Extending and Raising Taxes on Oregon’s Timber Industry
2025 - Oregon Senate
Conservatives Oppose
Description
This bill extends existing taxes on the privilege of harvesting merchantable forest products on Oregon forestlands and sets new rates going forward. It continues to treat a vital natural resource industry as a revenue target for state government. CPAC opposes extending and increasing targeted taxes on job-creating industries and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-06-20 by a vote of 20-7. The bill later became law.