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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 494: Relating to employment of forestry workers; 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 494 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to employment of forestry workers; and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: David Smith (Republican). Most recent recorded action (August 8, 2025): Effective date, July 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.

Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study classification and compensation for forestry and wildland fire positions in state government. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources and wildfire not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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, July 24, 2025.
  2. Chapter 596, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Drazan. Passed.
  7. Second reading.
  8. Recommendation: Do pass.
  9. Referred to Ways and Means.
  10. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  11. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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