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City attorney summarizes 2025 Oregon legislation and flags code updates Scappoose must track
Summary
City legal counsel gave a 2025 legislative briefing covering housing, land use, labor, and public-safety rules; several bills require Scappoose to amend development code and operational procedures, city staff said.
City legal counsel Ashley Dubille, of Berry, Elsner & Hammond, briefed the Scappoose City Council on the major bills passed in Oregon’s 2025 legislative session and highlighted those that the city must address in its municipal code and operations.
Dubille said the 2025 session was unusually active and that while many bills passed, a smaller subset will have immediate effect for Scappoose. “We made progress, but we aren’t done,” she said.
Why it matters: Several enacted bills remove or limit local discretion on land uses, set new timelines for engineering reviews, change wage and hiring rules, and require municipal code updates by specific deadlines. Council and staff will need to update ordinances and development standards to avoid legal and procedural conflicts.
Key items Dubille flagged included: - Land use and housing: House Bill 2138 (the governor’s housing bill) permits greater “middle housing” density and simplifies some land-division requirements. Dubille said…
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