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HB3136 • 2025

Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.

Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Breese-Iverson,, Senator Meek,, Anderson, Representative Osborne,, Reschke,, 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.

Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.

Digest: This Act lets more land professionals serve on planning commissions.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act lets more land professionals serve on planning commissions.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
  • Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission<b> for commissions with more than five members</b>.
  • Relating to: Relating to composition of planning commissions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-07 House

    Chapter 355, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-06-20 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-12 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-12 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. Ayes, 23; Nays, 4--Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Gorsek; Excused, 3--Nash, Patterson, Taylor.

  6. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  14. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-04-07 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  18. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Referred to Housing and Development.

  19. 2025-04-03 House

    Third reading. Carried by Breese-Iverson. Passed. Ayes, 55; Excused, 4--Cate, Evans, Helfrich, Nguyen H; Excused for Business of the House, 1--McLain.

  20. 2025-04-02 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 3, 2025 Calendar.

  21. 2025-04-01 House

    Carried over to April 2, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.

  22. 2025-03-31 House

    Second reading.

  23. 2025-03-28 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  24. 2025-03-24 House

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-03-19 House

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-02-05 House

    Public Hearing held.

  27. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

  28. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act lets more land professionals serve on planning commissions. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission<b> for commissions with more than five members</b>.
Relating to: Relating to composition of planning commissions.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3136
Sponsored by Representative BREESE-IVERSON, Senators MEEK, ANDERSON; Representatives
OSBORNE, RESCHKE, Senator SMITH DB (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to composition of planning commissions; amending ORS 215.030 and 227.030.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 215.030 is amended to read:
215.030. (1) The county planning commission shall consist of five, seven or nine members ap-
pointed by the governing body for four-year terms, or until their respective successors are appointed
and qualified[ ; provided that in the first instance ], except that the terms of the initial members
[shall] must be staggered for one, two, three and four years.
(2) A commission member may be removed by the governing body, after hearing, for misconduct
or nonperformance of duty.
(3) Any vacancy on the commission [ shall] must be filled by the governing body for the unex-
pired term.
(4) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation other than reimbursement for
duly authorized expenses.
(5) Members of a commission [ shall] must be residents of the various geographic areas of the
county. If the commission has five or fewer members, no more than two voting members
[shall] may be engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit, as
individuals, or be members of any partnership or officers or employees of any corporation that is
engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit. No more than two
voting members [ shall] may be engaged in the same kind of occupation, business, trade or profes-
sion.
(6) The governing body may designate one or more officers of the county to be nonvoting mem-
bers of the commission.
(7) Except for subsection (5) of this section, the governing body may provide by ordinance for
alternative rules to those specified in this section.
SECTION 2. ORS 227.030 is amended to read:
227.030. (1) Not more than two members of a city planning commission may be city officers, who
shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members.
(2) A member of such a commission may be removed by the appointing authority, after hearing,
for misconduct or nonperformance of duty.
(3) Any vacancy in [ such a commission shall ] the commission must be filled by the appointing
authority for the unexpired term of the predecessor in the office.
(4) If the commission has five or fewer members, no more than two voting members of the
commission may engage principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit as
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individuals, or be members of any partnership, or officers or employees of any corporation, that
engages principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit. No more than two
members [ shall] may be engaged in the same kind of occupation, business, trade or profession.
Passed by House April 3, 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 11, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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