2025 Legislative Measures of Interest:

HB 3320 – https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3320
Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the means of granting a tax benefit to emergency management volunteers.

HB 3309 – https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3309
Establishes the Oregon Public Assistance Grant Account as an account in the Oregon Disaster Response Fund. 

HB 3286 – https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3286
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to establish a liaison for each county to foster development of county-level organizations or networks to address emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

HB 2768 – https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2768
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to contract with one or more philanthropic liaisons.

HB 3307 - https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3307
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a grant program, in consultation with the OregonServes Commission to support and expand community volunteer programs related to emergency management in Oregon.

HB 3279 - https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3279
Authorizes the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to issue temporary professional licenses during states of emergency to individuals formerly licensed by certain professional licensing boards.

HB 2700 -https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2700/Introduced
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to create and maintain a registry of persons able and willing to provide services related to emergency response.

HB 2760 - https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2760
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement a program to reimburse certain nongovernmental entities for specified costs related to volunteers.

HB 2763 – https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2763
Establishes the Oregon Individual Assistance Grant Account as an account in the Oregon Disaster Response Fund. 

HB 2885 - https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2885 Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Oregon Health Authority and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to collaboratively plan and implement the creation of an interoperative, centralized electronic system to manage information about persons in Oregon who are available to serve as volunteers in case of emergency.

HB 3285 - https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3285
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to identify long- term recovery groups operating in Oregon and to provide grants for their support

HB 3170 -https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3170/Introduced
Modifies the definitions of and grant requirements for Resilience Hubs and Resilience Networks. 

SB 837 -  https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB0837
Modifies laws governing the emergency health care provider registry to allow a broader range of volunteer services and allow deployment of volunteers outside of declared emergencies