l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3346

Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department, to study siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas east of the Cascade Range.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act makes DLCD study land use for energy siting in areas short on ground water. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development<b>, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department,</b> to study siting of energy facilities in designated critical ground water areas<b> east of the Cascade Range</b>. Directs the [<i>department to submit</i>]<b> Department of Land Conservation and Development to summarize</b> findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use not later than [<i>September 15</i>]<b> November 30</b>, 2026.

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

Court Boice

Its course

January 28 to June 27, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Jun 27 · stopped150 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Jan 302 days

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterJan 30 to Apr 262 days

Ways and MeansApr 2 to Jun 27 · stopped86 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 2

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 28 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 28Introduced
  2. Jan 30Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Mar 3Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Mar 26Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Apr 2Agriculture, 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. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 2Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 2Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives