Oregon2025Enacted
HB3544
Establishes uniform processes for hearing contested case proceedings relating to the use of water.
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 2:40 AM
In one sentence
Digest: The Act creates a standard process for contested cases about the use of water.
What it does
- 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.
- Relating to: Relating to water.
Who it affects
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Official record
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Official summary
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. Relating to: Relating to water. Current location: Chapter Number Assigned
Official activity
Bill history
- Chapter 575, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House
- Governor signed.House
- Speaker signed.House
- President signed.Senate
- Work Session held.Senate
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
- (Amendments distributed.)Senate
- Second reading.Senate
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 5--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Thatcher.Senate
- Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 38; Nays, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 9--Cate, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Smith G, Wallan, Wright, Yunker.House
- First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
- Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. Ayes, 36; Nays, 6--Breese-Iverson, Elmer, Helfrich, Lewis, McIntire, Reschke; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Evans, Javadi, Pham H, Sosa.House
- Second reading.House
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House
- Work Session held.House
- Work Session held.House
- Returned to Full Committee.House
- Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.House
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House