HB 2403 — Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of a predator damage control district as a funding mechanism to pay the actual costs to the county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: The Act would let owners of land form a district in order to pay the costs to the county of staving off damage to their land caused by predators, by both nonlethal and lethal means. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of a predator damage control district as a funding mechanism to pay the actual costs to the county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals. Defines "prevent, reduce and mitigate damage to property from predatory animals" to include both nonlethal and lethal methods of prevention, reduction and mitigation. Establishes presumptive charges of $2 per acre for tax lots of 10 or more acres and a $50 flat rate charge for tax lots of less than 10 acres. Creates a cause of action under the district program for counties, landowners, districts and cities involved in the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- Smith, Gregory (R, OR-57) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
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Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Osborne, Virgle | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Owens, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, Gregory | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Wright, Boomer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Nash, Todd | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Boice, Court | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Levy, Bobby | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Osborne, Virgle (R, state_lower OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Smith, Gregory (R, state_lower OR-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Osborne, Virgle (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Boice, Court (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Wright, Boomer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Levy, Bobby (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Nash, Todd (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Owens, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Smith, Gregory (cosponsor) · sponsorship