---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to fire protection enforcement procedures."
description: "Authorizes the State Forester or a person authorized by the State Forester to issue citations if there [<i>are reasonable grounds</i>]<b> is probable cause</b> to believe violations have occurred."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2819"
citation: "Oregon HB 2819 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b261fe74-7a05-482c-ad78-748378def889"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2819"
source_hash: "0ae04f72d623fd08e7cb01b387e7a22acf824d635a9f3ca696f493e3538a6eec"
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 HB 2819 (2025R1) — Relating to fire protection enforcement procedures.

Authorizes the State Forester or a person authorized by the State Forester to issue citations if there [<i>are reasonable grounds</i>]<b> is probable cause</b> to believe violations have occurred.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2819/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2819/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2819/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2819/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26765)
6. **SJUD Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29148)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2819/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2819/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. — **24–3** (pass) · upper
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **43–5** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. — **38–18** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-11T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-14T18:39:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17T18:20:55+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-18T19:13:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-20T18:48:59+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T20:06:00+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-08T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-14T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-19T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-06T19:20:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-09T19:36:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-10T19:18:32+00:00** Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-12T00:22:01+00:00** Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-12T22:52:30+00:00** Carried over to 06-16 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-16T23:04:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-20T18:42:06+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-23T22:20:07+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T15:35:06+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00** Chapter 493, (2025 Laws): 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/b261fe74-7a05-482c-ad78-748378def889`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).