Report: Oregon Senate Passes Oregon Forests to Homes Act (Senate Bill 1061)

On Monday April 28, 2025, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 1061, known as the Oregon Forests to Homes Act. The bill has moved to the Oregon House of Representatives for deliberation. The bill would establish a pilot lumber-grading training program through Oregon State University’s Extension Service. It would operate in partnership with Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services.

The East Oregonian notes that it would “allow individuals who complete a one-day training course to become certified to grade lumber. Once certified as a grader, a mill owner could sell his lumber directly to a builder. Certified small sawmill operators will be able to sell lumber directly to homeowners or their agents for use in single-family homes or duplexes.”

To read the full bill, click here.

To read the full report by the East Oregonian, click here.