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Bill Relating to access to emergencies; and declaring an emergency. Requires, on or after January 1, 2023, officials of public bodies to grant news media representatives access to scenes of wildfires or natural disasters on public lands that are otherwise closed to public. Provides exceptions when access may be denied or when access may be limited to news media representatives who have received basic fire and natural disaster site safety training approved by associations representing professional news media and public safety agencies. Authorizes on-site scene commanders or designees to grant unescorted access to scenes of wildfires or natural disasters to news media representatives who assume own risk and without promise of rescue.<b> Provides that mandated news media access rules do not apply to property owned by specified educational institutions.</b> us/states/or Oregon Legislative Assembly 2022R1 HB 4087 Oregon HB 4087 (2022R1)
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Oregon HB 4087 (2022R1) — Relating to access to emergencies; and declaring an emergency.

Requires, on or after January 1, 2023, officials of public bodies to grant news media representatives access to scenes of wildfires or natural disasters on public lands that are otherwise closed to public. Provides exceptions when access may be denied or when access may be limited to news media representatives who have received basic fire and natural disaster site safety training approved by associations representing professional news media and public safety agencies. Authorizes on-site scene commanders or designees to grant unescorted access to scenes of wildfires or natural disasters to news media representatives who assume own risk and without promise of rescue. Provides that mandated news media access rules do not apply to property owned by specified educational institutions.

Version chain

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

  1. House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Introduced (filed) — source
  3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. HRULES Amendment -5 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third reading. Carried by Armitage. Passed. — 197 (pass) · upper
  • Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. — 484 (pass) · lower
  • Heard and Reported Out — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 52 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jeff Golden — primary (person)
  • Julie Fahey — primary (person)
  • Karin Power — primary (person)
  • Kim Thatcher — primary (person)
  • David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
  • Kim Wallan — cosponsor (person)
  • Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
  • Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
  • Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Armitage — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2022-02-01T17:53:58+00:00 Referred to Rules. referral-committee
  • 2022-02-03T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2022-02-10T16:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2022-02-14T16:38:28+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-02-15T20:05:35+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2022-02-16T21:37:24+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to February 17, 2022 Calendar.
  • 2022-02-17T20:16:35+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-17T21:05:05+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2022-02-18T00:56:53+00:00 Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness. referral-committee
  • 2022-02-24T23:23:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
  • 2022-02-25T22:21:16+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-02-25T23:46:40+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2022-02-28T23:41:18+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Armitage. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2022-03-02T19:57:02+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
  • 2022-03-02T20:49:56+00:00 President signed. passage
  • 2022-03-23T22:09:35+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
  • 2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00 Chapter 59, (2022 Laws): Effective date March 23, 2022.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/98bd588d-9551-4733-b8ac-a6de744e0ed9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).