SJR34 • 2025

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to create a fund to be expended for wildfire prevention, suppression or management. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Golden
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to create a fund to be expended for wildfire prevention, suppression or management. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Digest: The measure suggests a change to the Constitution to make a fund for wildfires.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The measure suggests a change to the Constitution to make a fund for wildfires.
(Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to create a fund to be expended for wildfire prevention, suppression or management.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-03-03 Senate
Referred to Rules.
2025-02-27 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The measure suggests a change to the Constitution to make a fund for wildfires. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to create a fund to be expended for wildfire prevention, suppression or management.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Relating to: Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to wildfire funding.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Joint Resolution 34
Sponsored by Senator GOLDEN
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 measure suggests a change to the Constitution to make a fund for wildfires. (Flesch
Readability Score: 71.7).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to create a fund to be expended for wildfire
prevention, suppression or management.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular
general election.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
PARAGRAPH 1.
The Constitution of the State of Oregon is amended by creating a new section
12 to be added to and made a part of Article XV, such section to read:
SECTION 12. (1) There is created a wildfire prevention and management fund. Moneys
in the fund may be invested and the earnings shall be retained in the fund or expended as
provided by the Legislative Assembly.
(2) The Legislative Assembly may by law appropriate, allocate or transfer moneys or re-
venue to the wildfire prevention and management fund.
(3) The Legislative Assembly may appropriate, allocate or transfer moneys in the wildfire
prevention and management fund and earnings on moneys in the fund for purposes related
to the prevention, suppression or management of wildfires in Oregon.
PARAGRAPH 2.
The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the
people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout
this state.
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 4505