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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to fees associated with water quality programs administered by the Department of Environmental Quality."
+description: "Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to annually adjust, by up to three percent, fees associated with water quality programs administered by Department of Environmental Quality."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2023R1"
+identifier: "HB 3208"
+citation: "Oregon HB 3208 (2023R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ken Helm"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-02-07T17:59:17+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4e68ece-06c9-49c7-8aa5-e78e20cd3d6e"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3208"
+source_hash: "25084ff462858637c6a5d8f32260f6f093b5675d509ce8c7bd5bc5457ea36c38"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon HB 3208 (2023R1) — Relating to fees associated with water quality programs administered by the Department of Environmental Quality.
+
+Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to annually adjust, by up to three percent, fees associated with water quality programs administered by Department of Environmental Quality.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3208/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3208/Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3208/A-Engrossed)
+4. **HALNRW Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23196)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3208/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–3** (pass) · lower
+- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **17–8** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper
+- Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. — **34–23** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ken Helm — primary (person)
+- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-07T17:59:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-10T01:12:57+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-07T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2023-03-16T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2023-03-21T15:20:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-22T18:34:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-23T19:17:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-27T17:34:50+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-31T00:22:44+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-12T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2023-04-19T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2023-05-02T16:15:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-02T18:25:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-06-15T23:07:12+00:00** Carried over to 06-16 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-06-21T21:08:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-06-21T21:09:53+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
+- **2023-07-13T19:20:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00** Chapter 258, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4e68ece-06c9-49c7-8aa5-e78e20cd3d6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+