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HB3921 • 2025

Approves City of Roseburg and Douglas County 2024 ordinances that provided for amendments to the city's urban growth boundary, the city boundaries and the city and county's comprehensive plan and land use regulations.

Approves City of Roseburg and Douglas County 2024 ordinances that provided for amendments to the city's urban growth boundary, the city boundaries and the city and county's comprehensive plan and land use regulations.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Osborne,, Senator Smith DB
Last action
2025-06-11
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.

Approves City of Roseburg and Douglas County 2024 ordinances that provided for amendments to the city's urban growth boundary, the city boundaries and the city and county's comprehensive plan and land use regulations.

Digest: This Act approves the City of Roseburg's UGB exchange.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act approves the City of Roseburg's UGB exchange.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1).
  • Approves City of Roseburg and Douglas County 2024 ordinances that provided for amendments to the city's urban growth boundary, the city boundaries and the city and county's comprehensive plan and land use regulations.
  • Requires the Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development to issue a conforming order.

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. 2025-06-11 House

    Chapter 215, (2025 Laws): Effective date May 28, 2025.

  2. 2025-05-28 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-21 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-05-21 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. Ayes, 26; Nays, 2--Broadman, Neron Misslin; Excused, 2--Anderson, Thatcher.

  6. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Carried over to 05-20 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Carried over to 05-19 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-04-21 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  13. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Referred to Housing and Development.

  14. 2025-04-17 House

    Third reading. Carried by Osborne. Passed. Ayes, 49; Nays, 2--Neron, Walters; Excused, 5--Dobson, McDonald, Nguyen H, Sosa, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Hartman, McIntire, Reschke, Sanchez.

  15. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  16. 2025-04-15 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 16, 2025 Calendar.

  17. 2025-04-14 House

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-04-10 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  19. 2025-04-07 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-03-31 House

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-03-14 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

  22. 2025-03-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act approves the City of Roseburg's UGB exchange. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1).
Approves City of Roseburg and Douglas County 2024 ordinances that provided for amendments to the city's urban growth boundary, the city boundaries and the city and county's comprehensive plan and land use regulations. Requires the Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development to issue a conforming order.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to urban growth boundaries; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3921
Sponsored by Representative OSBORNE, Senator SMITH DB
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to urban growth boundaries; and declaring an emergency.
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 ORS chapter 197A.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, ORS chapter 197, any
statewide land use planning goal, rule of the Land Conservation and Development Commis-
sion or any order of the commission or Department of Land Conservation and Development:
(1) The City of Roseburg Ordinance No. 3604, dated August 26, 2024, and the Douglas
County Ordinance No. 2024-0901 are deemed approved, acknowledged, effective and in com-
pliance with state laws regarding land use planning, and more specifically:
(a) The real property described in Exhibits A and B to the City of Roseburg’s ordinance
is removed from the city’s urban growth boundary and is deannexed and removed from the
city’s boundaries;
(b) The real property described in Exhibit C to the City of Roseburg’s ordinance is added
to the city’s urban growth boundary;
(c) The real property described in Exhibit D to the City of Roseburg’s ordinance is an-
nexed to the city; and
(d) The amendments made to the comprehensive plans, land use regulations, compre-
hensive plan maps, zoning maps and urban growth management agreement of the city and
county are approved and acknowledged.
(2) Within 30 days of the effective date of this 2025 Act, the Director of the Department
of Land Conservation and Development shall issue an order:
(a) Acknowledging the amendments to the urban growth boundary, city boundaries,
comprehensive plans, land use regulations, comprehensive plan maps, zoning maps and urban
growth management agreement of the City of Roseburg and Douglas County consistent with
this section;
(b) Approving the city’s October 22, 2024, urban growth boundary exchange submission;
(c) Rescinding any prior order or findings of the department or Land Conservation and
Development Commission inconsistent with this section; and
(d) Dismissing any appeal or objection of the city’s urban growth boundary exchange
submission.
SECTION 3.
This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
Enrolled House Bill 3921 (HB 3921-INTRO) Page 1
Passed by House April 17, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 20, 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
Enrolled House Bill 3921 (HB 3921-INTRO) Page 2