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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to employment of forestry workers; and declaring an emergency."
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description: "Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study classification and compensation for forestry and wildland fire positions in state government. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources and wildfire not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
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legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
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session: "2025R1"
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identifier: "SB 494"
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citation: "Oregon SB 494 (2025R1)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Brock Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-08-08T15:10:01+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cc726c4-944f-48d7-ac6f-e860c6aedbc3"
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source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB494"
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source_hash: "4ecc6f2772e5d4d064ae18e970843bdb754232a6553b12e4ef13a477af4a3aff"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
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---
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# Oregon SB 494 (2025R1) — Relating to employment of forestry workers; and declaring an emergency.
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Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study classification and compensation for forestry and wildland fire positions in state government. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources and wildfire not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB494/Introduced)
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2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB494/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
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3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB494/A-Engrossed)
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4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29688)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB494/Enrolled)
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## Votes
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- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Third reading. Carried by Drazan. Passed. — **48–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2025-02-25T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2025-02-28T22:12:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
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- **2025-02-28T22:12:37+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-13T14:57:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-16T15:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
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- **2025-06-16T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2025-06-18T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2025-06-20T21:05:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-23T17:39:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-23T22:28:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-23T22:57:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-23T23:09:35+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-25T17:32:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-26T01:29:22+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-26T21:07:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Drazan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-27T22:58:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2025-06-28T04:01:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2025-07-24T21:34:59+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-08T15:06:12+00:00** Chapter 596, 2025 Laws.
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- **2025-08-08T15:10:01+00:00** Effective date, July 24, 2025.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cc726c4-944f-48d7-ac6f-e860c6aedbc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
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