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SB812 • 2025

Repeals a sunset to make the landowner preference program permanent.

Repeals a sunset to make the landowner preference program permanent.

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Enacted

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

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Last action
2025-06-06
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.

Repeals a sunset to make the landowner preference program permanent.

Digest: The Act makes a certain hunting program permanent.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act makes a certain hunting program permanent.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2).
  • Repeals a sunset to make the landowner preference program permanent.
  • Relating to: Relating to the landowner preference program.

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. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 138, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-15 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-15 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-05-14 House

    Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. Ayes, 50; Nays, 1--Sanchez; Excused, 5--Evans, McDonald, Nguyen H, Owens, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Boshart Davis, Drazan, Reschke.

  7. 2025-05-13 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-12 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-05-08 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-05-07 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  11. 2025-05-05 House

    Work Session held.

  12. 2025-04-21 House

    Public Hearing held.

  13. 2025-03-13 House

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

  14. 2025-03-10 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  15. 2025-03-06 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. Ayes, 30.

  16. 2025-03-04 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  17. 2025-03-04 Senate

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-02-25 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-01-30 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

  21. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes a certain hunting program permanent. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2).
Repeals a sunset to make the landowner preference program permanent.
Relating to: Relating to the landowner preference program.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 812
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Governor Tina Kotek for State Department of Fish and Wildlife)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the landowner preference program; repealing section 2, chapter 208, Oregon Laws 2021.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 208, Oregon Laws 2021, is repealed.
Passed by Senate March 6, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House May 14, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled Senate Bill 812 (SB 812-INTRO) Page 1