SB638 • 2025

Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Bonham
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate 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.

Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees.

Digest: The Act says some persons may cut trees without following certain laws.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act says some persons may cut trees without following certain laws.
The Act says that the laws apply again after the trees are cut.
(Flesch Readability Score: 82.4).
Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says some persons may cut trees without following certain laws. The Act says that the laws apply again after the trees are cut. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.4).
Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees. Specifies that reforestation requirements apply after the trees have been harvested. Allows the State Board of Forestry to adopt rules.
Relating to: Relating to small forestland owners.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 638
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM (Presession filed.)
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 says some persons may cut trees without following certain laws. The Act says
that the laws apply again after the trees are cut. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.4).
Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may
harvest the trees. Specifies that reforestation requirements apply after the trees have been har-
vested. Allows the State Board of Forestry to adopt rules.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to small forestland owners.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) A small forestland owner, as defined in ORS 477.748, that planted one or
more trees on or before the effective date of this 2025 Act to comply with reforestation re-
quirements under ORS 527.610 to 527.770 may, notwithstanding any contrary provision of
reforestation requirements for the forestland, harvest the trees.
(2) The reforestation requirements under ORS 527.610 to 527.770 apply to the forestland
after the trees have been harvested under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The State Board of Forestry may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions
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.
LC 3942