HB 3940: Relating to wildfire; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

[<i>Places a surcharge on sales of beverage containers for purposes of wildfire prevention and response.</i>] [<i>Directs insurance retaliatory tax revenue to wildfire prevention and response.</i>] [<i>Transfers one-half percent of General Fund appropriations per biennium to funds for wildfire prevention and response.</i>] [<i>Transfers 50 percent of the amount held in the Oregon Rainy Day Fund to funds for wildfire prevention and response.</i>] <b>Imposes a tax on the distribution of oral nicotine products. Directs the revenues to purposes related to wildfire. Directs a portion of the interest from the Rainy Day Fund to purposes related to wildfire. Removes the end date for completion of certain wildfire risk reduction projects.</b> Makes certain changes related to the forest products harvest tax, forest protection districts, minimum assessments and surcharges, the Emergency Fire Cost Committee, forestland acreage assessments, zones for fire protection in certain areas and rural fire protection districts. [<i>Authorizes certain transfers from the State Fire Marshal Mobilization Fund. Requires the Legislative Assembly to make moneys available to the State Forestry Department and the Department of the State Fire Marshal to repay loans from the State Treasurer for wildfire suppression costs.</i>] <b>Directs the State Treasurer to transfer moneys between agencies when requested for certain wildfire costs. Appropriates moneys to a borrowing agency if the agency has insufficient available moneys to repay transferred amounts.</b> Creates an offset against fire protection costs for certain forestland.<b> Removes transfer and reporting requirements relating to the State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund. Provides for a grant program for retrofitting of dwellings for wildfire resilience.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 13, 2025Chapter 581, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.
2. July 24, 2025Governor signed.
3. June 27, 2025President signed.
4. June 27, 2025Speaker signed.
5. June 26, 2025Nash declared potential conflict of interest.
6. June 26, 2025Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Broadman, Golden. Passed.
7. June 26, 2025Second reading.
8. June 26, 2025Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
9. June 25, 2025Work Session held.
10. June 24, 2025Public Hearing held.
11. June 24, 2025Referred to Rules.
12. June 24, 2025First reading. Referred to President's desk.

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