---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to aquatic invasive species."
description: "Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Marine Board or the State Department of Agriculture to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a <b>tribal government,</b> local government or a local service district to perform aquatic invasive species inspections at check stations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2170"
citation: "Oregon HB 2170 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-20T18:52:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57befc9b-dc4d-4b80-9c9b-58484b1dbfba"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2170"
source_hash: "08c9ad9fc2d5bf710c8337ef4b039ea4e72050215f1ca65002fa6b0be5547043"
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 2170 (2025R1) — Relating to aquatic invasive species.

Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Marine Board or the State Department of Agriculture to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a <b>tribal government,</b> local government or a local service district to perform aquatic invasive species inspections at check stations.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2170/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2170/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2170/A-Engrossed)
4. **HALNRW Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26912)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2170/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — **51–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-19T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-21T19:04:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-24T18:38:22+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T18:41:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T19:39:46+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T20:26:04+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-17T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-24T16:17:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24T17:42:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-28T19:20:57+00:00** Carried over to 04-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-29T19:37:40+00:00** Carried over to 04-30 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-30T18:38:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01T17:16:51+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-01T19:29:25+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-08T19:33:09+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-20T18:52:15+00:00** Chapter 37, (2025 Laws): 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/57befc9b-dc4d-4b80-9c9b-58484b1dbfba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).