Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: Enacted

SB 863 — Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to seek cost recovery for the actual cost of fire abatement.

Last action — Chapter Number Assigned

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 25, 2025. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Digest: The Act allows the State Fire Marshal to recover costs from persons who start fires. The Act allows certain actions related to cost recovery. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to seek cost recovery for the actual cost of fire abatement. Authorizes the Attorney General to take certain actions to investigate liability for the actual cost of fire abatement, upon request by the State Fire Marshal. Authorizes deputy state fire marshals to take certain actions to preserve evidence and investigate liability for the actual cost of fire abatement.

Bill Text

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Action History

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (90)

90 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 25005
Republican 16006
Unaffiliated 6002
Total 470013
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Nguyen H — Not Voting
Rep Smith G — Not Voting
Rep Levy B — Yea
Rep Nguyen D — Yea
Rep Pham H — Yea
Rep Munoz — Yea
Rep Rieke Smith — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Annessa Hartman Democrat Yea
April Dobson Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Dacia Grayber Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Not Voting
Julie Fahey Democrat Not Voting
Ken Helm Democrat Not Voting
Lisa Fragala Democrat Yea
Mari Watanabe Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Not Voting
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sarah McDonald Democrat Yea
Shannon Isadore Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Thuy Tran Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Willy Chotzen Democrat Not Voting
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Yea
Anna Scharf Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Christine Drazan Republican Yea
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Yea
Darcey Edwards Republican Yea
Darin Harbick Republican Not Voting
Dwayne Yunker Republican Not Voting
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Not Voting
Emily McIntire Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Not Voting
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 22 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15002
Republican 5402
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 22404
% of votes cast 73%13%0%13%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Sen Smith DB — Yea
Sen Pham — Yea
Anthony Broadman Democrat Yea
Chris Gorsek Democrat Not Voting
Courtney Neron Misslin Democrat Yea
Deb Patterson Democrat Yea
Floyd Prozanski Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Jeff Golden Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Kathleen Taylor Democrat Yea
Kayse Jama Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Not Voting
Mark Meek Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Sara Gelser Blouin Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Bruce Starr Republican Not Voting
Cedric Hayden Republican Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Yea
Diane Linthicum Republican Nay
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Nay
Kim Thatcher Republican Nay
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Noah Robinson Republican Nay
Suzanne Weber Republican Not Voting
Todd Nash Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Committee vote — JWM

Passed 22 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12001
Republican 7100
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 22101
% of votes cast 92%4%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Smith G — Yea
Sen Smith DB — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Anthony Broadman Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Christine Drazan Republican Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Nay
Jami Cate Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 863 do?
Digest: The Act allows the State Fire Marshal to recover costs from persons who start fires. The Act allows certain actions related to cost recovery. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to seek cost recovery for the actual cost of fire abatement. Authorizes the Attorney General to take certain actions to investigate liability for the actual cost of fire abatement, upon request by the State Fire Marshal. Authorizes deputy state fire marshals to take certain actions to preserve evidence and investigate liability for the actual cost of fire abatement.
What is the current status of SB 863?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 25, 2025. Enacted.
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