---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to ocean resources."
description: "Repeals sunset on moratorium on oil, gas and sulfur leasing in territorial sea."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 256"
citation: "Oregon SB 256 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arnie Roblan", "David Brock Smith", "David Gomberg"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-19T21:34:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecbb7f3b-5c15-4266-8f81-2afc7d0a7de3"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB256"
source_hash: "5a2c9a7c6aa3caa66a49f278cf1b4e2477aeb60b798cd81ebc2ee971a24c7eb8"
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 256 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to ocean resources.

Repeals sunset on moratorium on oil, gas and sulfur leasing in territorial sea.

## 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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gomberg, Smith DB. Passed. — **47–8** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. — **23–6** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arnie Roblan — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- David Gomberg — primary (person)
- Betsy Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Caddy McKeown — cosponsor (person)
- Carla Piluso — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- Ginny Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Williamson — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Lee Beyer — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Hass — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffiny Mitchell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T23:44:19+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-02-05T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-02-07T16:48:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-07T18:49:16+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-02-12T20:29:02+00:00** Carried over to 02-19 by unanimous consent.
- **2019-02-19T19:45:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20T17:27:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19T19:46:21+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Heard.
- **2019-02-25T16:52:35+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-12T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-15T21:34:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19T18:32:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gomberg, Smith DB. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-18T21:54:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20T21:30:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-03-20T22:31:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-03-27T19:29:31+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19T21:33:48+00:00** Chapter 14, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-04-19T21:34:56+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecbb7f3b-5c15-4266-8f81-2afc7d0a7de3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).