HB 3857
Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to study sports economic development in Oregon with a focus on making the City of Portland and Oregon the sports hub of the Pacific Northwest.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
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Bill overview
This bill directs the Oregon Business Development Department to conduct a study to explore how Oregon, specifically the City of Portland, can become the sports hub of the Pacific Northwest. The study will focus on sports economic development and will result in a report submitted to the Legislative Assembly’s economic development committees by September 15, 2026. The study’s findings are set to expire on January 2, 2027.
Key provisions
- Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to conduct a study.
- The study’s focus is to establish Oregon and Portland as the sports hub of the Pacific Northwest.
- The study must examine sports economic development.
- The department must submit a report to the Legislative Assembly’s economic development committees.
- The report deadline is September 15, 2026.
- The study is subject to sunsetting on January 2, 2027.
Who is affected
- Oregon Business Development Department
- City of Portland
- Oregon
- Interim Committees of the Legislative Assembly (related to economic development)
Notable changes
- The bill establishes a study to shift Oregon’s sports economy.
- It mandates a specific report deadline and sunset date.
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