Relating to exempt uses of water.
Summary
Permits certain exempt ground water users to withdraw up to 3,000 gallons of water per day for watering any lawn or noncommercial or commercial garden that does not exceed one-half acre. Provides that the exemption applies to the use of water for growing industrial hemp but otherwise not to the use of water to grow plants in the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae. Provides that, for two years, the exemption does not apply to the use of ground water for watering any commercial garden in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area. Specifies that the total combined use for industrial or commercial purposes, when combined with a commercial garden, may not exceed 5,000 gallons per day.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed Jun 9, 2025
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What changed between versions
B-Engrossed
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Enrolled
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4 edits
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Jun 9, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized from its B-Engrossed version to the Enrolled version, removing editorial summaries and formatting notes while preserving the core legislative text. The substantive policy content regarding water exemptions remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a reference to a prior amendment in Section 2.
TECHNICAL
Removed the editorial summary section that explained the bill's purpose in plain language, as summaries are not part of the official legislative text.
Removed the B-Engrossed header and formatting notes (like LC 4281) that are used during the legislative process but not in the final enrolled bill.
Added a reference in Section 2 to a prior amendment (chapter 465, Oregon Laws 2023) to clarify the legislative history of the section.
POLICY
All substantive policy provisions regarding water exemptions, fee amounts, and definitions remain identical between the two versions.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Apr 22, 2025
How they voted
29–1
Passed
Total votes 30
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 9, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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