---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of land; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to study issues relating to use of land and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2272"
citation: "Oregon HB 2272 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Clem", "Cedric Hayden"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e7ccefd-6d83-4be9-88bb-8981875366c0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2272"
source_hash: "8d177a005eec8735e9f27ab7d59892e9cfac7052ccb327985d8e38a8c1c12994"
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 2272 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to use of land; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to study issues relating to use of land and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.</i>]

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2272/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2272/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2272/A-Engrossed)
4. **HWREC Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21098)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2272/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Clem, Hayden. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Clem — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — primary (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Wildfire Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21T17:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-28T17:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-07T15:06:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-09T18:47:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-10T19:01:28+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Clem, Hayden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-14T18:18:23+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14T22:11:26+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-06-22T13:46:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-22T16:32:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-23T16:51:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-24T20:13:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T15:59:48+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-23T16:52:33+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-07-19T18:31:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 520, (2021 Laws): Effective date July 19, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e7ccefd-6d83-4be9-88bb-8981875366c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).