SB 485 — Modifies the exemption from taxable estate for the value of natural resource property as applicable to forestland.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
<b>Digest: The Act would expand the conditions under which small forestlands are exempt from estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would repeal the estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9).</i>] [<i>Provides that the Oregon estate tax is imposed only on the estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2025.</i>] <b>Modifies the exemption from taxable estate for the value of natural resource property as applicable to forestland. Limits the exemption to small forestland owners and allows an exemption based on active management appropriate for the current phase of the forest management cycle. Applies to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2026.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — sponsor
- Edwards, Darcey (R, OR-31) — sponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — sponsor
- Hayden, Cedric (R, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Diehl, Ed (R, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Mannix, Kevin (R, OR-21) — cosponsor
- Harbick, Darin (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
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Inbound (11)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Diehl, Ed | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Edwards, Darcey | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Harbick, Darin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Levy, Bobby | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Mannix, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Osborne, Virgle | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Reschke, E. Werner | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Scharf, Anna | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Hayden, Cedric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Meek, Mark | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, David Brock | 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 | Edwards, Darcey (R, state_lower OR-31) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Osborne, Virgle (R, state_lower OR-2) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Diehl, Ed (R, state_lower OR-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Harbick, Darin (R, state_lower OR-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Hayden, Cedric (R, state_upper OR-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mannix, Kevin (R, state_lower OR-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Scharf, Anna (R, state_lower OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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 Harbick, Darin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Diehl, Ed (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Scharf, Anna (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Levy, Bobby (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Edwards, Darcey (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Hayden, Cedric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Meek, Mark (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Reschke, E. Werner (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Osborne, Virgle (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Smith, David Brock (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Mannix, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship