Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 14 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 2977 — Increases the state transient lodging tax.

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    5 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subaccount related to wildlife. The Act lists how moneys from the increase must be distributed. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subaccount related to wildlife. The Act says that moneys from the increase in the tax must be put in a subaccount. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).</i>] Increases the state transient lodging tax. Changes the name of the Oregon Conservation Strategy Subaccount to the Recovering Oregon's Wildlife Fund Subaccount. [<i>Transfers moneys attributable to the increase of the state transient lodging tax to the Recovering Oregon's Wildlife Fund Subaccount.</i>]<b> Specifies how moneys attributable to the increase are to be distributed.</b><b> <b>Applies the transient lodging tax increase to transient lodging charges occurring on or after January 1, 2026.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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5 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 73 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (73)

73 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed.

Passed 36 Yea · 15 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 28101
Republican 41206
Unaffiliated 4202
Total 361509
% of votes cast 60%25%0%15%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Nguyen H — Not Voting
Rep Smith G — Nay
Rep Levy B — Yea
Rep Nguyen D — Nay
Rep Pham H — Yea
Rep Munoz — Not Voting
Rep Rieke Smith — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Not Voting
Annessa Hartman Democrat Yea
April Dobson Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Dacia Grayber Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Lisa Fragala Democrat Yea
Mari Watanabe Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Nay
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sarah McDonald Democrat Yea
Shannon Isadore Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Thuy Tran Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Willy Chotzen Democrat Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Not Voting
Anna Scharf Republican Nay
Boomer Wright Republican Nay
Christine Drazan Republican Nay
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Yea
Darcey Edwards Republican Nay
Darin Harbick Republican Not Voting
Dwayne Yunker Republican Not Voting
E. Werner Reschke Republican Nay
Ed Diehl Republican Not Voting
Emily McIntire Republican Nay
Jami Cate Republican Nay
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Nay
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Nay
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Nay
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Nay
Virgle Osborne Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

taxation environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2977 do?
<b>Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subaccount related to wildlife. The Act lists how moneys from the increase must be distributed. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subaccount related to wildlife. The Act says that moneys from the increase in the tax must be put in a subaccount. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).</i>] Increases the state transient lodging tax. Changes the name of the Oregon Conservation Strategy Subaccount to the Recovering Oregon's Wildlife Fund Subaccount. [<i>Transfers moneys attributable to the increase of the state transient lodging tax to the Recovering Oregon's Wildlife Fund Subaccount.</i>]<b> Specifies how moneys attributable to the increase are to be distributed.</b><b> <b>Applies the transient lodging tax increase to transient lodging charges occurring on or after January 1, 2026.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Who sponsors HB 2977?
HB 2977 is sponsored by Tom Andersen (Democrat), Mark Owens (Republican), Jeff Golden (Democrat), Todd Nash (Republican), Lew Frederick (Democrat), Suzanne Weber (Republican), Floyd Prozanski (Democrat), Ken Helm (Democrat), Chris Gorsek (Democrat), Farrah Chaichi (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Khanh Pham (Democrat), Jules Walters (Democrat), Zach Hudson (Democrat), Rob Nosse (Democrat), and Lesly Muñoz (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2977?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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