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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1153: Relating to water.

In committee 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

SB 1153 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to water. Most recent recorded action (June 27, 2025): At President's desk upon adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Directs the Water Resources Department to consider whether certain water right transfers will result in a loss of in-stream habitat for sensitive, threatened or endangered aquatic species in stream reaches not protected by an existing water right or contribute to water quality impairment in water quality limited streams. Directs the department to provide an opportunity for tribes to review certain water right transfer applications. Authorizes the department to condition water right transfers with water use measurement and reporting, water level measurement and reporting or the installation of fish screening or by-pass devices.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
No sponsor recorded in source data.

“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. At President's desk upon adjournment.
  2. Work Session held.
  3. Work Session held.
  4. Public Hearing held.
  5. Informational Meeting held.
  6. Referred to Rules by order of the President.
  7. Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
  8. Work Session held.
  9. Public Hearing held.
  10. Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
  11. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sources

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