HB2647 • 2025

Establishes the process and requirements by which the City of Monmouth may amend its urban growth boundary to add up to 75 acres and to remove up to 90 acres.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Evans,, Senator Patterson, Senator Smith DB,
Last action: 2025-07-07
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Establishes the process and requirements by which the City of Monmouth may amend its urban growth boundary to add up to 75 acres and to remove up to 90 acres.

Digest: This Act creates a process for Monmouth to amend its UGB.

What This Bill Does

Digest: This Act creates a process for Monmouth to amend its UGB.
(Flesch Readability Score: 87.9).
Establishes the process and requirements by which the City of Monmouth may amend its urban growth boundary to add up to 75 acres and to remove up to 90 acres.
Sunsets January 2, 2033.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-07-07 House
Chapter 341, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-06-17 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-10 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-10 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-09 House
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 55; Excused, 5--Dobson, Levy E, Nguyen H, Osborne, Wallan.
2025-06-04 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Broadman, Campos; Excused, 1--Starr.
2025-06-03 Senate
Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.
2025-06-02 Senate
Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-29 Senate
Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-28 Senate
Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-27 Senate
Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-23 Senate
Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-22 Senate
Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-21 Senate
Second reading.
2025-05-20 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
2025-05-14 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-05-07 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-05-02 Senate
Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Housing and Development.
2025-05-02 Senate
Referred to Housing and Development by order of the President.
2025-04-29 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-23 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-23 Senate
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
2025-04-22 House
Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. Ayes, 51; Nays, 1--Walters; Excused, 5--Helm, Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Kropf, Nosse, Wallan.
2025-04-21 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-17 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-16 House
Second reading.
2025-04-15 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-04-09 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-31 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-17 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-17 House
Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Housing and Homelessness.
2025-03-17 House
Referred to Housing and Homelessness by order of Speaker.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act creates a process for Monmouth to amend its UGB. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9).
Establishes the process and requirements by which the City of Monmouth may amend its urban growth boundary to add up to 75 acres and to remove up to 90 acres.
Sunsets January 2, 2033.
Relating to: Relating to urban growth boundaries.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2647
Sponsored by Representative EVANS, Senator PATTERSON; Senator SMITH DB (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to urban growth boundaries; creating new provisions; and amending sections 57 and 60,
chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of sections 49 to 59,
chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024.
SECTION 2. (1) In lieu of amending its urban growth boundary under any other process
provided by sections 49 to 59, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, the City of Monmouth may
amend its urban growth boundary to add one or more sites to the urban growth boundary
and to remove one or more tracts of land from the urban growth boundary as provided in
this section.
(2) The area to be removed under this section:
(a) May not exceed 90 acres;
(b) Must have more than one-quarter of its acreage within an area mapped as flood
hazard or wetland;
(c) May not have been annexed by the city;
(d) Must be designated for residential use on the city’s comprehensive plan map; and
(e) May not be currently served by city sewer service.
(3) The site to be added under this section:
(a) May not exceed 75 net residential acres;
(b) Must be contiguous to the boundary of the city and the city’s existing urban growth
boundary;
(c) May not have more than 25 percent of its acreage within an area mapped as a flood
hazard or wetland;
(d) Must be able to connect to nearby water and sewer services; and
(e) Must be owned by owners that have consented to having the site:
(A) Added to the urban growth boundary; and
(B) Annexed by the city.
(4) Land may be removed from an urban growth boundary under this section without
landowner consent. ORS 195.305 to 195.336 do not apply to the removal of land from the urban
growth boundary under this section.
(5) Review of an exchange of lands made under this section may only be made by the
county as provided in section 50 (2), chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, and by the Department
of Land Conservation and Development, subject to judicial review, as provided in section 57,
chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024.
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(6)(a) Sections 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, do not apply to a site
addition made under this section.
(b) A site addition made under this section is not required to meet the conditions listed
in section 50 (1)(a) to (g), chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024.
SECTION 3. Section 57, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, is amended to read:
Sec. 57. (1) Within 21 days after the adoption of an amendment to an urban growth boundary
or the adoption or amendment of a conceptual plan under sections 49 to 59 , chapter 110, Oregon
Laws 2024 [of this 2024 Act ], and the approval by a county if required under section 50 (2) , chapter
110, Oregon Laws 2024 [ of this 2024 Act ], the conceptual plan or amendment must be submitted to
the Department of Land Conservation and Development for review. The submission must be made
by:
(a) The city, for an amendment under section 50 or 58 , chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, or
section 2 of this 2025 Act [ of this 2024 Act ]; or
(b) Metro, for an amendment under section 51 or 58 , chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024 [ of this
2024 Act ].
(2) Within 60 days after receiving a submittal under subsection (1) of this section, the depart-
ment shall:
(a) Review the submittal for compliance with the provisions of sections 49 to 59 , chapter 110,
Oregon Laws 2024 [ of this 2024 Act ].
(b)(A) If the submittal substantially complies with the provisions of sections 49 to 59 , chapter
110, Oregon Laws 2024 [ of this 2024 Act ], issue an order approving the submittal; or
(B) If the submittal does not substantially comply with the provisions of sections 49 to 59 ,
chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024 [ of this 2024 Act ], issue an order remanding the submittal to the
city or to Metro with a specific determination of deficiencies in the submittal and with sufficient
detail to identify a specific remedy for any deficiency in a subsequent resubmittal.
(3) If a conceptual plan is remanded to Metro under subsection (2)(b) of this section:
(a) The department shall notify the city; and
(b) The city may amend its conceptual plan and resubmit a petition to Metro under section 51 ,
chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024 [ of this 2024 Act ].
(4) Judicial review of the department’s order:
(a) Must be as a review of orders other than a contested case under ORS 183.484; and
(b) May be initiated only by the city or an owner of a proposed site.
(5) Following the approval of a submittal under this section, a local government must include
the added lands in any future inventory of buildable lands or determination of housing capacity
under ORS 197A.270, 197A.280, 197A.335 or 197A.350.
SECTION 4.
Section 60, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, is amended to read:
Sec. 60. (1) Sections 49 to [ 59 of this 2024 Act ] 56, 58 and 59, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024,
are repealed on January 2, 2033.
(2) Section 57, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, as amended by section 3 of this 2025 Act,
is repealed on January 2, 2033.
(3) Section 2 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2033.
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Passed by House April 22, 2025
Repassed by House June 9, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 4, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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