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HB3462 • 2025

Prohibits camping on public property other than school lands and state forests.

Prohibits camping on public property other than school lands and state forests.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Boice
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
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.

Prohibits camping on public property other than school lands and state forests.

Digest: The Act would ban camping on public property other than school lands and state forests.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act would ban camping on public property other than school lands and state forests.
  • The Act would punish a violation of the ban with a maximum fine of $100.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7).
  • Prohibits camping on public property other than school lands and state forests.

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. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-02-06 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

  3. 2025-02-04 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act would ban camping on public property other than school lands and state forests. The Act would punish a violation of the ban with a maximum fine of $100. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7).
Prohibits camping on public property other than school lands and state forests. Punishes by a maximum fine of $100.
Relating to: Relating to camping on public property.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3462
Sponsored by Representative BOICE
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act would ban camping on public property other than school lands and state forests.
The Act would punish a violation of the ban with a maximum fine of $100. (Flesch Readability Score:
64.7).
Prohibits camping on public property other than school lands and state forests. Punishes by a
maximum fine of $100.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to camping on public property.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section, “public property” means property owned by the
state or a county, city or other political subdivision of the state.
(2)(a) Camping is prohibited on all public property that is not expressly designated as a
camping site in this state.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the prohibition does not apply to
school lands as defined in ORS 273.251 and state forests described in ORS 530.010.
(3) Public property on which camping is prohibited includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Recreational areas of all types and designations, including, but not limited to, public
parks, public playgrounds and sporting stadiums, facilities and grounds.
(b) Highways as defined in ORS 801.305, including bicycle lanes.
(c) Pedestrian paths and rights-of-way, including sidewalks as defined in ORS 801.485.
(d) Bicycle paths as defined in ORS 801.160 and bicycle lanes.
(e) Utility rights-of-way of all types and designations.
(f) Landscaped areas between highways and adjacent sidewalks.
(g) Riparian areas as defined in ORS 541.890.
(h) Public spaces, including, but not limited to, public buildings, public transportation
facilities, public parking facilities as defined in ORS 98.805 and public open spaces, including,
but not limited to, gardens, plazas, courtyards and atria.
(4) Violation of subsection (2) of this section is a Class E violation.
SECTION 2.
Section 1 of this 2025 Act applies to conduct occurring on or after the ef-
fective date of this 2025 Act.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 1958