---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to homeowner insurance for wildfire risk."
description: "<b>Establishes certain requirements for insurer that cancels or decides not to renew homeowner insurance policy, or that increases premium, for reason materially related to wildfire risk."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 82"
citation: "Oregon SB 82 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27e16f59-9e3d-4643-812d-4985df29c171"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB82"
source_hash: "40f0bd2a147378778e37952f24e07d132544464f54b499ffacf3b11fd63d9eb2"
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 82 (2023R1) — Relating to homeowner insurance for wildfire risk.

<b>Establishes certain requirements for insurer that cancels or decides not to renew homeowner insurance policy, or that increases premium, for reason materially related to wildfire risk.

## 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/SB82/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB82/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB82/A-Engrossed)
4. **SNR Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22886)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB82/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **36–20** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · upper

## 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`
- **2023-02-06T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-08T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-17T22:21:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20T17:17:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T18:52:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T17:20:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T22:57:44+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-18T21:46:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24T19:05:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T18:25:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:43:55+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:14:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-05T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-08T20:12:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T22:45:00+00:00** Chapter 67, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-16T23:00:00+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/27e16f59-9e3d-4643-812d-4985df29c171`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).