---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority."
description: "Extends privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2073"
citation: "Oregon HB 2073 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/602ab35d-4d5e-49f4-bbc4-24ec31589f2c"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2073"
source_hash: "6ad05f2144c9177ee45d3085195b4c8b150245b451b9ef91be4fe4e3df833ad5"
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 2073 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Extends privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands.

## 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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2073/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2073/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2073/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16963)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2073/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. — **24–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **38–4** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. — **43–14** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-19T00:12:28+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2019-04-17T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-06-03T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-06T20:28:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-06T20:29:26+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2019-06-07T19:10:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-06-17T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-18T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-20T22:28:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-24T18:35:43+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-25T00:16:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 25, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-06-25T17:58:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-29T14:53:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T16:13:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T22:09:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-30T02:02:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-30T03:34:24+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-30T03:40:00+00:00** Baertschiger Jr, Thomsen, granted unanimous consent to change vote to aye.
- **2019-06-30T03:35:24+00:00** Hass declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2019-07-02T17:49:50+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-03T22:16:12+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-08-09T23:53:36+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00** Chapter 647, (2019 Laws): Effective date September 29, 2019.
- **2019-06-30T03:41:00+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Steiner Hayward.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/602ab35d-4d5e-49f4-bbc4-24ec31589f2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).