Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 13 D cosponsors

HB 3954 — Prohibits the Adjutant General from assisting or allowing the United States Department of Defense or any branch thereof to communicate with any individual or unit of the Oregon National Guard for purposes of calling the individual or unit into active service unless the active service is for a certain listed reason.

Last action — In Senate Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    7 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Digest: Tells the AG to not allow a person or unit of the guard to be called into active service except for certain reasons. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Prohibits the Adjutant General from assisting or allowing the United States Department of Defense or any branch thereof to communicate with any individual or unit of the Oregon National Guard for purposes of calling the individual or unit into active service unless the active service is for a certain listed reason. Prohibits the Adjutant General from allowing an individual or unit of the Oregon National Guard to be called into active service if the call into active service results in the Oregon National Guard being incapable of responding to a statewide emergency. [<i>Directs that an Adjutant General be immediately dismissed for violations of the Act.</i>].

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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7 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 77 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (77)

77 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

Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed.

Passed 31 Yea · 16 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 28002
Republican 01408
Unaffiliated 3203
Total 3116013
% of votes cast 52%27%0%22%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Nguyen H — Not Voting
Rep Smith G — Nay
Rep Levy B — Nay
Rep Nguyen D — Yea
Rep Pham H — Not Voting
Rep Munoz — Not Voting
Rep Rieke Smith — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sarah McDonald Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Not Voting
Anna Scharf Republican Not Voting
Boomer Wright Republican Nay
Christine Drazan Republican Nay
Court Boice Republican Nay
Cyrus Javadi Republican Not Voting
Darcey Edwards Republican Nay
Darin Harbick Republican Not Voting
Dwayne Yunker Republican Not Voting
E. Werner Reschke Republican Nay
Ed Diehl Republican Not Voting
Emily McIntire Republican Nay
Jami Cate Republican Nay
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Nay
Kevin Mannix Republican Nay
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Nay
Rick Lewis Republican Nay
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Nay
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Nay
Virgle Osborne Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3954 do?
Digest: Tells the AG to not allow a person or unit of the guard to be called into active service except for certain reasons. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Prohibits the Adjutant General from assisting or allowing the United States Department of Defense or any branch thereof to communicate with any individual or unit of the Oregon National Guard for purposes of calling the individual or unit into active service unless the active service is for a certain listed reason. Prohibits the Adjutant General from allowing an individual or unit of the Oregon National Guard to be called into active service if the call into active service results in the Oregon National Guard being incapable of responding to a statewide emergency. [<i>Directs that an Adjutant General be immediately dismissed for violations of the Act.</i>].
Who sponsors HB 3954?
HB 3954 is sponsored by Paul Evans (Democrat), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Dacia Grayber (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Farrah Chaichi (Democrat), Tom Andersen (Democrat), Thuy Tran (Democrat), April Dobson (Democrat), Anthony Broadman (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), and Jeff Golden (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 3954?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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