---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the landowner preference program."
description: "Repeals a sunset to make the landowner preference program permanent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 812"
citation: "Oregon SB 812 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1c6d61b-8f2d-4116-98cb-fd2019302a32"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB812"
source_hash: "a8a9904b48e1d8803d8ab9539e35c13bf3359311beb2e7302b56dac30959f0a7"
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 812 (2025R1) — Relating to the landowner preference program.

Repeals a sunset to make the landowner preference program permanent.

## 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/SB812/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB812/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. — **50–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## 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 Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-30T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-25T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-04T17:32:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04T19:17:37+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T19:55:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-10T18:47:36+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13T22:15:18+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-05T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-07T22:27:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08T19:14:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-12T19:11:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-13T19:21:05+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-14T19:56:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-15T19:35:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-15T22:07:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T23:49:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:11:08+00:00** Chapter 138, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00** 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/f1c6d61b-8f2d-4116-98cb-fd2019302a32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).