{"id":2416,"date":"2025-03-11T09:54:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/?p=2416"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:56:33","slug":"march-10-14-2025-action-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/march-10-14-2025-action-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"March 10 &#8211; 14, 2025 Action Alerts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2416\" class=\"elementor elementor-2416\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f0786a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f0786a\" 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-a7d87b6\" data-id=\"a7d87b6\" 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-efe1c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efe1c1a\" 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\">\n<div style=\"transition: background .3s,border .3s,border-radius .3s,box-shadow .3s,transform var(--e-transform-transition-duration,.4s);\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: var(--font__headings);\"><strong>Last Updated:&nbsp; 3\/11\/25 12:41 AM PST<\/strong><\/h2>\n<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>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clicking the bill number will allow you access to more information on the bill via OLIS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT:&nbsp; You have up to 48 hours on most bills after the Public Hearing to submit your testimony.&nbsp; Beware, the time could be 24 hours on some, so testify now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<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>\n<p>Links are provided for more information, testimonies on various sites, including OLIS as featured testimonies.<\/p>\n<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>\n<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>\n<p>The bills below, of course, do not incapsulate all the bills for the coming week.&nbsp; Bills could also be added to committee agendas at any time and after the work to put this list together.<\/p>\n<p>Are we missing bill?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/submit-a-bill\/\"><b>SUBMIT A BILL<\/b><\/a>&nbsp;every 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-0ec0b68 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ec0b68\" 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>March 21st is the deadline for bills to have a work session scheduled\u00a0(in most policy committees) to stay alive in the process.<\/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-dec4f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dec4f76\" 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-2f2c6d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f2c6d2\" 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-32d2b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d2b38\" 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-56a4329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a4329\" 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-ebc7c91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ebc7c91\" 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-8139c47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8139c47\" 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-8c35d5c\" data-id=\"8c35d5c\" 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-9ad2a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ad2a52\" 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-9eb15d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eb15d1\" 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=\"#SB49\">SB 49<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*ALERT*<\/span><\/strong><br \/><a href=\"#HB3194\"><b>HB 3194<\/b><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*ALERT*<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Bills to Support:<br \/><\/strong><b><a href=\"#SB456\">SB 456<\/a><\/b>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB785\"><strong>SB 785<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB786\">SB 786<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3501\">HB 3501<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HJR11\">HJR 11<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#HB3104\"><strong>HB 3104<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB215\">SB 215<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB216\">SB 216<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB635\">SB 635<\/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-a5cfcf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5cfcf4\" 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-7366149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7366149\" 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=\"#HB3477\">HB 3477<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong>Bills to Support:\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"#SB1063\">SB 1063 <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB1086\"><strong>SB 1086<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB920\"><strong>SB 920<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB1013\">SB 1013<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3627\">HB 3627<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB777\">SB 777<\/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-e275243\" data-id=\"e275243\" 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-a0f8fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0f8fae\" 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-5c742f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c742f1\" 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=\"#HB3365\">HB 3365<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#HB2548\"><strong>HB 2548<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*ALERT*<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Bills to Support:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3140\">SB 108<\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB221\">SB 112<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#HB2435\"><b>HB 2435<\/b><\/a>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3468\">HB 3468<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3470\">HB 3470<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3474\">HB 3474<\/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-3f0c110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f0c110\" 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-d812700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d812700\" 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 \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3025\">HB 3025<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB968\">SB 968<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB74\">SB 74<\/a><\/strong> &#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=\"#HB3107\"><strong>HB 3107<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB1073\">SB 1073<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB1061\"><strong>SB 1061<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB62\">SB 62<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB527\">SB 527<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB1023\">SB 1023<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3817\">HB 3817<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/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-c85d9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c85d9e5\" 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-5757a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5757a28\" 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 the Wildfire Risk Map<\/a>\u00a0<\/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=\"#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-0cde5f2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0cde5f2\" 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-2c92181 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c92181\" 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-8727fdc\" data-id=\"8727fdc\" 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-47ce65d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47ce65d\" 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-16dbd3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16dbd3a\" 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 -March 10, 2025a<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b63245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b63245\" 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-a171ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a171ee9\" 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\">Bad Bill Alert!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe4ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fe4ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB49\" 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 Housing and Development 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 49 <\/a><\/strong>\u2013 Really Bad Bill &#8211; Digest: The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/ProposedAmendment\/26618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">-1 Gut and Stuff Amendment<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; A city with a population of 10,000 or greater on the effective date of this 2025 Act must remove minimum densities for all developed residential lands, except that a city may enforce a density to prevent the reduction of existing housing units.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB49\" 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\/143701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">City of Bend Strongly 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-55ed82c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55ed82c\" 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:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/cyrusjavadior\/p\/how-to-kill-a-farm-in-three-easy?r=25s4ew&#038;utm_campaign=post&#038;utm_medium=email\">\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\">How to Kill a Farm in 3 Easy Steps by Cyrus Javadi<\/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-ee2d17e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee2d17e\" 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\/SHDEV\/SB\/49\/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-9b58eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b58eea\" 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<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Digest states: Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026.<\/p><p>BUT THEN there is a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/CommitteeMeetingDocument\/293773\">-1 Amendment<\/a><br \/><\/strong>Read the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/CommitteeMeetingDocument\/293773\">Staff Summary<\/a><br \/><\/strong>There are multiple testimonies submitted from the various cities such as Eugene, Wilsonville, Ashland, Beaverton, Central Point, Portland, Medford, Bend, Aumsville, Happy Valley, and the League of Oregon cities, all OPPOSE imposing uniform zoning standards because it would adversely affect and limit each city&#8217;s ability to implement policies that address specific local housing challenges effectively.<\/p><p>This bill eliminates local control and flexibility. It undermines comprehensive planning requirements. This bill threatens historic preservation..<br \/>While increasing housing supply is critical, SB 49-1 fails to provide meaningful<br \/>solutions and instead strips local governments of necessary tools and flexibility.<br \/>Housing policies should empower communities\u2014not impose rigid mandates that disregard local conditions, infrastructure, and planning needs. I urge the committee to reject SB 49-1 and instead pursue policies that truly foster sustainable and inclusive housing development.<\/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-f2515dd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f2515dd\" 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-8f18ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f18ff5\" 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\">Bad Bill Alert!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f135a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f135a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3194\" 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><\/span><\/p><p class=\"indent-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3194<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Major Threat to Farms<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Establishes that landowners and persons acting as farmworker camp operators are jointly and severally liable for operating a farmworker camp on the landowner&#8217;s property unless certain conditions are met. Modifies remedies that may be sought for violations of certain requirements for farmworker camps.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3194\" 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:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/136954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Worker &amp; Farmer Labor Association 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-0c004fc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0c004fc\" 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\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/135989\">\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\">Oregon Agricultural Coalition Urges \"NO\" on HB 3194!<\/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-bb9ed27 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb9ed27\" 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\/3194\/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-c201ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c201ffe\" 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<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!<\/span><\/h1><p>HB 3194 imposes liability for renting farmland in Oregon without a connection to illegal marijuana operations.<\/p><p>Leasing farmland is common practice, not negligence.\u00a0 Leasing farmland is a way for older or retired agriculturists to maintain ownership and gives younger agriculturists an economical way to begin their farming livelihood without the high cost of buying land.\u00a0 A simple land lease does not involve labor camps or additional housing for workers when the LESSEE is only farming the land to produce a crop and is not living on the property. With someone leasing their property and operating on a year to year lease, it puts the land to its best use, retains water rights and provides income to the lessor.<\/p><p>Although we all understand the need for cracking down on illegal labor camps connected to illegal growing of marijuana, this bill will not do that and will severely hinder law-abiding farmers and ranchers in this state. There is too much damage that could be done to the landowner with this bill. An honest landowner could face significant liability with a bill like this. Landowners cannot be expected to have eyes on their property 24\/7. Residential tenancy does not require this and neither should farmland. Leasing farmland and renting housing to workers would be very risky under this bill. This bill would risk reducing the availability of leased farmland and workforce housing which is vital to the state&#8217;s agricultural economy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/CommitteeMeetingDocument\/294061\">Staff Summary:<\/a><br \/>WHAT THE MEASURE DOES:<\/strong> The measure establishes joint and several liability for landowners and farmworker camp operators who violate farmworker camp operator requirements and duties unless the landowner proves they delegated camp operations to a licensed and compliant operator and had no actual knowledge or reason to know of noncompliance. The measure also increases the minimum damages recoverable for violations of farmworker camp regulations from $500 to $2,000.<\/p><p><strong>BACKGROUND:<\/strong> Oregon law regulates farmworker camps to ensure safe living conditions for agricultural workers. Under current law, farmworker camp operators must meet licensing and compliance requirements. House Bill 3194 clarifies that both landowners and operators share liability unless the landowner can demonstrate they exercised due diligence in verifying compliance and had no knowledge or reason to know of violations. The bill also increases financial penalties for violations.<\/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-79b34b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79b34b6\" 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-d80b0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d80b0c6\" 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-f0f58d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f58d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB456\" 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 Education 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 456<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act includes certain subjects in the state&#8217;s dual credit programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Specifies that the statewide standards for dual credit programs include programs in agriculture, forestry and natural resources.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB456\" 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\/145587\">Oregon Juvenile Dept Directors&#8217; Assoc.<\/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-dc71ca7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc71ca7\" 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\/456\/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-6918765 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6918765\" 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-bb56bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb56bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB785\" 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\/SB785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 785<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act creates a scholarship program for ag teachers. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Establishes the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program to provide free tuition and fees for qualifying agriculture education students in exchange for the student&#8217;s commitment to work in a rural community after graduation. Appropriates moneys for the 2025-2027 biennium to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of administering the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB785\" 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:\u00a0There are no supporting testimonies 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-363829c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"363829c\" 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\/785\/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-49ef398 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49ef398\" 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-081d46e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"081d46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB786\" 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\/SB786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 786<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: Tells colleges to give course credit to an incoming student who took part in certain programs while the student was in high school. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires a public institution of higher education to award academic credit when an enrolled student completed a high school class or participated in a high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution. Requires the institution to award two or four academic credits to each student who participated in specified programs affiliated with national organizations. Prohibits an institution from requiring certain students to take an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution as a prerequisite for taking more advanced courses at the institution.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB786\" 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:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Folis.oregonlegislature.gov%2Fliz%2F2025R1%2FCommittees%2FSJUD%2F2025-01-27-15-00%2FAgenda\/1\/01010194a458495b-59b0b9fc-598f-47eb-b289-3ea7f1471aed-000000\/7j5UgJv7c0oe34HZHomg52dM_GI0W0rOAwsvaembqTk=389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a>There are no supporting testimonies 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-f177802 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f177802\" 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\/786\/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-fecca97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fecca97\" 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-69c89a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c89a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3501\" 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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 3501<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Digest: The Act is about changing aspects of certain water rights. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Prohibits the consideration of whether certain changes related to water rights would impair or be detrimental to the public interest.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0There are no significant supporting testimonies 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-5f82922 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5f82922\" 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\/3501\/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-1ffd676 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ffd676\" 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-bf4a891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf4a891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HJR11\" 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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HJR11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HJR 11<\/a><\/strong> \u2013<span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong> Really Good Bill<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; Digest: Demands at least 8% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign an IM petition. Demands at least 10% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign a petition to amend the Constitution. Demands that signatures must come from among all congressional districts. Takes effect if the people vote for it at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative laws to contain at least eight percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative amendments to the Oregon Constitution to contain at least ten percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HJR11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/147770\">Agriculture is vital to Oregon, and we<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/147770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">need protections against measures that threaten our livelihoods<\/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-d34ec9e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d34ec9e\" 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\/HJR\/11\/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-c9f5fb9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c9f5fb9\" 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-3944817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3944817\" 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 Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3104<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon set up a resource center to help rural areas of this state apply for grants and manage grant funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization or local government association to serve as a statewide rural community resource center. Requires the center to provide technical assistance to rural jurisdictions to assist them with developing and submitting proposals for public and private awards and to manage funds that are awarded as a result. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong>Featured Testimony:<a href=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Folis.oregonlegislature.gov%2Fliz%2F2025R1%2FCommittees%2FSJUD%2F2025-01-27-15-00%2FAgenda\/1\/01010194a458495b-59b0b9fc-598f-47eb-b289-3ea7f1471aed-000000\/7j5UgJv7c0oe34HZHomg52dM_GI0W0rOAwsvaembqTk=389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/147228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Orenco Systems Supports!<\/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-a57ffda elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a57ffda\" 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\/HECDSB\/HB\/3104\/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-b54aeaa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b54aeaa\" 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-4832e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4832e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB215\" 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 Energy and Environment 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 215<\/a><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Digest: Repeals the law that requires there to be a place for radioactive waste to be disposed of before a nuclear power plant may be sited in this state. Repeals the law that requires a proposed nuclear power plant first receive approval from the electors of this state. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Repeals the requirement that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste before a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant may be issued. Repeals the requirement that a proposed site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB215\" 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\/145182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Cascade Policy Institute Supports!<\/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-3e8eba6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e8eba6\" 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\/215\/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-2123a24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2123a24\" 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-6e04872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e04872\" 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\/SB216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 216<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Digest: Repeals the law that requires there to be a place for radioactive waste to be disposed of before a nuclear power plant may be sited in this state. Repeals the law that requires a proposed nuclear power plant first receive approval from the electors of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Repeals the requirement that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste before a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant may be issued. Repeals the requirement that a proposed site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB216\" 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\/145184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Cascade Policy Institute Supports!\u00a0<\/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-de0f8fa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"de0f8fa\" 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\/216\/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-6f99de8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f99de8\" 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-60404f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60404f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB635\" 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\/SB635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 635<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Digest: This Act tells OSU to study and make a report on nuclear energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Directs Oregon State University to conduct a feasibility study on nuclear energy generation in this state.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB635\" 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\/145283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">OR Municipal Electric Utilities Assn Supports!\u00a0<\/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-85bfb54 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85bfb54\" 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\/635\/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-0a608d9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0a608d9\" 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-f3ffd86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3ffd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Tuesday\" 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 - March 11, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8274ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8274ca\" 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-e914936 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e914936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3477\" 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\/HB3477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 3477<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Major Threat to Future Utility Rates &#8211; Digest: This Act changes the state&#8217;s goals to reduce greenhouse gases and changes the term &#8220;global warming&#8221; to &#8220;climate change&#8221; in some laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Modifies state greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Replaces the term &#8220;global warming&#8221; with &#8220;climate change&#8221; in provisions related to the Oregon Climate Action Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3477\" 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\/147203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">You Really Think Oregon can lower carbon emissions for the world?<\/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-44d3e44 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44d3e44\" 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\/3477\/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-6a4cfc3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a4cfc3\" 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-6853bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6853bb4\" 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-b2c3512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2c3512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB1063\" 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\/SB1063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 1063 <\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act directs DHS to study options for creating a program to help victims of child sex abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Requires the Department of Human Services to study options for establishing a grant program for victims of child sex abuse. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB1063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies <\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0There are no supporting testimonies 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-b3ce54b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3ce54b\" 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\/1063\/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-37106f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"37106f6\" 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-5df8ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df8ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB1086\" 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\/SB1086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 1086<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act would give a credit against UI taxes to employers whose rate for 2025 is less than their rate for the prior year by at least three percentage points. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Provides a credit against an employer&#8217;s unemployment insurance taxes for calendar years 2025, 2026 and 2027 if the employer&#8217;s tax rate for calendar year 2025 is at least three percentage points less than the employer&#8217;s tax rate for calendar year 2024.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB1086\" 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:\u00a0There are no supporting testimonies 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-ff0c7d9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff0c7d9\" 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\/1086\/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-d8207bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8207bc\" 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-3d2509f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2509f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB920\" 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 Early Childhood and Behavioral Health 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 920<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act tells the OSU Extension Service to oversee a project to improve mental health and SUD services in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service to oversee a project to accelerate the promotion of behavioral health in Oregon.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB920\" 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:\u00a0There are no supporting testimonies 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-e44d387 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e44d387\" 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\/3439\/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-4e25b9a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e25b9a\" 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-524e823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524e823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB3627\" 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\/HB3627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 3627 <\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act creates the Disabled Veterans Assistance Fund. The Act tells a state agency to give money from the fund to disabled veterans for some purposes. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.2). Establishes the Disabled Veterans Assistance Fund. Requires the Department of Veterans&#8217; Affairs to provide grants to disabled veterans for accessibility resources at residences inhabited by the veteran if the residence is owned by the veteran or a family member of the veteran.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies <\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/147239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Harold Tiernan &#8211; Please 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-757a678 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"757a678\" 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\/3627\/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-4ca5b54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ca5b54\" 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-9eb8627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eb8627\" 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 Natural Resources and Wildfire 1:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 777 <\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act provides that payments for injury to livestock or working dogs must be based on fair market value and other factors. The Act caps payments. The Act removes payment for lost livestock. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.9). Provides that compensation for injury to livestock or working dogs under the wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program must be based on fair market value and other factors. Caps compensation at $25,000 per animal. Removes the provision authorizing compensation for missing livestock.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB777\" 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\/139046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Anderson Cattle Co. lost 7 weanlings, 5 confirmed, 2 not enough remains left to confirm<\/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-e3d49b0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3d49b0\" 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\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/139178\">\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\">Oregon Cattlewomen Support<\/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-77df7c5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77df7c5\" 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\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/139178\">\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\">Ranching Families Leave due to so many kills<\/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-1039cf3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1039cf3\" 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\/777\/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-38ecd0d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"38ecd0d\" 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-6a07228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a07228\" 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 - March 12, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55399b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55399b0\" 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-1f71b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f71b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3365\" 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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 3365<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act would make new laws that would require climate change instruction to be included in certain subjects taught in public schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Directs the State Board of Education to include an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability and climate change across all subjects for which academic content standards are established. Applies to academic content standards that are reviewed and revised on or after effective date of the Act.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3365\" 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\/146756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Oregon comes in dead last due to non focus on basic skills. Vote No!<\/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-1f1586c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f1586c\" 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\/HED\/HB\/3365\/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-25628fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"25628fd\" 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-c5bffb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5bffb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2548\" 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 Labor Committee 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 2548<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; declaring an emergency.<\/p><p>Digest: The Act creates laws about a labor standards board for agricultural workers. The Act would prohibit employers from firing such workers without cause. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Establishes the Agricultural Workforce Labor Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for agricultural workers. Provides remedies for agricultural workers alleging a violation of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct an biennial comprehensive review to determine whether to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Directs the board to establish uniform training requirements for agricultural workers, supervisory and nonsupervisory employees and establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to agricultural workers. Requires the board to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior year. Prohibits employers from terminating an agricultural worker unless the termination is for cause. Sets forth the conditions that must be satisfied in order to determine the existence of cause. Provides remedies for agricultural workers alleging a retaliation or a violation of the for cause standard. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2548\" 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\/146618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Farm &amp; Small Business Coalition &#8211; VOTE NO Please!!<\/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-17bfc39 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17bfc39\" 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.familiesforaffordablefood.com\/whats-at-stake\">\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\">Families for Affordable Food Vote NO!<\/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-c49d523 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c49d523\" 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\/HLWS\/HB\/2548\/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-fb3f3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb3f3fe\" 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<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Special Message from Rep. Dwayne Yunker:<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BAD BILL ALERT!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your Testimony is Needed<br \/>HB 2548<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">House Bill 2548 is the BIGGEST THREAT agriculture has ever faced from the Oregon Legislature. It is a sweeping, one-size-fits-all mandate that could force many family farms and ranches out of business. This legislation disregards the significant protections already in place for farmworkers and transfers critical decisions about staffing, wages, benefits, and training to an unelected, unaccountable, bureaucratic body.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;Rep. Dwayne Yunker<\/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-f22031d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f22031d\" 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-3d99fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d99fdd\" 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<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Special Message from Rep. Anna Scharf:<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PROTECT OUR FAMILY FARMS!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your Testimony is Needed<br \/>HB 2548<\/p><p>While this bill may look like it only affects farmers it will affect everyone!\u00a0<\/p><p>Oregon farms are 97% family-owned and operated. This bill will put them out of business and out of state corporations will take over. Food at farmers markets will go away and if they manage to survive, it will drive up cost making items at the markets so expensive that working class Oregonians will not be able to afford them. Is this what we want?\u00a0<\/p><p>Oregon Agriculture has a 42 billion dollar impact annual to the economy and it can\u2019t just pick up and relocate out of state like other industries.<\/p><p>It\u2019s time to protect Family Farms. Say NO to HB 2548!<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/p><p>Next week, the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee will hold a public hearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">House Bill 2548<\/a>, which would fundamentally overhaul Oregon&#8217;s farmer\/farm worker relationship.<\/p><p>Oregon\u2019s agriculture industry is already grappling with the aftermath of the recent agricultural overtime law, HB 4002 (2022). Now, HB 2548 proposes a sweeping, one-size-fits-all mandate that could force many family farms and ranches out of business.<\/p><p>HB 2548 disregards the significant protections already in place for<\/p><p>farmworkers and threatens to fast-track new, burdensome regulations that could cripple Oregon\u2019s agricultural industry.<\/p><p>HB 2548 eliminates the relationship between employers and workers<\/p><p>The bill undermines the relationship between farm employers and workers by transferring critical decisions about staffing, wages, benefits, and training to an unelected and unaccountable bureaucratic body. Farmers would be stripped of their ability to make management decisions under this punitive concept.<\/p><p>HB 2548 threatens the survival of family farms and ranches and accelerates job loss<\/p><p>HB 2548 targets an industry that largely cannot adjust prices to account for rising labor costs. Oregon\u2019s agricultural sector exports 80% of its produce, competing not just with other local farms, but with international growers in Mexico, Guatemala, Turkey, and beyond. By raising operational costs for Oregon farmers, the bill diminishes their competitiveness in both domestic and global markets.<\/p><p>Oregon\u2019s farmers are already struggling with labor shortages and rising costs. Additional mandates from a workplace standards board would only increase these challenges, potentially forcing the closure of multigenerational farms, eliminating farm jobs, or reducing work hours.<\/p><p>HB 2548 duplicates existing worker protections<\/p><p>Oregon already boasts some of the strongest labor laws in the nation, which apply equally to farmworkers. The facts do not support the idea that farm workers need additional protections through HB 2548. Oregon\u2019s workplace protections are already so expansive and costly that many small farms can no longer afford to operate. The last USDA ag census showed a loss of approximately 6% of farms in Oregon over the previous five years and over 65% of farms operating at a net cash loss in 2022.<\/p><p>HB 2548 risks shutting down family farms and ranches by piling unaffordable costs onto an industry already reeling from labor shortages, climate challenges, and market volatility. This measure could destabilize rural economies, all while duplicating or contradicting existing worker protections. The stakes are too high for this untested experiment.<\/p><p>\u201cNO\u201d on eliminating at-will employment<\/p><p>Oregon law currently allows for at-will employment, meaning both employers and employees can terminate the employment relationship without notice or cause, except in specific cases like public employment or contracts. All industries in Oregon are considered at-will, including farms and ranches. HB 2548 would dramatically alter this structure, creating significant challenges and litigation risk for agricultural employers.<\/p><p>HB 2548 puts Oregon\u2019s farm and ranch families in an untenable position.<\/p><ul><li>Shift in Burden of Proof: HB 2548 would require employers to prove the reasonableness of a termination, shifting the burden to them. Family farms and ranches would be vulnerable to costly litigation, as they would need to defend against employment claims, even in situations involving market conditions, poor yields, or weather events.<\/li><li>Increased Litigation Costs: Family farms already face enormous financial strain. It costs around $75,000 just to settle a claim before it reaches court. Adding legal risks will only increase financial pressure, especially for small, family-run operations.<\/li><li>Economic Hardships: Many Oregon farms are already struggling with poor yields and low commodity prices. Most will spend the next several years recovering from cash losses incurred in 2023 and 2024. HB 2548 adds another layer of uncertainty that could force family farms into financial ruin.<\/li><li>Impediments to Staffing Flexibility: HB 2548 limits necessary flexibility for staffing and termination decisions, making it harder for employers to navigate the unpredictability of farming. These restrictions could lead to difficulty in hiring and maintaining a workforce.<\/li><\/ul><p>HB 2548 threatens the livelihood of family farms and ranches by imposing unnecessary legal burdens. It increases costs and limits the flexibility needed to manage agricultural businesses. At a time when family farms are struggling to stay afloat, the Legislature should reject this punitive concept.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Make your voice heard! Here&#8217;s how:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>When<\/strong>: Tuesday,\u00a0\u00a0March 12, at 3 PM<br \/><strong>Where:<\/strong> Oregon State Capitol, Hearing Room D<br \/><strong>How:<\/strong> Sign up to testify by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">here<\/a>, and finding the &#8220;Register to Testify&#8221; button under the &#8216;Public Hearing&#8217; section. If you can&#8217;t spare a few minutes to give live testimony, no worries, you can submit written testimony <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HLWS\/HB\/2548\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>For more detailed instructions, go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/citizen_engagement\/Pages\/Submit-Exhibits.aspx#written\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;Rep. Anna Scharf<\/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-2d12bb1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d12bb1\" 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-76b480a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b480a\" 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<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make Your Voice Heard in Salem!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Special Message from Rep. Mark Owens:<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SAVE FAMILY FARMS!<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your Testimony is Needed<br \/>HB 2548<\/p><p>This week, we are seeing the BIGGEST THREAT agriculture has ever faced in the Oregon Legislature.<\/p><p>Oregon\u2019s agriculture industry is already grappling with the aftermath of the recent agricultural overtime law, HB 4002 (2022). Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">House Bill 2548<\/a> proposes a sweeping, one-size fits-all mandate that could force many family farms and ranches out of business.<\/p><p>Unions and trial attorneys introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">House Bill 2548<\/a>, which creates a workforce standards board for agriculture. Special interests do not want to spend the time or money to unionize farm by farm, so they are proposing a \u201cworkforce standards board\u201d to bargain the workforce all at once.\u00a0<\/p><p>House Bill 2548 includes two provisions that effectively \u201cunionize\u201d farm work at the industry level:<\/p><ol><li>Creates an unelected governing body with the authority to set increased regulations for Oregon farms at least EVERY TWO YEARS.<\/li><li>Eliminates at-will employment for agriculture and dictates how farm employers can terminate workers, creating significant challenges and litigation risk for agricultural employers.<\/li><\/ol><p>Make no mistake: This legislation will result in the shutdown of multigenerational operations and loss of farm jobs. This is one of those moments where the VOLUME of responses matter.<\/p><p>Instructions For Taking Action:<\/p><p>Send comments to the House Committee on Labor &amp; Workforce Standards OPPOSING <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">House Bill 2548<\/a> by Wednesday, March 12<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p><ul><li>Submit your written testimony through <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Testimony\/HLWS\/HB\/2548\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">this link<\/a>.<\/li><li>Sign up to testify verbally through OLIS (click \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Folis.oregonlegislature.gov%2Fliz%2F2025R1%2FMeasures%2FTestimony%2FHB2548\/1\/01010195766f948d-fe8721da-a249-4a78-8775-2edf031fbc8d-000000\/pZ768BcGIhfeU9QAxCJetx5UH-gd0rWF4FQX627O5cg=395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register to Testify<\/a>\u201d). Please know that time will be limited. It\u2019s perfectly okay to testify virtually. We just need people to show up (in writing and for the hearing) and speak up!<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/146527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Click here<\/a> for a list of existing farmworker protections (some of the most stringent in the country).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familiesforaffordablefood.com\/whats-at-stake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Click here<\/a> for more information on House Bill 2548.<\/p><p>&#8211;Rep. Mark Owens<\/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-ac87c3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ac87c3c\" 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-f532568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f532568\" 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-ac79abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac79abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB108\" 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\/SB108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 108<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act extends the sunset for the tax credit for crop donation. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Extends the sunset for the income and corporate excise tax credit for crop donation.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB108\" 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\/146848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Ron LeFore Apple Farm &#8211; Please Support this Bill!<\/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-4118783 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4118783\" 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\/108\/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-8ad6a24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ad6a24\" 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-6ceb8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ceb8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB112\" 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\/SB112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 112<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act extends the sunset for the tax credit for pension income. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Extends the sunset for the tax credit for pension income.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies <\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong>Featured Testimony: No testimonies in support 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-ca20e7c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ca20e7c\" 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\/112\/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-349981a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"349981a\" 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-58dc378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58dc378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2435\" 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\/HB2435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2435<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: Tells the SOS to publish a monthly report on voter data in each county. Specifies the data to be included in the report. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Requires the Secretary of State to publish a monthly statistical report on voter registrations for each county in this state. Specifies the statistical information to be included in the monthly report.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2435\" 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\/147734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Yes to Transparency in Voter Rolls!<\/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-6c9dbec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c9dbec\" 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\/2435\/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-e8ff396 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8ff396\" 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-257c1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"257c1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3468\" 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\/HB3468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3468<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act keeps county clerks from updating voter data by using data that ODOT and OHA send. The Act lets voters use voter registration cards to make updates to their data. The Act becomes law 91 days after the legislature is done. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7). Prohibits a county clerk from using certain information provided by the Department of Transportation or the Oregon Health Authority to update any registration information for an elector who is already registered to vote. Provides that an elector may update the elector&#8217;s registration information by submitting a registration card.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3468\" 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\/147709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">A Start for Transparent Elections<\/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-bc28c82 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc28c82\" 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\/3468\/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-50276de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50276de\" 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-dfd1105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfd1105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3470\" 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\/HB3470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3470<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act tells the SOS to confirm voter registration data from ODOT and OHA. The Act tells the secretary not to send the data to a county clerk until and unless the person is confirmed to be a U.S. citizen. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.7). Requires the Secretary of State to verify information provided to the secretary by the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority regarding voter registration. Prohibits the secretary from providing voter registration information the secretary receives from the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority to a county clerk until and unless the secretary verifies that the voter is a United States citizen.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3470\" 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\/147718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">YES Legal Citizens Only Vote!<\/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-50dbb96 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"50dbb96\" 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\/3470\/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-7833f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7833f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"#HB3474\" 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\/HB3474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3474<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: Tells the SOS to study changes to the U.S. Postal Service. Tells the SOS to discuss how any changes would impact Oregon voting laws. Requires the SOS to report to the legislature. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). Requires the Secretary of State to study changes to the United States Postal Service. Requires the secretary to analyze how any changes may impact Oregon&#8217;s vote-by-mail system. Requires the secretary to submit a report to the Legislative Assembly.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3474\" 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 in support 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-b810b18 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b810b18\" 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\/3474\/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-8c95697 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c95697\" 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-1c4cb7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c4cb7f\" 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 - March 13, 2025<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cf12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1cf12c\" 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-e6f8541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6f8541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3025\" 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 Higher Education and Workforce Development 8:00 am<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 3025<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: Tells the HECC to give money to certain students to help with college costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Removes the shared responsibility model by which a qualified student, the student&#8217;s family, the federal government and the state share the cost of education for the student. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to qualified students to assist with the students&#8217; cost of education. Establishes the bases for the commission&#8217;s determination of grant amounts.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3025\" 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: There are no opposing 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-b64947f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b64947f\" 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\/3025\/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-cde219b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cde219b\" 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-a785322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a785322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB968\" 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\/SB968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 968<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act would make new laws for deductions from employees&#8217; wages to recoup amounts that were paid in error. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Provides requirements for employer deductions for erroneous overpayments of wages for employees who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Clarifies that, for employees who are subject to a collective bargaining agreement, employer deductions for erroneous overpayments of wages made pursuant to the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement are not prohibited.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB968\" 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: There are no opposing 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-35617d0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"35617d0\" 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\/968\/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-7b5fa2d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b5fa2d\" 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-5cc63e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cc63e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB74\" 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\/SB74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 74<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: This Act tells the DSL to study how to determine that a waterway is navigable. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of State Lands to study determinations of navigability on Oregon waterways. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026.<\/p><p><strong>Likely to be an amendment that is not posted at this time.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB74\" 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: There are no opposing 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-b65ad9d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b65ad9d\" 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\/74\/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-6373b33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6373b33\" 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-96b18f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96b18f7\" 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-8ea359a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ea359a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3107\" 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\/HB3107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3107<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: This Act changes the way DEQ can agree to make a regulatory process work better or faster. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process. Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish standards to guide the department in the exercise of the department&#8217;s authority.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3107\" 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 in support 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-7674fad elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7674fad\" 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\/3107\/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-99ba82c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"99ba82c\" 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-3137d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3137d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB1073\" 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\/SB1073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 1073<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act creates a program to train people to provide certain home health services to their family members. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Establishes the Family Home Health Aide Program in the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of certifying family caregivers as family home health aides to provide qualified home health services to eligible relatives in the state medical assistance program. Requires the authority to report on the outcomes of the program every two years.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB1073\" 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 in support 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-0588735 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0588735\" 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\/1073\/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-3a01365 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a01365\" 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-2cda6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cda6cb\" 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\/SB1061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 1061<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act requires the creation of a lumber grading training program. The Act requires DCBS to create a process for certain people to obtain lumber from those who have gone through the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Requires the Director of the Oregon State University Extension Service to establish a lumber grading training program. Establishes the requirements of the program. Requires the State Board of Forestry to establish a certification process for those individuals who have successfully completed the lumber grading training program. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a process by which specified individuals may obtain lumber from an individual who is certified as having completed the lumber grading training program.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB1061\" 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 in support 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-68cfb79 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68cfb79\" 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\/1061\/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-c6c4023 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c6c4023\" 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-a25c18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25c18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB62\" 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 Early Childhood and Behavioral Health 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 62<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Digest: The Act creates new programs for increasing consumers&#8217; voice in the mental health care system. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop, implement and administer a program to support consumer engagement efforts aimed at increasing and optimizing consumer involvement in planning and decision-making surrounding the access to, and delivery of, behavioral health services in this state. Requires coordinated care organizations to contribute $1 per member per month toward the consumer engagement program. Requires the authority to administer a pilot program in eastern Oregon to develop an innovative model for providing residential treatment to young adults experiencing early psychosis in conjunction with a substance use disorder. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2036.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB62\" 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 in support 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-2b1c02e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b1c02e\" 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\/SECBH\/SB\/62\/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-f30c737 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f30c737\" 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-ea54bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea54bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB527\" 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\/SB527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 527<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make a grant program to give moneys to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to develop and implement a grant program to distribute moneys to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities to provide behavioral health education and training for high school students.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB527\" 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 in support 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-48f09ae elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48f09ae\" 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\/SECBH\/SB\/527\/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-2267c9e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2267c9e\" 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-6889c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6889c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB1023\" 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\/SB1023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 1023<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: This Act blocks US adversaries from getting land, water or mineral rights. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Attorney General to adopt and maintain a list of foreign adversaries who are ineligible to receive conveyances of certain land, mineral or water interests. Makes unauthorized conveyances void.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB1023\" 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 in support 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-85e595f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85e595f\" 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\/1023\/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-73aef68 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73aef68\" 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-73bfc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73bfc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3817\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 3817<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Digest: The Act tells OHA and DVA to set up a process to let a person with a certain disorder use ibogaine to help treat the disorder. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Directs the Oregon Health Authority in collaboration with the Department of Veterans&#8217; Affairs to establish a process through which a certain individual may consume ibogaine for a specified purpose. Defines &#8220;ibogaine.&#8221; Requires the authority and the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care and veterans not later than September 15, 2029. Exempts ibogaine, when obtained and consumed through the established process, from the definition of &#8220;controlled substance.&#8221;<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2025R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3817\" 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 in support 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-84c8b86 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84c8b86\" 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\/3817\/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-7e5b503 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e5b503\" 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-fdf297f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdf297f\" 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>NOTE<\/strong>: Bills can be added at any time for Public Hearing, check the schedule here:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/Committees\/Meeting\/List\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/Committees\/Meeting\/List<\/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-ee0465d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee0465d\" 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-4602950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4602950\" 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\">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-01759f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01759f5\" 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><strong>IMPORTANT UPDATE:<\/strong> Gov. Kotek&#8217;s Announcement to Pause the Map does NOT repeal the map. YOU NEED TO GET THOSE APPEALS IN NOW MORE THAN EVER!<\/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 <\/strong>1<strong>0, 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> <br \/><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><strong>Download the appeal form here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/odf\/fire\/documents\/wildfire-hazard-class-appeal-form.pdf\" 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\/fire\/documents\/wildfire-hazard-class-appeal-form.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Appeal Points &amp; Appeal Form Information:<br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/appeal-form-information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"document\">Download this helpful document!<\/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><strong>Write a letter to accompany that appeal form:<\/strong> <br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/2d2451b6901\/35b6eff4-13f2-4ad3-ab41-f929ac48879b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"document\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Download Sample Letters Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Ask for 120 day extension<\/strong>:\u00a0<br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/120-day-extension-request.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"document\">Download Sample Extension Request Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Request a Property Report:<\/strong> <br \/>Phone: 1-844-996-2259<\/p><p><strong>More Information:<br \/><\/strong> <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>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-293fcad elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"293fcad\" 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\/share\/v\/1C9AD7etWo\/\">\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\">Republicans Call to Repeal 762 at the Capitol - View Here!<\/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-251a081 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"251a081\" 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:\/\/datazenith.github.io\/wildfireHazardAnalysis\/\">\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\">Wildfire Hazard Map Analysis!<\/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-15eb983 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15eb983\" 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-a30d7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a30d7b2\" 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-fa78ee0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa78ee0\" 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-1dac71d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dac71d\" 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>STAY UP-TO-DATE ON UPCOMING BILLS THAT NEED TESTIMONY AND ON SB 762 ISSUES:<\/strong><\/p><p>Visit:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/undo762.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/undo762.org<\/a><\/strong> periodically for updated information &amp; a calendar of meetings &amp; events.<\/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-e891e5c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e891e5c\" 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-701b370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"701b370\" 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\">E-Mail Senator Jeff Golden (D) - Ashland (Chief Sponsor of SB 762)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387b3f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"387b3f4\" 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>Jeff Golden is the Chief Sponsor of this bill (SB 762)).\u00a0Put it into your own words to repeal this bill.\u00a0Be respectful.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Legislative Contact Page:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/golden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/golden<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Email:<br \/>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Sen.JeffGolden@oregonlegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sen.JeffGolden@oregonlegislature.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Capitol Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0503-986-1703<\/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-03b62e9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03b62e9\" 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-57a826d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57a826d\" 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 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-a5801be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5801be\" 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-36e2158 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36e2158\" 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-fa55d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"fa55d8d\" 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-fa55d8d\" 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-4c1c510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"4c1c510\" 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-4c1c510\" 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-d33a44c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d33a44c\" 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-6720e5f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6720e5f\" 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-6efd85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6efd85b\" 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 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-90d6393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"90d6393\" 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-90d6393\" 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-fb2a4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-testimonial\" data-id=\"fb2a4a0\" 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-fb2a4a0\" 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-b7c125b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7c125b\" 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-d993bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d993bd2\" 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 Bills To Support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0c6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d0c6cc\" 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-1725298 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1725298\" 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-08e5e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08e5e82\" 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\">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-82ca113 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82ca113\" 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-163e8b3\" data-id=\"163e8b3\" 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-96a5b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96a5b60\" 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\/11265675053886824500-r1ohzaszgrveo0za1wlg0i3oeakj80mim3jhthrtuw.jpg\" title=\"11265675053886824500\" alt=\"11265675053886824500\" 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-6cae0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cae0fd\" 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>Sisters, Oregon<\/strong> &#8212; Homeowner blames Oregon Wildfire Map for home sale falling through &#8212; twice<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Homeowner frustration with the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oregon-explorer.apps.geocortex.com\/webviewer\/?app=665fe61be984472da6906d7ebc9a190d&amp;viewer=wildfire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildfire hazard map<\/a>\u00a0has led to calls for its repeal. Oregon House and Senate Republicans said Monday the wildfire risk map is flawed, is causing insurance rates to rise and disproportionately impacts rural Oregonians by devaluing properties.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Central Oregon Daily News spoke with a homeowner near Sisters who is having trouble selling his home because of skyrocketing insurance rates.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Tom Bracken says his home on Deer Ridge Road has been under contract twice the past two years. Both times, buyers backed off when they saw how much insurance would cost.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centraloregondaily.com\/news\/sisters\/wildfire-map-insurance-rates-home-sales\/article_dbd0a902-ed96-11ef-a5d0-ef8b41dbb9f8.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIhKaRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSoIrE3raHQQXY0QDVlkPd1Q2eOrHZ-Zj0I6-Ka8HaeUC5pp0n_zdEVkHg_aem_vEHAKbkeLf1MA8BnnE5kWg\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c73614 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c73614\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c75a0\" data-id=\"11c75a0\" 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-2b078b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b078b9\" 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\/16251884810695638290-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2398\" alt=\"\" \/>\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-8e91396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e91396\" 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>Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map up for repeal, changes in state legislature<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"text | article-text\">SALEM Ore. (KPTV) &#8211; Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.<\/p><p class=\"text | article-text\">The latest version of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oregon-explorer.apps.geocortex.com\/webviewer\/?app=665fe61be984472da6906d7ebc9a190d\">Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map<\/a>\u00a0is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas.<\/p><p class=\"text | article-text\">The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.<\/p><p class=\"text | article-text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kptv.com\/2025\/02\/18\/oregon-wildfire-hazard-map-up-repeal-changes-state-legislature\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIhKsxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTXMVqWRcyjemt9gDYIJSyll0wLQ4tHCDZM-HJIVq6JYomGYTxpa8nSjtQ_aem_HOOk0VMXkPhDgVHWvXAwXQ\">&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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01c988 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e01c988\" 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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-863a2fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"863a2fd\" 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-572c1a6\" data-id=\"572c1a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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issue<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kqennewsradio.com\/2025\/02\/17\/inside-douglas-county-2-17-25\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIgli9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV1wZ3uAIj8qeuRDiAj2XTq4xiE42lrMHqr_ab2PyZxA-0VTweSupu5Bmw_aem_PGQ6jJn3t3vihsyH7X76dg\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b6779 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07b6779\" 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<div 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srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475540769_28870014062596873_6377659174719534156_n-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475540769_28870014062596873_6377659174719534156_n-280x280.jpg 280w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475540769_28870014062596873_6377659174719534156_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-25b8f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b8f20\" 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>Douglas County Town Hall Well Attended!<\/strong><\/p><p>The Town Hall was held on 2\/15\/25 at Douglas County Fairgrounds with Representative Virgle Osborne as the main speaker and Senator David Brock Smith, Representatives Court Boice and Alek Skarlatos speaking. Presentations were made by Land Use Consultant Bob Hart and handouts were given encouraging all residents to appeal the fire map!<\/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-8001d02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8001d02\" 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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c04227 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c04227\" 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-b278b75\" data-id=\"b278b75\" 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-293a420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"293a420\" 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\" 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-61ff85f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ff85f\" 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-67f34e5\" data-id=\"67f34e5\" 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-41dd5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41dd5c8\" 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-20ad260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ad260\" 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-bddad1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bddad1b\" 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-2195177\" data-id=\"2195177\" 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-9301641 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9301641\" 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-9248464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9248464\" 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\/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-b2c29d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2c29d6\" 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-461018c\" data-id=\"461018c\" 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-d774e44 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d774e44\" 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-67d7e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67d7e3e\" 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\/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-0bd9d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bd9d77\" 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-22cd409 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22cd409\" 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-ef91bb8\" data-id=\"ef91bb8\" 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-6060b15 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6060b15\" 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-e5c9c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5c9c2d\" 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\/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-fb1ef2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb1ef2f\" 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-3969324\" data-id=\"3969324\" 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-80b5e88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"80b5e88\" 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-b9823e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9823e0\" 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\/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-55f7b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55f7b0d\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bba31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bba31a\" 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\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-46f6145 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46f6145\" 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-1cd6e0c\" data-id=\"1cd6e0c\" 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-f57f3d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f57f3d5\" 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-ae8f0c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae8f0c8\" 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-69a77c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a77c6\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed81205 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ed81205\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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