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

It became law on Aug 13, 2025.

OR HB 3940 · House Bill · 2025R1

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
4
Latest action
Aug 13, 2025

What it does

[Places a surcharge on sales of beverage containers for purposes of wildfire prevention and response.] [Directs insurance retaliatory tax revenue to wildfire prevention and response.] [Transfers one-half percent of General Fund appropriations per biennium to funds for wildfire prevention and response.] [Transfers 50 percent of the amount held in the Oregon Rainy Day Fund to funds for wildfire prevention and response.] 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…

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This bill passed and is now law.

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    Aug 13, 2025

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