Legislative Testimony

Click on the links to the right to read legislation and testimony by LandWatch Lane County.

Bills LandWatch won or lost are highlighted in green or red, respectively.

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2316
Allows designation by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of certain state-owned and locally nominated lands within an urban growth boundary as home start lands to be used for affordable housing.
Robert Emmons oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Governor signed, 7/17/25

House Bill 2400
Allows the owner of property outside an urban growth boundary to site an additional dwelling on the property for occupancy by a relative of the owner.
Robert Emmons oppose
Nena Lovinger oppose
Jim Babson oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

House Bill 2422
Requires that lands zoned to allow density of one or fewer dwellings per acre to be considered a rural use.
Robert Emmons oppose
Nena Lovinger oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

House Bill 3858
Makes remainder lands created by the lawful carve-out of lands by a recorded instrument into lawful units of land.
Robert Emmons oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Jim Babson oppose
Sean Malone oppose
Sean Malone oppose
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

House Bill 3921
Approves City of Roseburg and Douglas County 2024 ordinances that provided for amendments to the city's urban growth boundary, the city boundaries and the city and county's comprehensive plan and land use regulations.
Lauri Segel oppose
Governor signed, 5/28/25

House Bill 3928
Allows counties to designate certain rural lands for rural housing development that are not subject to statewide land use planning laws.
Robert Emmons oppose
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

House Bill 3971
Requires counties to approve a land use application to develop a mixed-waste facility on certain lands in the Willamette Valley.
Chris Berner oppose
Chris Berner support
Robert Emmons support
Lauri Segel support
Jim Babson support
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

Senate Bill 77
Describes allowable home occupations on lands zoned for forest or farm use.
Lauri Segel support
Robert Emmons support
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

Senate Bill 78
Establishes maximum size of replacement dwellings on lands zoned for forest or farm use.
Lauri Segel support
Robert Emmons support
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

Senate Bill 788
Allows lands zoned for exclusive farm use to be used for weddings or events east of the summit of the Cascade Range.
Robert Emmons oppose
In committee upon adjournment, 6/27/25

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1537
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to jointly establish and administer the Housing Accountability and Production Office.
Robert Emmons oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Governor signed, 4/17/24

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 2192
Aligns criteria for alteration, restoration or replacement of dwellings on lands zoned for forest use consistent with criteria applicable to dwellings on lands zoned for farm use.
Robert Emmons oppose
Nena Lovinger oppose
Jim Babson oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Sean Malone oppose
Sean Malone oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Robert Emmons oppose
Governor signed, 7/18/23

House Bill 3197
Limits application of requirement that housing development regulations be clear and objective.
Lauri Segel support
Robert Emmons support
Governor signed, 7/31/23

House Bill 3362
Allows county to validate unit of land that had been approved for recognition that was later revoked after sale to innocent purchaser.
Robert Emmons oppose
Sean Malone oppose
Lauri Segel oppose
Robert Emmons oppose
Governor signed, 7/31/23

Senate Bill 648
Prohibits counties from allowing use of certain new dwellings on resource lands as vacation occupancies.
Lauri Segel oppose -1 amendments
Robert Emmons oppose -1 amendments
In committee upon adjournment, 6/25/23

Senate Bill 1051
Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to study urban reserves.
Robert Emmons oppose
Lauri Segel oppose -2 amendments
In committee upon adjournment, 6/25/23

Senate Bill 1087
Establishes standards for establishment of farm cafes on lands in Lane County zoned for exclusive farm use.
Lauri Segel oppose
Robert Emmons oppose
In committee upon adjournment, 6/25/23

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2560
Requires governing body of public body, to extent reasonably possible, to make all meetings accessible remotely through technological means and provide opportunity for members of general public to remotely submit oral and written testimony.
Lauri Segel support
Governor signed, 6/11/21

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 2106
Allows dog training classes to be conducted in farm buildings existing on January 1, 2019, within counties that adopted marginal lands provisions.
Andrew Mulkey oppose -A5 amendments
Lauri Segel oppose
Sean Malone oppose -A7 amendments
Governor signed, 7/2/19

House Bill 2225
Defines "center of the subject tract" for siting certain permissible forest dwellings.
Lauri Segel oppose
Governor signed, 6/20/19

Senate Bill 621
Prohibits local governments from restricting use of lawful dwellings for vacation occupancy.
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Lauri Segel support
Lauri Segel support
In committee upon adjournment, 6/30/19

Senate Bill 1050
Removes 10-year limitation on subsequent purchasers subdividing or partitioning property or establishing dwelling authorized by Ballot Measure 49 (2007) final order.
Robert Emmons oppose
In committee upon adjournment, 6/30/19