l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2342

Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.

Became law as Chapter 564, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 192 days after it was filed. In force from September 26, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act increases fees under the wildlife laws. The Act allows an agency to create a new fee. The Act creates a new subaccount. The Act increases fees under commercial fishing laws. The Act takes effect 91 days after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.7). Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts. Authorizes the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish ocean endorsements by rule. Establishes the Marine Fisheries Enhancement Fund Subaccount within the Fish and Wildlife Account. Increases certain license, permit and participation fees under the commercial fishing laws. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Its course

January 13 to August 13, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action24 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 12150 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterJan 17 to Mar 2769 days

Ways and MeansMar 27 to May 21 · moved on55 days

Natural ResourcesMay 21 to May 28 · moved on7 days

Ways and MeansMay 28 to Jun 1114 days

In the SenateJun 12 to Jun 2311 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 12 to Jun 164 days

Ways and MeansJun 16 to Jun 204 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 23 to Jun 307 days

With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 2424 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading40–17

    Passed · Jun 12 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading19–10

    Passed · Jun 23 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence37–12

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 27 · 11 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 27

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 20

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 12

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Feb 24Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Mar 24Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Mar 27Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. May 21Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  8. May 28Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 6Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Jun 11Ways and Means recommended it
  12. Read a second time
  13. Jun 12Passed the House of Representatives, 40 to 17

In the Senate Jun 16 – Jun 23

  1. Jun 16Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 18Heard in Ways and Means
  4. Jun 20Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  5. Jun 23Read a second time
  6. Passed the Senate, 19 to 10

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 27 – Jun 30

  1. Jun 27The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 37 to 12
  2. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 13

  1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
  2. Jul 24Signed by the Governor
  3. Aug 13Became chapter 564 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from September 26, 2025
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 24Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 27Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 27Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. May 21Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.House of Representatives
  8. May 28Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. May 28Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 11Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 11Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 12Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 16First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  15. Jun 16Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  16. Jun 18Work Session held.Senate
  17. Jun 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  18. Jun 23Second reading.Senate
  19. Jun 23Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.Senate
  20. Jun 27House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 30President signed.Senate
  23. Jul 24Governor signed.House of Representatives
  24. Aug 13Chapter 564, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.House of Representatives