---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the assessment of rebuilt homesteads; prescribing an effective date."
description: "Digest: The Act would grant a property tax break to destroyed homes that were rebuilt after the 2020 wildfires. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "SB 1545"
citation: "Oregon SB 1545 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Brock Smith", "Fred Girod", "Jami Cate"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-11T16:02:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55594f73-9a93-4a97-8c35-abd9a9d2113e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1545"
source_hash: "91f1aaa2a34aaef0549df7b948d42b1ecf20aa6d8ace7490c9bbe80818dae7ef"
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 1545 (2024R1) — Relating to the assessment of rebuilt homesteads; prescribing an effective date.

Digest: The Act would grant a property tax break to destroyed homes that were rebuilt after the 2020 wildfires. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).

## 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/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1545/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1545/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1545/A-Engrossed)
4. **SFR Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26051)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1545/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- Fred Girod — primary (person)
- Jami Cate — primary (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Diehl — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Thuy Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Virgle Osborne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T17:31:30+00:00** Referred to Finance and Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-22T23:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-26T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-28T17:31:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29T18:46:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01T23:00:47+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-01T23:01:47+00:00** Girod declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2024-03-04T18:37:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05T00:05:17+00:00** Referred to Revenue. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06T01:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2024-03-06T17:45:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06T18:58:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06T23:57:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T18:41:21+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-13T22:07:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-04-04T22:38:42+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-11T16:00:34+00:00** Chapter 94, 2024 Laws.
- **2024-04-11T16:02:52+00:00** Effective date, June 6, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55594f73-9a93-4a97-8c35-abd9a9d2113e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).