Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 33 R cosponsors

HB 3944 — Repeals provisions related to building code standards for wildfire hazard mitigation, defensible space requirements, fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts and the wildfire hazard map.

Last action — In House 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 April 25, 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.

  • 34 sponsors

    5 primary, 29 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (33 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Digest: The Act repeals laws related to the building code, laws making areas less at risk for wildfire, laws about fire protection for certain lands and a map of wildfire hazard. The Act makes changes related to helping with defensible space. The Act makes changes related to certain areas near forests. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Repeals provisions related to building code standards for wildfire hazard mitigation, defensible space requirements, fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts and the wildfire hazard map. Makes changes related to defensible space. Makes changes related to the wildland-urban interface. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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5 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 56 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (56)

56 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

Heard and Reported Out

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5100
Republican 4100
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 10200
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Courtney Neron — Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Nay
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Yea
Darcey Edwards Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3944 do?
Digest: The Act repeals laws related to the building code, laws making areas less at risk for wildfire, laws about fire protection for certain lands and a map of wildfire hazard. The Act makes changes related to helping with defensible space. The Act makes changes related to certain areas near forests. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Repeals provisions related to building code standards for wildfire hazard mitigation, defensible space requirements, fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts and the wildfire hazard map. Makes changes related to defensible space. Makes changes related to the wildland-urban interface. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors HB 3944?
HB 3944 is sponsored by Kim Wallan (Republican), Boomer Wright (Republican), Dick Anderson (Republican), Fred Girod (Republican), Diane Linthicum (Republican), Mike McLane (Republican), Todd Nash (Republican), Noah Robinson (Republican), Bruce Starr (Republican), Kim Thatcher (Republican), Suzanne Weber (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Mark Owens (Republican), Cedric Hayden (Republican), David Brock Smith (Republican), Court Boice (Republican), Shelly Boshart Davis (Republican), Ed Diehl (Republican), Darcey Edwards (Republican), Lucetta Elmer (Republican), Darin Harbick (Republican), Jeffrey Helfrich (Republican), Cyrus Javadi (Republican), Rick Lewis (Republican), Kevin Mannix (Republican), Emily McIntire (Republican), Virgle Osborne (Republican), E. Werner Reschke (Republican), Anna Scharf (Republican), Alek Skarlatos (Republican), Vikki Breese-Iverson (Republican), Christine Drazan (Republican), Gregory Smith (Republican), and Daniel Bonham.
What is the current status of HB 3944?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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