Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HCR201: Celebrating the Oregon Fire District Directors Association.
Status: Signed into law, February 27, 2026
Digest: Honors an important agency that helps fight fires as it turns 75 years old. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Oregon Fire District Directors Association.
What the bill says
A bill allowing for the creation of fire districts in Oregon; and Whereas on November 15, 1933, the Oregon Commissioner of Insurance designated the Parkrose neighborhood as Oregon Rural Fire Protection District #1; and Whereas in 1950, the first attempt to organize a statewide association of Oregon's approximately 119 fire districts began with a meeting at the Keizer Fire Hall…
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
a bill allowing for the creation of fire districts in Oregon; and Whereas on November 15, 1933, the Oregon Commissioner of Insurance designated the Parkrose neighborhood as Oregon Rural Fire Protection District #1; and Whereas in 1950, the first attempt to organize a statewide association of Oregon's approximately 119 fire districts began with a meeting at the Keizer Fire Hall; and Whereas Glenn Leininger and Frank Severs attended the meeting that generated proposed ground rules and organizational rules for the association, and those rules were presented at the first organizational meeting of the Oregon Fire District Directors Association on June 2, 1950, in the chambers of Salem City Council; and Whereas after adopting rules and membership requirements, the group voted to invite the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association to hold a joint conference, and at that conference Glenn Leininger was elected as the first President of the Oregon Fire District Directors Association, along with officers Walter A. Morgan and Harold Rosebrough; and Whereas in 1988, Marion County Fire Chief Ted Miller located and facilitated the purchase of a building located on Court Street in Salem, and over the years, that building, which would be named the Ted Miller Oregon Fire Service Center, has housed the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association, the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association, the Oregon Fire Service Museum, Memorial and …
Sponsors
- Court Boice (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Anna Scharf (R, 23) · primary sponsor
- Gerald Wright (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Bunch, Matt (R, 51)
- Edwin Diehl (R, 17)
- Darcey Edwards (R, 31)
- Paul Evans (D, 20)
- David Gomberg (D, 10)
- Darin Harbick (R, 12)
- Jeff Helfrich (R, 52)
- Rick Lewis (R, 18)
- Kevin Mannix (R, 21)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary of State.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Final reading. Carried by Thatcher. Adopted.
- : Second reading.
- : Recommendation: Do adopt.
- : Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- : Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.
- : First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- : Read as Special Order of Business. Carried by Boice, Grayber. Adopted.
Votes
- Final reading. Carried by Thatcher. Adopted. (February 26, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SVEMFW Committee Vote (February 24, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read as Special Order of Business. Carried by Boice, Grayber. Adopted. (February 17, 2026): 54 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HEMV Committee Vote (February 12, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCR201?
- HCR201 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2026 Legislative Measures): Celebrating the Oregon Fire District Directors Association.
- What does HCR201 do?
- In its own words: A bill allowing for the creation of fire districts in Oregon; and Whereas on November 15, 1933, the Oregon Commissioner of Insurance designated the Parkrose neighborhood as Oregon Rural Fire Protection District #1; and Whereas in 1950, the first attempt to organize a statewide association of Oregon's approximately 119 fire districts began with a meeting at the Keizer Fire Hall…
- What is the status of HCR201?
- Signed into law as of February 27, 2026. Latest action: Filed with Secretary of State. (February 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR201?
- Court Boice (R, 1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR201?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/201
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