SB985 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.

Agriculture

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 Smith DB
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.

Digest: The Act gives money to a state agency for programs related to wolves.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act gives money to a state agency for programs related to wolves.
(Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-03-21 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-03-21 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-03-18 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-02-27 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-10 Senate
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Ways and Means.
2025-02-06 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act gives money to a state agency for programs related to wolves. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to appropriations for livestock loss; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 985
Sponsored by Senator NASH, Representative LEVY B
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 gives money to a state agency for programs related to wolves. (Flesch Read-
ability Score: 69.9).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit
in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to appropriations for livestock loss; 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 State Department of Agriculture, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out
of the General Fund, the amount of $2,000,000 for deposit in the Wolf Management Compen-
sation and Proactive Trust Fund established under ORS 610.155.
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.
LC 1224