Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 12 R · 9 D cosponsors

HB 2730 — Establishes a beginning farmer and rancher incentive program in the State Department of Agriculture.

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  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 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    3 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers and creates a new fund for the program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers. The Act creates a new fund for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3).</i>] Establishes a beginning farmer and rancher incentive program in the State Department of Agriculture. Requires the department to establish types of incentives to provide to beginning farmers and ranchers. Establishes the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Incentive Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for purposes of the incentive program. <b>Appropriates moneys for deposit into the fund. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 68 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (68)

68 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

Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2730 do?
<b>Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers and creates a new fund for the program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers. The Act creates a new fund for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3).</i>] Establishes a beginning farmer and rancher incentive program in the State Department of Agriculture. Requires the department to establish types of incentives to provide to beginning farmers and ranchers. Establishes the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Incentive Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for purposes of the incentive program. <b>Appropriates moneys for deposit into the fund. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Who sponsors HB 2730?
HB 2730 is sponsored by Court Boice (Republican), Mark Owens (Republican), Emily McIntire (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Anna Scharf (Republican), Shelly Boshart Davis (Republican), Ed Diehl (Republican), Ken Helm (Democrat), Susan McLain (Democrat), Jeffrey Helfrich (Republican), Paul Evans (Democrat), Lucetta Elmer (Republican), Virgle Osborne (Republican), John Lively (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Sarah McDonald (Democrat), Hai Pham (Democrat), Jules Walters (Democrat), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Vikki Breese-Iverson (Republican), Gregory Smith (Republican), and Courtney Neron.
What is the current status of HB 2730?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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