Hospice on Farmland

SB 508

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This bill would have created a new conflict for family farmers by allowing hospice care facilities on agricultural land. Oregon’s system of protecting farmland will fail if holes are continually poked into it for non-farm operations. Hospices are particularly inappropriate on farmland given nearby spraying of pesticides.

This bill died in the House.

Senate

Vote date May 15, 2007
Yes 16 - No 11
No is the pro-environment vote

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