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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2256: Relating to sales of units of land not lawfully established for conservation purposes.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2256 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to sales of units of land not lawfully established for conservation purposes. Primary sponsor: Lisa Fragala (Democratic), Floyd Prozanski (Democratic), James Manning (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): Chapter 51, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Exempts the seller and [<i>the nonprofit purchaser of</i>] <b>a nonprofit, public body or tribe that purchases</b> property for conservation purposes from civil or criminal liability for selling <b>certain</b> units of land not lawfully established.<b> Cancels exception for a purchaser who resells the land to the private market within five years of the land being deeded for conservation purposes.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa FragalaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Floyd ProzanskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Sara Gelser BlouinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Jeff GoldenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
John LivelyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Mark OwensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Khanh PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Kathleen TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 51, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
  6. Carried over to 05-05 by unanimous consent.
  7. Carried over to 05-01 by unanimous consent.
  8. Second reading.
  9. Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
  10. Work Session held.
  11. Public Hearing held.
  12. Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source