---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority."
description: "Extends certain taxes on the privilege of harvesting merchantable forest products on forestlands. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2072"
citation: "Oregon HB 2072 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a15156b-8907-47d9-947b-a25805e6587b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2072"
source_hash: "98b61e6025fc854cbf4bfc2b1794ab4cb16e0012f994e5b8879e2f5a2051a3c4"
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 2072 (2025R1) — Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Extends certain taxes on the privilege of harvesting merchantable forest products on forestlands. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2072/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2072/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2072/A-Engrossed)
4. **HREV Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29349)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2072/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **38–4** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **20–7** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — **36–17** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2025-05-29T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-03T16:13:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-03T16:15:20+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03T18:12:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2025-06-05T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-13T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-16T17:19:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16T18:57:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-17T19:09:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-18T18:58:33+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-18T21:45:04+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-19T16:38:41+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-19T19:05:13+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-20T20:38:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-23T22:20:07+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T15:35:06+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00** Chapter 474, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a15156b-8907-47d9-947b-a25805e6587b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).