Oregon House Bill 3439 (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]

Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Establishes department as state agency independent from Oregon Military Department. Establishes emergency authority regarding public health emergencies, emergency quarantines and conflagrations in department. Transfers rule making authority regarding nuclear emergencies from State Department of Energy to Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Transfers Oregon Emergency Response System from Department of State Police to Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Renames office of State Fire Marshal as Department of the State Fire Marshal and establishes department as independent state agency. Transfers search and rescue functions to department. Transfers Oregon Homeland Security Council from Office of Emergency Management to Office of the Governor. Establishes additional members and duties of council. Establishes Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council to advise and make policy recommendations to Oregon Homeland Security Council regarding emergency preparedness and resilience. Establishes Local Government Emergency Management Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Becomes operative on July 1, 2022.

Relating to emergency management.

Rep. Paul Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-05-16	House	Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness.
2019-05-16	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB3439
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3439/Introduced