l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2356

Adds lands to a metropolitan service district when those lands are within Metro's urban growth boundary and annexed by a city in Metro.

Became law as Chapter 322, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 16, 2025, 154 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Adds lands that are inside Metro's UGB to Metro district upon adding to a Metro city. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Adds lands to a metropolitan service district when those lands are within Metro's urban growth boundary and annexed by a city in Metro.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Annessa Hartman

Its course

January 13 to July 7, 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 22 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 2038 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterJan 17 to Feb 1731 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Jun 4104 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 20 to Feb 255 days

Housing and DevelopmentFeb 25 to May 2286 days

With the GovernorJun 4 to Jun 1612 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading40–17

    Passed · Feb 20 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading22–7

    Passed · Jun 4 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 17

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 – Feb 20

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Feb 3Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Feb 12Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Feb 17Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 18Read a second time
  7. Feb 20Passed the House of Representatives, 40 to 17

In the Senate Feb 25 – Jun 4

  1. Feb 25Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Housing and Development
  3. Apr 16Heard in Housing and Development
  4. Apr 28Heard in Housing and Development
  5. May 22Housing and Development recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Jun 4Passed the Senate, 22 to 7

To the Governor Jun 5 – Jul 7

  1. Jun 5Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 9Signed in the Senate
  3. Jun 16Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 7Became chapter 322 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
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.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 18Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 20Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 25First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Feb 25Referred to Housing and Development.Senate
  10. Apr 16Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Apr 28Work Session held.Senate
  12. May 22Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  13. May 22Second reading.Senate
  14. May 23Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.Senate
  15. May 27Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.Senate
  16. May 28Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
  17. May 29Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
  18. Jun 2Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
  19. Jun 3Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
  20. Jun 4Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.Senate
  21. Jun 5Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 9President signed.Senate
  23. Jun 16Governor signed.House of Representatives
  24. Jul 7Chapter 322, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives