Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 13 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 2304 — Removes the requirement that the amount of net proceeds from the Oregon State Lottery allocated to the County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually and adjusts the percentage of net lottery proceeds allocated to the County Fair Account.

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 08, 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

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    3 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (13 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. The Act gives money to DAS for the Union County Fairgrounds. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5).</i>] Removes the requirement that the amount of net proceeds from the Oregon State Lottery allocated to the County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually and adjusts the percentage of net lottery proceeds allocated to the County Fair Account. Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report a master plan for county fairground capital construction. Specifies content and procedural requirements for the report. Appropriates moneys to the department out of the General Fund for consultant services related to the report. Authorizes the issuance of bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution to support the use of the Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center as a regional emergency and evacuee center. <b>Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for water and sewer improvements to the Union County Fairgrounds.</b> 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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3 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 73 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (73)

73 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4000
Democrat 3002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
April Dobson Democrat Yea
Daniel Nguyen Democrat Not Voting
John Lively Democrat Yea
Mari Watanabe Democrat Not Voting
Shannon Isadore Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Yea
Dwayne Yunker Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2304 do?
<b>Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. The Act gives money to DAS for the Union County Fairgrounds. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5).</i>] Removes the requirement that the amount of net proceeds from the Oregon State Lottery allocated to the County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually and adjusts the percentage of net lottery proceeds allocated to the County Fair Account. Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report a master plan for county fairground capital construction. Specifies content and procedural requirements for the report. Appropriates moneys to the department out of the General Fund for consultant services related to the report. Authorizes the issuance of bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution to support the use of the Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center as a regional emergency and evacuee center. <b>Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for water and sewer improvements to the Union County Fairgrounds.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors HB 2304?
HB 2304 is sponsored by Christine Drazan (Republican), Kevin Mannix (Republican), Paul Evans (Democrat), Dick Anderson (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Virgle Osborne (Republican), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Mark Meek (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Bruce Starr (Republican), Alek Skarlatos (Republican), E. Werner Reschke (Republican), Jeffrey Helfrich (Republican), Court Boice (Republican), Mark Owens (Republican), Ed Diehl (Republican), and Dwayne Yunker (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2304?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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