OR HB3544 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on August 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-13 - Chapter 575, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on August 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-13 - Chapter 575, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act creates a standard process for contested cases about the use of water. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Establishes uniform processes for hearing contested case proceedings relating to the use of water.
Title
Relating to water.
Sponsors
| Rep. Ken Helm [D] | Rep. Mark Owens [R] | Rep. Emerson Levy [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-06-27 - House - House Third Reading in Concurrence (Y: 38 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 24 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-27 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill, including amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) (Y: 16 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 18) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 24 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-27 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill, including amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) (Y: 16 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 18) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | House | Chapter 575, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026. |
| 2025-07-24 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | House | Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 38; Nays, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 9--Cate, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Smith G, Wallan, Wright, Yunker. |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 5--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Thatcher. |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | (Amendments distributed.) |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | First reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2025-06-23 | House | Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. Ayes, 36; Nays, 6--Breese-Iverson, Elmer, Helfrich, Lewis, McIntire, Reschke; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Evans, Javadi, Pham H, Sosa. |
| 2025-06-20 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-19 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-04 | House | Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
