---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to fees associated with water quality programs administered by the Department of Environmental Quality."
description: "Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to annually adjust, by up to three percent, fees associated with water quality programs administered by Department of Environmental Quality."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3208"
citation: "Oregon HB 3208 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Helm"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-07T17:59:17+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4e68ece-06c9-49c7-8aa5-e78e20cd3d6e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3208"
source_hash: "25084ff462858637c6a5d8f32260f6f093b5675d509ce8c7bd5bc5457ea36c38"
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 3208 (2023R1) — Relating to fees associated with water quality programs administered by the Department of Environmental Quality.

Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to annually adjust, by up to three percent, fees associated with water quality programs administered by Department of Environmental Quality.

## 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/HB3208/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3208/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3208/A-Engrossed)
4. **HALNRW Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23196)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3208/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **17–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. — **34–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ken Helm — primary (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07T17:59:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T01:12:57+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-16T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-21T15:20:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22T18:34:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:17:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T17:34:50+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T00:22:44+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-19T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-02T16:15:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02T18:25:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-15T23:07:12+00:00** Carried over to 06-16 by unanimous consent.
- **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.
- **2023-06-21T21:08:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T18:06:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-21T21:09:53+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-07-13T19:20:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-24T23:00:59+00:00** Chapter 258, (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/f4e68ece-06c9-49c7-8aa5-e78e20cd3d6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).