Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3436: Relating to costs associated with trees on public property; prescribing an effective date.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act bars a city from making a property owner pay to cut down a tree on public property or to fix a sidewalk for damage from such a tree. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Prohibits a city from requiring a property owner to pay for the removal of a tree from public property or repairs to a public sidewalk damaged by a tree on public property. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to costs associated with trees on public property; and prescribing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to costs associated with trees on public property; and prescribing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the city's charter, or any other provision of law, a city may not require a property owner to: (1) Remove, or pay for the removal of, a tree or other natural growth from public property; or (2) Repair, or pay for repairs to, a public sidewalk damaged by a tree or other natural growth on public property. SECTION 2. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die. matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. LC 3733
Sponsors
- Jami Cate (R, 11) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Subjects: Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
Common questions
- What is HB3436?
- HB3436 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to costs associated with trees on public property; prescribing an effective date.
- What does HB3436 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to costs associated with trees on public property; and prescribing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB3436?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3436?
- Jami Cate (R, 11).
- Where is the official record for HB3436?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3436
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