Oregon House Bill 2689

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Public Hearing scheduled.
Pending: House Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade Committee
Hearing: Feb 12 @ 8:00 am in HR E
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act tells an agency to create a program for promoting the purchase of Oregon food sector products by persons in other states. The Act tells the agency to study topics related to the Oregon food sector. The Act gives money for the program and the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.1). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to establish a program to promote the purchase of Oregon-made food and beverage products by persons in other states. Directs the department to study the competitiveness of food and beverage processing businesses in Oregon. Directs the department to report to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates money to the department out of the General Fund for the program and the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to the competitiveness of the Oregon food sector; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Lucetta Elmer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	House	Public Hearing scheduled.
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2689
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2689/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83667