---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Designates the month of April of each year as Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 547"
citation: "Oregon SB 547 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janeen Sollman", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-23T19:08:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5693fd4f-8244-4b32-b24d-17ff12ed4674"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB547"
source_hash: "6b13ed013fc7684d290dfed5ced60e5f2d3888dd92a3d92528405cdc32398631"
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 547 (2025R1) — Relating to Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month; and declaring an emergency.

Designates the month of April of each year as Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB547/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB547/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB547/A-Engrossed)
4. **SRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26356)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB547/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **53–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Anthony Broadman — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12T21:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2025-02-17T22:11:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18T19:12:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20T20:07:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T20:12:38+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T19:41:05+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-28T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-29T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-03T17:25:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-03T18:22:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-04T22:40:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 5, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-05T20:07:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 9, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-09T20:29:04+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 10, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-10T19:52:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 11, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-11T19:26:04+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-12T19:15:49+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-12T21:28:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-20T19:40:51+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-23T19:03:43+00:00** Chapter 368, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-23T19:08:23+00:00** Effective date, June 20, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5693fd4f-8244-4b32-b24d-17ff12ed4674`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).