Oregon House Bill 2461

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-02-04 - Public Hearing held.
Pending: House Veterans and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish program to create Oregon Critical Disaster Preparedness Stockpile to ensure robust stock of emergency supplies and equipment. Directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish program to create Oregon Critical Disaster Preparedness Stockpile to ensure robust stock of emergency supplies and equipment. Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council, in consultation with Oregon Health Authority and relevant state agencies, to develop list of essential equipment, materials, supplies, distribution channels and manufacturing capabilities for stockpile, including personal protective equipment, communicable disease testing equipment and all-hazards emergency surge supplies. Requires council to report to Legislative Assembly. Directs department to establish and administer Oregon Resiliency Partnership in consultation with other entities. Limits civil liability in certain circumstances. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to critical disaster preparedness; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Nancy Nathanson [D]	Rep. Paul Evans [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]	Rep. Maxine Dexter [D]
Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]	Rep. Jeff Reardon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-04	House	Public Hearing held.
2021-01-19	House	Referred to Veterans and Emergency Management with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2021-01-11	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2461
Text	https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2461/Introduced