---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to uncollectible property taxes; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2965"
citation: "Oregon HB 2965 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boomer Wright", "Rep Smith DB"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f3fe74c-aa9a-416e-897a-9bee1b990bd4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2965"
source_hash: "ad6f42f543c84a34d6e9930ab0cd3287984c5abdebb73e9131d109c5c607ca0e"
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 2965 (2023R1) — Relating to uncollectible property taxes; and prescribing an effective date.

Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district.

## 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/HB2965/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2965/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. — **23–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. — **53–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boomer Wright — primary (person)
- Rep Smith DB — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — 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 Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-16T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-23T16:43:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23T18:19:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24T19:01:45+00:00** Rules suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
- **2023-05-25T19:00:42+00:00** Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T23:40:43+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T20:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session cancelled.
- **2023-06-22T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-06-24T15:24:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-24T21:13:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-24T23:25:37+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-29T18:11:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-29T20:11:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 423, (2023 Laws): Effective date September 24, 2023.
- **2023-06-24T23:26:37+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f3fe74c-aa9a-416e-897a-9bee1b990bd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).