April 2, 2025 5:40 a.m. 

On Tuesday, Oregon House Republican Leader Christine Drazan released a statement in response to Senate Bill 83, which makes changes to building code standards for wildfire mitigation that House Republicans proposed in House Bill 3944.

A release from Drazan said a public hearing on the Senate bill was held on Tuesday.

Drazan said, “Oregonians desperately need relief from the wildfire hazard maps that have created chaos and fear across rural Oregon. This bill closely mirrors legislation that House Republicans have introduced that will fully repeal the disastrous wildfire hazard map and all costly mandates”. Drazan said, “This legislation provides needed relief to rural homeowners that have paid the price of costly mandates, and we appreciate the members of this committee that have chosen to stand with us, rise above partisanship and make this right”.