Oregon House Bill 2898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on June 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-27 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act makes a task force about sources of money that can be used for public safety and security and tells the task force to make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). Establishes the Oregon All Funds Crisis and Disaster Resourcing Task Force. Directs the task force to review sources of public and private moneys used to support public safety and security in this state, assess the value of existing taxes, fees and other moneys and evaluate outcomes resulting from these funding sources. Directs the task force to make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly for design and implementation of the strategic resources structure necessary to respond to future public safety and security needs. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to a public safety task force; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Paul Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-27	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2898
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2898/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83872