---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to fees concerning water; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Increases certain fees related to water. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2803"
citation: "Oregon HB 2803 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-13T19:42:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbe1124a-e5ba-49c9-add8-e07c837076ec"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2803"
source_hash: "7b23fcf3668472c53415aa73cf250b7cfe6072408403b40fd9e030b01e9dfbca"
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 2803 (2025R1) — Relating to fees concerning water; and declaring an emergency.

Increases certain fees related to water. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/HB2803/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2803/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2803/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2803/B-Engrossed)
5. **HALNRW Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28361)
6. **JWM Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29798)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2803/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2803/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — **31–10** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **14–8** (pass) · legislature
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **33–16** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **17–11** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **15–5** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (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 Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-09T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-15T18:03:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, subsequent referral to Revenue be rescinded, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-15T18:03:38+00:00** Subsequent referral to Revenue rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2025-04-15T18:03:39+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03T15:28:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2025-06-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-20T01:48:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-20T18:45:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-23T21:23:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-23T22:13:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-23T23:04:28+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-24T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-25T18:36:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25T21:47:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-25T22:36:26+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-25T18:37:39+00:00** (Amendments distributed.)
- **2025-06-27T19:37:17+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-30T18:36:31+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-30T19:18:53+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-24T23:48:12+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-13T19:42:36+00:00** Chapter 570, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbe1124a-e5ba-49c9-add8-e07c837076ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).