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Robinson said politics often produces the opposite of scientific practice because decisions are made for political reasons or on incomplete information. “The scientific method, the idea that experiments must be falsifiable... is the basis for enormous advances in science and technology,” he said on the Senate floor, and added that lawmakers cannot understand thousands of bills in depth during a single session.

He criticized reliance on limited sources such as occasional stakeholders or lobbyists and said experts appearing before committees sometimes do not provide the essential data needed to judge a proposal’s practicality. As an example he cited presentations advocating for storing CO2 in basalt “half a mile underground” that did not include cost estimates, saying it “does not make sense to put resources into considering [an idea] without an estimate on its practicality first.”

Robinson recommended considering fewer bills with more time spent on each and closing with a call for better information flow into committee work. His remarks were delivered during morning floor remarks and no formal motion or committee action resulted from the speech in the transcript excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Chamber Convenes 05/05/2025 11:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Senator Robinson used a floor speech to argue legislators need better data and estimates before considering complex technical bills, warning that political pressures and lack of basic numbers undermine good policy making.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",17189,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6251713,"Senate passes bill to shield sellers in conservation land transfers from criminal liability",78,1987000,2065000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193512-119e747f8f3c588e678deaa5eb8a9161&start=1987&end=2065","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193512-119e747f8f3c588e678deaa5eb8a9161/thumbnail_1987000.jpg","/articles/6251713/Oregon/Senate-passes-bill-to-shield-sellers-in-conservation-land-transfers-from-criminal-liability","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251713-5361d5699cf4a2d25acdfed69db1a988/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971138&Signature=gIGVE196sZIbvCra~5QirOEJ2RDUmL9SbBbpbjrSJyX7fIlt1xwokOjMiXFmLFpGrPi20Bu5xfDcEgZdJdsgf3zBUHZAgvD27H6mzaUm42vRFHRB6WOajNoj5hneAGrhBuXqa8kfe3Ov-jNRelit3E-AzYvmYjEbZcZ4L-wcoqYpZzOMBO3CE88lP7gbGjcQVk6bC4-mZrR0YOk32I9-CZa5kfAfX1kshdv3CTjyyDUaZ9X~PZVpR3xFhPikFAfleHFeN67ekIWAyuckzghM~0CoZjNAmC1RfELzORe6bF~QbYBxdbRrG3U648rrxD4aWj57Kb8gWZpCVr1iTu44qQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oregon State Senate on third reading passed House Bill 2256A, which supporters said will protect sellers who transfer land for conservation purposes from criminal liability if the parcel being transferred was not formally established as a legal lot.

Senator Pruzanski, sponsor on the floor, said the bill \"ensure[s] that individuals who want to enter into these contracts and transfers of land for the purposes of retaining the land and maintaining the land for the benefit of land and water conservation transactions that the seller would not be held, criminally liable for transferring land that was not a legal lot.\" He said the bill came out of the Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire Committee on a 4-1 vote.

Senator Pruzanski told colleagues he had provided the Republican leader with a letter from the McKenzie River Trust dated May 1, 2025, describing the issue in greater detail. The sponsor said the bill aims to remove a legal barrier that can deter sellers from participating in conservation transfers.

The clerk called the roll and the Senate declared House Bill 2256A passed after the third reading; the transcript records that the bill \"having received a constitutional majority, is declared passed.\" The Senate returned the measure for whatever next steps are required under legislative procedure.

No amendments or substantive floor debate opposing the bill were recorded in the transcript excerpt. The transcript does not record the final numerical vote breakdown by yes/no for every member beyond the clerk's declaration of passage.","The Oregon Senate passed House Bill 2256A to clarify that sellers transferring property for land- and water-conservation purposes will not be criminally liable if the parcel was not a legally established lot.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6251718,"Senator urges lawmakers to fund wildfire response as state braces for a tough season",103,1062000,1165000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193512-119e747f8f3c588e678deaa5eb8a9161&start=1062&end=1165","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193512-119e747f8f3c588e678deaa5eb8a9161/thumbnail_1062000.jpg","/articles/6251718/Oregon/Senator-urges-lawmakers-to-fund-wildfire-response-as-state-braces-for-a-tough-season","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251718-b77ec73c44e1532036f601c4d776d46c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971138&Signature=Bk30ArKsJvgcngD8SvIcndl3t7azV2T2v92kytTiRbDn1pAfnLC-yrvOdVejof6NOyutAAfx37FslKAMdP2iUhfFtLHffBNC1ko6xse4LvrD9KLcXMbhyOwbPQgA8~AUpdckJfqbNkyPPT7ND1JgyWdFuzm9Ykt2sFetgJqvDASigFIa0N~RoQwHnJbkv2lRbjddmI74Tp-VTi0yWn-aYmM-F2gCow53grE3UadJcafxNMz2pynjqR~Y9YCXAEVmDynbiKHS-KBONQfDHnYiCPG1LTHu9PTt9V3o33ie0FNji~rLiVJg6eD3hIjzUlL6Zid4bPBkSkJERhqawxpDAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Jeff Golden urged the Oregon State Senate on the floor to prepare for an unusually active wildfire season and to commit funding now to pay for suppression and related costs.

Golden told colleagues that an Oregon Public Broadcasting article and recent weather patterns suggest the state “is in for another destructive wildfire season.” He recommended constituents be directed to the Oregon State Fire Marshal website for resources and warned the Legislature faces a “crucial and difficult conversation” about financing wildfire response.

The senator said the additional costs are substantial, noting the state faces roughly $300 million in new biennium expenses tied to wildfires and that wildfire damages can cost “from 10 to 25 times the cost of suppression.” “We have to fund wildfire,” Golden said. “There is not a pain-free, easy way to do this.”

Golden also said the state spent more than $300 million in one year last year on wildfire-related expenses and that some constituents expect the Legislature to solve the problem without new taxes — an option he said does not exist. He urged colleagues to approach budget decisions with the common interest of constituents in mind.

Sen. Golden recommended lawmakers promote the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s consolidated resources to the public and said the issue will be part of the session’s budget discussions.

The remarks were delivered as part of morning floor remarks; no formal motion or vote on wildfire funding occurred during this session.","Senator Jeff Golden told the Oregon Senate that an active wildfire season is likely and urged lawmakers to fund wildfire response, citing state website resources and estimating wildfire costs at about $300 million per biennium.","actionData","errors"]

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Senator calls for more evidence-based lawmaking, warns reliance on lobbyists and experts without data

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Senator urges lawmakers to fund wildfire response as state braces for a tough season