Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3165: Relating to state moneys for school districts impacted by wildfires; declaring an emergency.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: Allows more state moneys to be spent for school districts that were impacted by wildfires. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Transfers moneys from amounts retained in the Fund for Student Success to the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts and increases the expenditure limitation for payment of grants-in-aid, program costs and purchased services for the Department of Education for the 2023-2025 biennium for the purpose of awarding grants to school districts impacted by wildfires. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to state moneys for school districts impacted by wildfires; creating new provisions; amending sections 7 and 8, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022; and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text, January 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to state moneys for school districts impacted by wildfires; creating new provisions; amending sections 7 and 8, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Section 7, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, is amended to read: Sec. 7. Sections 2 and 4 [of this 2022 Act], chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, are repealed on [July 1, 2025] September 30, 2025. SECTION 2. Section 8, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, is amended to read: Sec. 8. (1) On [July 1, 2025] September 30, 2025, the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts established under section 4 [of this 2022 Act], chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, is abolished. (2) Any moneys remaining in the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts on [July 1, 2025] September 30, 2025, shall be transferred to the Statewide Education Initiatives Account. SECTION 3. From the amounts retained in the Fund for Student Success as described in ORS 327.001 (4)(b), the Department of Education shall transfer $6,100,000 to the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts established under section 4, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022, for the purpose of awarding grants as provided by section 2, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022. SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law …
Sponsors
- Pam Marsh (D, 5) · primary sponsor
- David Gomberg (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Richard Anderson (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Fred Girod (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Jeffrey Golden (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Jami Cate (R, 11)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB3165?
- HB3165 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to state moneys for school districts impacted by wildfires; declaring an emergency.
- What does HB3165 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to state moneys for school districts impacted by wildfires; creating new provisions; amending sections 7 and 8, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2022; and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB3165?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3165?
- Pam Marsh (D, 5), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3165?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3165
Source: official Oregon record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.