Committee advances two veterans bills to the House floor; work sessions set for preparedness and firefighter measures

In the Jan. 30, 2025 meeting of the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans, the committee moved two bills to the House floor with due‑pass recommendations.

House Bill 2,341: The bill would add a uniformed service member or veteran email address to information state agencies must provide to the Director of Veterans Affairs. Vice Chair Graber moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the recorded roll call included affirmative votes from several members and the motion passed.

House Bill 2,386: The bill authorizes the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs to adopt rules implementing laws concerning unclaimed remains of veterans and requires coordination by veterans' remains coordinators or county veterans service officers in accordance with adopted rules. Vice Chair Lewis moved HB 2,386 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from multiple members and the motion passed.

The committee minutes show the Legislative Revenue Office reported no revenue impact for HB 2,341 and the Legislative Fiscal Office reported minimal fiscal impact for both bills. Representatives volunteered to carry the bills to the House floor. The committee also announced a Feb. 4 meeting that will include an informational hearing on the Oregon Military Department and the Oregon State Police and work sessions on HB 2,581 (emergency preparedness) and HCR 2 (firefighter PFAS resolution).