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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 234: Relating to emergency management; and declaring an emergency.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 234 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to emergency management; and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: James Manning (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (July 2, 2025): Effective date, June 24, 2025.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

</b> </i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to study emergency management. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the state multijurisdictional emergency notification system is transferred from the Department of State Police to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“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. Effective date, June 24, 2025.
  2. Chapter 408, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed.
  7. Second reading.
  8. Recommendation: Do pass.
  9. Referred to Ways and Means.
  10. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  11. Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed.
  12. Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source