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Senate adopts bill requiring faster renaming of offensive geographic place names
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 35 32 B to accelerate renaming of offensively named geographic places (including those using the term historically considered insulting to Indigenous women). The Oregon Geographic Names Board will be required to identify and propose new names with tribal and local input within set timeframes.
The Oregon Senate passed House Bill 35 32 B, a measure directing the Oregon Geographic Names Board (housed at the Oregon Historical Society) to identify and rename places with offensively derived names within three years and to consult federally recognized tribes, local governments and landowners in the renaming process.
Supporters described the measure as a modest, consultative step…
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