---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of recreational vehicles while abating natural disaster damages."
description: "Extends time during which recreational vehicle may be sited on lot with single-family dwelling that was damaged by natural disaster. Extends allowance until December 30, 2030, for dwellings destroyed in 2020 wildfires."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2898"
citation: "Oregon HB 2898 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Brock Smith", "Jami Cate", "Rep Smith DB"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c00f8320-8eaf-429b-bc51-069bd9ffb944"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2898"
source_hash: "0f10ea0bd9305d3e1091f792bafcf155b916776129881e234b459262909486b4"
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 2898 (2023R1) — Relating to use of recreational vehicles while abating natural disaster damages.

Extends time during which recreational vehicle may be sited on lot with single-family dwelling that was damaged by natural disaster. Extends allowance until December 30, 2030, for dwellings destroyed in 2020 wildfires.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2898/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2898/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. — **58–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- Jami Cate — primary (person)
- Rep Smith DB — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-21T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-22T23:44:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28T19:33:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:03+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 6, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-03-06T20:05:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 7, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-03-07T19:27:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08T19:54:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T17:32:49+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-04T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:13:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **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.
- **2023-06-22T01:57:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22T01:58:15+00:00** Campos, absent, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T01:59:15+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00** Chapter 327, (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/c00f8320-8eaf-429b-bc51-069bd9ffb944`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).