---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to fire protection."
description: "Makes certain changes related to rural fire protection districts. Instructs the Department of the State Fire Marshal to adopt a base fire prevention code. Makes certain changes related to names for rural fire protection districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 862"
citation: "Oregon SB 862 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T22:13:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba34c1dd-2c29-489a-906f-0de4c8ea80da"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB862"
source_hash: "10bef011ea60cc7f64f70e5b47cb5ecce44e9f3598f206ccd9c3597b6f12b5e7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 862 (2025R1) — Relating to fire protection.

Makes certain changes related to rural fire protection districts. Instructs the Department of the State Fire Marshal to adopt a base fire prevention code. Makes certain changes related to names for rural fire protection districts.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB862/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB862/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB862/A-Engrossed)
4. **SNRW Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26789)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB862/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Skarlatos. Passed. — **46–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-13T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-19T17:47:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19T17:47:50+00:00** Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- **2025-03-20T18:48:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-24T19:07:28+00:00** Carried over to 03-25 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-03-25T18:08:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T18:58:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01T23:21:45+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-12T20:15:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-13T18:58:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14T19:43:54+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-15T20:22:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Skarlatos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-19T19:36:04+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-20T17:35:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T00:03:09+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T22:01:42+00:00** Chapter 179, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T22:13:28+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba34c1dd-2c29-489a-906f-0de4c8ea80da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).