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Committee hears testimony supporting $1,000 volunteer firefighter tax credit; proponents cite recruitment and retention needs
Summary
Supporters of House Bill 3150 told the committee the $1,000 nonrefundable tax credit would help recruit and retain volunteer firefighters in rural Oregon; witnesses said roughly 8,760 volunteers exist statewide and that the tax credit would apply for tax years 2026–2031.
Representative Jamie Kate, sponsor and proponent of House Bill 3150, told the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on Feb. 4 that the bill would create a $1,000 income tax credit for volunteer firefighters and related responders to aid recruitment and retention across Oregon.
"This bill is simple," Representative Jamie Kate said. She described volunteers’ time commitments and financial burdens — travel, child care, gas and missed meals — and said the credit would acknowledge those sacrifices. The bill summary presented to the committee states the credit applies to residents and nonresidents who…
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