Oregon · Senate Bill 769 · 2025 Regular Session

Provides that a county is exempt from the applicability of a statute banning the use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve a county…

SB 769 Sponsored by Todd Nash and Bobby Levy Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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 makes it lawful to use dogs to hunt cougars in a county if county voters approve. The Act tells the county to notify an agency. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.0). Provides that a county is exempt from the applicability of a statute banning the use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve a county measure proposed by initiative petition or referred to the people by the governing body of the county.

Read the full official title (44 words)

Provides that a county is exempt from the applicability of a statute banning the use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve a county measure proposed by initiative petition or referred to the people by the governing body of the county.

Every action

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

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. · Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire
  4. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

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.