB779 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Nash,, Representative Levy B, Senator Patterson,, Sollman,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate 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.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.

Digest: The Act funds the AgriStress Helpline.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act funds the AgriStress Helpline.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
  • Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.
  • Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

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 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-17 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-03-17 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-20 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-02-10 Senate

    Recommedation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health and then Ways and Means by prior reference.

  7. 2025-02-10 Senate

    Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health by order of the President.

  8. 2025-02-06 Senate

    Work Session held.

  9. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.

  10. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act funds the AgriStress Helpline. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to providing for the mental health needs of the agricultural workforce; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 779
Sponsored by Senator NASH, Representative LEVY B (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 funds the AgriStress Helpline. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline
in Oregon.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to providing for the mental health needs of the agricultural workforce; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
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 $2,000,000, for distribution to the Oregon State
University Foundation, Rural Mental Health Fund - Endowment for the expenses of the
Oregon State University Extension Service in operating the AgriStress Helpline in this state.
SECTION 2. 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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