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HB3651 • 2025

Requires a person that plants turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall fescue in a field for sale as agricultural seed to register the field with, and make an annual report to, Oregon State University.

Requires a person that plants turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall fescue in a field for sale as agricultural seed to register the field with, and make an annual report to, Oregon State University.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Scharf
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.

Requires a person that plants turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall fescue in a field for sale as agricultural seed to register the field with, and make an annual report to, Oregon State University.

Digest: The Act tells a person that plants certain types of turf grass in a field to register the field and make annual reports.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act tells a person that plants certain types of turf grass in a field to register the field and make annual reports.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 76.8).
  • Requires a person that plants turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall fescue in a field for sale as agricultural seed to register the field with, and make an annual report to, Oregon State University.
  • Relating to: Relating to agricultural seed.

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. 2025-02-21 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

  3. 2025-02-20 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells a person that plants certain types of turf grass in a field to register the field and make annual reports. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.8).
Requires a person that plants turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall fescue in a field for sale as agricultural seed to register the field with, and make an annual report to, Oregon State University.
Relating to: Relating to agricultural seed.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3651
Sponsored by Representative SCHARF
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 tells a person that plants certain types of turf grass in a field to register the
field and make annual reports. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.8).
Requires a person that plants turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall fescue in a field for
sale as agricultural seed to register the field with, and make an annual report to, Oregon State
University.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to agricultural seed.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) A person that plants turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall fescue
in a field for sale as agricultural seed pursuant to ORS 576.715 to 576.744 shall:
(a) Register the field with Oregon State University.
(b) Annually report the volume and type of turf type perennial ryegrass or turf type tall
fescue produced in the field to the university.
(2) The university shall establish a process and method for the registration and reporting
required by subsection (1) of this section.
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.
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