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SB1154 • 2025

Modifies provisions of law related to declarations of ground water quality concern areas and ground water quality management areas.

Modifies provisions of law related to declarations of ground water quality concern areas and ground water quality management areas.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Natural Resources and Wildfire
Last action
2025-08-08
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Chapter 605, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-07-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-30 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-30 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-27 House

    Rules suspended. Made a Special Order of Business immediately.

  7. 2025-06-27 House

    Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Helm. Passed. Ayes, 39; Nays, 11--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Lewis, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 9--Cate, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Sosa, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Osborne.

  8. 2025-06-26 House

    Third reading.

  9. 2025-06-26 House

    Carried over to June 27, 2025 Calendar.

  10. 2025-06-25 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 26, 2025 Calendar.

  11. 2025-06-24 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 25, 2025 Calendar.

  12. 2025-06-23 House

    Work Session held.

  13. 2025-06-23 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  14. 2025-06-23 House

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-06-19 House

    Public Hearing held.

  16. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber.

  17. 2025-06-17 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  18. 2025-06-17 House

    Referred to Rules.

  19. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Second reading.

  20. 2025-06-13 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  21. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Work Session held.

  22. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and requesting referral to Rules. (Printed A-Eng.)

  24. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Referred to Rules by Order of the President.

  25. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Public Hearing and Work Session held.

  26. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

  27. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act makes changes to laws about areas with ground water quality problems. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).
Modifies provisions of law related to declarations of ground water quality concern areas and ground water quality management areas. Directs the Governor to appoint an agency to lead an interagency team in ground water quality concern areas and ground water quality management areas.
Directs or authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Department of Agriculture, the Water Resources Department[<i>,</i>]<b> and</b> the Oregon Health Authority [<i>and the Department of Land Conservation and Development</i>] to take specified actions in ground water quality concern areas and ground water quality management areas.
Relating to: Relating to ground water.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned