2025 Regular Session
Committee Action
Public Hearing - Heard
Amendments
Staff Analyses and Reports
| Document Type | Title | Submitter | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary SMS | HB 2977 -1 Preliminary SMS | Staff | 2/20/2025 12:41 PM |
| Witness Registration | HB 2977 (witness registration) | staff | 2/24/2025 10:09 AM |
Presentations Displayed in Committee
| Title | Submitter | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|
| Davia Palmeri and Shaun Clements (presentation) | D. Palmeri, Strategic Advisory and Federal Policy Director, and S. Clements, Deputy Director, ODFW | 2/21/2025 4:08 PM |
Submitted Written Public Testimony
| Title | Submitter | Position | Org. or City of Res | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testimony | David Wall, on behalf of Mr Oregon OPPOSES HB 2977 | Oppose | Newberg | 2/19/2025 7:40 PM |
| Testimony | Donna Bleiler | Oppose | Salem | 2/19/2025 9:47 PM |
| Testimony | Dean Clark, on behalf of Chanticleer Inn | Support | Ashland | 2/20/2025 10:26 AM |
| Testimony | Kaitlyn Kenobi | Support | Bend | 2/20/2025 10:59 AM |
| Testimony | Dave Lacey, on behalf of South Coast Tours | Oppose | Gold Beach | 2/20/2025 11:35 AM |
| Testimony | Andrew Simrin | Support | Eugene | 2/20/2025 2:28 PM |
| Testimony | Joe Liebezeit, on behalf of Bird Alliance of Oregon | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 3:55 PM |
| Testimony | Kathleen Roche | Support | Bend | 2/20/2025 4:04 PM |
| Testimony | Jennifer Keady | Oppose | Burns | 2/20/2025 4:06 PM |
| Testimony | Mark Scantlebury | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 4:06 PM |
| Testimony | Forrest Keady | Oppose | Burns | 2/20/2025 4:07 PM |
| Testimony | Sean Willis | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 4:07 PM |
| Testimony | Sandy Zelasko | Support | Valley Center | 2/20/2025 4:09 PM |
| Testimony | Marie D | Support | SWEET HOME | 2/20/2025 4:14 PM |
| Testimony | Hilary Conway | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 4:15 PM |
| Testimony | P Nun | Support | Summerfield | 2/20/2025 4:15 PM |
| Testimony | JL Angell | Support | Rescue | 2/20/2025 4:17 PM |
| Letter | Charles Kimmel | Support | Eugene | 2/20/2025 4:17 PM |
| Testimony | susan nevin | Support | corvallis oregon 97330 | 2/20/2025 4:21 PM |
| Testimony | Justice Lamer | Support | Corvallis | 2/20/2025 4:23 PM |
| Letter | Glenn Dorband | Support | Astoria | 2/20/2025 4:25 PM |
| Testimony | john rosapepe | Support | Seattle | 2/20/2025 4:27 PM |
| Testimony | charles mcsweeney | Support | Cave junction | 2/20/2025 4:35 PM |
| Testimony | Teresa DeLorenzo | Support | Astoria | 2/20/2025 4:37 PM |
| Testimony | Julie Norman | Support | Ashland | 2/20/2025 4:40 PM |
| Testimony | Kyle Chase | Support | Springfield | 2/20/2025 4:44 PM |
| Testimony | CAROL COLLINS | Support | Dover | 2/20/2025 4:47 PM |
| Testimony | Robert Rutkowski | Support | Topeka | 2/20/2025 4:49 PM |
| Testimony | Susan Schubert | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 4:50 PM |
| Testimony | Alison Zyla | Support | Clinton | 2/20/2025 5:05 PM |
| Testimony | Mike Brinkley | Support | Eugene | 2/20/2025 5:08 PM |
| Testimony | Scott Larson | Oppose | Visit Central Oregon | 2/20/2025 5:12 PM |
| Testimony | Judy Henderson | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 5:36 PM |
| Testimony | Dan Sherwood | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 5:44 PM |
| Testimony | Craig Mackie | Support | Camp Sherman | 2/20/2025 6:14 PM |
| Testimony | Nancy Pilgrim | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 6:21 PM |
| Testimony | Angie Villery, on behalf of Travel Salem | Oppose | Salem | 2/20/2025 6:23 PM |
| Testimony | NANCY LOEB | Support | PORTLAND | 2/20/2025 6:24 PM |
| Testimony | Charlene Carroll | Support | Corvallis | 2/20/2025 6:41 PM |
| Testimony | George B Hutchinson, on behalf of HB2977 | Support | Corvallis | 2/20/2025 6:48 PM |
| Testimony | George Hutchinson, on behalf of HB2977 | Support | Corvallis 97333 | 2/20/2025 6:53 PM |
| Testimony | Stacey Lowry | Oppose | Brookings | 2/20/2025 6:55 PM |
| Testimony | Ronna Friend | Support | Eugene | 2/20/2025 7:31 PM |
| Testimony | Zeke Oman | Support | Williams | 2/20/2025 7:51 PM |
| Testimony | Ann Dorsey | Support | Northridge | 2/20/2025 8:10 PM |
| Testimony | Lois Dickinson | Support | Troutdale | 2/20/2025 8:13 PM |
| Testimony | M.A. Kruse, on behalf of Oregon Wild | Support | Bend | 2/20/2025 8:15 PM |
| Testimony | Alice Elshoff | Support | Bend | 2/20/2025 8:24 PM |
| Testimony | Marie Wakefield | Support | Newport | 2/20/2025 8:30 PM |
| Testimony | Karen Sjogren, on behalf of Myself | Support | Salem | 2/20/2025 9:02 PM |
| Testimony | Laurel Hines | Support | Salem | 2/20/2025 9:28 PM |
| Testimony | Susan Mates | Support | Portland | 2/20/2025 9:48 PM |
| Testimony | Kevin Russell | Support | Eugene | 2/20/2025 10:09 PM |
| Testimony | David Steinbrecher, on behalf of Oregon Wild | Support | Portland | 2/21/2025 4:24 AM |
| Testimony | Cheryl Trosper | Support | PORTLAND | 2/21/2025 5:05 AM |
| Testimony | Rebecca Lester | Support | Portland | 2/21/2025 6:22 AM |
| Testimony | Connie Soper | Oppose | Portland | 2/21/2025 7:40 AM |
| Testimony | Cajun Olson | Oppose | Florence | 2/21/2025 8:20 AM |
| Testimony | Karon Johnson | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 8:28 AM |
| Testimony | Eric Griswold | Support | West Linn | 2/21/2025 8:49 AM |
| Testimony | Rebecah Lutz, on behalf of My Businesses | Oppose | Otter Rock | 2/21/2025 8:53 AM |
| Testimony | Anne Fuller | Support | Eugene | 2/21/2025 9:01 AM |
| Testimony | Nick Barrett | Support | Beaverton | 2/21/2025 9:02 AM |
| Testimony | Gloria and Bob Ziller | Support | O Brien | 2/21/2025 9:09 AM |
| Testimony | David Collins | Support | Salem | 2/21/2025 9:12 AM |
| Testimony | Barbara Jansen, on behalf of Wildlife | Support | Albany | 2/21/2025 9:18 AM |
| Testimony | Don Kuhns | Support | Corvallis | 2/21/2025 9:21 AM |
| Testimony | Hillary Gibson | Oppose | Neskowin | 2/21/2025 9:31 AM |
| Testimony | Nancy Wernecke | Support | Portland | 2/21/2025 9:44 AM |
| Testimony | k davis | Support | Salem | 2/21/2025 9:50 AM |
| Testimony | Susanna Askins | Support | Bandon | 2/21/2025 9:52 AM |
| Testimony | Denis DeCourcey | Support | Milwaukie | 2/21/2025 9:52 AM |
| Testimony | David Kelley | Support | Gresham | 2/21/2025 9:52 AM |
| Testimony | Benton Elliott | Support | Eugene | 2/21/2025 10:01 AM |
| Testimony | Paul Boisvert | Support | Newberg | 2/21/2025 10:08 AM |
| Testimony | Pauline Hice, on behalf of Oregon Wildlife Rehabilitation Association | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 10:18 AM |
| Testimony | Margaret Stephens | Support | Salem | 2/21/2025 10:34 AM |
| Testimony | Robert Haberman | Support | Eugene | 2/21/2025 10:43 AM |
| Testimony | John Livingston | Support | Salem | 2/21/2025 10:43 AM |
| Testimony | Rebecca Banyas | Support | Milwaukie OR | 2/21/2025 10:46 AM |
| Testimony | Elizabeth Wallis | Oppose | Cloverdale | 2/21/2025 10:47 AM |
| Testimony | Russell Kelban | Oppose | Pacific City | 2/21/2025 10:49 AM |
| Testimony | David Allen | Oppose | Neskowin | 2/21/2025 10:53 AM |
| Testimony | John E McCormick | Support | Oak Grove | 2/21/2025 11:00 AM |
| Testimony | Nick Argenti | Oppose | Tillamook | 2/21/2025 11:04 AM |
| Testimony | Wally Sykes | Support | Joseph | 2/21/2025 11:20 AM |
| Testimony | Sophia Ressler | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 11:41 AM |
| Testimony | Jason Coleman | Oppose | LINCOLN CITY | 2/21/2025 12:19 PM |
| Testimony | Dan Gibson, on behalf of Visit McMinnville | Oppose | McMinnville | 2/21/2025 12:43 PM |
| Testimony | Nora Herrera | Oppose | Portland | 2/21/2025 12:47 PM |
| Testimony | Cindy Bernert-Coppola | Oppose | Portland | 2/21/2025 12:58 PM |
| Testimony | Colin Reynolds, on behalf of Oregon Wildlife Coalition | Support | Portland | 2/21/2025 12:59 PM |
| Testimony | David and Judith Berg | Support | Eugene | 2/21/2025 1:10 PM |
| Testimony | Katie Kadlub | Oppose | Visit Hood River | 2/21/2025 1:49 PM |
| Testimony | Danielle Moser, on behalf of 585 individuals who support | Support | Statewide | 2/21/2025 1:51 PM |
| Testimony | David Mildrexler | Support | Enterprise | 2/21/2025 1:53 PM |
| Testimony | Tina Oliva | Oppose | Tillamook | 2/21/2025 2:02 PM |
| Testimony | Hedie Schulte, on behalf of 7890 2nd LLC | Oppose | Albany | 2/21/2025 2:11 PM |
| Testimony | Yancy Lind | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 2:23 PM |
| Testimony | John Ferguson | Support | Damascus | 2/21/2025 2:37 PM |
| Testimony | REBECCA Haas | Support | Portland | 2/21/2025 3:06 PM |
| Testimony | Tori Middelstadt, on behalf of Willamette Valley Visitors Association | Oppose | Salem | 2/21/2025 3:28 PM |
| Testimony | Richard Fitterer | Support | Redmond | 2/21/2025 3:33 PM |
| Testimony | Tela Naftalin, on behalf of CascadesAcademy | Support | Bend OR | 2/21/2025 3:34 PM |
| Testimony | Mahela Schiffer, on behalf of Cascades Academy Eco club | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 3:34 PM |
| Testimony | Bunny Johnson, on behalf of cascades Academy | Support | bend | 2/21/2025 3:38 PM |
| Testimony | Anne-Marie Eklund, on behalf of Cascades Academy Eco-Club | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 3:38 PM |
| Testimony | Hazel Adams, on behalf of Cascades Academy Eco Club | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 3:42 PM |
| Testimony | Mark Rogers | Support | Sandy | 2/21/2025 3:42 PM |
| Testimony | Suze Wehr, on behalf of Western Environmental Law Center | Support | Western Environmental Law Center | 2/21/2025 3:43 PM |
| Testimony | Mackenzie Ballard | Oppose | Oregon Destination Association | 2/21/2025 3:59 PM |
| Testimony | Robert Towle | Oppose | Tillamook county | 2/21/2025 4:27 PM |
| Testimony | Katharine Cato | Oppose | Ashland | 2/21/2025 4:27 PM |
| Testimony | Andy Vobora, on behalf of Travel Lane County Board of Directors | Oppose | Travel Lane County | 2/21/2025 4:29 PM |
| Testimony | Megan Conway | Oppose | Travel Portland | 2/21/2025 4:33 PM |
| Testimony | Christina Rehklau, on behalf of Visit Corvallis | Oppose | Corvallis | 2/21/2025 4:33 PM |
| Testimony | Kevin Sansom | Support | Redmond | 2/21/2025 4:44 PM |
| Testimony | Mark Reback | Support | Battle Ground | 2/21/2025 5:07 PM |
| Testimony | Larry Read | Support | West Linn | 2/21/2025 5:11 PM |
| Testimony | Chris Parta, on behalf of Jeremy Austin | Support | Central Oregon LandWatch | 2/21/2025 5:19 PM |
| Letter | Alex Prentiss | Support | Beaverton | 2/21/2025 5:19 PM |
| Testimony | Larry Read | Support | West Linn | 2/21/2025 5:23 PM |
| Testimony | Josiah Dean, on behalf of Balch Hotel | Support | Dufur | 2/21/2025 5:51 PM |
| Testimony | Danielle Johnson | Oppose | Nehalem oregon | 2/21/2025 5:51 PM |
| Testimony | Barbara Wright | Support | Eugene | 2/21/2025 6:21 PM |
| Testimony | Tom O'Shea, on behalf of Sunriver Resort | Oppose | Sunriver | 2/21/2025 6:58 PM |
| Testimony | DJ Fletcher | Support | Central Point | 2/21/2025 8:19 PM |
| Testimony | Ariel Garcia | Oppose | Manzanita | 2/21/2025 8:28 PM |
| Testimony | Michael Garner, on behalf of Myself and wife | Oppose | Manzanita | 2/21/2025 8:29 PM |
| Testimony | Dan Welch | Oppose | Portland | 2/21/2025 8:30 PM |
| Testimony | Sheila Dooley | Support | Mosier | 2/21/2025 8:46 PM |
| Testimony | Barbara Garner, on behalf of Myself and my husband | Oppose | Manzanita | 2/21/2025 9:07 PM |
| Testimony | Barbara Edstrom | Oppose | Portland | 2/21/2025 9:08 PM |
| Testimony | Debbie Fields | Support | Bend | 2/21/2025 9:11 PM |
| Testimony | Gloria Thomas | Oppose | Lady Geneva Bed and Breakfast Medford Oregon | 2/21/2025 10:22 PM |
| Testimony | Steve Piucci | Oppose | Neahkahnie | 2/21/2025 10:43 PM |
| Letter | Melissa Powers | Oppose | Portland | 2/21/2025 10:50 PM |
| Testimony | Angie Koehler | Support | Milwaukie | 2/21/2025 10:57 PM |
| Testimony | Robert Edstrom | Oppose | Manzanita | 2/21/2025 11:12 PM |
| Testimony | Anne Breitinger | Oppose | Portland | 2/22/2025 5:09 AM |
| Testimony | Jana Edic | Oppose | Portland | 2/22/2025 6:32 AM |
| Testimony | James Woodruff | Oppose | Manzanita | 2/22/2025 7:50 AM |
| Testimony | Pamela Haas | Support | Portland | 2/22/2025 8:32 AM |
| Testimony | Ann Jamison | Support | Bend | 2/22/2025 8:33 AM |
| Testimony | Vicki Vieyra | Oppose | Bay City | 2/22/2025 9:13 AM |
| Testimony | Stephen Cutler | Support | Yachats | 2/22/2025 9:41 AM |
| Testimony | Marilyn Costamagna | Support | Medford | 2/22/2025 9:53 AM |
| Testimony | Peggy McDaniel | Oppose | Barview | 2/22/2025 10:23 AM |
| Testimony | Dave Parulo, on behalf of Explore Tualatin Valley | Oppose | Explore Tualatin Valley | 2/22/2025 11:19 AM |
| Testimony | Ellen Watrous | Support | Corvallis | 2/22/2025 11:28 AM |
| Testimony | Sristi Kamal, on behalf of 30 conservation and outdoor recreation groups | Support | Western Env Law Center | 2/22/2025 11:54 AM |
| Letter | Linore Blackstone | Support | Portland | 2/22/2025 12:01 PM |
| Testimony | Jeanne Leu | Support | Eugene | 2/22/2025 12:06 PM |
| Testimony | Colin Reynolds, on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife | Support | Portland | 2/22/2025 1:10 PM |
| Letter | James Moore | Support | Bicycle Rides Northwest | 2/22/2025 1:41 PM |
| Testimony | Curtis Wright | Oppose | Corvallis | 2/22/2025 1:53 PM |
| Testimony | Rick Ray | Support | Corbett | 2/22/2025 1:58 PM |
| Testimony | Lisa Billings | Support | Government Camp | 2/22/2025 2:12 PM |
| Testimony | Sara Forrest | Support | Milwaukie | 2/22/2025 2:20 PM |
| Testimony | Dianne Ensign | Support | Portland | 2/22/2025 5:08 PM |
| Testimony | Cierra Buer | Support | POWELL BUTTE | 2/22/2025 6:35 PM |
| Testimony | Casey Kulla, on behalf of Oregon Wild | Support | Dayton | 2/22/2025 7:46 PM |
| Testimony | Lloyd Vivola | Support | Portland | 2/22/2025 8:56 PM |
| Testimony | Marion Hadden | Support | Jacksonville | 2/22/2025 11:56 PM |
| Testimony | Rosemary Malfi | Support | The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation | 2/23/2025 5:39 AM |
| Testimony | Ellen Pfander | Support | Creswell | 2/23/2025 7:29 AM |
| Testimony | Jeannie Mayjor | Support | Corvallis | 2/23/2025 9:54 AM |
| Letter | Laurie Macdonald | Support | Hood River | 2/23/2025 10:48 AM |
| Testimony | Debbie Schlenoff, on behalf of Lane County Audubon Society | Support | Lane County Audubon Society | 2/23/2025 12:07 PM |
| Testimony | Juliana Goodlaw Morris | Support | San Marcos | 2/23/2025 12:46 PM |
| Testimony | Clement Morris | Support | San Marcos | 2/23/2025 12:51 PM |
| Testimony | Adele Dawson | Support | Florence | 2/23/2025 3:48 PM |
| Testimony | Anneliese Koehler | Neutral | Metro | 2/23/2025 4:12 PM |
| Testimony | ORTWS Board, on behalf of Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society | Support | Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society | 2/23/2025 6:56 PM |
| Testimony | Christina Rosales | Oppose | Corvallis | 2/23/2025 9:24 PM |
| Testimony | Victoria Koch | Support | Eugene | 2/23/2025 10:15 PM |
| Testimony | Elyse Shoop | Support | Arch Cape | 2/23/2025 10:37 PM |
| Testimony | Tristan Henry | Support | The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | 2/24/2025 12:30 AM |
| Testimony | Stephen Godin, on behalf of Oregon Coast Anglers | Support | Scottsburg | 2/24/2025 6:50 AM |
| Testimony | Tina Patel | Oppose | Eugene | 2/24/2025 7:39 AM |
| Testimony | Erin Sito | Support | Wildlands Network | 2/24/2025 7:58 AM |
| Testimony | Janice Langlinais, on behalf of CB NB Charleston VCB | Oppose | Coos Bay | 2/24/2025 8:16 AM |
| Testimony | David Moskowitz, on behalf of The Conservation Angler | Support | Portland | 2/24/2025 8:51 AM |
| Testimony | Richard D Mr Boyles, on behalf of Merete Hotel Management | Oppose | Springfield | 2/24/2025 10:03 AM |
| Testimony | Larry Phillips, on behalf of American Sportfishing Association | Support | Olympia | 2/24/2025 10:22 AM |
| Testimony | Sally Compton, on behalf of Think Wild | Support | Bend | 2/24/2025 10:33 AM |
| Testimony | christine Haynie | Support | Medford | 2/24/2025 10:59 AM |
| Testimony | Amber Johnson | Support | Portland | 2/24/2025 11:35 AM |
| Testimony | Michelle Emmons | Support | Willamette Riverkeeper | 2/24/2025 11:40 AM |
| Testimony | Dorothy Wilson | Support | Corvallis | 2/24/2025 11:53 AM |
| Testimony | Paul White | Oppose | Lake Oswego | 2/24/2025 12:29 PM |
| Testimony | Monica Tomosy | Support | Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network - COIN | 2/24/2025 1:38 PM |
| Testimony | Ian Isaacson, on behalf of Oregon Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers | Support | Oregon Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers | 2/24/2025 1:47 PM |
| Testimony | David Ellenberger | Support | Portland | 2/24/2025 1:50 PM |
| Testimony | Marcus Hinz, on behalf of Oregon Coast Visitors Association | Oppose | Oceanside | 2/24/2025 2:46 PM |
| Testimony | Susanna DeFazio | Support | Sisters | 2/24/2025 2:59 PM |
| Testimony | Brian Posewitz | Support | Humane Voters Oregon | 2/24/2025 3:11 PM |
| Testimony | Heather Zink | Oppose | Sherwood | 2/24/2025 3:52 PM |
| Testimony | Tom Hoffert | Oppose | Salem Area Chamber of Commerce | 2/24/2025 5:08 PM |
| Testimony | Carolyn Wright | Support | The Dalles | 2/24/2025 6:39 PM |
| Testimony | Bill Perry | Oppose | Canby | 2/24/2025 7:06 PM |
| Testimony | Darlene Chirman | Support | PORTLAND | 2/25/2025 12:03 AM |
| Testimony | Michael Brainard | Oppose | North Bend | 2/25/2025 3:05 AM |
| Testimony | Jennifer Fairbrother, on behalf of Native Fish Society | Support | Oregon City | 2/25/2025 11:55 AM |
| Testimony | Dave Schamp, on behalf of Oregon CCA | Support | Oregon Chapter CCA | 2/25/2025 1:06 PM |
| Testimony | Nancy Holmes | Support | Seaside | 2/25/2025 1:43 PM |
| Testimony | seth sherry | Oppose | Eugene | 2/25/2025 3:03 PM |
| Testimony | Elizabeth Mazzara Myers | Oppose | Westside Economic Alliance | 2/25/2025 3:15 PM |
| Testimony | Dustin Galipeau | Support | Bend | 2/25/2025 4:07 PM |
| Testimony | Amy Patrick, on behalf of Oregon Hunters Association | Support | Sublimity | 2/25/2025 5:04 PM |
| Testimony | Deanna Palm | Oppose | Washington County Chamber of Commerce | 2/25/2025 7:24 PM |
| Testimony | Lizzie Keenan, on behalf of Clackamas County Tourism Development Council | Oppose | Clackamas County Tourism Development Council | 2/25/2025 8:03 PM |
| Testimony | Dennis Hebard | Oppose | Common sense | 2/25/2025 10:22 PM |
| Testimony | Connie Peabody | Support | Eugene | 2/25/2025 10:58 PM |
| Testimony | Susan Lafferty | Support | Portland | 2/26/2025 7:19 AM |
| Testimony | Story Warren, on behalf of Humane World for Animals | Support | Bend | 2/26/2025 7:48 AM |
| Testimony | Deborah Ferrer | Support | THE DALLES | 2/26/2025 8:00 AM |
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