Oregon House Bill 3147

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
Pending: House Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tells each state agency to focus on and speed up the process to allow a person to build, site or operate broadband services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Declares a state goal to capitalize on and make the best use of federal moneys available for broadband service infrastructure. Directs each state agency to prioritize and expedite the process for permits and other governmental authorizations necessary for the construction, siting or operation of broadband service infrastructure. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to broadband service infrastructure; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Pam Marsh [D]

Sen. David Smith [R]

Sen. Aaron Woods [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade 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/HB3147
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3147/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84117