l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3962

Allows city and county services for which net local transient lodging tax revenue may be used to be provided either directly by the city or county or indirectly by a special district.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance and Revenue Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act would let local transient lodging tax money be used for city or county services provided by a special district in lieu of the city or county. The Act would change the split of tax uses from at least 70 percent for tourism and no more than 30 percent for local services to at least 40 percent and no more than 60 percent. The Act would let local governments with grandfathered tax laws use the new provisions of the Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells the LRO to study local taxation. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5).</i>] [<i>Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study issues of local taxation. Directs the Legislative Revenue Officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than December 1, 2026.</i>] <b>Allows city and county services for which net local transient lodging tax revenue may be used to be provided either directly by the city or county or indirectly by a special district. Changes the division of allowable uses of net local transient lodging tax revenue from at least 70 percent for tourism-related expenses and no more than 30 percent for city or county services, to at least 40 percent and no more than 60 percent, respectively. Allows units of local government with restricted grandfathered local transient lodging tax regimes to take advantage of the new provisions of the Act. <b>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

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

5 co-sponsors

Dacia Grayber, Ken Helm, Zach Hudson, Thuy Tran, Mark Gamba

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Wlnsvey Campos

Its course

April 15 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 action15 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 15 to Jun 1965 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 15 to Apr 183 days

RevenueApr 18 to Jun 1760 days

In the SenateJun 19 to Jun 27 · stopped8 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 19 to Jun 190 days

Finance and RevenueJun 19 to Jun 27 · stopped8 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading31–23

    Passed · Jun 19 · 6 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 17

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 Apr 15 – Jun 19

  1. Apr 15Introduced
  2. Apr 18Sent to Revenue
  3. May 8Heard in Revenue
  4. Jun 4Heard in Revenue
  5. Jun 5Heard in Revenue
  6. Jun 12Heard in Revenue
  7. Jun 17Revenue recommended it as amended
  8. Jun 18Read a second time
  9. Jun 19Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 23

In the Senate Jun 19 – Jun 27

  1. Jun 19Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Finance and Revenue
  3. Jun 23Heard in Finance and Revenue
  4. Jun 24Heard in Finance and Revenue
  5. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Apr 15First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Apr 18Referred to Revenue.House of Representatives
  3. May 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Jun 4Informational Meeting held.House of Representatives
  5. Jun 5Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Jun 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 18Second reading.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 19Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Elmer, Nguyen D.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 19Third reading. Carried by Javadi, Walters. Passed.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  12. Jun 19Referred to Finance and Revenue.Senate
  13. Jun 23Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  14. Jun 24Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  15. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate