---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to surface mining."
description: "Provides that certain activities are not considered surface mining and are exempt from surface mining permit requirements of State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1036"
citation: "Oregon SB 1036 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-03-22T15:48:25+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-23T20:41:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dbceb08-1668-4385-a53c-753fd400b743"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB1036"
source_hash: "5312ec254177d3ce60c26ddb5cfc3ace1d34bf31cb03283878f07c65945410e4"
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 SB 1036 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to surface mining.

Provides that certain activities are not considered surface mining and are exempt from surface mining permit requirements of State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1036/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1036/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1036/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1036/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1036/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1036/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **19–10** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-22T15:48:25+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22T20:14:19+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-17T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-21T16:36:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-24T17:04:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25T18:32:38+00:00** Carried over to 04-26 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-04-26T18:41:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-27T16:15:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01T23:27:15+00:00** Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-30T16:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-01T16:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-06T15:25:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-06T15:25:21+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-03T18:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-07-04T16:49:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-05T15:25:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-07T02:03:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-07T17:47:25+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-07-18T17:41:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-18T18:05:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-08-15T17:39:28+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-23T20:36:16+00:00** Chapter 743, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-08-23T20:41:03+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dbceb08-1668-4385-a53c-753fd400b743`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).