Oregon · House Bill 2136 · 2025 Regular Session

Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a program to award grants for fairgrounds used as emergency evacuation…

HB 2136 Sponsored by Anna Scharf and Jeffrey Helfrich Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The Act tells ODEM to run a grant program to improve fairgrounds that are used for evacuations. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a program to award grants for fairgrounds used as emergency evacuation sites. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Read the full official title (23 words)

Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a program to award grants for fairgrounds used as emergency evacuation sites.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  4. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  5. CommitteeWork Session cancelled. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  6. CommitteeWork Session held. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  7. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  8. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by prior reference. · Joint Ways and Means
  9. HouseIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 20, 2025 House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Members

Yes · 4

Excused · 3

 4–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 cosponsors

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.