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House committee forwards bill funding Oregon-made food and beverage promotion and study
Summary
House Bill 2689 would direct the Oregon Department of Agriculture to run a program promoting Oregon-made food and beverage products and pay for a processing study and report, with the House committee voting to move the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
House Bill 2689 would require the Oregon Department of Agriculture to establish a program promoting Oregon-made food and beverage products, complete a study on food and beverage processing in the state, and issue a report with recommendations. The bill declares an emergency effective on passage and appropriates $3,000,000 from the General Fund to the department for the program and $750,000 for the study and report. The fiscal note indicates a fiscal impact and no immediate revenue impact.
Committee staff read the bill summary and the committee member who moved the recommendation asked that the bill be referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference. The motion to move HB 2689 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation was adopted on the roll call recorded in the hearing.
Representatives recorded on the roll call as voting “aye” were Representative Dobson, Representative Lyden, Representative Osborne, Representative Scarlatos, Representative Watanabe and Representative Juncker. The committee did not record any no votes in the portion of the transcript provided; the clerk declared the motion carried and the bill referred to Ways and Means.
The bill text explicitly names the Oregon Department of Agriculture as the implementing agency; other statutory or regulatory citations were not read during the work session. The bill also contains an emergency clause, which—if the Legislature adopts it—would make the bill effective upon the governor’s signature.
No amendments or conditions were adopted during the committee’s work session; committee members did not request additional reporting requirements beyond the study and recommendations specified in the bill text.
Votes at a glance House Bill 2689 — Move to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; refer to Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference. Outcome: approved by roll call (ayes recorded in transcript: Dobson, Lyden, Osborne, Scarlatos, Watanabe, Juncker).
