{"id":2315,"date":"2025-02-03T07:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T07:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2025-02-03T07:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T07:49:34","slug":"february-3-7-2025-action-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/02\/03\/february-3-7-2025-action-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"February 3 &#8211; 7, 2025 ACTION ALERT!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2315\" class=\"elementor elementor-2315\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d99801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d99801\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-674efd5\" data-id=\"674efd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3c0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe3c0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div style=\"flex-basis: var(--flex-basis); flex-grow: var(--flex-grow); flex-shrink: var(--flex-shrink); order: var(--order); align-self: var(--align-self); flex-direction: var(--flex-direction); flex-wrap: var(--flex-wrap); justify-content: var(--justify-content); align-items: var(--align-items); align-content: var(--align-content); gap: var(--gap); --swiper-theme-color: #000; --swiper-navigation-size: 44px; --swiper-pagination-bullet-size: 6px; --swiper-pagination-bullet-horizontal-gap: 6px; --widgets-spacing: 20px;\" data-id=\"6cd7fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div style=\"transition: background .3s,border .3s,border-radius .3s,box-shadow .3s,transform var(--e-transform-transition-duration,.4s);\"><h2 style=\"font-family: var(--font__headings);\"><strong>Last Updated:\u00a0 2\/2\/25 11:49 PM PST<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Important Notice: If a bill comes in later than 5PM on Fridays, check here for updates &amp; changes! We will not be sending additional emails!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><p>Clicking the bill number will allow you access to more information on the bill via OLIS.<\/p><p><strong>IMPORTANT:\u00a0 You have up to 48 hours on most bills after the Public Hearing to submit your testimony.\u00a0 Beware, the time could be 24 hours on some, so testify now!<\/strong><\/p><p>Clicking <b>Submit Testimony Button<\/b> below each bill in the list will allow you to fill out the testimony form online or upload pre-written testimony to OLIS.<\/p><p>Links are provided for more information, testimonies on various sites, including OLIS as featured testimonies.<\/p><p>The bill text, any submitted amendments and testimony that may have already been submitted is available in the tabs at the top of the OLIS webpage.<\/p><p>By Clicking the \u201c<b>Register to Testify<\/b>\u201d tab on <b>OLIS<\/b>, you can fill out the form to sign up to testify remotely through Microsoft Teams for the bill either via Teams Video or on the phone.<\/p><p>The bills below, of course, do not incapsulate all the bills for the coming week.\u00a0 Bills could also be added to committee agendas at any time and after the work to put this list together.<\/p><p>Are we missing bill?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/submit-a-bill\/\"><b>SUBMIT A BILL<\/b><\/a>\u00a0every Friday by 5PM for distribution in the weekly alert!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565d599 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"565d599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 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Listed below are Bills of Concern and Bills to Support that are coming up for Public Hearings this week and\/or need your voice.\u00a0<\/p><p>Your testimonies are greatly needed in the fight for Oregon!\u00a0Our goal is to make it easy for you to testify and share!\u00a0Anyone can subscribe or unsubscribe to these alerts! Encourage folks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/m1clvD3\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"landing_page\"><b>subscribe<\/b><\/a>!<\/p><p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><b>FightforOregon.com Weekly Alerts<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for a more updated version of this week\u2019s bills! We are committed to NOT inundate your email box because these are a moving target and change daily, so the latest news will be on the website!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed24915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed24915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please Review the Schedule, bills can be added at any time for Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/Committees\/Meeting\/List\">https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/Committees\/Meeting\/List<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a1289 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0a1289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6237167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6237167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Special Message from the Minority Leader:<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">As we kick off the first week of the 2025 Legislative Session, I want to remind you that your voice is a vital part of the process. The decisions made in Salem this year will impact families and communities across Oregon, and your engagement can help shape the direction we take. Whether it&#8217;s testifying on a bill, contacting your elected officials, or following the latest updates, there are many ways to get involved and ensure your perspective is heard. Together, we can work toward a safer, more affordable, and prosperous Oregon.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/ORLEG\/bulletins\/3ce2bb3?reqfrom=share\">&gt;&gt; READ MORE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;Senate Republican Leader, Daniel Bonham<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33abf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33abf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Did you miss this?<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Senator Jeff Golden recently had his &#8220;Annual&#8221; Town Hall Meeting in Medford, Oregon on 1\/16\/25 *after* certified letters were received by property\/homeowners in High Risk areas according to the Wildfire Risk Map. Residents showed up unexpectedly at this town hall and the following link is a recording of that town hall. We believe it is very important for you to listen to this town hall meeting.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0P2obTKm0RA?si=QOs5Gds9zmHqTWkM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>YouTube Video of Senator Golden&#8217;s Town Hall Meeting on 1\/16\/25<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9361898 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9361898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b27e382 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b27e382\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b5b02\" data-id=\"35b5b02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654145c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"654145c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#Monday\">Monday<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17b49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a17b49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bills of Concern:<br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"#HB3387\">HB 3387<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3054\">HB 3054<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#HB2931\"><strong>HB 2931<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong>Bills to Support:<br \/><\/strong><b><a href=\"#HB3013\">HB 3013<\/a><\/b>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB894\">SB 894<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB780\"><strong>SB 780<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192719b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"192719b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#Tuesday\">Tuesday<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49150d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d49150d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bills of Concern:\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"#HB2586\">HB 2586<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB2550\">HB 2550<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#HB2961\"><strong>HB 2961 <\/strong><\/a>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB747\">SB 747<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong>Bills to Support:\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"#SB644\">SB 644 <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#HB3150\"><b>HB 3150 <\/b><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB2136\">HB 2136<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad01009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad01009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#Wednesday\">Wednesday<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61af57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61af57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bills of Concern:<br \/><a href=\"#SB828\">SB 828 <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>Bills to Support:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB500\">SB 500 <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-344a0df\" data-id=\"344a0df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c8295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c8295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#Thursday\">Thursday<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac615d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac615d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bills of Concern:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"#SB916\"><strong>SB 916\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Bills to Support:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"#SB668\"><strong>SB 668<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB511\">SB 511<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB504\"><strong>SB 504<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB494\">SB 494<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB512\"><strong>SB 512<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#HB3070\"><strong>HB 3070<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB2301\">HB 2301<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a10c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a10c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#SB762\">SB 762 Wildfire Risk Map Update<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8009d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e8009d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"#Appeal\">How to Appeal you Wildfire Risk<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>Upcoming SB 762 Bills to Oppose:<br \/><a href=\"#UpcomingBillstoOppose\">SB 73, SB 77, SB 78, SB 79<\/a><br \/>Upcoming SB 762 Bills to Support:<br \/><a href=\"#UpcomingBillstoSupport\">HB 3133 &amp; SB 434<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#SB678\">SB 678<\/a> &#8211; REPEALS SB 762!<br \/><a href=\"#SB762News\">SB 762 News Releases<\/a><br \/>SB 762 <a href=\"#SB762Events\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c011f78 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c011f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca618a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca618a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e3fd90\" data-id=\"5e3fd90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699693f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"699693f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be8187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0be8187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday - February 3, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f3158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2f3158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7582669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7582669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3387\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee on Rules 8:00 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3387\"><b>HB 3387<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Digest: This Act gives a process for revoking a permit based on an overturned land use plan or regulation. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Details the process by which a permit or zone change that is based on provisions of a comprehensive plan or land use regulation that fail to gain acknowledgment is voided and any resulting improvements or uses are removed or revoked<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119710\"> Kellington Law Group &#8211; Catastrophic Bill<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cead3d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2cead3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HRULES\/HB\/3387\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8dfbae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a8dfbae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a1140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6a1140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3054\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee on Housing and Homelessness 8:00 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3054\"><b>HB 3054<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Digest: This Act limits rent increases and sales constraints by a landlord in a home park or marina. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Reduces maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a facility to match changes to the consumer price index. Limits to 10 percent the maximum increase in rent paid by the purchaser of a dwelling or home in a facility. Prohibits a landlord from requiring aesthetic improvements or internal inspections as conditions of sale of a dwelling or home in a facility. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study water, sewer and septic systems of facilities and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HHOUSH\/HB\/3054\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">Harmony Communities Oppose<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a8bfb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"86a8bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/CommitteeMeetingDocument\/289152\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Staff Measure Summary Document<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c06a3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e0c06a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HRULES\/HB\/3387\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340b809 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"340b809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5b730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a5b730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2931\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Joint Committee on Transportation 5:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2931\"><b>HB 2931<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about the I-5 bridge project and tolling. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.0). Modifies, adds and repeals laws related to the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 No Tesimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f362ba elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f362ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/JCT\/HB\/2931\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9985a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e9985a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbeb0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fbeb0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93da5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a93da5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3013\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water<\/strong><strong> 8:00 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3013\"><b>HB 3013<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Digest: The Act allows for certain candidates to help county clerks count ballots. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Permits a precinct committeeperson who appears on the ballot to volunteer as personnel to assist a county clerk with counting ballots.\u00a0Relating to precinct committeepersons counting ballots.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 No Supporting Testimonies submitted at this writing<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89be2e5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"89be2e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/CommitteeMeetingDocument\/288927\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Staff Measure Summary Document<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50ca99 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b50ca99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HALNRW\/HB\/3013\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3084c61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3084c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f46776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f46776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB894\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><u>Senate Committee on Education 8:00 AM<\/u><\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB894\"><b>SB 894<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Digest: Directs ODE to make standards for a student to earn credit for a student activity. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose of developing and recommending standards by which technology-based competitive student activities may satisfy high school diploma requirements or career and technical education program requirements. Sunsets on June 30, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119019\">CV Robotics Supports<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551628a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"551628a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/CommitteeMeetingDocument\/289013\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SB 894 - Sarah Yang (presentation)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71d4fe elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c71d4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SED\/SB\/894\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9bbcc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ca9bbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c030a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c030a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB780\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><u>Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue<\/u><\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB780\"><b>SB 780<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Digest: The Act concerns a limit on moneys put in the County Fair Account. The Act removes the limit. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.2). Removes the annual limit of $1.53 million, adjusted for inflation, on allocations from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the County Fair Account.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119206\">Eastern Oregon Counties Assoc. Supports<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9478a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df9478a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SED\/SB\/894\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049a298 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"049a298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb86eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeb86eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday - February 4, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fe087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6fe087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed71780 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed71780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2586\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Labor and Business 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2586<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act allows for in-state higher learning costs for students who are seeking asylum in the U.S. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Permits an asylum seeker who is a student at a public university in this state to receive an exemption from nonresident tuition and fees.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65b525 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b65b525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/CommitteeMeetingDocument\/288970\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Staff Measure Summary Document<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c350eb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c350eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HHED\/HB\/2586\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6214a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b6214a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e94e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e94e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2550\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Labor and Business 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2550<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act changes the criteria for who may get an Oregon Promise grant. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Changes the requirements to qualify for the Oregon Promise program by removing the requirement that a person must receive the person&#8217;s highest level of education six months prior to enrolling in a community college, removing the requirement that a person must complete high school in this state, removing the requirement that a person must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in high school and specifying that a person may qualify by enrolling in a program to earn an applied baccalaureate degree or a Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119887\">No to Non-Resident eligibility and lowering standards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26649d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26649d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><strong>Special Message from Senator David Brock Smith:<\/strong><\/p><p><em>I have requested an amendment that would keep the requirements that:<\/em><\/p><p><em>a person must complete high school in this state, and that <\/em><\/p><p><em>a person must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in high school<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe64d6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9fe64d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HHED\/HB\/2550\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1446eb1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1446eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab3571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ab3571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB851\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee on Labor &amp; Business 8:00 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB851\"><b>SB 851<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Digest: The Act makes changes to PERS. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). Modifies provisions relating to the Public Employees Retirement System.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/120003\">Part Time = Full Time Pay? No!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d236723 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d236723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/government-operation\/sb-851-pers-full-retirement-benefits-for-part-time-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby Opposes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8238b99 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8238b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SLB\/SB\/851\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9f7ea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e9f7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc4786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bc4786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2961\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee on Climate, Energy &amp; Environment 8:00 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2961<\/strong><\/a>&#8211; Digest: Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).<\/p><p>Increases the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of newly constructed commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with five or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and five or more residential dwelling units<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Waste of Taxpayer $$<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9015e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a9015e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/energy\/hb-2961-mandates-more-electric-charging-stations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby Opposes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffa4e3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4ffa4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HCEE\/HB\/2961\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2475231 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2475231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a1635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a1635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB747\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire 1:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 747<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act tells certain persons to report the use of fertilizer on farmland. The Act allows agencies to take certain actions about the reports. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires persons with ownership interests in at least 200 acres of irrigated land used for agriculture to annually report information about fertilizer application to the State Department of Agriculture. Authorizes the department and the Department of Environmental Quality to take certain actions related to the information. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to report on the information to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture on or before September 15 of each odd-numbered year. Authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for a violation.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119387\">5th Generation Family Farms Oppose<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e212651 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e212651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SNRW\/SB\/747\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79e6d9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c79e6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f8239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24f8239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17feaf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17feaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3150\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3150\">HB 3150<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<br \/>HB 2136 &#8211; Digest: 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.<br \/>ad Testimonies<\/p><p><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cde960 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0cde960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HEMGGV\/HB\/3150\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc59a4a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fc59a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0852b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb0852b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB744\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee on Human Services 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 644<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act tells a legislative group to audit the state food bank for political spending. The Act ends at the start of 2027. The Act starts when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Establishes the Oregon Food Bank Audit Committee as a joint committee of the Legislative Assembly. Directs the committee to cause an audit to be performed of Oregon Food Bank financial transactions occurring during a specified period, and to identify those transactions that directly or indirectly relate to political campaign activity or political issue activity. Directs the committee to report on audit findings to the Legislative Assembly on or before November 15, 2025. Requires the membership of the committee to consist of an equal number of majority party and minority party members from the Senate and an equal number of majority party and minority party members from the House of Representatives. Provides that a quorum of the committee consists of a majority of members from the House and a majority of members from the Senate.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Oregonians deserve transparency in NGOs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8691f9c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8691f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SHS\/SB\/644\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac42cc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ac42cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784fa03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784fa03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2136\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2136<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: 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.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Help Fairgrounds Prepare for Evacuations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89a658 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f89a658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SHS\/SB\/644\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084e736 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"084e736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97eba40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97eba40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday - February 5, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae48a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dae48a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada4e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ada4e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB828\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Finance and Revenue 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB828\">SB 828<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <span id=\"MeasureSummary\" class=\"preserve-whitespace\">Digest: Creates the Grid Resilience Matching Fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Establishes the Grid Resilience Matching Fund. Appropriates moneys in the fund to the State Department of Energy to provide state matching funds for federal grant funding for grid resilience projects.<\/span>\u00a0<a id=\"CollapseButton\"><\/a><i id=\"summaryCollapseIcon\" class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-minus-sign\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"Click to expand summary\"><\/i><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119931\">No Accountability. No to Solar, Wind, Charging Stations!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91df792 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"91df792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/energy\/sb-828-creates-the-grid-resilience-matching-fund\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby Opposes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54da0bf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54da0bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SEE\/SB\/828\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecc822 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ecc822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4bd8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4bd8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aba610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aba610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB500\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Finance and Revenue 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB500\">SB 500<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for building affordable houses. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Allows a new income or corporate excise tax credit for a portion of the eligible costs of a newly constructed single-family dwelling that sells for a price that is affordable to a household with an annual income at or below 120 percent of the area median income. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867de5e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"867de5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/500\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73dcccb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73dcccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4ac57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c4ac57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday - February 6, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663200b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"663200b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925b691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"925b691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB916\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Folis.oregonlegislature.gov%2Fliz%2F2025R1%2FCommittees%2FSLB%2FOverview\/1\/01010194c9afab25-7d7dbc87-1f1f-48db-8cb6-8c06acc84b8f-000000\/L_YDMH98KeMfIdWzD4RXGttOl2GDshCMO4x51sCg_fI=390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"undefined\">Senate Committee On Labor and Business<\/a> 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 916<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Digest: The Act would repeal the law that denies benefits to a person who is unemployed due to an active labor dispute. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual&#8217;s unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual&#8217;s place of employment. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8b45c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df8b45c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SLB\/SB\/916\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d80a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73d80a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e903b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e903b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de35e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de35e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB668\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB668\">SB 668<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act allows Oregon veterans who are 80 percent disabled not to have to pay costs for certain college classes. The Act includes the spouse and child of those disabled veterans. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Expands tuition benefits available to disabled veterans to permit veterans who are Oregon residents and are 80 percent or more disabled, and the spouse and child of disabled veterans, to have tuition waived for enrollment in a vocational program or an associate degree, baccalaureate degree or master&#8217;s degree program at community colleges, public universities and the Oregon Health and Science University. Prohibits the reduction of the amount of tuition that is waived by the amount of scholarships, grants or other aid a qualified student receives.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b348fc1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b348fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SVEMFW\/SB\/668\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd26acf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fd26acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a4c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a4c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB511\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Natural Resources and Wildfire 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 511<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: This Act tells the DSL to make a pilot program for owners of land to restore salmon habitat. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Directs the Department of State Lands, in consultation with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, to develop a salmon credit pilot program to encourage the voluntary restoration of salmonid habitat in the Coquille and Coos watershed basins. Establishes the Salmon Credit Trust Fund. Directs the Department of State Lands and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to consult with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to develop or identify an existing programmatic general permit to authorize restoration activities under the pilot program. Becomes operative on the date that a programmatic general permit is established. Provides that the Department of State Lands may not approve a salmon credit project on or after January 2 of the sixth year following the establishment of a programmatic general permit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies <\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95955a0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"95955a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SNRW\/SB\/511\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92dbed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f92dbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15b9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15b9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB504\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB504\">SB 504<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: This Act makes LCDC and OPRD adopt bioengineering rules to protect the coast. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt rules by January 1, 2028, to allow soil bioengineering systems for shoreline stabilization. Allows the Department of State Lands and the State Parks and Recreation Department to adopt conforming rules by January 1, 2029.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c7e73 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"86c7e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SNRW\/SB\/504\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1310f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b1310f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91cc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f91cc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB494\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 494<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act tells DAS to look at forestry and fire jobs and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.0). Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study classification and compensation for forestry and wildland fire positions in state government. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources and wildfire not later than September 15, 2026.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70de9b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"70de9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SNRW\/SB\/494\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74af4bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"74af4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27aebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f27aebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB512\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 512<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Digest: The Act tells an agency to operate a fish hatchery at the Rock Creek Hatchery. The Act tells the agency to release the hatchery fish into a river. The Act gives money for those activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to operate a summer steelhead fish hatchery at the Rock Creek Hatchery and release the hatchery fish into the North Umpqua River. Appropriates moneys to the commission out of the General Fund for operating the hatchery and releasing the hatchery fish.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728343e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"728343e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SNRW\/SB\/512\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceaf809 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ceaf809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4b554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4b554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2301\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Revenue 3:00 pm<br \/><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2301<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act sets the estate tax exclusion amount at $7 million and imposes the tax at a flat rate of seven percent. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Allows an additional estate tax exclusion of $7 million. Imposes tax at a flat rate of seven percent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/119870\">Give Working Family Business a Break!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed8ab9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bed8ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/taxes-fees\/hb-2301-reduces-estate-tax\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby Supports<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d054e84 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d054e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HREV\/HB\/2301\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f7d39 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00f7d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a28f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53a28f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3070\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Judiciary 3:00 pm<\/strong><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3070<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act gives money to DOJ for the Sexual Assault Task Force for SANE certification. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice to fund the management of the Oregon SAE\/SANE Certification Commission by the Attorney General&#8217;s Sexual Assault Task Force.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1201388 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1201388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HJUD\/HB\/3070\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c859b51 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c859b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3a9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc3a9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Appeal\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APPEAL THE HAZARD RISK MAP NOW! <BR>THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 8!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1f28f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1f28f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"indent-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>YES YOU NEED TO APPEAL YOUR HAZARD RISK NOW!<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>SB 762 legislation is back and property\/homeowners residing in the &#8220;Wildfire Hazard Risk Map&#8221; in RED Zones have been sent certified letters (January 7, 2025) notifying them of their &#8220;High Risk&#8221; (RED) status. Inside these notifications were various pieces of literature including quoted laws, application law statement, information on state agency programs propaganda, defensible space guidelines and an appeal for with instructions. They have put the burden on the property owner to prove them wrong. Property\/homeowners have only 60 days to Repeal their Risk Ratings.<\/p><p><strong>Appeal Deadline: March 8, 2025 to appeal.<\/strong><\/p><p>Purple and green zones within the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) are unaware that this map has returned and it&#8217;s implications on rules\/regulations regarding building codes and defensible space requirements. Even though you did not get a letter or appeal form, YOU CAN APPEAL ALSO!<\/p><p>Didn&#8217;t get a letter? Look up your address on the map:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/oregon-explorer.apps.geocortex.com\/webviewer\/?app=665fe61be984472da6906d7ebc9a190d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Request a Property Report: Phone: 1-844-996-2259<\/p><p>More Information: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/odf\/Pages\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/odf\/Pages\/index.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Appeals are limited to the creation and methodology of the map, that&#8217;s all. The form is designed so that the appeal cannot be based on what you have done to your property. Therefore, the Appeal Points you can make are:<\/p><ul><li>Not clear language, graphics, visuals, examples of the underlying criteria for assigning hazard zones is not accessible. Supposed to be publicly available and comprehensible to a public audience.<\/li><li>Data is not available to the public for inspection to verify accuracy. The computer program is not public domain.<\/li><li>Data is all theoretical and not verified with actual conditions<\/li><li>Values are inflated<\/li><li>Personal Impacts and experience<\/li><li>Insurance<\/li><li>House Value<\/li><li>Sale<\/li><\/ul><p>Note: If you don&#8217;t raise an issue in an appeal, then you can&#8217;t go any further and cannot bring it up again. If you want to try and get out of this program, you need to address all the issues first time through. Just because there is a little box on the form, doesn&#8217;t mean you have to stay within that box.<\/p><p>Join the ODF Wildfire Support Group on Facebook <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1262101698035679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405be5e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"405be5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da91042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da91042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB678\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take 1 Minute to Let Your Representatives Know how you feel! Repeal SB 762! Legislators listen to numbers!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443a665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"443a665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"indent-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>REPEAL SB 762<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"indent-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>by VOTING YES TO SB 678!<\/strong><\/p><p>Oregon residents need to be aware of the implications of this horrific bill and stand up to repeal it today! Whether you reside in a Red, Purple, or Green zone, you NEED to SAY NO to SB 762 and SAY YES to <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 678<\/a>!<\/p><p>The following letters are being provided to you and written by Bill Kronert, Josephine County RCC<\/p><p>These letters are prototypes to be sent to every county in the state, encouraging everyone to take action.<\/p><p>Note: Email addresses to all State Legislators were taken on 1\/19\/2024 &#8211; from:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We make it easy for you to submit to your Representatives, to add something to share on Facebook or Twitter. Together we are stronger! Let your voice be heard NOW!<\/p><p>Join the ODF Wildfire Support Group on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1262101698035679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be30e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3be30e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a24df elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"d2a24df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpz-testimonial-d2a24df\" class=\"wpz-testimonial-item clearfix testimonial-avatar-rounded classic-style\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For Republicans:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Senators and Representatives of Oregon State,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to respectfully urge your support for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 678<\/a><\/strong>, which seeks to repeal the wildfire map associated with SB 762. This map has created significant challenges for homeowners without addressing the underlying issues of wildfire risk.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire map assigns fixed risk levels to properties, which remain unchanged regardless of mitigation efforts. This inflexible approach not only fails to reduce wildfire risks but also imposes unnecessary hardships on homeowners.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the map discourages homeowners from improving fire safety on their properties by offering no opportunity for reassessment or adjustment based on proactive measures. Risk levels are determined without any on-site evaluations, leading to a blanket categorization that often misrepresents actual conditions.<\/p>\n<p>While insurance companies may not openly acknowledge their reliance on the wildfire map, its very existence sets a damaging precedent. The map undermines the welfare of Oregonians, is unnecessary, and perpetuates harm rather than fostering safety or resilience.<\/p>\n<p>To effectively address wildfire risks, we must focus on improving forest management policies on state and federal lands, which comprise the majority of fire-prone areas. These lands require far more attention and resources to mitigate fire dangers meaningfully.<\/p>\n<p>For the benefit of all Oregonians, I urge you to permanently eliminate the wildfire map and work toward real solutions that protect our communities without causing undue harm. Please support SB 678.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><strong>EMAIL ADDRESSES:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Republican Senators:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen.DickAnderson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DanielBonham@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.CedricHayden@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DianeLinthicum@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.mikemclane@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.ToddNash@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.NoahRobinson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DavidBrockSmith@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.BruceStarr@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KimThatcher@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.SuzanneWeber@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Republican Representatives:<br \/><\/strong>Rep.courtboice@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.shellyboshartdavis@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.vikkibreeseiverson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JamiCate@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EdDiehl@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ChristineDrazan@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DarceyEdwards@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DarinHarbick@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JeffHelfrich@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.CyrusJavadi@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.BobbyLevy@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.KevinMannix@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EmilyMcIntire@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.VirgleOsborne@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.MarkOwens@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EWernerReschke@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AnnaScharf@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AlekSkarlatos@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.GregSmith@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.kimwallan@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.BoomerWright@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DwayneYunker@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpz-testimonial-quote\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef0e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"aef0e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpz-testimonial-aef0e47\" class=\"wpz-testimonial-item clearfix testimonial-avatar-rounded classic-style\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For Democrats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Senators and Representatives of Oregon State,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to respectfully request your support for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 678<\/a><\/strong>, which seeks to repeal the wildfire map associated with SB 762. This map has created significant challenges for homeowners without offering effective solutions to wildfire risks. Instead of addressing the root causes of wildfire hazards, it imposes undue hardships on property owners across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire map assigns permanent risk levels to properties\u2014levels that remain unchanged regardless of the mitigation efforts undertaken by homeowners. According to ORS 477.490, the criteria used to develop the map are limited to climate, weather, topography, and vegetation. Factors such as defensible space, proximity to a fire station, home hardening measures, and irrigation practices are excluded from consideration. This rigid framework denies homeowners the ability to improve their risk ratings through proactive efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of flexibility and fairness in this system has led to widespread frustration and a loss of trust among the very people you represent. Do you believe it is fair to permanently categorize properties as high-risk when homeowners have no meaningful way to appeal or improve their status? If so, why are so many of your constituents voicing their outrage?<\/p>\n<p>By eliminating incentives for fire safety improvements, the wildfire map undermines the goal of reducing wildfire risks. It unfairly condemns property owners to permanent risk categories without any on-the-ground assessment to verify individual circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Insurance companies, while not openly admitting to using the wildfire map in their risk assessments, are undoubtedly influenced by its existence. This has set a harmful precedent that impacts homeowners\u2019 access to affordable insurance and financial security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can be done instead?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The majority of fire-prone areas are on state and federal lands, which require improved forest management practices. A focus on better forest management, along with incentives for homeowners to adopt fire safety measures, would be far more effective in addressing wildfire risks.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire map is harmful, unnecessary, and detrimental to the welfare of Oregonians. It must be permanently repealed. We need meaningful, practical solutions\u2014not policies that impose lasting harm on our communities.<\/p>\n<p>I urge you to support SB 678 for the benefit of all Oregonians.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><strong>EMAIL ADDRESSES:<br \/><\/strong><strong>Democratic Senators:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen.anthonybroadman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.WlnsveyCampos@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.LewFrederick@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.SaraGelser@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.JeffGolden@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.ChrisGorsek@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KayseJama@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KateLieber@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.JamesManning@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.MarkMeek@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DebPatterson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KhanhPham@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.FloydProzanski@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.LisaReynolds@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KathleenTaylor@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.RobWagner@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.AaronWoods@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Democratic Representatives:<br \/><\/strong>Rep.TomAndersen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.BenBowman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.FarrahChaichi@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.WillyChotzen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AprilDobson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.PaulEvans@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JulieFahey@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.LisaFragala@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.MarkGamba@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DavidGomberg@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DaciaGrayber@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AnnessaHartman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.KenHelm@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ZachHudson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ShannonIsadore@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JasonKropf@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EmersonLevy@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JohnLively@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.PamMarsh@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.SarahFingerMcDonald@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.SusanMclain@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.LeslyMunoz@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.NancyNathanson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.TravisNelson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.courtneyneron@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DanielNguyen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.HoaNguyen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.RobNosse@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.HaiPham@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.RickiRuiz@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.TawnaSanchez@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.NathanSosa@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ThuyTran@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AndreaValderrama@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JulesWalters@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpz-testimonial-quote\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e438f93 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e438f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1qmjEJSr3X2Xa4k-dIFyV7xsJ8MeWFL2sTWW-_TzD65Y\/edit?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT ALL LEGISLATORS!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f0c9d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a5f0c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c89e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08c89e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"UpcomingBillstoOppose\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UPCOMING BILLS TO OPPOSE RELATED TO SB 762<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca906d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"1ca906d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpz-testimonial-1ca906d\" class=\"wpz-testimonial-item clearfix testimonial-avatar-rounded classic-style\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>RELATED BILLS TO OPPOSE!<\/strong><br \/><strong>Here are just a few to keep on your radar<\/strong><br \/><strong>Write the Committee and Leadership!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 79:<\/strong><\/a> would prohibit a county from approving a permit on land that is zoned for farm or forest use that is in high-wildfire areas, groundwater restricted areas, land with wildlife habitat, land that is a \u201cwildlife corridor\u201d, and land designated as \u201chigh-value\u201d farmland. The bill makes limited exceptions for farmworker housing and other houses used specifically by farmers and foresters.<\/p>\n<p>Given the broad scope of this bill, almost all areas outside of the urban growth boundary will be off-limits for new housing. It is also unclear whether property owners would be able to replace existing homes that are lost to fire or other disaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 78:<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0targets the \u201creplacement dwellings\u201d provision in Oregon\u2019s land use laws, which was designed to help homeowners replace homes lost to fire, flooding, or decay. Despite this process already being so challenging for property owners, this bill seeks to only add more limitations on dwellings when they are rebuilt under this process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As drafted, the bill says that a County may not approve the replacement of a home unless the county ensures that the home will not:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(i) Exceed the floor area of the dwelling being replaced by more than 10 percent; or<br \/>(ii) Have a floor area greater than 2,500 square feet.<\/p>\n<p>What good does this bill do to actually help people or get people back on their feet? How does this bill improve the process?\u00a0We have no idea why the advocates want this bill, other than their unending thirst for control over other people\u2019s property.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 77:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0addresses the \u201chome occupations\u201d provision, which has allowed small businesses to operate on land designated for agriculture and timber production. This bill aims to \u201cclarify\u201d the definition of \u201chome occupations\u201d by limiting what types of businesses can be home occupations, limit how those businesses can advertise their services, and how many customers they can serve.\u00a0If you rent the property, you cannot conduct a home business or occupation.\u00a0It also limits bed and breakfast use to no more than 5 unrelated persons.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 73<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Seeks to end case-by-case rezoning of non-resource land for residential or industrial development. While complicated and technical, the consequences for this bill are simple \u2013 if you own rural land that is so unfarmable that even the state doesn\u2019t call it farmland, you can never change the zoning of it to allow for non-farm uses, even though no one believes it is farmland.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you owned property in say, Central Oregon, and your land has no water, extremely poor soil, or any other factor that makes the land unproductive for farming, you couldn\u2019t change the zoning to turn it into any higher or better use. It\u2019s a high-bar to find any property in Oregon that is so absolutely bad that even LCDC is ashamed to call it farmland, but a little of it exists.\u00a0This bill would eliminate the ability of an owner of this kind of land from fixing an obvious zoning mistake. It has to just sit there as open space, and the property owner isn\u2019t able to earn a living or develop the land to support themselves.<\/p>\n<p>All of these bills are \u201ccommittee\u201d bills dropped by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Wildfire and Natural Resources. Accordingly, that committee is where these bills will begin and get their first hearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can express your concerns to the committee about these bills by clicking their email addresses below, and sending them an email or calling their office below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpz-testimonial-quote\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697796e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"697796e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpz-testimonial-697796e\" class=\"wpz-testimonial-item clearfix testimonial-avatar-rounded classic-style\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair:<\/strong> Senator Jeff Golden - Democrat - District 3 - Ashland <br \/><strong>Capitol Phone:\u00a0 <\/strong>503-986-1703\u00a0<br \/><strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Sen%E2%80%8B.JeffGolden@oregonlegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"email\">Sen\u200b.JeffGolden@oregonlegislature.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice Chair:<\/strong> Senator Todd Nash - Republican - District 29 - Enterprise<br \/><strong>Capitol Phone:<\/strong> 503-986-1729 <br \/><strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:sen.toddnash@oregonlegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"email\">sen.toddnash@oregonlegislature.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Members:<\/strong> <br \/>Senator Fred Girod - Republican - District 9 - Stayton<br \/><strong>Capitol Phone:<\/strong> 503-986-1709<br \/><strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"email\">Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senator Floyd Prozanski - Democrat - District 4 - Springfield &amp; Eugene <br \/><strong>Capitol Phone:<\/strong> 503-986-1704<br \/><strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Sen.FloydProzanski@OregonLegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"email\">Sen.FloydProzanski@OregonLegislature.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senator Kathleen Taylor - Democrat - District 21 - Milwaukie, Oak Grove, SE &amp; NE Portland<br \/><strong>Capitol Phone:<\/strong> 503-986-1721 <br \/><strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:sen.kathleentaylor@oregonlegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"email\">sen.kathleentaylor@oregonlegislature.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpz-testimonial-quote\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2b478 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa2b478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f145a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f145a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"UpcomingBillstoSupport\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Bills To Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584599e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584599e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3133:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Supporting Farmers (not just farmland) &amp; Local Food Systems<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Oregon is not losing farmland; we are losing farmers. Since the last Ag Census, we have lost over 2,000 family farms. This is because farmers are going out of business, not because people are living and building houses in rural areas.<\/p><p>One Fight for Oregon&#8217;s priorities for the session is to support farmers and their ability to use their land to earn a living. HB 3133 removes restrictions on the income they can earn through their farmstands, among other barriers in land use law that prevents farmers from diversifying their income streams and supporting themselves.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 464:<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> Making it Easier to Replace Homes Lost to Fires and Other Disasters<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Contrary to the land preservationists, we think the Legislature should make it easier on people to replace their homes after they are lost to a fire. This bill would create an alternative process to replace a home that is greatly simplified from the existing process, eliminate a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bgc65vtlffs?si=osz11pwDWJz_MuEn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trip-wire that has caused significant hardship<\/a>\u00a0for property owners, and limits the chance that any of these approvals are appealed.<\/p><p>The goal of the bill is simple: if you are putting a house basically back to where it was before, there\u2019s no reason to have to go through the bureaucratic nightmare we have now. To be clear, there are limitations with this new process that had to be included for this bill to stand a chance. We don\u2019t love those concessions, but if passed, this bill would significantly expedite the process to get a replacement dwelling permit.\u00a0<\/p><p>There\u2019s no reason to kick people when they\u2019re down. We\u2019re going to fix that if we can.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b9465 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"05b9465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5212f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5212f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB762News\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the News!  SB 762 Wildfire Risk Map<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-199790a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"199790a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe8598e\" data-id=\"fe8598e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6551ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6551ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-r0vwg2svzx45bndm8mgaus04zkh49979w6hid5s5pk.jpg\" title=\"youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919\" alt=\"youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74728e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74728e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>JANUARY 30, 2025 | Wildfire Hazard Map TOWNHALL (SB-762) | Josephine County Fairgrounds, 7-9pm<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>How to Appeal!<\/strong><\/p><p>Public discussion regarding ODF Wildfire Map letter. Insurance, power bills, taxes, and fees ALL going up. Question and answer session. Over 1,000 Josephine, Douglas, and Jackson County residents attended.<\/p><p>This video is long but chalk full of good information regarding the map and actionable items you can take now. Even if you have not received a letter, you are encouraged to look up your risk rating and appeal. All of the information is in the meeting. Please everyone watch.<\/p><p>Douglas County is in the planning stages of a meeting possibly this or next week, stay tuned!<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gZH3A2_S2V0?si=Z5NKtGrQX5su9Z27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&gt;&gt;Watch Now:&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ae831\" data-id=\"81ae831\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937ffc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"937ffc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantspasstribune.com\/standing-room-only-at-josephine-county-senate-bill-762-wildfire-hazard-map-meeting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475207670_929820139335942_5981788231137655340_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475207670_929820139335942_5981788231137655340_n-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475207670_929820139335942_5981788231137655340_n-280x280.jpg 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475207670_929820139335942_5981788231137655340_n-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9c3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd9c3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantspasstribune.com\/standing-room-only-at-josephine-county-senate-bill-762-wildfire-hazard-map-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Standing Room Only at Josephine County Senate Bill 762 wildfire Hazard Map Meeting.<\/a><\/p><p>The Josephine County Board of Commissioners hosted a Wildfire Hazard Map Town Hall from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30th, at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Traffic backed up on Redwood Highway near the entrance to the Fairgrounds, and the main parking lots near the Pavilion and Commercial buildings were nearly full. A line to enter the Pavilion stretched from the building to the Commercial Building.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantspasstribune.com\/standing-room-only-at-josephine-county-senate-bill-762-wildfire-hazard-map-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&gt;&gt;Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-457d3a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"457d3a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b6c82f\" data-id=\"8b6c82f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a3760 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50a3760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1c0e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a1c0e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-280x280.png 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-r0vw8y6y65cva3qcv1j5g2ratdlwvvwjwwdycmcmw8.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2db2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a2db2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Critical Wildfire Map &amp; Session Update<br \/><\/strong>January 31, 2025<\/p><p>In this update from Salem, we\u2019ve got good news and we\u2019ve got bad news.<\/p><p>The Good News \u2013 You\u2019ve Got Their Attention<\/p><p>Your emails, calls, and messages are being heard in Salem! The Legislature is hearing a lot about the maps and how they impact rural Oregon families. Legislators from both parties are talking about the map and the concerns coming from rural Oregon.<\/p><p>Because of your efforts, the Legislature is considering changes to address some of your issues. There are dozens of wildfire bills already dropped for Session, and we know that more are coming in the next few days that are going to try and address some of your most critical concerns related to the map.Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for (audience)? Why should they care (benefit)? What do I want them to do (call-to-action)?<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/oregonpropertyowners.org\/critical-wildfire-map-session-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&lt;&lt;Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6724832\" data-id=\"6724832\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a65e5d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a65e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9561871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9561871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantspasstribune.com\/standing-room-only-at-josephine-county-senate-bill-762-wildfire-hazard-map-meeting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-280x280.png 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/cropped-OPOA_logo_No_Copy-1-r0vw8y6y65cva3qcv1j5g2ratdlwvvwjwwdycmcmw8.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca62e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cca62e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rural Oregon Is Under Attack This <\/strong><strong>Session: Take Action to Protect the Right to Live &amp; Work Outside of Town<\/strong><\/p><p>1\/25\/25 Oregon Property Owners Association This legislative session, rural living in Oregon is under siege from land preservation and environmental advocates pushing for a series of bills that threaten the right to live, work, and thrive in rural Oregon. While those who support these bills claim they are intended to \u201cclose loopholes\u201d in our planning system, these bills stand as shocking and direct threats to our rural communities and private property rights.<\/p><p>While the advocates for these bills will say they are to \u201cpreserve farmland\u201d, the reality is that almost ALL land outside of Oregon cities (97%) is farm or forestland. As such, these bills are attacks on rural living in general.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oregonpropertyowners.org\/rural-oregon-is-under-attack-this-session-take-action-to-protect-the-right-to-live-work-outside-of-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&gt;&gt;Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8bdd4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8bdd4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7834b00\" data-id=\"7834b00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1133808 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1133808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1df12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1df12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1536x1536.png 1536w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1000x1000.png 1000w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-280x280.png 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1800x1800.png 1800w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-560x560.png 560w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-800x800.png 800w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baacde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7baacde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rick Dancer interviews Courtney Bangs, one of Oregon\u2019s most dedicated, fearless, educated and passionate Commissioners that has been silenced and sidelined and is now struggling with how to fund law enforcement, emergency services, fire departments, schools, etc for her county because the Board of Forestry passed an HCP that shuts down 40% of her county\u2019s available harvestable timber &#8211; this interview sheds a light on the hypocrisy and mismanagement of our forests.<\/p><p>**Thank you, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/563318404217575\/user\/1108982921\/?__cft__[0]=AZUm3AkO4wdbmJi7-JEdC8euwKrN5KtqzqoIy1MS9usfZjwWE3S2sjAi48OUzO_uMn06AmTt7pDjp-_3QeFDSy5CVLSNB_KTYKsJkd989h2eZF50JkjL0AjtXEvkQGEMXYcbCvBlOXF68uPpWMjgSHm_YxoETnk-m4XOglvy3BjC1rC9OsTWbKpzXHhQ4o07xD2l8nCKq9DD7At1D8LrdvWZw9CxFtV_mSS3vSqkn2hI6hbe7sN-XzsCkMWuYb03cIU&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Dancer<\/a><\/strong>, for exposing real issues of Oregonians.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1653345258\/videos\/1151515116504112?idorvanity=563318404217575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&gt;&gt;Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d874d6a\" data-id=\"d874d6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ddc40 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"83ddc40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1785116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1785116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantspasstribune.com\/standing-room-only-at-josephine-county-senate-bill-762-wildfire-hazard-map-meeting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1536x1536.png 1536w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1000x1000.png 1000w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-280x280.png 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-1800x1800.png 1800w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-560x560.png 560w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png-800x800.png 800w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/facebook-logo-transparent-background-free-png.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a94992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a94992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bill Meyer Show &#8211; January 17, 2025<\/strong><\/p><p>Discussing SB 762 and Sen. Jeff Golden&#8217;s Town Hall Meeting. Interviews and more.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1DhVaDBBfo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&lt;&lt;Watch Now&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7165750 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7165750\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a6ce98\" data-id=\"1a6ce98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002373f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"002373f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee3e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ee3e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-768x771.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-280x280.jpg 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-558x560.jpg 558w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-600x602.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-800x800.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-r0vwg2svzx45bndm8mgaus04zkh49979w6hid5s5pk.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0b631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe0b631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>JANUARY 16, 2025 SENATOR JEFF GOLDEN TOWN HALL MEETING | MEDFORD, OR<\/strong><\/p><p>This meeting was *after* certified letters were received by property\/homeowners in High Risk areas according to the Wildfire Risk Map. Residents showed up unexpectedly at this town hall and the following link is a recording of that town hall. We believe it is very important for you to listen to this town hall meeting.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0P2obTKm0RA?si=QOs5Gds9zmHqTWkM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&gt;&gt;Watch Now&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ed2adb\" data-id=\"4ed2adb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6936c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b6936c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a7c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1a7c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantspasstribune.com\/standing-room-only-at-josephine-county-senate-bill-762-wildfire-hazard-map-meeting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-768x771.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-280x280.jpg 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-558x560.jpg 558w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-600x602.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-800x800.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919-r0vwg2svzx45bndm8mgaus04zkh49979w6hid5s5pk.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/youtube-icon-free-vector-2640162919.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba7d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ba7d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fix Our Forest Act<\/strong><\/p><p>Watch this presser by House Republican leaders to hear about the Fix our Forest Act which was passed by the House on 1\/23\/25.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=9G-58VWUZgA&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawIEJQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdjyXq1RWTsKQJ9eVojZCzPr_UU21KHzqezHsHMJs7ImUH6L4gp5EgzY4g_aem_2Lbcl8uRq8fyEBRqtMj1Rw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&lt;&lt;Watch Now&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02afa92 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"02afa92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282c8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"282c8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB762Events\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Events on SB 762<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfdbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfdbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>COMING SOON! | Douglas County Town Hall Meeting<\/strong><\/p><p>Public discussion regarding ODF Wildfire Map letter. Insurance, power bills, taxes, and fees ALL going up. How do I appeal? I did not get a letter! Question and answer session. Tell your friends and neighbors!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879bd75 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"879bd75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb9b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccb9b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FEBRUARY 1, 2025 | Josephine County Patriots Rally (At Republican Hqz) |10:00 AM<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Speakers include:<\/strong><br \/>Commissioner Ron Smith<br \/>On the Fire Map and SB762!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1798a08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1798a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa24f2c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa24f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1262101698035679\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join the ODF Wildfire Support Group Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a4976 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12a4976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1qmjEJSr3X2Xa4k-dIFyV7xsJ8MeWFL2sTWW-_TzD65Y\/edit?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT LEGISLATORS!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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.e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. 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January 27, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e6eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78e6eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c9cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c9cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House committee on Labor and Workplace Standards 3:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3024<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The Act would get rid of the cut in maximum benefits when a worker is barred from benefits due to not working for cause and has not earned four times weekly benefits. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Eliminates the reduction of an individual&#8217;s maximum benefit amount by eight times the individual&#8217;s weekly benefit amount after the individual is disqualified from the receipt of benefits for cause and has not earned at least four times the individual&#8217;s weekly benefit amount. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Christina Buehler &#8211; Native American Opposes<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be36046 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"be36046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90ee3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a90ee3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1875f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1875f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2805<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Relating to food establishment licenses.\u00a0Digest: The Act allows an agency to increase certain license fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).<\/p><p>Makes permanent the authority of the State Department of Agriculture to annually increase license fees for food establishments by up to three percent<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Concerned Oregonian Opposes Permanent License Fee Increases per Year<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309b587 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"309b587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HALNRW\/HB\/2805\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58b908 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d58b908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991726f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"991726f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2806<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Relating to license fees for commercial instruments.<\/p><p>Digest: The Act allows an agency to increase certain license fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).<\/p><p>Makes permanent the authority of the State Department of Agriculture to annually increase license fees for commercial weighing or measuring instruments by up to three percent, subject to certain maximum limits.<\/p><p>Authorizes the department to increase the license fees by a certain additional percentage for two fiscal years<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Concerned Oregonian Opposes Permanent License Fee Increases Per Year<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df05f12 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df05f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HALNRW\/HB\/2806\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56ecf2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d56ecf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a2b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25a2b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 867<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Relating to investigations by the Department of Education<\/p><p>Digest: Makes many changes to the powers and duties of ODE for investigations at a school or school district. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).<\/p><p>Prescribes sanctions that the Department of Education may impose when an elementary or secondary school or program is found to be in noncompliance with a discrimination prohibition.<\/p><p>Clarifies the applicability of provisions related to abuse and sexual conduct in schools when an education provider serves only students who have not yet entered kindergarten.<\/p><p>Specifies that provisions related to abuse and sexual conduct in schools apply to any person who provided services as an employee, a contractor, an agent or a volunteer within two calendar years prior to when the incident of suspected sexual conduct was committed.<\/p><p>Eliminates certain information that must be disclosed to certain persons following the completion of an investigation involving suspected sexual conduct at a school.<\/p><p>Requires law enforcement to make available to the department certain information received during investigations of suspected child abuse.<\/p><p>Modifies standards for determining if a school district or public charter school is involved in religious activity<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Strongly Oppose!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724d250 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"724d250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/education\/sb-867-prevents-religious-schools-from-school-choice-funding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby in Opposition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b7972 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c2b7972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SED\/SB\/867\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b4b9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7a0b4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6f960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba6f960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue 8:00 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 800<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Relating to compliance with tax laws; prescribing an effective date.<\/p><p>Digest: The Act requires people who seek licenses to show tax compliance. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9).<\/p><p>Expands provisions requiring tax compliance as a condition of receiving a license to conduct a business, trade or profession or of entering into a contract with a state agency or political subdivision. Requires licensees and contractors to provide a tax compliance certificate from the Department of Revenue, unless a certain compliance rate is demonstrated by holders of the type of license.<\/p><p>Applies to licenses issued, reissued, reinstated or renewed and contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2026.<\/p><p>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Opposing testimonies at this writing! Please Testify!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7dd98 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dd7dd98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/800\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ced65d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ced65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63bd88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b63bd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7626a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb7626a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Judiciary 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 347<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act would end special tax assessment for land if the owner or the person in control of the land gets a civil penalty for growing pot on the land or is found guilty of growing it there. The Act would make an exception if the owner reasonably didn&#8217;t know about the pot or called the police as soon as they did know. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Disqualifies land from farm use special assessments upon a final civil penalty or judgment of conviction for the illegal growing of marijuana against the landowner or person in possession and control of the land. Provides an exception for a landowner or other obligated taxpayer who reasonably lacked knowledge of the illegal growing of marijuana or promptly notified a law enforcement agency of the illegal growing of marijuana. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Christina Buehler &#8211; Addresses Human Trafficking!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9120c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1b9120c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SJUD\/SB\/347\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13efa2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c13efa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94c7ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a94c7ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday - January 28, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a968578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a968578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccc5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ccc5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House committee on Emergency Management General Government, and Veterans 1:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 2200<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; The Act requires the OIC and the State Treasurer to take steps to reduce the carbon impact of certain state investments. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Directs the Oregon Investment Council and the State Treasurer to take certain actions to reduce the carbon intensity of state investments and address certain investment risks relating to climate change. Directs the State Treasurer to report on the carbon intensity of certain investments.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Paul Donheffner\u00a0Opposing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056415a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"056415a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/ORLEG\/bulletins\/3ce63b2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Rep. Ed Diehl : SAY NO to HB 2200 & SB 681<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab493c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9ab493c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/government-operation\/hb-2200-state-investing-in-carbon-free-funds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby Opposes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7727a3d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7727a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HEMGGV\/HB\/2200\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2b486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2b486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><strong>Special Message from Shelly Boshart Davis:<\/strong><br \/><br \/>My bill to delay Oregon&#8217;s ban on diesel trucks is scheduled for a public hearing, and we need your help.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>On January 1, Oregon&#8217;s Advanced Clean Truck Rules went into effect that will begin to phase out diesel powered semi-trucks, RVs, tow trucks, heavy-duty pickup trucks like F-250s and 350s, box trucks, and more. But with President Trump&#8217;s executive order promising to rescind EV mandates, the future remains uncertain, causing chaos and confusion among Oregonians and Oregon businesses.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>For months now, I have been calling for a delay to these rules and now we have a chance to make it happen. Even if President Trump&#8217;s executive order goes into effect, litigation will surely tie it up in the courts for months, if not years. Oregonians need certainty now.<br \/><br \/>This upcoming Thursday, January 30, the House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment is holding a public hearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/draperdigital.acemlnc.com\/lt.php?x=3DZy~GDGIFebEK79_dtGVRNvAqEpjNH3jM40jHnEKXWf5K_A_ky.yeFu5X2omNA~kMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HB 3119<\/a>, my bill to delay the Advanced Clean Truck rules. We need an army of working Oregonians to make their voices heard.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Whether you&#8217;re a truck driver, someone who depends on heavy-duty pickups to make a living, enjoys an RV lifestyle, appreciates the necessity of diesel vehicles like tow trucks and cement mixers, or an everyday Oregonian who doesn&#8217;t want to see their cost of living continue to increase because of unnecessary regulations, your voice is needed NOW! Will you sign up to testify before the committee?<br \/><br \/><strong>Here are the details:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursday, January 30th, at 8 AM<br \/><strong>Where:<\/strong> Oregon State Capitol (you can also sign up for online testimony)\u00a0<br \/><strong>How:<\/strong> Sign up to testify by clicking <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&lt;HERE&gt;<\/a><\/strong>, and finding the &#8220;Register to Testify&#8221; button on the top menu.<br \/><br \/>You can watch my interview with KPTV News on Trump&#8217;s executive order and the impacts in Oregon <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Ffb.watch%252FxjK3qKbA8j%252F%26data=05%257C02%257CRenee.Perry%2540oregonlegislature.gov%257Ccfe98928c2d04b1f60e908dd3cbac24e%257C489a9c84574a48c7b72a2450511334cc%257C1%257C0%257C638733495028983667%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=GRs3wdZVKFnSpUf4c4rBqrGVHuEmL2KmCDNUxHGxEtM%253D%26reserved=0\/1\/010101949b0bd3ac-fffe108d-f152-46aa-bb6c-20f8cac00c03-000000\/MknbcRPuzGuKyDkn-6moiaa7u0bWnIEcdbXWlXIvJig=389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&lt;HERE&gt;<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><strong>Advanced Clean Trucks in the Transportation Committee<\/strong><br \/><br \/>On Tuesday, the Joint Transportation Committee asked industry experts to talk about the impact of the Advanced Clean Trucks rule. The testimony was striking. The bureaucratic jargon that comes from DEQ to whistle past the graveyard about the impact of these rules is disingenuous.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>I was particularly impressed with the testimony of Sean Waters, VP of Product Integrity at Daimler Trucks North America, and Jordan Pap\u00e9, CEO of Pape Kenworth and Pacific Clean Fuels. As people who sell trucks\u00a0and have to deal with the real-world\u00a0consequences of these regulations, no one understands\u00a0them better. If you have a hard time following along with these regulations (I live it as a business owner and a legislator, and I still get confused), I would recommend you watch their entire 10-minute\u00a0testimony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=623530566711566&amp;ref=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>&lt;HERE&gt;<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Here are a few of the biggest takeaways from their testimony:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p>DEQ confirmed that there is only ONE charger in Oregon that can charge semi-trucks.<\/p><\/li><li><p>It would require Oregon to build 55 commercial grade chargers per week, starting 3 weeks ago until 2035, for the commercial truck industry to be able to comply with the ACT rules. That&#8217;s just for semi-trucks, not including pickups and other medium and heavy duty EVs.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Manufacturers\u00a0are already limiting the sale of new clean diesel engines. A 2010 engine is more than 90% cleaner than a pre-2010 engine. The ACT rule, in practice,\u00a0is actually limiting the number of these new, cleaner trucks to be sold in Oregon.<\/p><\/li><li><p>NOx emissions from diesel engines have declined 99.8% since the first NOx emission standards were introduced in the 1980&#8217;s.<\/p><\/li><li><p>A heavy-duty battery electric truck costs about twice as much as a diesel truck but can only go about half the distance of that diesel truck. Those battery-powered trucks can only carry about 75% of the load. This will drive up the cost of everyday essentials we all need.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>100 heavy-duty battery electric trucks consume\u00a0about as much power as all the homes in the city of Eugene. If the entire Class 8 fleet (the heaviest heavy-duty trucks) in the United States converted to battery electric, we would need the same amount of power as Bonneville Power Administration\u2019s 31 dams and 1 nuclear power plant to create enough power to charge them all.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"indent-1\"><p>We would need to build a Bonneville Power Administration every year for the next ten years to power a transition to electric trucks that the ACT regulations demand.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>&#8211;Shelly Boshart Davis<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228c931 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"228c931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6222ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6222ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3700bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3700bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Labor and Business 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 748<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act would allow drug testing for an initial claim for unemployment in certain cases. The Act would make the Employment Department pay for the tests, not the claimant. The Act would disqualify a claimant who fails a drug test until the claimant requalifies and passes another drug test. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Authorizes the Employment Department to require drug testing for an initial claim for unemployment benefits if the claimant was fired by the claimant&#8217;s most recent employer for unlawful drug use or suitable work is available for the claimant only in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing. Provides that the cost of the tests must be paid by the department and not by the claimant. Disqualifies a claimant who fails a drug test from benefits until the claimant requalifies and passes another drug test.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68487e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a68487e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SLB\/SB\/748\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa285d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7fa285d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee18b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ee18b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 879<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act makes changes to how a person can rebut a presumption that certain people are not able to pay child support. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Modifies procedure for rebutting presumption of inability to pay child support when an obligor earns wages from work performed while the obligor is a patient at the state hospital or incarcerated.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa5e6f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fa5e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SLB\/SB\/879\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed8de3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ed8de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277256a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"277256a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 387<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act would grant higher property tax breaks for disabled veterans and their spouses if they survive them. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Grants higher property tax exemptions for the property of veterans with disabilities. Grants exemptions for a veteran&#8217;s surviving spouse who remains unmarried. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6320a8b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6320a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SVEMFW\/SB\/387\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d874293 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d874293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f035549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f035549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 520<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; This Act gives money to Coos and Curry Counties to transport veterans to a VA medical center. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355c523 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"355c523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SVEMFW\/SB\/520\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c839981 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c839981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c7283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c7283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 676 <\/strong><\/a>&#8211; Limits the interest rate to no more than the prime rate plus one percent for loans advanced under the veterans&#8217; home and farm loan program. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Limits the interest rate to no more than the prime rate plus one percent for loans advanced under the veterans&#8217; home and farm loan program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans&#8217; Affairs for deposit in the Oregon War Veterans&#8217; Fund, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to be used to advance loans to qualified veterans for the acquisition of farms and homes.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3485f83 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3485f83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SVEMFW\/SB\/676\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5a4e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"db5a4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e241fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e241fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday - January 29, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c809c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04c809c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979afb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"979afb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water 8:00 am\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2345<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Relating to Oregon hatcheries.\u00a0 Digest: Renames a fund. Makes changes related to the fund. Repeals laws creating a center. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.1). Renames the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund. Makes certain changes related to the fund. Repeals statutes establishing the Oregon Hatchery Research Center and the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117432\">OHRC Board Chair Opposes!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c88bbb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c88bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/545\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4116553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4116553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><strong>Special Message from Boomer Wright:<\/strong><\/p><h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HB 2345 is a bad idea<\/span><\/h1><p>HB 2345 renames the Oregon Hatchery Research Center to a Research Fund. Makes certain changes related to the fund. Repeals statutes establishing the Oregon Hatchery Research Center and the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">With HB 2345, which renames the Oregon Hatchery Research Center to a Research Fund and also repeals statutes that establishes the Oregon Hatchery<span class=\"preserve-whitespace\"><span id=\"MeasureSummary\"> Research Center, and the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board. This is a bad idea for Oregon. <\/span><\/span>The above picture of delighted children knowing the pleasure of catching a fish will be far and few between. The Oregon Hatchery Research Center and our hatcheries are directly responsible for the numbers fish and their varieties in the Oregon rivers, streams and ocean presently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">Oregon Hatcheries have a long history (starting in the late 1800s) of providing best management practices to conserve both native and hatchery produced fish in response to the decline in some of our fish populations. Without the Oregon Hatchery<span class=\"preserve-whitespace\"><span id=\"MeasureSummary\"> Research Center <\/span>and the research, it provides, our fisheries <\/span>could fail. Without research to provide abundance, the loss of Oregon Fisheries is inevitable.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">From ODFW website:\u00a0 <a style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dfw.state.or.us\/agency\/economic_impact.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1d5782;\">ODFW, Economic Impact<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">The Economic Impact to Oregon (for 2020 and 2021) created by the Oregon Commercial and Recreational Fishing industry was estimated to be $642 million, providing income to approximately 9200 jobs the statewide. Loss of the Oregon Hatcheries program and research will increase the possibility of decline in our Oregon&#8217;s coastal economic future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"topicheaders\" style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">FROM THE ODFW website:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"topicheaders\" style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">&#8221; How important are hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing to Oregon?<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">A study by Earth Economics produced in partnership with Travel Oregon, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), Oregon Office of Outdoor Recreation (OREC), and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) found that outdoor recreation in Oregon supported $15.6 billion in spending (including trip and equipment related expenditures). Adjusted for inflation this reflects approximately $19.1 billion in 2024 dollars. A portion of that spending is generated by participants engaging in fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching activities. Earth Economics&#8217; research indicated that in 2019 hunting, fishing and wildlife watching activities accounted for $1.2 billion ($1.47 billion in 2024 dollars) in spending and supported over 11,000 jobs. The Factsheet below shows the spending on each of these activities at a county level and the impact on jobs, wages, and state and local taxes.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\"><a style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dfw.state.or.us\/agency\/docs\/Factsheet-Economic%20Impact%20OR%20Counties-Earth%20Economics%202019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1d5782;\">Factsheet-Economic Impact OR Counties-Earth Economics 2019.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #424040;\">Oregon can ill afford the loss of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center and the practical research it provides to create abundance in our rivers, streams and ocean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>&#8211;Representative Boomer Wright<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c48f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"95c48f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869a6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"869a6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eae1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eae1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Finance and Revenue 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 545<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943038b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"943038b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/545\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da58c80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da58c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f900da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f900da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday - January 30, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0063d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa0063d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf20c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf20c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Climate, Energy, and Environment 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2961<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Increases the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of newly constructed commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with five or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and five or more residential dwelling units.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2c9b3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa2c9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HCEE\/HB\/2961\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab21713 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ab21713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e23de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e23de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Climate, Energy, and Environment\u00a08:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2370<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Digest: Raises the annual fee amount that the PUC may impose on public utilities to cover costs of the commission. Takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).<\/p><p>Increases the annual fee amount that the Public Utility Commission may impose on public utilities for the purpose of defraying costs of the commission.<\/p><p>Declares an emergency, effective on passage<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ff056 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8ff056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HCEE\/HB\/2370\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226f0e7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"226f0e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448f05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"448f05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Climate, Energy, and Environment\u00a08:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2961<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Relating to the capacity for electric vehicle charging required in certain newly constructed buildings\u00a0Digest: Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).<\/p><p>Increases the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of newly constructed commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with five or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and five or more residential dwelling units<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Stop Wasting Tax $$ on Progressive Liberal Wishes!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca830b5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ca830b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HCEE\/HB\/2961\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bbecb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7bbecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6112c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c6112c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d7b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d7b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Climate, Energy, and Environment 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 3119<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; This Act tells DEQ to wait to enforce some California rules on truck exhaust. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies <\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/117424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Cascade Timber Consulting Inc and Timber Service in Support<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ab9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1ab9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><strong>Special Message from Shelly Boshart Davis:<\/strong><br \/><br \/>My bill to delay Oregon&#8217;s ban on diesel trucks is scheduled for a public hearing, and we need your help.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>On January 1, Oregon&#8217;s Advanced Clean Truck Rules went into effect that will begin to phase out diesel powered semi-trucks, RVs, tow trucks, heavy-duty pickup trucks like F-250s and 350s, box trucks, and more. But with President Trump&#8217;s executive order promising to rescind EV mandates, the future remains uncertain, causing chaos and confusion among Oregonians and Oregon businesses.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>For months now, I have been calling for a delay to these rules and now we have a chance to make it happen. Even if President Trump&#8217;s executive order goes into effect, litigation will surely tie it up in the courts for months, if not years. Oregonians need certainty now.<br \/><br \/>This upcoming Thursday, January 30, the House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment is holding a public hearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/draperdigital.acemlnc.com\/lt.php?x=3DZy~GDGIFebEK79_dtGVRNvAqEpjNH3jM40jHnEKXWf5K_A_ky.yeFu5X2omNA~kMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HB 3119<\/a>, my bill to delay the Advanced Clean Truck rules. We need an army of working Oregonians to make their voices heard.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Whether you&#8217;re a truck driver, someone who depends on heavy-duty pickups to make a living, enjoys an RV lifestyle, appreciates the necessity of diesel vehicles like tow trucks and cement mixers, or an everyday Oregonian who doesn&#8217;t want to see their cost of living continue to increase because of unnecessary regulations, your voice is needed NOW! Will you sign up to testify before the committee?<br \/><br \/><strong>Here are the details:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursday, January 30th, at 8 AM<br \/><strong>Where:<\/strong> Oregon State Capitol (you can also sign up for online testimony)\u00a0<br \/><strong>How:<\/strong> Sign up to testify by clicking <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">&lt;HERE&gt;<\/a><\/strong>, and finding the &#8220;Register to Testify&#8221; button on the top menu.<br \/><br \/>You can watch my interview with KPTV News on Trump&#8217;s executive order and the impacts in Oregon <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Ffb.watch%252FxjK3qKbA8j%252F%26data=05%257C02%257CRenee.Perry%2540oregonlegislature.gov%257Ccfe98928c2d04b1f60e908dd3cbac24e%257C489a9c84574a48c7b72a2450511334cc%257C1%257C0%257C638733495028983667%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=GRs3wdZVKFnSpUf4c4rBqrGVHuEmL2KmCDNUxHGxEtM%253D%26reserved=0\/1\/010101949b0bd3ac-fffe108d-f152-46aa-bb6c-20f8cac00c03-000000\/MknbcRPuzGuKyDkn-6moiaa7u0bWnIEcdbXWlXIvJig=389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&lt;HERE&gt;<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><strong>Advanced Clean Trucks in the Transportation Committee<\/strong><br \/><br \/>On Tuesday, the Joint Transportation Committee asked industry experts to talk about the impact of the Advanced Clean Trucks rule. The testimony was striking. The bureaucratic jargon that comes from DEQ to whistle past the graveyard about the impact of these rules is disingenuous.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>I was particularly impressed with the testimony of Sean Waters, VP of Product Integrity at Daimler Trucks North America, and Jordan Pap\u00e9, CEO of Pape Kenworth and Pacific Clean Fuels. As people who sell trucks\u00a0and have to deal with the real-world\u00a0consequences of these regulations, no one understands\u00a0them better. If you have a hard time following along with these regulations (I live it as a business owner and a legislator, and I still get confused), I would recommend you watch their entire 10-minute\u00a0testimony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=623530566711566&amp;ref=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>&lt;HERE&gt;<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Here are a few of the biggest takeaways from their testimony:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p>DEQ confirmed that there is only ONE charger in Oregon that can charge semi-trucks.<\/p><\/li><li><p>It would require Oregon to build 55 commercial grade chargers per week, starting 3 weeks ago until 2035, for the commercial truck industry to be able to comply with the ACT rules. That&#8217;s just for semi-trucks, not including pickups and other medium and heavy duty EVs.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Manufacturers\u00a0are already limiting the sale of new clean diesel engines. A 2010 engine is more than 90% cleaner than a pre-2010 engine. The ACT rule, in practice,\u00a0is actually limiting the number of these new, cleaner trucks to be sold in Oregon.<\/p><\/li><li><p>NOx emissions from diesel engines have declined 99.8% since the first NOx emission standards were introduced in the 1980&#8217;s.<\/p><\/li><li><p>A heavy-duty battery electric truck costs about twice as much as a diesel truck but can only go about half the distance of that diesel truck. Those battery-powered trucks can only carry about 75% of the load. This will drive up the cost of everyday essentials we all need.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>100 heavy-duty battery electric trucks consume\u00a0about as much power as all the homes in the city of Eugene. If the entire Class 8 fleet (the heaviest heavy-duty trucks) in the United States converted to battery electric, we would need the same amount of power as Bonneville Power Administration\u2019s 31 dams and 1 nuclear power plant to create enough power to charge them all.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"indent-1\"><p>We would need to build a Bonneville Power Administration every year for the next ten years to power a transition to electric trucks that the ACT regulations demand.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>&#8211;Shelly Boshart Davis<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a888ea7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a888ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3119\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign Up to Testify: No Diesel Ban!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209efcb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"209efcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HCEE\/HB\/3119\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2582e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb2582e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2217a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2217a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee On Labor and Business 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 651<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Tells the Secretary of State to study how to make it easier for a business to file papers in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6). Requires the Secretary of State to study methods for reducing the paperwork filing burden on businesses in this state. Directs the Secretary of State to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222b39f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"222b39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/SLB\/SB\/651\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87577f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f87577f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f5119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f5119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 2204<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; The Act lets more health care providers get the rural provider income tax credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Adds podiatric physicians and surgeons to the types of providers eligible for the tax credit allowed to rural medical care providers. Removes the requirement of hospital consulting privileges applicable to an optometrist claiming the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74eacd3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"74eacd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HBHHC\/HB\/2204\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc04d55 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc04d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbe314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bbe314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2549<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act lets pharmacists get an income tax credit if they work in rural areas. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities. Directs the Office of Rural Health to establish criteria for certifying pharmacists as eligible for the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c65790 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c65790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HBHHC\/HB\/2549\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8923e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8923e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916f4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"916f4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2365<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act lets more health care providers get the rural provider income tax credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Adds mental health professionals, naturopathic physicians, pharmacists, medical laboratory scientists and medical laboratory technicians to the types of providers eligible for the tax credit allowed to rural medical care providers. Removes the requirement of hospital consulting privileges applicable to an optometrist claiming the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec250b4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec250b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HBHHC\/HB\/2365\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce33356 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce33356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da399df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da399df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2390<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act raises the amount of the tax credit that rural medical providers can get. The Act also says that the provider can get the tax credit no matter how much money they make. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Increases the amount of income tax credit allowed to rural medical providers. Removes the eligibility limitation based on the adjusted gross income of the medical provider. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490f80b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"490f80b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HBHHC\/HB\/2390\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e3c4e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e3e3c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da8a5ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da8a5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2591<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Act makes a new tax credit for CRNAs and doctors who do anesthesiology. The Act also tells OHA to make rules to let CRNAs and those doctors be part of the health care provider incentive program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). Establishes an income tax credit for physicians who practice anesthesiology and for certified registered nurse anesthetists who do not qualify for rural health care provider tax credits. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to include as eligible providers physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care provider incentive program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a> <br \/><strong>Featured Testimony: No Testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dae724 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1dae724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HBHHC\/HB\/2591\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dfb54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63dfb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b13c82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b13c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take 1 Minute to Let Your Representatives Know to Vote YES on SB 768 TO REPEAL SB 762!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35f4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c35f4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"indent-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>REPEAL SB 762<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"indent-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>by VOTING YES TO SB 678!<\/strong><\/p><p>SB 762 legislation is back and property\/homeowners residing in the &#8220;Wildfire Hazard Risk Map&#8221; in RED Zones have been sent certified letters notifying them of their &#8220;High Risk&#8221; (RED) status and defensible space guidelines. These property\/homeowners have only 60 days to Repeal their Risk Ratings.<\/p><p>Purple and green zones within the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) are unaware that this map has returned and it&#8217;s implications on rules\/regulations regarding building codes and defensible space requirements.<\/p><p>Oregon residents need to be aware of the implications of this horrific bill and stand up to repeal it today! Whether you reside in a Red, Purple, or Green zone, you NEED to SAY NO to SB 762 and SAY YES to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 678<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p><p>The following letters are being provided to you and written by Bill Kronert, Josephine County RCC<\/p><p>These letters are prototypes to be sent to every county in the state, encouraging everyone to take action.<\/p><p>Note: Email addresses to all State Legislators were taken on 1\/19\/2024 &#8211; from:<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>We make it easy for you to submit to your Representatives, to add something to share on Facebook or Twitter. Together we are stronger! Let your voice be heard NOW!<\/p><p>Join the ODF Wildfire Support Group on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1262101698035679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>&lt;HERE&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1cd64 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e1cd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0911c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"0911c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpz-testimonial-0911c28\" class=\"wpz-testimonial-item clearfix testimonial-avatar-rounded classic-style\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For Republicans:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Senators and Representatives of Oregon State,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to respectfully urge your support for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 678<\/a><\/strong>, which seeks to repeal the wildfire map associated with SB 762. This map has created significant challenges for homeowners without addressing the underlying issues of wildfire risk.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire map assigns fixed risk levels to properties, which remain unchanged regardless of mitigation efforts. This inflexible approach not only fails to reduce wildfire risks but also imposes unnecessary hardships on homeowners.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the map discourages homeowners from improving fire safety on their properties by offering no opportunity for reassessment or adjustment based on proactive measures. Risk levels are determined without any on-site evaluations, leading to a blanket categorization that often misrepresents actual conditions.<\/p>\n<p>While insurance companies may not openly acknowledge their reliance on the wildfire map, its very existence sets a damaging precedent. The map undermines the welfare of Oregonians, is unnecessary, and perpetuates harm rather than fostering safety or resilience.<\/p>\n<p>To effectively address wildfire risks, we must focus on improving forest management policies on state and federal lands, which comprise the majority of fire-prone areas. These lands require far more attention and resources to mitigate fire dangers meaningfully.<\/p>\n<p>For the benefit of all Oregonians, I urge you to permanently eliminate the wildfire map and work toward real solutions that protect our communities without causing undue harm. Please support SB 678.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><strong>EMAIL ADDRESSES:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Republican Senators:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen.DickAnderson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DanielBonham@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.CedricHayden@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DianeLinthicum@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.mikemclane@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.ToddNash@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.NoahRobinson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DavidBrockSmith@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.BruceStarr@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KimThatcher@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.SuzanneWeber@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Republican Representatives:<br \/><\/strong>Rep.courtboice@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.shellyboshartdavis@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.vikkibreeseiverson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JamiCate@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EdDiehl@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ChristineDrazan@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DarceyEdwards@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.LucettaElmer@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DarinHarbick@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JeffHelfrich@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.CyrusJavadi@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.BobbyLevy@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.KevinMannix@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EmilyMcIntire@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.VirgleOsborne@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.MarkOwens@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EWernerReschke@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AnnaScharf@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AlekSkarlatos@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.GregSmith@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.kimwallan@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.BoomerWright@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DwayneYunker@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpz-testimonial-quote\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d5871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"09d5871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpz-testimonial-09d5871\" class=\"wpz-testimonial-item clearfix testimonial-avatar-rounded classic-style\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-testimonial-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For Democrats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Senators and Representatives of Oregon State,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to respectfully request your support for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 678<\/a><\/strong>, which seeks to repeal the wildfire map associated with SB 762. This map has created significant challenges for homeowners without offering effective solutions to wildfire risks. Instead of addressing the root causes of wildfire hazards, it imposes undue hardships on property owners across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire map assigns permanent risk levels to properties\u2014levels that remain unchanged regardless of the mitigation efforts undertaken by homeowners. According to ORS 477.490, the criteria used to develop the map are limited to climate, weather, topography, and vegetation. Factors such as defensible space, proximity to a fire station, home hardening measures, and irrigation practices are excluded from consideration. This rigid framework denies homeowners the ability to improve their risk ratings through proactive efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of flexibility and fairness in this system has led to widespread frustration and a loss of trust among the very people you represent. Do you believe it is fair to permanently categorize properties as high-risk when homeowners have no meaningful way to appeal or improve their status? If so, why are so many of your constituents voicing their outrage?<\/p>\n<p>By eliminating incentives for fire safety improvements, the wildfire map undermines the goal of reducing wildfire risks. It unfairly condemns property owners to permanent risk categories without any on-the-ground assessment to verify individual circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Insurance companies, while not openly admitting to using the wildfire map in their risk assessments, are undoubtedly influenced by its existence. This has set a harmful precedent that impacts homeowners\u2019 access to affordable insurance and financial security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can be done instead?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The majority of fire-prone areas are on state and federal lands, which require improved forest management practices. A focus on better forest management, along with incentives for homeowners to adopt fire safety measures, would be far more effective in addressing wildfire risks.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire map is harmful, unnecessary, and detrimental to the welfare of Oregonians. It must be permanently repealed. We need meaningful, practical solutions\u2014not policies that impose lasting harm on our communities.<\/p>\n<p>I urge you to support SB 678 for the benefit of all Oregonians.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><strong>EMAIL ADDRESSES:<br \/><\/strong><strong>Democratic Senators:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen.anthonybroadman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.WlnsveyCampos@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.LewFrederick@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.SaraGelser@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.JeffGolden@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.ChrisGorsek@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KayseJama@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KateLieber@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.JamesManning@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.MarkMeek@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.DebPatterson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KhanhPham@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.FloydProzanski@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.LisaReynolds@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.KathleenTaylor@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.RobWagner@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Sen.AaronWoods@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Democratic Representatives:<br \/><\/strong>Rep.TomAndersen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.BenBowman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.FarrahChaichi@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.WillyChotzen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AprilDobson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.PaulEvans@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JulieFahey@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.LisaFragala@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.MarkGamba@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DavidGomberg@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DaciaGrayber@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AnnessaHartman@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.KenHelm@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ZachHudson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ShannonIsadore@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JasonKropf@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.EmersonLevy@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JohnLively@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.PamMarsh@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.SarahFingerMcDonald@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.SusanMclain@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.LeslyMunoz@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.NancyNathanson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.TravisNelson@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.courtneyneron@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.DanielNguyen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.HoaNguyen@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.RobNosse@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.HaiPham@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.RickiRuiz@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.TawnaSanchez@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.NathanSosa@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.ThuyTran@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.AndreaValderrama@oregonlegislature.gov<br \/>Rep.JulesWalters@oregonlegislature.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpz-testimonial-quote\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f667c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e5f667c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1qmjEJSr3X2Xa4k-dIFyV7xsJ8MeWFL2sTWW-_TzD65Y\/edit?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT ALL LEGISLATORS!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326a17b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"326a17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440d572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"440d572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Update on SB 762 Wildfire Risk Map<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1129f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1129f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senator Jeff Golden recently had his &#8220;Annual&#8221; Town Hall Meeting in Medford, Oregon on 1\/16\/25 *after* certified letters were received by property\/homeowners in High Risk areas according to the Wildfire Risk Map. Residents showed up unexpectedly at this town hall and the following link is a recording of that town hall. We believe it is very important for you to listen to this town hall meeting.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0P2obTKm0RA?si=QOs5Gds9zmHqTWkM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>YouTube Video of Senator Golden&#8217;s Town Hall Meeting on 1\/16\/25<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2352b2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2352b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ad6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ad6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fix Our Forest Act:<\/strong> Watch this presser by House Republican leaders to hear about the Fix our Forest Act which was passed by the House on 1\/23\/25.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=9G-58VWUZgA&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawIEJQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdjyXq1RWTsKQJ9eVojZCzPr_UU21KHzqezHsHMJs7ImUH6L4gp5EgzY4g_aem_2Lbcl8uRq8fyEBRqtMj1Rw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Fix Our Forest Act: YouTube Video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b7c3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31b7c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8393c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8393c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Events on SB 762<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df695cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df695cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>JANUARY 29, 2025 | 6-8 PM | Medford Interagency Office, 3040 Biddle Rd., Medford, OR 97504<\/h3><p>The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest will host a community meeting to share information about proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan\u00a0January 29, from 6-8 p.m.<\/p><p><strong>Meeting Details:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>What<\/strong>:\u00a0Community meeting on proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan<\/li><li><strong>When<\/strong>:\u00a0January 29, 2025<\/li><li><strong>Where<\/strong>:\u00a0Medford Interagency Office, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504<\/li><li><strong>Time<\/strong>:\u00a06-8 p.m.<\/li><\/ul><p>The Northwest Forest Plan was created in 1994 to conserve habitat for wildlife and forests while supporting local communities. After nearly 30 years, the Forest Service is amending the plan to address today\u2019s challenges, including wildfire risks and economic needs.<\/p><p>The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) explains these proposed changes and is open for public comment until March 17, 2025. Some of the key focuses of the updated plan include:<\/p><ul><li>Reducing wildfire risks to communities and forests,<\/li><li>Supporting local economies with sustainable timber and restoration work,<\/li><li>Adapting to a changing climate to increase resiliency to extreme weather events, including droughts and wildfire,<\/li><li>Honoring trust responsibilities to tribal governments and communities by involving them in land management planning and implementation of forest management practices.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>At the meeting, you can:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Speak directly with Forest Service staff and experts who worked on the plan,<\/li><li>Review detailed maps of the area and proposed updates,<\/li><li>Pick up easy-to-understand fact sheets to take home,<\/li><li>Learn how to share your thoughts during the public comment period.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Why Your Voice Matters<\/strong><\/p><p>Public input helps shape the final version of the plan. This is your chance to share concerns, ask questions, and help ensure the plan reflects community priorities.<\/p><p>You can read the full Draft Environmental Impact Statement and find other resources at NWFP DEIS. For a list of all public meetings across the Northwest Forest Plan area, visit the NWFP website.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfe13e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"adfe13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46ec56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c46ec56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>JANUARY 30, 2025 | Wildfire Hazard Map TOWNHALL (SB-762) | Josephine County Fairgrounds, 7-9pm<\/strong><\/p><p>Public discussion regarding ODF Wildfire Map letter. Insurance, power bills, taxes, and fees ALL going up. Question and answer session. 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