---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to ocean shore permitting."
description: "Modifies existing permitting procedures for ocean shore improvements. Authorizes the State Parks and Recreation Department to issue general authorization permits for limited activities on the ocean shore."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2925"
citation: "Oregon HB 2925 (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/c72775b1-3908-4857-a657-5eab57b87b0a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2925"
source_hash: "38b74b272ead22ff8303dcf81a8a507fe2d131ba7aa38fc54700bef37c336654"
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 2925 (2025R1) — Relating to ocean shore permitting.

Modifies existing permitting procedures for ocean shore improvements. Authorizes the State Parks and Recreation Department to issue general authorization permits for limited activities on the ocean shore.

## 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/HB2925/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2925/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2925/A-Engrossed)
4. **HALNRW Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26856)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2925/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **40–2** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## 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. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-18T22:11:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18T22:11:55+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04T06:23:00+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.
- **2025-06-16T20:53:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17T18:54:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-18T20:31:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 19, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-19T17:20:28+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-19T19:05:13+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-19T20:47:00+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-20T18:35:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-20T20:01:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-23T19:43:04+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-24T18:34:03+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T19:10:59+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00** Chapter 494, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c72775b1-3908-4857-a657-5eab57b87b0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).