l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3544

Establishes uniform processes for hearing contested case proceedings relating to the use of water.

Became law as Chapter 575, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 163 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act creates a standard process for contested cases about the use of water. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Establishes uniform processes for hearing contested case proceedings relating to the use of water.

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

Emerson Levy

Its course

February 11 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 action26 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Jun 23132 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 121 day

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterFeb 12 to Apr 1663 days

Ways and MeansApr 16 to Jun 4 · moved on49 days

Natural ResourcesJun 4 to Jun 10 · moved on6 days

Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 199 days

In the SenateJun 23 to Jun 274 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 241 day

Ways and MeansJun 24 to Jun 273 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 27 to Jun 303 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 reading36–6

    Passed · Jun 23 · 18 present

  • Senate, third reading24–5

    Passed · Jun 27 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence38–13

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 27 · 9 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 16

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 19

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 27

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 Feb 11 – Jun 23

  1. Feb 11Introduced
  2. Feb 12Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  3. Mar 12Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  4. Apr 2Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  5. Apr 9Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  6. Apr 16Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Jun 4Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  9. Jun 10Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  10. Returned to Ways and Means
  11. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
  12. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  13. Jun 20Read a second time
  14. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 36 to 6

In the Senate Jun 24 – Jun 27

  1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 27Heard in Ways and Means
  4. Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  5. Read a second time
  6. Passed the Senate, 24 to 5

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, 38 to 13
  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 575 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Feb 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 12Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 16Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 4Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 10Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 20Second reading.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 24First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  16. Jun 24Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  17. Jun 27Work Session held.Senate
  18. Jun 27Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
  19. Jun 27(Amendments distributed.)Senate
  20. Jun 27Second reading.Senate
  21. Jun 27Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.Senate
  22. Jun 27Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
  23. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  24. Jun 30President signed.Senate
  25. Jul 24Governor signed.House of Representatives
  26. Aug 13Chapter 575, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives