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SB806 • 2025

Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use Oregon National Guard armories and facilities for official business at no cost.

Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use Oregon National Guard armories and facilities for official business at no cost.

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

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2025-06-06
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Chapter Number Assigned
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Plain English Breakdown

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Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use Oregon National Guard armories and facilities for official business at no cost.

Digest: Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use ORNG facilities at no cost.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use ORNG facilities at no cost.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).
  • Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use Oregon National Guard armories and facilities for official business at no cost.
  • Relating to: Relating to the use of armories.

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. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 136, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-14 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-14 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-05-13 House

    Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. Ayes, 49; Excused, 5--Dobson, Munoz, Nguyen D, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Harbick, Javadi, Nosse, Reschke, Speaker Fahey.

  7. 2025-05-12 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-08 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 12, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-05-07 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-05-06 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  11. 2025-05-01 House

    Work Session held.

  12. 2025-04-24 House

    Public Hearing held.

  13. 2025-03-10 House

    Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.

  14. 2025-03-04 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  15. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Broadman, Prozanski.

  16. 2025-02-25 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  17. 2025-02-25 Senate

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-02-18 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-02-06 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-01-17 Senate

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

  21. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use ORNG facilities at no cost. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).
Allows the Civil Air Patrol to use Oregon National Guard armories and facilities for official business at no cost.
Relating to: Relating to the use of armories.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 806
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Governor Tina Kotek for Oregon Military Department)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the use of armories; amending ORS 396.540.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 396.540 is amended to read:
396.540. (1) Armories may be used by members and units of the organized militia in accordance
with regulations issued pursuant to this chapter and ORS chapters 398 and 399.
(2) Armories may be used by any veterans’ organizations and their auxiliaries located in the
community where the armory is located, provided such use will not interfere with the use of the
facilities by the organized militia or result in risk to federal or state property, and provided that the
organization makes a written request therefor and pays for heat, lights, janitor service and other
expense required by such use.
(3) Armories may be used by any federal, state, county [ and] or municipal bureau, agency or
department or by the Armed Forces of the United States, including the Coast Guard, or by the re-
serve components thereof for their official business, provided that such use does not interfere with
the members and units of the organized militia stationed in such armory, and provided that such use
is approved by the officer in charge thereof and by military superiors as prescribed by military de-
partment regulations issued pursuant to this chapter and ORS chapters 398 and 399.
(4) Armories may be rented for use by a person, firm, association or corporation, not specified
elsewhere in this section, for such purposes and upon such terms as may be approved by the officer
in charge of the armory and by military superiors as prescribed by military department regulations
issued pursuant to this chapter and ORS chapters 398 and 399 and provided that such use will not,
and only so long as such use does not, interfere with the use of the armory by the members and
units of the organized militia stationed therein.
(5) The Oregon National Guard Association described in ORS 399.460 may use an armory or
other military facility at no cost, provided that the use is approved by the officer in charge and by
military superiors as prescribed by military department regulations issued pursuant to this chapter
and ORS chapters 398 and 399.
(6) The Civil Air Patrol, chartered under 36 U.S.C. 40301, or any wing thereof, may use
an armory or other military facility for their official business at no cost, provided that the
use does not interfere with the members and units of the organized militia stationed in the
armory or military facility, and provided that the use is approved by the officer in charge
and by military superiors as prescribed by military department regulations issued pursuant
to this chapter and ORS chapters 398 and 399.
Enrolled Senate Bill 806 (SB 806-INTRO) Page 1
Passed by Senate February 27, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House May 13, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled Senate Bill 806 (SB 806-INTRO) Page 2