---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the definition of \"minor construction\" for purposes of property tax law; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "<i>Changes method of determining</i>] <b>Increases maximum dollar amounts used to determine </b>whether addition of real property improvements constitutes \"minor construction\" for purposes of property tax law. <b>Indexes increased amounts to account for inflation.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3194"
citation: "Oregon HB 3194 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["E. Werner Reschke"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5beb64c3-cff6-4364-bcb9-58f91e235b91"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3194"
source_hash: "eb41490b88e7da4ee2c7e6522ec60e65bdfe0a28f2c405a65bf69f736a5f69d6"
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 3194 (2023R1) — Relating to the definition of "minor construction" for purposes of property tax law; and prescribing an effective date.

<i>Changes method of determining</i>] <b>Increases maximum dollar amounts used to determine </b>whether addition of real property improvements constitutes "minor construction" for purposes of property tax law. <b>Indexes increased amounts to account for inflation.</b>

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3194/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3194/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3194/A-Engrossed)
4. **HREV Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24958)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3194/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **24–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- E. Werner Reschke — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T23:52:52+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T16:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-14T15:31:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2023-05-03T15:31:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2023-05-16T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-22T23:36:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23T18:19:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24T19:03:46+00:00** Rules Suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
- **2023-05-25T19:01:50+00:00** Read third time under Consent Calendar. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T23:40:43+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T20:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session cancelled.
- **2023-06-22T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-06-24T15:24:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-24T21:13:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-24T23:31:14+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-29T18:11:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-29T20:11:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 432, (2023 Laws): Effective date September 24, 2023.
- **2023-06-24T23:32:14+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5beb64c3-cff6-4364-bcb9-58f91e235b91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).