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OregonHB 33722025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relating to exempt uses of water.

Sponsored By: Floyd Prozanski (Democratic), Ken Helm (Democratic), Mark Owens (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Permit-free groundwater for small lawns and gardens

Oregon law allows groundwater watering without a permit for lawns and gardens up to one-half acre, using at most 3,000 gallons daily. Commercial gardens grow plants for sale, trade, or barter. Their watering plus other exempt industrial or commercial use cannot exceed 5,000 gallons daily. Gardens growing plants in the cannabis family qualify as commercial gardens only when the grower is licensed under ORS 571.281.

Lower Umatilla commercial gardens lose exemption

Commercial gardens in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area cannot use the groundwater permit exemption for garden watering. This local restriction is repealed on January 2, 2028.

New livestock operations face water permit limits

New confined animal feeding operations lose the groundwater permit exemption for livestock watering above 12,000 gallons per day. The restriction applies to operations defined under ORS 468B.215, not to all livestock owners.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Floyd Prozanski

    Democratic • Senate

  • Ken Helm

    Democratic • House

  • Mark Owens

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Annessa Hartman

    Democratic • House

  • Courtney Neron Misslin

    Democratic • Senate

  • Cyrus Javadi

    Democratic • House

  • David Gomberg

    Democratic • House

  • Janeen Sollman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Gamba

    Democratic • House

  • Pam Marsh

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 119 • No: 32

House vote • 5/29/2025

House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

Yes: 38 • No: 12

Senate vote • 5/27/2025

Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.

Yes: 29 • No: 1

Senate vote • 5/8/2025

Natural Resources and Wildfire: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2025

Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.

Yes: 41 • No: 16

House vote • 4/9/2025

Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 6 • No: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 283, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

    6/23/2025House

  2. Governor signed.

    6/9/2025House

  3. President signed.

    6/2/2025Senate

  4. Speaker signed.

    6/2/2025House

  5. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

    5/29/2025House

  6. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.

    5/27/2025Senate

  7. Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

    5/23/2025Senate

  8. Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.

    5/22/2025Senate

  9. Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.

    5/21/2025Senate

  10. Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.

    5/20/2025Senate

  11. Second reading.

    5/19/2025Senate

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

    5/16/2025Senate

  13. Public Hearing and Work Session held.

    5/8/2025Senate

  14. Public Hearing held.

    4/29/2025Senate

  15. Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

    4/23/2025Senate

  16. First reading. Referred to President's desk.

    4/23/2025Senate

  17. Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.

    4/22/2025House

  18. Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.

    4/21/2025House

  19. Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.

    4/17/2025House

  20. Second reading.

    4/16/2025House

  21. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

    4/15/2025House

  22. Work Session held.

    4/9/2025House

  23. Public Hearing held.

    4/7/2025House

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

    1/30/2025House

  25. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

    1/28/2025House

Bill Text

  • SNRW Amendment -A11 (Adopted)

    5/8/2025

    PDF

  • SNRW Amendment -A7 (Proposed)

    5/8/2025

    PDF

  • SNRW Amendment -A9 (Proposed)

    5/8/2025

    PDF

  • SNRW Amendment -A7 (Proposed)

    4/29/2025

    PDF

  • HALNRW Amendment -5 (Adopted)

    4/9/2025

    PDF

  • HALNRW Amendment -5 (Proposed)

    4/7/2025

    PDF

  • A-Engrossed

    PDF

  • B-Engrossed

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    PDF

  • House Amendments to Introduced

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed

    PDF

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