Oregon House Bill 2495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands permanent and increases rate of tax levied for payment of benefits related to fire suppression. Creates Wildfire Suppression Fund and directs to fund portion of tax levied for payment of benefits related to fire suppression. Provides that State Forester may expend moneys from separate request for General Fund appropriation only if available moneys in Wildfire Suppression Fund are insufficient for expenditure. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

Rep. Paul Holvey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-05-29	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-17	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-16	House	Public Hearing cancelled.
2019-01-15	House	Referred to Revenue.
2019-01-14	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2495
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2495/Introduced