Senate committee advances four State Fire Marshal bills to the floor after work sessions

The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire considered four bills originating from the State Fire Marshal in work sessions on March 13, 2025, and advanced each to the Senate floor with committee recommendations.

Senate Bill 860: The committee adopted the posted dash‑2 amendment and then moved SB 860 as amended to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The bill updates statutory authority following the agency’s separation from the Oregon State Police, clarifies succession authority during conflagrations, allows the State Fire Marshal to own vehicles, adjusts membership of the governor’s fire service policy council (adding an Oregon Health Authority designee and tribal representation), and expands eligibility for council membership to include candidates from fire service office administrators. Vice Chair Nash moved the amendment and the measure to the floor; the amendment passed on a roll call where…