republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2021-regular-session/hb-2298.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to voluntary stream restoration; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt by rule and administer program for authorizing voluntary projects for stream restoration and habitat improvement through construction of environmental restoration weirs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2298"
citation: "Oregon HB 2298 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Helm", "Lynn Findley", "Mark Owens", "Michael Dembrow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ebea65c-8f8e-41d7-9659-dd0d9d6fa7f4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2298"
source_hash: "a911ac20fffd085cd03f25f7c72ae5ffd381fb3e1b35a6ce85df4dd6b52c0bf8"
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 2298 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to voluntary stream restoration; and declaring an emergency.

Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt by rule and administer program for authorizing voluntary projects for stream restoration and habitat improvement through construction of environmental restoration weirs.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2298/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2298/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2298/A-Engrossed)
4. **SNRWR Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20472)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2298/Enrolled)

## Votes

- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **52–5** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **21–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — **49–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ken Helm — primary (person)
- Lynn Findley — primary (person)
- Mark Owens — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Brad Witt — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Bonham — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Leif — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — 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 Water. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-11T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-15T22:25:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T19:26:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22T19:57:45+00:00** Carried over to March 24, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-24T18:08:50+00:00** Carried over to March 29, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-29T18:12:26+00:00** Carried over to March 30, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-31T03:44:01+00:00** Carried over to March 31, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T03:17:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T17:50:23+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12T16:11:26+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-26T22:17:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-05-04T20:20:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-06T19:19:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-07T19:10:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T18:22:23+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-05-13T18:07:57+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-14T18:54:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-21T23:53:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 63, (2021 Laws): Effective date May 21, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ebea65c-8f8e-41d7-9659-dd0d9d6fa7f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).