HB 3940 — Imposes a tax on the distribution of oral nicotine products.

4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 86 not signed on · 15 voted No

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What does HB 3940 do?

Digest: The Act raises and moves money to pay for wildfire costs. The Act makes certain changes to laws related to forests and fire protection. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). [<i>Places a surcharge on sales of beverage containers for purposes of wildfire prevention and response.</i>] [<i>Directs insurance retaliatory tax revenue to wildfire prevention and response.</i>] [<i>Transfers one-half percent of General Fund appropriations per biennium to funds for wildfire prevention and response.</i>] [<i>Transfers 50 percent of the amount held in the Oregon Rainy Day Fund to funds for wildfire prevention and response.</i>] <b>Imposes a tax on the distribution of oral nicotine products. Directs the revenues to purposes related to wildfire. Directs a portion of the interest from the Rainy Day Fund to purposes related to wildfire. Removes the end date for completion of certain wildfire risk reduction projects.</b> Makes certain changes related to the forest products harvest tax, forest protection districts, minimum assessments and surcharges, the Emergency Fire Cost Committee, forestland acreage assessments, zones for fire protection in certain areas and rural fire protection districts. [<i>Authorizes certain transfers from the State Fire Marshal Mobilization Fund. Requires the Legislative Assembly to make moneys available to the State Forestry Department and the Department of the State Fire Marshal to repay loans from the State Treasurer for wildfire suppression costs.</i>] <b>Directs the State Treasurer to transfer moneys between agencies when requested for certain wildfire costs. Appropriates moneys to a borrowing agency if the agency has insufficient available moneys to repay transferred amounts.</b> Creates an offset against fire protection costs for certain forestland.<b> Removes transfer and reporting requirements relating to the State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund. Provides for a grant program for retrofitting of dwellings for wildfire resilience.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Who sponsors HB 3940?

HB 3940 is sponsored by John Lively (Democrat), Bobby Levy (Republican), Anthony Broadman (Democrat), and Kate Lieber (Democrat).

What is the current status of HB 3940?

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 13, 2025. Enacted.

Where can I track HB 3940?

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