Committees · 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Lew FrederickCo-chair
Democrat · 22nd District
Emerson LevyCo-chair
Democrat · 53rd District
Republican · 5th District
Republican · 59th District
Democrat · 25th District
Democrat · 40th District
Democrat · 7th District
Republican · 60th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session.
Bills sent44
3% of the bills sent to joint committees
Reported out0%
0 of 44; 44 moved on without a report
Time in committeetoo few to say
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
20262 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
202544 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
20243 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
202328 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
20225 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
202136 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
20205 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
201945 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
20182 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
201737 bills
reported 3% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
20164 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
201551 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
20142 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 6 members
201343 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 6 members
20122 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 7 members
201144 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 7 members
200959 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
200745 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session, newest first.
44 bills
House Bill 2065 · Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid.
Sent June 10, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2066 · Directs the Public Utility Commission to establish a regulatory framework to allow the ownership, deployment and use of microgrids and community microgrids within the service territories of electric companies.
Sent June 10, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3349 · Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department.
Sent June 10, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3179 · Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates.
Sent June 7, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 4 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3544 · Establishes uniform processes for hearing contested case proceedings relating to the use of water.
Sent June 4, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2072 · Extends certain taxes on the privilege of harvesting merchantable forest products on forestlands.
Sent June 3, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2803 · Increases certain fees related to water.
Sent June 3, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2808 · Increases certain fees related to wells.
Sent June 3, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2925 · Modifies existing permitting procedures for ocean shore improvements.
Sent June 3, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 793 · Directs the Director of the Department of State Lands to establish application fees and compensation rates for easements on state land located within the territorial sea.
Sent June 3, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 2 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 836 · Increases fees charged by the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
Sent May 30, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 4 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2169 · Establishes state policy on water reuse.
Sent May 29, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2947 · Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to study the distribution and occurrence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in biosolids applied to agricultural fields that do not produce crops intended for human consumption.
Sent May 29, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3806 · Authorizes the Water Resources Commission to approve a Deschutes River water bank pilot program.
Sent May 23, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 688 · Allows the Public Utility Commission to adopt a framework for carrying out performance-based regulation of electric companies and use incentives and penalties to induce electric companies to bring electric utility operations in line with the public interest and certain objectives.
Sent May 23, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 19 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2342 · Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.
Sent May 21, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2343 · Extends a sunset on the Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund.
Sent May 21, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2345 · Renames the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund.
Sent May 21, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2805 · Makes permanent the authority of the State Department of Agriculture to annually increase license fees for food establishments by up to three percent.
Sent May 19, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2806 · Makes permanent the authority of the State Department of Agriculture to annually increase license fees for commercial weighing or measuring instruments by up to three percent, subject to certain maximum limits.
Sent May 19, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
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House Bill 2809 · Increases the upper limit on pesticide registration fees.
Sent May 19, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 832 · Makes certain changes related to civil penalties for violations related to disease control.
Sent May 19, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 3 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1019 · Increases the maximum fee for activating a brand.
Sent May 19, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 3 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2384 · Extends the sunset date for the contingency planning fee and the tank railroad car fee.
Sent May 15, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2982 · Increases boating fees and deposits moneys into the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund.
Sent April 30, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2558 · Modifies the definition of "charter guide" for purposes of outfitter and guide laws.
Sent April 23, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 147 · Renames the Elliott State Forest as the Elliott State Research Forest.
Sent April 23, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 5009 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 130 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 5010 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 136 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 5021 · Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the State Marine Board.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 109 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 5026 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Department for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 135 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 5039 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 135 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 5040 · Limits expenditures of lottery funds from the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund for local grant expenditures by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for a six-year period beginning July 1, 2025.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 135 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 5502 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 124 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5503 · Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by the State Department of Agriculture.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 124 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5508 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Columbia River Gorge Commission for biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 110 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5518 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Energy for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 122 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5519 · Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by the State Department of Energy.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 122 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5520 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 123 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5521 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 138 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5528 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Land Conservation and Development for certain biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 142 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5529 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Land Use Board of Appeals for biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 117 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5539 · Limits biennial expenditures from certain fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of State Lands for certain purposes.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 102 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 5543 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Water Resources Department for biennial expenses.
Sent January 18, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 143 days · then passed the Senate, and became law