Oregon House Bill 2246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on June 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-25 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires that court award damages for cost of replanting to plaintiff prevailing against federal government or contractor in action for injury to private land arising from fire originating on federal forestland. Requires that court award damages for cost of replanting to plaintiff prevailing against federal government or contractor in action for injury to private land arising from fire originating on federal forestland. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish joint underwriting association for purpose of ensuring availability of property insurance protecting small tract forestland against peril of fire.

Relating to fire.

Sen. David Smith [R]

Rep. Virgle Osborne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-25	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
2023-01-09	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2246
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2246/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/65221