Following the Legislature’s failure to pass a transportation package during the 2025 regular legislative session, Governor Kotek called a special legislative session which started Aug. 29. House Bill 3991, the special session transportation bill, moved out of the House on Monday, Sept. 1, and is expected to move to the governor’s desk for signature after […]| Association of Oregon Counties
House Bill 2089, which brings Oregon into alignment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County, was deliberated between counties and consumer advocates over the course of eight amendments and ultimately was passed out of both legislative chambers with unanimous approval. The bill will go into effect Sept. 26, 2025, and the […]| Association of Oregon Counties
The largest, most extensive program at the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is the Fire Protection Division, which provides wildfire protection on approximately 16 million acres of private and publicly owned lands. Every county but one (Sherman) has at least a portion of their land within an ODF Fire Protection District, and to help establish […]| Association of Oregon Counties