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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3525: Relating to exempt wells that supply ground water for domestic 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 3525 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to exempt wells that supply ground water for domestic purposes. Primary sponsor: Annessa Hartman (Democratic), Mark Owens (Republican), Ken Helm (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 13, 2025): Chapter 574, (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.

Requires, for each dwelling unit rented by a landlord for which the source of drinking water is an exempt well in a ground water <b>quality</b> management area, that the landlord collect and test samples of drinking water from the dwelling unit for arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead and nitrates. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt implementation rules. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Annessa HartmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Mark OwensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Ken HelmPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
David GombergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
John LivelyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
James ManningCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Sarah McDonaldCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mark MeekCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Nancy NathansonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Khanh PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Jules WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37

“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 574, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
  6. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.
  7. Second reading.
  8. (Amendments distributed.)
  9. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)
  10. Work Session held.
  11. Public Hearing held.
  12. Referred to Rules.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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