Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3944: Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to wildfire; creating new provisions; amending ORS 105.464, 197.716, 215.291, 215.495, 476.392, 476.690, 477.015, 477.503, 477.748 and 526.272; repealing ORS 455.612, 455.614, 476.390, 476.394, 476.398, 477.027, 477.161 and 477.490 and sections 12a, 12b, 12d and 29, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2021; and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text, March 19, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to wildfire; creating new provisions; amending ORS 105.464, 197.716, 215.291, 215.495, 476.392, 476.690, 477.015, 477.503, 477.748 and 526.272; repealing ORS 455.612, 455.614, 476.390, 476.394, 476.398, 477.027, 477.161 and 477.490 and sections 12a, 12b, 12d and 29, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2021; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: REPEALS SECTION 1. (1) ORS 455.612, 455.614, 476.390, 476.394, 476.398, 477.027, 477.161 and 477.490 and sections 12a, 12b and 29, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2021, are repealed. (2) Section 12d, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2021, as amended by section 10, chapter 611, Oregon Laws 2023, is repealed. DEFENSIBLE SPACE SECTION 2. ORS 476.392 is amended to read: 476.392. [(1) The State Fire Marshal shall establish minimum defensible space requirements for wildfire risk reduction on lands in areas identified on the statewide wildfire hazard map described in ORS 477.490 as within the wildland-urban interface.] [(2) The State Fire Marshal:] [(a) Shall consult with the Oregon Fire Code Advisory Board to establish the requirements.] [(b) Shall establish requirements that are consistent with and do not exceed the standards pertaining only to defensible space that are set forth in the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. LC …
Sponsors
- Christine Drazan (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Barbara Levy (R, 58) · primary sponsor
- Mark Owens (R, 60) · primary sponsor
- Cedric Hayden (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- David Smith (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Court Boice (R, 1)
- Shelly Boshart Davis (R, 15)
- Vikki Breese-Iverson (R, 59)
- Edwin Diehl (R, 17)
- Darcey Edwards (R, 31)
- Lucetta Elmer (R, 24)
- Darin Harbick (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.
- : Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
- : Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- : Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Votes
- HCEE Committee Vote (April 8, 2025): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Climate, Energy, and Environment
Common questions
- What is HB3944?
- HB3944 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency.
- What does HB3944 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to wildfire; creating new provisions; amending ORS 105.464, 197.716, 215.291, 215.495, 476.392, 476.690, 477.015, 477.503, 477.748 and 526.272; repealing ORS 455.612, 455.614, 476.390, 476.394, 476.398, 477.027, 477.161 and 477.490 and sections 12a, 12b, 12d and 29, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2021; and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB3944?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3944?
- Christine Drazan (R, 51), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3944?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3944
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