---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to residential land use in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region."
description: "<i>Amends definition of high-value farmlands</i>]<b> Modifies requirements</b> for residential rezoning of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Oregon SB 70 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynn Findley", "Mark Owens"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T20:48:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f47e7675-5f66-4997-a555-95f55b79fe20"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB70"
source_hash: "14e516b0a521f72bc3205f00995df2da092a57b081270aa0d37cd36b097be3f8"
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 SB 70 (2023R1) — Relating to residential land use in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.

<i>Amends definition of high-value farmlands</i>]<b> Modifies requirements</b> for residential rezoning of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.

## 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/SB70/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB70/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB70/A-Engrossed)
4. **SNR Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23281)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB70/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — **20–5** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — **38–9** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lynn Findley — primary (person)
- Mark Owens — primary (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T23:42:09+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-03T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-11T15:27:42+00:00** Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and requesting referral to Rules. (Printed A-Eng.)
- **2023-04-11T15:27:43+00:00** Referred to Rules by Order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-21T15:15:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T16:25:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-21T20:53:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21T21:13:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T21:49:14+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T21:56:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-06-23T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-23T17:12:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-23T22:44:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-25T02:20:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 25, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-06-25T19:41:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-27T18:21:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-06T18:22:59+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-21T20:54:21+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-08-01T00:45:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T20:43:00+00:00** Chapter 566, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-08-15T20:48:00+00:00** 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/f47e7675-5f66-4997-a555-95f55b79fe20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).