---
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 biennial privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2087"
citation: "Oregon HB 2087 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb35139d-ff6e-4235-b65f-f6acaca64e2b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2087"
source_hash: "343ca60156074323c256ea5a4288d80ac3a1519af1015cfedb191163080aeeb6"
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 2087 (2023R1) — Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Extends biennial 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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2087/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2087/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2087/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25299)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2087/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **22–2** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham K. Passed. — **42–16** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **32–8** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T18:40:33+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-05T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-10T21:01:11+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Ways and Means.
- **2023-04-10T21:01:12+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-28T20:25:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-05-30T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-08T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-09T15:31:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13T17:52:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-13T23:30:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham K. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T20:39:58+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T19:53:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T23:58:02+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T23:59:02+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 491, (2023 Laws): Effective date September 24, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb35139d-ff6e-4235-b65f-f6acaca64e2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).