republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2019-regular-session/sb-408.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to how a county may approve a proposed division of land zoned for exclusive farm use for siting utilities."
description: "Allows county to approve certain divisions of land zoned for exclusive farm use for purposes of siting utility facilities necessary for public service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 408"
citation: "Oregon SB 408 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hansell", "Greg Smith", "James Manning Jr."]
version_count: 8
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T15:46:43+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/290ee894-1eab-46d0-8702-1253ada1c9b9"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB408"
source_hash: "2df6437f918088ef75e6a58cee1723b7aa9565bb06fa66319f076b0962b9900e"
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 408 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to how a county may approve a proposed division of land zoned for exclusive farm use for siting utilities.

Allows county to approve certain divisions of land zoned for exclusive farm use for purposes of siting utility facilities necessary for public service.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB408/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB408/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB408/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB408/B-Engrossed)
5. **HAGLU Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15943)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB408/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
7. **SENR Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/13959)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB408/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **22–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- Greg Smith — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16T17:20:23+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-05T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-07T16:35:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-11T17:22:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-12T19:23:27+00:00** Carried over to 03-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2019-03-14T18:25:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-18T16:43:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25T19:17:44+00:00** Referred to Agriculture and Land Use. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16T22:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-02T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-07T22:54:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-08T19:07:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09T19:03:10+00:00** Carried over to May 13, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-13T23:01:03+00:00** Carried over to May 14, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-14T19:29:10+00:00** Carried over to May 15, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-15T19:27:33+00:00** Carried over to May 16, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-16T18:33:40+00:00** Carried over to May 17, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-17T18:57:34+00:00** Carried over to May 20, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-20T19:29:22+00:00** Carried over to May 21, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-21T19:06:09+00:00** Carried over to May 22, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-23T02:51:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-29T18:26:26+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-05-30T22:42:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-31T02:15:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-06T22:58:20+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T15:45:02+00:00** Chapter 262, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-17T15:46:43+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/290ee894-1eab-46d0-8702-1253ada1c9b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).