SB 78
Establishes maximum size of replacement dwellings on lands zoned for forest or farm use.
| Status | In Senate Committee (SNRW) |
| Requested by | (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire) |
| Fiscal impact | May have fiscal impact, but no statement yet issued |
| Revenue impact | May have revenue impact, but no statement yet issued |
Bill Text
Establishes maximum size limits for replacement dwellings on lands zoned for forest or farm use.
Overview#
Digest: This Act limits the size of replacement homes on forest or farm land. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Establishes maximum size of replacement dwellings on lands zoned for forest or farm use.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Hines | Salem | Support | 2025-02-28 |
| Karon Johnson | Bend | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| Naomi Tsurumi | Multnomah | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| Jacqueline Danos | Yachats | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| Adam Sunshine | Hillsboro | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| Sue Kelso-Haines | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| Kalah Hanken-Follett | Mount Hood Parkdale | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| KERMIT MCCARTHY | PORTLAND | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| Charlotte Arnold | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-01 |
| Becky Brun | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Andy von Flotow | Hood River | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| Kelly Wine | . | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| Scott Wine | . | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| William Kronert | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| D Torres | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| John Wood | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Carrie Cooke | Rural Jackson County | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Aaron Cooke | White City | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Jennifer Harris-sheets | Glendale | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| Stacey Danner | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Barb Chatfield | Riddle | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| Billy Chatfield | Riddle | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| Donna Bleiler | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| Chuck Gehling | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Daniel Ball | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Robert Price | Glendale | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| R C | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Kayla Sheets | Glendale | Oppose | 2025-03-02 |
| KATHALEEN PARKER | SALEM | Support | 2025-03-02 |
| Tracy Mahan | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Elaine Lavington | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Terry Noonkester | Myrtle Creek | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Dianna Grissom | Glendale | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Patrick Hiller | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| Warren Grissom | Glendale | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Seven Challis | Sisters | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Jennifer Valentine | Salem | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| Chad Kernutt | Albany | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Sam Lowry | Redmond | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| Claudia Munk | Hood River | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Benjamin Williams | Aurora | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| Logan Rutherford | Junction City | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Andreas von Flotow | Hood River | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Holli Morton | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| john houston | ROSEBURG | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Robert Hart | Rogue River | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Katie Hyneman | FOREST GROVE | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Lori Brooks | Gold Hill | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Bill Bold | portland | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Brenda Smola-Foti | Carlton | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Nancy Hildebrandt | Lebanon | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Loretta Epp | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Robert Leipper | Troutdale | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Joseph Craig | Bend | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| Corrie Fountain | Lebanon | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Jen Hamaker | ONRI | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Tim Allen | Myrtle Creek | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| Tina Teel | Molalla | Oppose | 2025-03-03 |
| kelly lanspa | portland | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| David Michalek | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| Lesse Atkins | Rogue River | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Terri Millard | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Hagen Kennecke | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| William Kronert | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Ritch Hanneman | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Michele Powers | Vernonia | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Jodi Grossman | Bend | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Larry Martin | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Bonnie Hildebrand | North Plains | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Ken Alexander | unity | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Elissa Looney | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Yamhill County Commissioner Mary Starrett | Yamhill County | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Karen Shrader | Phoenix | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Dave Vanasche | Cornelius | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Larry Shrader | Phoenix | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Karen Good | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Karen Good | Salem | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Doug Jackson | Eagle Point | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Hope Segel-Vaccher | LandWatch Lane County | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Eva Eagle | Sisters | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Greg Luke | BEND | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Jan Lee | Oregon Association of Conservation Districts | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| bart Grabhorn | scappoose | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Russell Kautz | Medford | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Robert Emmons | Fall Creek | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Andrew Simrin | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Lorie Hancock | Camp Sherman | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Rory Isbell | Central Oregon LandWatch | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Rob Hallyburton | Friends of Yamhill County | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Michele McKay | Bend | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Eva Linville | Riddle | Oppose | 2025-03-04 |
| Faun Hosey | Save Helvetia | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Karen Good | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Mcintosh Ryan | Trail | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Jim Gilbert | Molalla | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| April Bailey | Neskowin | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Virginia Suhrstedt | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Capt Brad Fry | Rogue River Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Marilyn Hofmann-Jones | Bend | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| KRIS GOLLY | Dallas | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Rachel Freed | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Zoe Bradbury DeSurra | Langlois | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Carol Greene | Hermiston | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Cherie Watson | Cornelius | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| JOHN RUSSELL WHITE | Creswell | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Sophie Els | Oregon Climate and Agriculture Network | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Janell Glass | Corvallis | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Phillip Callaway | Crawfordsville | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Shelley Wetherell | Umpqua | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Matthew Trattner | Glendale | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Roger Kaye | Friends of Marion County | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| John CABRERA | GLADSTONE | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Sydney Cyrus | Redmond | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| CAROLYN TATE | BEND | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Ryan Krabill | Oregon Farm Bureau | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Steve Rouse | Rogue Advocates | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Kelly Mayes | Sandy | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Chris Robuck | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Holly Dodgson | Tualatin | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Amy Vanderlaan | Bend | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Michael Vanderlaan | Bend | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Dan Butler | Clackamas | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Alisha Overstreet | Yamhill | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Kendal Pelton | Fairview | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Kaitlin Ball | Union | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Jeb Ball | Union | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Daryl Creech | Newberg | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Shelly Nielsen | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Carrie Bush | 97707 | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Prof Dave White | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Debbie Betts | CANBY | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Jodi Casebier | Monmouth | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Marie Clayton | Jordan Valley | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Thomas Bush | 97707 | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Tim Dpnivan | La Grande | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| LeAnne Law | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Rachael Wight | Beaverton | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Lucien Gunderman | McMinnville | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| James Carnahan | Baker City | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Chris Lindsey | Philomath | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Don Hudock | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Max Doner | Foster | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Mary Betts | Foster | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Colleen Anderson | Albany | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Teresa McGuire | NW Albany--Gelser's district | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Michael Hughes | Oregon City | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Angela Hagen | Redmond | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Chris Beck | Lake Oswego | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Cindy Elrod | Milwaukie | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Ron Hotrum | Lebanon | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| John Robinson | Albany | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Gail Staniford | Prineville | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Flora McGill | Hood River | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Devin Cooper | Canby | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Betty Meyers | Chiloquin | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Lynda S Lindemann | Lyons | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Bernie Klein | Hermiston | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Chris Parta | Central Oregon LandWatch | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Ray Karcher | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Donna Henley | Brookings | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Barbara Brice | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| D. Unrein | Milwaukie | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Jane Happy | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Cynthia Mahoney | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Daniel Bowman | Baker City | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Douiglas Brice | Roseurg | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Katherine Brice | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-05 |
| Tanya Levitky | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Danita Smith | Hermiston | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Albert Swank | La Pine | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Carolyn Decker | Beatty | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| LEROY THISSELL | BURNS | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Jeanne Kauffman | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Teresa Davis | Prineville | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Marie Tucker | Lakeview | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Jim Butterfield | Cornelius | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| sam kotka | dayton | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Kari Don | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Dave Neumann | Lebanon | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Richard Hobbie | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Rebecca Elzner | Powell Butte | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Kay Firor | Cove | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Charles Waugh | Boring | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Daesha Crowley | Joseph | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| GARY LILLIE | Myrtle Point | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Garrett West | Medford | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Robert Schuur | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Kerry Kuschnick | Lebanon | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Steve Nyburg | Springfield | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Steve Nyburg | Springfield | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Hanna Baker | Sandy | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Sally Jo Browne | Canby | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Tom Johns | Cottage Grove | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| HOWARD BUTZ | Rainier | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Dee Copley | Rogue River | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Lewis Crownover | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Capt Brad Fry | Rogue River Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| James Nash | Enterprise | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Shantel Schroeder | Lebanon | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Gene Martin | Keizer | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Melvin Ketchum | Oakland | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Michael M Dean | Tidewater | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| richard ackerman | STAYTON | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Michael Stephenson | Tillmook | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Kathy Lincoln | Keizer | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Debbie Cox | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Jill Bierman | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Shelby Staffenson | Troutdale | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Teresa Neumann | Lebanon | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Annette Vaughan | Canby | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Cheryl Coburn | EAGLE POINT | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| James Babson | Lowell | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Bryan Baumgartner | Self | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Madison Kenney | Friends of the Columbia Gorge | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Arman Kluehe | Redmond | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Evelyn Whitaker | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Annie Woodham | SANDY | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Carrie Thomas | HOOD RIVER | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| David Marahall | Medford | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Peter Green | Sisters | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| James BELKNAP | Cottage Grove | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Zach Pickett | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Lynn Ewing | Maupin | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Alvin Klausen | Marion County | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Cindy Conlin | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Michael Hooper | Jacksonville | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Dave Hershberger | Madras | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Lauren Horn | Klamath Falls | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Danielle Hay-Hanscam | Sweet Home | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Nunzie Gould | Rural County | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Collette Sajko | Gresham | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Robin Lee | Medford | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Diana Wirth | KLAMATH FALLS | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Phoebe Autry | Bend | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Todd Tallan | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Roginna Davidson | Springfield | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Russell Kautz | Medford | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Owen Von Flue | Silverton | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Kelly Woodham | Eastern Clackamas County | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Sheila Dooley | Mosier | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Cristy Orlinski | Springfield | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Debbie Meadows | Redmond | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Jim Wood | Post | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Timothy Bailey | SILVERTON | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Dianne T Martin Morley | Creswell | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Dennis Rea | Milton-Freewater | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Cierra Buer | POWELL BUTTE | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Peter Geiser | Bend | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Janice Nibler | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Libby McLain | Beaverton | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Peter Kenagy | albany | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Katherine Olson Engel | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Gwen Oakley | Keizer | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Cory Koos | Albany | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Bryan Dryer | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Pat Krikorian | Medford | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Shauna McKain-Storey | Hillsboro | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Lellaniah Adams | Keizer | Oppose | 2025-03-06 |
| Gary Harris | Banks | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Suzanne Barber | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Kim Evans | Scappoose | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Pat Dudley | Bethel Heights Vineyard | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Eric Evans | Scappoose | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Patti Williamson | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Darcy Rapoza | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| John Swyers | Damascus | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Cheryl Larsen | Harney County | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| George Devine | COTTAGE GROVE | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Robert Egner | Sweet Home | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| John Masterman | Damascus | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Barbar Young | Hood River | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Jayne Simmons | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Rodger Seid | Beaverton | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Gloria Montes | Canby | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Kit Johnston | Yamhill County | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Mary Starrett | Yamhill County | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Janice Flegel | Prineville | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Mickey Killingsworth | Jefferson County Farm Bureau | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Cameron La Follette | Oregon Coast Alliance | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Adrienne Thomas | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Dave Hunnicutt | Oregon Property Owners Association | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Jim Johnson | 1000 Friends of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Kathryn Jernstedt | Carlton | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Gary Harris | Madras | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Mickey Killingsworth | Madras | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Suzi Maresh | Albany | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Pat Wheeler | Monmouth | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Mike McCarthy | Mt Hood Parkdale | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| John Mills | Parkdale | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Sandra Bishop | League of Women Voters of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Gwen Farnsworth | Dexter | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Tanya Harvey | Lowell | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Aliza Elyse | lost creek | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Greg Macpherson | Albany | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Mona Lindstromberg | albany | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Leslie Lindstromberg | Albany | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Alana Kenagy | Albany | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Alice Doyle | Cottage Grove | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Daniel Howe | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-08 |
| Owen Von Flue | Silverton | Oppose | 2025-03-08 |
| Dan Howe | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-10 |
Legislative History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | S | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2025-01-17 | S | Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. |
| 2025-03-06 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-06-27 | S | In committee upon adjournment. |