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State Senator
Deb Patterson
(D) - Oregon
Oregon Senate District 10
In Office - Started: 01/11/2021
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Capitol Office
900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-986-1710
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB739 | Relating to long term care oversight. | AN ACT Relating to long term care oversight; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 443.415, 443.416, 443.420, 443.425, 443.436, 443.441, 443.443, 443.444, 443.735, 443.755, 443.875 and 443.886. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3589 | Relating to housing. | AN ACT Relating to housing; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 317.097. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3794 | Relating to municipal solid waste; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to municipal solid waste; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3865 | Relating to telephone solicitations. | AN ACT Relating to telephone solicitations; amending ORS 646.561, 646.563, 646A.370, 646A.372 and 646A.374. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2548 | Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3243 | Relating to billing for ground ambulance services. | AN ACT Relating to billing for ground ambulance services. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB476 | Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to professional workforce; creating new provisions; amending ORS 677.010 and 677.100; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB690 | Relating to perinatal public health; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to perinatal public health; creating new provisions; amending ORS 105.136; and declaring an emergency. Whereas Oregon ranks first in the nation for families with children experiencing unsheltered homelessness and there are additional Oregon children who experience severe housing insecurity; and Whereas the number of families with children experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Oregon is 14 times higher than the national average and nearly three times higher than the next highest state; and Whereas current varied methodologies for calculating and defining homelessness can lead to undercounting and can present barriers to families accessing resources; and Whereas the population at highest risk of eviction in the United States is families with babies and toddlers who experience an eviction rate twice as high as adults without children; and Whereas homelessness and housing insecurity for families with babies under one year old cre- ates toxic stress for caregivers and interferes with early relational health affecting the brain growth of babies; and Whereas adversity in the perinatal period leads to long-lasting effects on healthy social, emo- tional and cognitive development, increasing the likelihood of poor academic performance, worse health across the life course and homelessness into adulthood; and Whereas providing stable housing for families with babies is necessary to maximize babies’ brain development and their future success in learning, emotional regulation and overall health; and Whereas further data reporting on the status of Oregon’s rate of unsheltered homelessness among children is needed to allow the Legislative Assembly to determine the effectiveness of perinatal housing programs and to determine further actions; and Whereas critical investments in keeping parents of infants stably housed is integral to prevent- ing early childhood adverse experiences and to addressing social and structural determinants of health for Oregon’s most vulnerable population; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2685 | Relating to cytomegalovirus; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to cytomegalovirus; creating new provisions; amending ORS 433.298 and 433.321; and pre- scribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3145 | Relating to factory-produced housing; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to factory-produced housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3294 | Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; creating new provisions; amending ORS 441.763, 441.765, 441.791, 441.792 and 441.793; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3970 | Relating to youth homelessness; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to youth homelessness; amending ORS 458.650; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3064 | Relating to health care coverage beginning at perimenopause. | AN ACT Relating to health care coverage beginning at perimenopause; creating new provisions; and amend- ing ORS 243.144 and 243.877. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2947 | Relating to a study of PFAS in biosolids applied to land; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to a study of PFAS in biosolids applied to land; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3179 | Relating to public utilities; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to public utilities; creating new provisions; amending ORS 757.210, 757.215, 757.457 and 757.461; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2321 | Relating to ballot measures addressing property taxes; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to ballot measures addressing property taxes; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3194 | Relating to farmworker camps. | AN ACT Relating to farmworker camps; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 658.805. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3582 | Relating to statutes of limitation; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to statutes of limitation; creating new provisions; amending ORS 12.117 and 12.118; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3365 | Relating to climate change instruction in public schools. | AN ACT Relating to climate change instruction in public schools; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 329.045. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3054 | Relating to residential tenancies for a space in a facility; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to residential tenancies for a space in a facility; amending ORS 90.324, 90.545, 90.600 and 90.680; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3167 | Relating to regulating sales of admission tickets to entertainment events. | AN ACT Relating to regulating sales of admission tickets to entertainment events; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 646A.115. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB692 | Relating to perinatal services. | AN ACT Relating to perinatal services; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 413.600, 414.025, 414.665, 414.667, 414.668, 414.669, 676.665, 750.055 and 750.333. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2964 | Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3712 | Relating to the homestead property tax deferral program. | AN ACT Relating to the homestead property tax deferral program; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 311.668 and 311.670. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB684 | Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to housing; creating new provisions; amending ORS 307.092, 456.055, 456.120, 456.153, 456.548 and 456.620; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3521 | Relating to residential tenancy hold deposits. | AN ACT Relating to residential tenancy hold deposits; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 90.297. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3932 | Relating to protecting beavers. | AN ACT Relating to protecting beavers. Whereas beavers play an important role in improving water quality and temporary water stor- age, in helping remove pollutants and sediments and in regulating water temperature to ensure continuity of municipal water supplies and stream flows during drought for agricultural use and in improving the quality, connectivity and abundance of fish and wildlife habitat; and Whereas beavers play a significant role in decreasing the risks of wildfire; and Whereas the beaver is a keystone species that serves as nature’s engineer and beavers’ habitat can provide refugia, stimulate the recovery of other species and foster resilience; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2306 | Relating to courts. | AN ACT Relating to courts; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 51.020 and 106.120. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB537 | Relating to violence in health care settings. | AN ACT Relating to violence in health care settings; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 441.096, 654.062, 654.182, 654.412, 654.414 and 654.416. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB598 | Relating to step therapy for nonopioids. | AN ACT Relating to step therapy for nonopioids; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 414.361, 750.055 and 750.333. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3134 | Relating to prior authorization. | AN ACT Relating to prior authorization; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 743B.001, 743B.250, 750.055 and 750.333. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3766 | Relating to claims for transmission of intimate images. | AN ACT Relating to claims for transmission of intimate images. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2647 | Relating to urban growth boundaries. | AN ACT Relating to urban growth boundaries; creating new provisions; and amending sections 57 and 60, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3522 | Relating to evictions of squatters. | AN ACT Relating to evictions of squatters; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 90.100, 105.115, 105.126 and 105.130. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3643 | Relating to Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. Whereas the topic of youth suicide does not receive the elevation and attention it deserves; and Whereas youth suicide has impacted far too many communities and families throughout our beautiful state; and Whereas the warning signs of youth suicide often go unnoticed or unrecognized; and Whereas shame, stigma and a lack of knowledge are barriers to seeking professional mental health support; and Whereas 20 percent of all high school students have reported having serious thoughts about suicide; and Whereas in Oregon, 38 percent of high school juniors reported feeling so sad or hopeless they stopped normal activities; and Whereas 109 Oregon youths died by suicide in 2022; and Whereas in 2022, Oregon had the 12th highest youth suicide rate in the nation; and Whereas according to Mental Health America, Oregon ranks last in the nation in balancing the prevalence of youth mental illness with access to care; and Whereas suicide remains the second leading cause of death in the nation among people aged 5 to 24; and Whereas Oregon must remain dedicated to ending the prevalence of youth suicide; and Whereas the young lives we have lost to suicide live on in our hearts and memories; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3546 | Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB916 | Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute. | AN ACT Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 657.010, 657.153, 657.176, 657.200, 657.202, 657.310, 657.317 and 657.400. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB224 | Relating to addresses of individuals associated with candidate campaign committees. | AN ACT Relating to addresses of individuals associated with candidate campaign committees; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 260.057. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1138 | Relating to the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make new laws about a workforce standards board for some workers in the home and community-based services sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be ratified by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect. Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct a biennial comprehensive review, including a labor market anal- ysis to inform the board’s decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community-based ser- vices workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers. Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium. | Dead |
| SB1174 | Relating to the Board of Licensed Dietitians and Nutritionists; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes some changes to the laws about licensed dietitians. The Act also makes a new profession called a licensed nutritionist. The Act says a person may not provide medical nutrition therapy if the person does not have a license. The Act also says that a person may not use some titles or abbreviations if the person does not have a license. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Digest: The Act makes some changes to the laws about licensed dietitians. The Act also makes a new profession called a licensed nutritionist. The Act says a person may not practice dietetics or nu- trition if the person does not have a license, and that a person may not use some titles or abbreviations if the person does not have a license. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.4). Directs the Health Licensing Office to issue a nutritionist license to engage in the practice of nutrition to a qualified applicant. Changes the requirements to qualify for a dietitian license to engage in the practice of dietetics . Defines “medical nutrition therapy,” the “practice of dietetics” and the “practice of nutrition.” Changes the name of the Board of Licensed Dietitians to the Board of Licensed Dietitians and Nutritionists. Allows a licensed dietitian and a licensed nutritionist to provide services via telehealth. Prohibits a person from engaging in the practice of dietetics or the practice of nutrition providing medical nutrition therapy , or from using specified titles and abbreviations, without a license. Makes exceptions to the licensure requirement. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB2133 | Relating to children with hearing impairments; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes a program to assess and track the language development milestones of kids that are deaf or hard of hearing. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a program to assess, monitor and track the language developmental milestones of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Estab- lishes an advisory committee to advise on the creation of the program. Directs the Department of Education to publish an annual report on language and literacy de- velopmental milestones of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3010 | Relating to pesticide education; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells OSU and ODA to give pesticide training in Spanish. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 67.7). Digest: The Act tells OSU to give pesticide training in Spanish. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service to develop a program for Spanish lan- guage pesticide education. Directs Oregon State University and the State Department of Ag- riculture to complete development of the Spanish language version of the online pesticide precertification program and to publicize the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3871 | Relating to an animal welfare trust. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates the Animal Welfare Trust to provide grants related to animals. The Act creates a fund for moneys to support trust activities. The Act tells the trust to report on trust ac- tivities every other year. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.8). Establishes the Animal Welfare Trust to provide grants to entities that provide veterinary sup- port services related to animals in low-income households or underserved communities. Establishes the Animal Welfare Fund for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the trust. Instructs the trust to report to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to animals on the activities of the trust on or before March 31 of each even-numbered year. | Dead |
| HB3545 | Relating to acquisitions of real property by foreclosure for delinquent taxes; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would establish when charges made by HOAs and condo associations start to accrue on property deeded to the county in a tax foreclosure. The Act would create a lien for the amount of the charges on the property. The Act would bar certain costs from inclusion in the amount of the charges secured by the lien. The Act would say who is liable for the charges and the date on which the lien must be satisfied. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Digest: The Act would exempt property that has been deeded to a county for unpaid taxes from the association fees charged on a home or condo for no more than 6 months. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Provides a temporary exemption from assessments imposed by a homeowners association or by an association of condominium unit owners on foreclosed property that has been deeded to a county. Establishes when homeowners and condominium association assessments accrue on property deeded to the county in the tax foreclosure process. Creates a lien for the amount of the assessments against the property. Excludes certain costs from the amount of assess- ments secured by the lien. Establishes the liability for the assessments and the date on which the lien must be satisfied. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB1188 | Relating to decision-making supports for individuals with complex health care needs; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the OPGC to make grants to help people who are leaving a hospital obtain guardianship services. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to establish a grant program to increase the availability of community-based guardianship programs and county public guardian and conservators for people with complex health care needs who are experiencing hospital discharge difficulties. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the office of the Long Term Care Om- budsman for deposit into the Community Guardianship Grant Fund to administer the grant program. Directs the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to persons experiencing hospital discharge delays and who have friends or family who are willing to act as a guardian but who lack the financial resources available to initiate protective proceedings. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman for deposit into the Friends and Family Guardianship Grant Fund to administer the grant program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB2845 | Relating to veterans; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes many changes to ODVA laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Digest: Makes ODVA create more positions and hire staff. Makes ODVA create pilot programs on suicide prevention and workforce training. Makes ODOT accept an ID issued by USDOD or USDVA. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires an appropriation to Declares that it is the goal of the Legislative Assembly to fund the Department of Veterans’ Affairs from the General Fund to be in an amount that is not less than $10,000,000 , from the General Fund, in 2015 dollars, adjusted for inflation. Requires the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to add additional full-time positions within the de- partment. Creates in the department the position of Veterans Employment Coordinator. Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor. Requires the director and deputy director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions. Allows the director to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor. Directs the department to develop and implement one or more pilot programs for suicide pre- vention and workforce training and preparation. Allows moneys in the Veterans’ Services Fund to be used for the pilot programs. Requires the Department of Transportation to accept, for issuing a driver license, an identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the director to distribute moneys appropriated for county veterans’ service offi- cer programs on a quarterly basis. Directs the department to provide a report on the quarterly distribution process. Changes who is allowed to request county veteran discharge records. Increases from $5,000 to $10,000, the cap on the individual grant amount that is allowed under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program. Directs the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to work with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission and the Judicial Department to develop a plan for establishing and maintaining a veterans’ court in each county or judicial district. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB466 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to a nonprofit for a summer program. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to the Tsuga Community Commission for the Oregon Summer Star program. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| HB3585 | Relating to strangulation; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act increases the penalty for the crime of felony strangulation. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Increases the penalties for the crime of strangulation constituting a felony. Punishes by a max- imum of 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Com- mission to classify the offense as a crime category 8 on the sentencing guidelines grid. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3584 | Relating to prostitution; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that a person must be at least 18 years of age to commit the crime of prostitution. The Act also allows protective custody for kids in some cases. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). Provides that a person must be 18 years of age or older in order for the person to commit the crime of prostitution. Authorizes the taking of a child into protective custody when the child has engaged in or is at risk of engaging in a commercial sex act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3182 | Relating to aid to students in higher education; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells the HECC to give money to fund basic needs for higher learning students. Creates a task force on student housing to study student housing needs. Directs the HECC to provide grants to certain organizations that help low-income college students with housing. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.4). Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer a grant program to fund basic needs programming. Appropriates moneys to the commission to establish the program and award grants for basic needs programming. Sunsets the grant program on January 2, 2027. Establishes the Task Force on Student Housing to review and make recommendations on policy changes regarding barriers that students in higher education face in accessing affordable housing. Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2027. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to nonprofit organiza- tions that provide affordable housing support to low-income students in higher education in this state. Appropriates moneys to the commission for purposes of awarding the grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB2992 | Relating to student vision; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Directs OHA to have a program to provide eye exams and glasses to certain students. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Digest: Directs ODE and OHA to have a program to provide eye exams and glasses to certain students. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority to jointly the Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Oregon Board of Optometry, to establish and implement a program that provides eye examinations , and pre- scription eyeglasses and related services to students from low-income families. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB695 | Relating to coordinated care organizations; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA and CCOs to make various changes designed to improve maternal and infant health. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Oregon Health Authority, for contracts entered into between the authority and a coor- dinated care organization, to establish terms and conditions designed to achieve transformational changes to maternal and infant health. Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to develop and implement a whole-person maternal health model for medical assistance recipients. Requires coordinated care organizations to partner with Early Learning Hubs and federally qualified health centers in adopting community health improvement plans. Directs the authority to require coordinated care organizations to spend a portion of any bonus payment on value-based payments to maternal health or early childhood providers. Directs the metrics and scoring subcommittee of the Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to develop health equity milestones for pregnancy and early childhood consider the need to prioritize equity-focused health outcome and quality measures relating to pregnancy and early childhood . Extends the term of a contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization to 10 years and directs the authority to review a coordinated care organization’s performance after the initial five years. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3477 | Relating to climate change; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act changes the state’s goals to reduce greenhouse gases and changes the term “global warming” to “climate change” in some laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Modifies state greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Replaces the term “global warming” with “climate change” in provisions related to the Oregon Climate Action Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB1060 | Relating to standard charges established by a hospital. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a hospital make a public list of standard charges that lists the hospital’s regular rates or prices. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services of- fered or provided by the hospital. Specifies the information that a list of standard charges must in- clude. Requires a hospital to provide each newly created or updated list of standard charges to the Oregon Health Authority. Directs the authority to create an electronic form for submitting complaints to the authority. Di- rects the authority to require a hospital to take immediate or corrective action to remedy any violations. Provides for a private right of action if a hospital initiates or pursues a collection action for a debt owed on an item or service if the hospital is not in compliance. Provides for civil penalties. | Dead |
| SB913 | Relating to justice of the peace districts. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act removes the law that stops a county from making a justice of the peace district that includes parts of some cities. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Removes provisions prohibiting a county court or board of county commissioners from estab- lishing a justice of the peace district that includes the county seat or city in which a circuit court regularly holds court. | Dead |
| HB3192 | Relating to newborn bloodspot screening. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to the OHA to test newborns for five specific diseases. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program. | Dead |
| SB441 | Relating to biological products. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act takes away two steps a pharmacist has to do when substituting some drugs. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Removes the requirements for notification of substitution and records retention for prescribed biological products. | Dead |
| SB1167 | Relating to funding to develop successful children; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DELC to give to entities for the development of suc- cessful children in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to entities for the development of successful children in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices Department of Early Learning and Care for distribution to seven entities to support the development of successful children in this state. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| HB2669 | Relating to part-time faculty at community colleges; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would set new laws with respect to the rate that community colleges must pay part-time faculty. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Digest: The Act tells community colleges how to decide the rate at which part-time faculty will be paid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Requires community colleges to pay part-time faculty at the same rate, on a per-hour basis, as a certain percentage of the total salary that the community college pays equally experienced full-time faculty to prepare for and teach a course who teach comparable courses . Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of paying for salary equity. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| HB2304 | Relating to fairs; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. The Act gives money to DAS for the Union County Fairgrounds. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Removes the requirement that the amount of net proceeds from the Oregon State Lottery allo- cated to the County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually and adjusts the percentage of net lottery proceeds allocated to the County Fair Account. Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report a master plan for county fairground capital construction. Specifies content and procedural requirements for the re- port. Appropriates moneys to the department out of the General Fund for consultant services related to the report. Authorizes the issuance of bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution to support the use of the Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center as a regional emergency and evacuee center. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for water and sewer improvements to the Union County Fairgrounds. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3081 | Relating to energy. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes ODOE do outreach and provide certain support. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Requires the State Department of Energy to coordinate with other organizations, conduct out- reach, establish a statewide navigation and support system , identify and address gaps and over- laps between programs and provide information in multiple languages, as part of the department’s single resource for providing information and assistance related to available energy efficiency in- centives and programs. Requires the department , to the greatest extent possible, to create a statewide clearinghouse for energy and energy efficiency incentive programs that uses a single, universal application form and application process. Requires the department to coordinate with and encourage other incentive and program providers to participate in the statewide clearinghouse. Requires entities to use best practices to maintain the confidentiality and security of information and data as required by law. | Dead |
| HB3775 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to the City of Salem for a Fairview Training Center plaza and memorial. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to the City of Salem for a plaza and memorial on the former site of the Fairview Training Center. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SCR26 | Reaffirming the State of Oregon's commitment to its relationship with Taiwan. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the ways Oregon and Taiwan have worked together over the years. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Reaffirms the State of Oregon’s commitment to its relationship with Taiwan. | Dead |
| HB3583 | Relating to domestic violence survivor defendants; prescribing an effective date; providing for criminal sentence reduction that requires approval by a two-thirds majority. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes sentencing for people who are domestic violence survivors. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Requires the sentencing court to consider as mitigation evidence whether the defendant was subjected to domestic violence that was ongoing when the criminal behavior occurred and was a significant factor in the criminal behavior, and the criminal behavior was directed against the do- mestic violence perpetrator. Provides that such evidence constitutes substantial and compelling reasons justifying a downward departure sentence. Authorizes the court to impose a lesser sentence even if there is a mandatory minimum sentence or a sentence otherwise required by law. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB1067 | Relating to solid waste in Marion County. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act lets a city in Marion County control solid waste in the city. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Authorizes a city within Marion County to control or direct the disposal, transfer or material or energy recovery of solid waste generated within the city. | Dead |
| SB691 | Relating to health care; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to give some moneys to an OHSU entity that helps get better maternal and neonatal health care. The Act also says OHA and a CCO have to pay for some peer delivered services and for some hospital services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Digest: The Act tells OHA to give some moneys to an OHSU entity that helps get better maternal and neonatal health care. The Act also says OHA and a CCO have to pay for peer support specialist services and some hospital services. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to distribute moneys to an entity within the Oregon Health and Science University that advocates for improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. Requires the authority and a coordinated care organization to provide reimbursement for services provided by a peer support specialist reimburse the costs of covered peer delivered services , regardless of the clinical setting in which services are provided, and for inpatient hospital services provided to spec- ified individuals. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB909 | Relating to children with complex needs; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act expands services for children with complex needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide flexible and innovative home and community-based services and supports through the medical assistance program to children and youth that have a seri- ous emotional disturbance. Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child’s eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care or the child meets the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Directs the authority or the department to notify the parents of a child found eligible for medical assistance based on a disregard of parental income that the disregard constitutes parental consent for an education provider to be notified that the child re- ceives medical assistance and to bill for the cost of school-based health services . Directs the au- thority to prescribe the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Provides that individuals who meet those cri- teria are eligible for medical assistance. Directs the authority to seek any necessary federal ap- proval. Becomes operative on the date that notice of federal approval is received. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3586 | Relating to sexual battery; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a cause of action against a person who removes a condom without consent. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1). Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HCR21 | Recognizing and honoring Holocaust survivor :HR3..¦ | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the life of a survivor of the Holocaust. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Recognizes and honors Holocaust survivor | Dead |
| HB3523 | Relating to housing discrimination based on minor status; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would change laws with respect to discrimination against certain persons in real property transactions. The Act takes effect 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions on the basis of minor status. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB779 | Relating to providing for the mental health needs of the agricultural workforce; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act funds the AgriStress Helpline. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline in Oregon. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB1033 | Relating to programs providing targeted case management nursing services to perinatal families; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes the funding for programs in which nurses visit families while a parent is pregnant and for two years after that. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Exempts a county or other entity that operates a nurse-family partnership program from paying the nonfederal share of the costs of targeted case management services provided by the program to medical assistance recipients. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB1162 | Relating to certificates of need for hospice programs; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that a new or expanding hospice program must obtain a certificate of need. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires an individual or entity to obtain a certificate of need from the Oregon Health Au- thority before the individual or entity may establish a new hospice program or expand or relocate a hospice program into a new service area. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3434 | Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would repeal the law that denies benefits to a person who is unemployed due to an active labor dispute. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not dis- qualified for any week that the individual’s unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual’s place of employment. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3631 | Relating to youth behavioral health services; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a pilot program to provide youth mental health and substance use pre- vention services. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish a thriving youth pilot program to provide substance use prevention education through comprehensive out-of-school programming and access to specialized mental or behavioral health services to youth in 20 counties in this state. Requires the authority to submit an interim report on the outcomes of the pilot program and a report on the feasibility of extending the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2029. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB1184 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to the legislature to pay for a year-round assistant for each mem- ber. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Legislative Assembly to support a year- round legislative assistant position for each member of the Legislative Assembly. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| HB3841 | Relating to a streetcar system in the City of Salem; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that Cherriots and others should work together to assess if it is possible to have a rail streetcar system in the City of Salem. Cherriots must give a report about what the group finds out. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Requires Cherriots to collaborate with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, local community members, economists and business leaders to study the feasibility of establishing a rail streetcar system in the City of Salem. Directs Cherriots to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than January 1, 2027. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to Cherriots for the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3507 | Relating to Housing and Community Services Department home ownership programs; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Amends OHCS’s HOAP and CRO-DPA programs to reach more home owners. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to amend specified down payment assistance programs to increase eligibility by January 1, 2026. Amends department home ownership programs to expand eligibility to moderate income households. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3497 | Relating to Oregon's growing aging population; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a task force to develop a comprehensive state plan on aging. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Requires specified agencies to consider the effects of a proposed action on older adult popu- lations. Establishes the Shared Future Oregon Task Force and specifies the task force’s membership and duties. Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3150 | Relating to an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3512 | Relating to PFAS. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act prohibits the sale of certain products that contain PFAS. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Prohibits the distribution or sale of certain covered products that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Requires a manufacturer of covered products to pro- vide a certificate of compliance to persons that sell or distribute covered products in this state. Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate and bring an action to obtain an injunction or a civil penalty for violations of the Act. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. | Dead |
| SB545 | Relating to an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB747 | Relating to the application of fertilizer. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells certain persons to report the use of fertilizer on farmland. The Act allows agencies to take certain actions about the reports. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires persons with ownership interests in at least 200 acres of irrigated land used for agri- culture to annually report information about fertilizer application to the State Department of Agri- culture. Authorizes the department and the Department of Environmental Quality to take certain actions related to the information. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to report on the information to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture on or before September 15 of each odd-numbered year. Authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for a violation. | Dead |
| HB2842 | Relating to childcare programs for people with governmental business; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out for programs for giving free childcare to people to do government business. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give out to expand a program for giving free childcare to people to do government business. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to an organization and Polk County for expanding a program programs for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the program programs . Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB594 | Relating to terminations of residential tenancies without tenant cause. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act keeps teachers and students from being evicted without cause during the school year. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Prohibits landlords from terminating a tenancy based on certain causes unrelated to the tenant’s fault during a school year if the tenant is a grade school student or teacher. | Dead |
| SB1013 | Relating to children's advocacy center services. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives moneys to the Liberty House for CAC services. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for distribution to the Liberty House to provide children’s advocacy center services. | Dead |
| HB2694 | Relating to a registry for union representatives. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would require the ERB to set up a system where people can register as union representatives. The Act does not allow anyone to act as a union representative unless they are registered in the system. The Act sets fines for breaking the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Employment Relations Board to establish and maintain a registry system for per- sons to register as union representatives. Prohibits a person from acting as a union representative unless the person is registered and enrolled in the registry system. Establishes a civil penalty for each violation. | Dead |
| SB1039 | Relating to the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates an entity to work toward improving health outcomes for mothers and children. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Creates the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative in the Oregon Health and Science University. De- scribes the collaborative’s responsibilities. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3011 | Relating to the Early Childhood Education Workforce Development Fund; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a fund for childhood teaching development at HECC. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Establishes the Early Childhood Education Workforce Development Fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide funding to com- munity colleges and public universities in this state that offer early childhood education degrees and certificates on-the-job training for students enrolled in early care and education or related degree or certificate programs . Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| HB2423 | Relating to health care services in schools; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a task force about licensed health care providers that work in schools, school districts and education service districts. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Task Force on Licensed Health Care Services in Oregon Schools. Directs the task force to examine the employment duties for licensed health care providers employed by schools, school districts and education services districts. Requires the task force to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB42 | Relating to vaccine financing. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives moneys to OHA for the Vaccine Access Program. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 72.6). Digest: The Act tells OHA to study vaccine financing. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study vaccine financing. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than Septem- ber 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Health Authority from the General Fund for the Vaccine Access Program. | Dead |
| SB693 | Relating to the perinatal workforce; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a task force on the perinatal workforce in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Establishes the Task Force on the Perinatal Workforce. Directs the task force to evaluate the existing perinatal workforce and make recommendations for improvement. Directs the task force to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than December 1, 2026. Sunsets December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3581 | Relating to sex crime statutes of limitation; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act removes the statute of limitations for most felony sex crimes. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.7). Removes the statute of limitations for most felony sex crimes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3652 | Relating to mandatory subjects of collective bargaining for school districts; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make changes to laws with respect to school district collective bargain- ing. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Expands the requirement to discuss class size and caseload as mandatory subjects of bargaining for purposes of school district collective bargaining. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB2542 | Relating to the Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder and says what it needs to do. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Establishes the Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder. Describes the membership and duties of the commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB2317 | Relating to coordinated care organizations; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act requires the governing body of a CCO to include at least one person from an FQHC and at least one public health official. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Requires the governing body of a coordinated care organization to include at least one repre- sentative of a federally qualified health center and at least one senior public health official. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB25 | Relating to emergency departments. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells DHS to study emergency departments. The Act requires DHS to report to certain committees on its study. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Department of Human Services to study emergency departments. Directs the de- partment to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB36 | Relating to patient billing. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells DCBS to study patient billing and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study patient billing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. | Dead |
| HB2543 | Relating to universal representation; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives funds to DAS for universal representation. The Act gives funds to OSB for legal help for immigration matters. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for purposes of deposit in the Universal Representation Fund. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Judicial Department for purposes of transfer to the Oregon State Bar for purposes of use by the Legal Services Program to provide legal services to individuals on immigration matters. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB535 | Relating to infertility; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes some health insurers cover some fertility treatments and ex- empts some insurers. Tells OHA and DCBS to study access to reproductive treatment and report back. Tells DCBS to make a program to pay for some services for persons with ex- empt insurers and creates a fund for this program. Changes how DCBS uses some money. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.1). Digest: The Act makes some health insurance cover some fertility treatments. The Act tells OHA and DCBS to study access to reproductive treatments and report back to the committee on health. The Act makes it an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health. Directs the department to administer a program to provide reimbursement for certain fertility services not covered by exempt insurers. Establishes the Market Equity Fund and modifies how certain assessments on certain health benefit plans are utilized. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB24 | Relating to health care staffing by the Department of Corrections. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would tell an agency to conduct a study related to health care workers at the Department of Corrections. The Act sets minimum staffing levels for some health care workers at the department. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Digest: The Act tells the Department of Corrections to study health care staffing by the depart- ment. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Corrections to study health care staffing by the department. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Corrections and the labor union representing staff employed in health ser- vices at the Department of Corrections, to conduct a market study biennially related to the wages and benefits of health services job classifications at the Department of Corrections institutions. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to submit a report on the results of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health services, the Department of Corrections and the labor union representing staff employed in health services at the Department of Corrections. Establishes minimum staffing requirements that apply to the Department of Corrections for certain state employees at Department of Corrections institutions. Phases in minimum staffing ratios between certain state employees and the number of adults in custody to which the employees can be assigned at any time. Provides that violation of the minimum staffing requirements constitutes an unfair labor practice. | Dead |
| SB23 | Relating to behavioral health. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study behavioral health. Directs the authority to sub- mit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB529 | Relating to community health; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about certain health workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Directs the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to contract directly with traditional health workers, community health registered nurses and community-based organ- izations to provide services to medical assistance recipients. Directs the authority to establish comprehensive billing codes for traditional health workers and community health registered nurses. Directs the authority to modify the requirements for the supervision of traditional health workers. Directs the authority to adopt requirements for the regulation of community health registered nurses. Directs a coordinated care organization to inform community health registered nurses and community-based organizations that provide health care services through tradi- tional health workers or community health registered nurses about the process for request- ing to contract with the coordinated care organization as an in-network provider and directs a coordinated care organization to respond to a request to contract within 90 days. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB161 | Relating to funding for local health workforce development activities; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to give grants for local health workforce development activities. The Act takes effect 91 days following sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to certain recipients for certain workforce development activities. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB477 | Relating to state financial administration. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to the CJC for the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program. | Dead |
| SB37 | Relating to pharmacy. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the State Board of Pharmacy to study pharmacy. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Requires the State Board of Pharmacy to study pharmacy. Directs the board to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than Sep- tember 15, 2026. | Dead |
| SB447 | Relating to patient assistance programs; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that a pharmacy has to tell a person who gets a prescription drug that the drug maker might be able to help the person pay for the drug. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Requires a pharmacy to notify a person to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that the drug manufacturer may offer a patient assistance program. Defines “patient assistance program.” Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SJR6 | Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to elections for recalling public officers. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act amends the Constitution. The Act requires that a recall must be on the ballot at an election that is already happening. The Act refers the amendment to a vote of the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Amends the Oregon Constitution to require that a question of whether to recall a public officer must appear on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. | Dead |
| SB449 | Relating to the Task Force on Health Care Training Partnerships; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a task force on health care training partnerships. Tells the task force to make a report. The Act takes effect 91 days following sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 88.5). Establishes the Task Force on Health Care Training Partnerships and directs the task force to report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to health care no later than December 15, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB534 | Relating to allowable claims of equity in a property that is subject to a reverse mortgage; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Lets a lender who gives a lump sum as the loan in a reverse mortgage get only that part of the total equity in the house to which the lump sum is equal at the time the lender gives the lump sum. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4) Allows a lender that, in a reverse mortgage, provides a lump sum in exchange for a claim upon the equity of a property to claim as the lender’s equity, and receive as proceeds in a sale of the property, not more than the percentage of the total equity in the property to which the lump sum is equivalent on the date the lender provides the lump sum. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB2531 | Relating to services provided by the City of Salem; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would fund the fire, emergency and police services of the City of Salem. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Appropriates moneys to fund the provision of fire response, emergency medical and law enforcement and public safety services by the City of Salem. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB22 | Relating to affordability in health care. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells DCBS to study affordable health care and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study affordability in health care. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative As- sembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB442 | Relating to services for COFA citizens; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates the COFA Shared Services Office. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Establishes the COFA Shared Services Office to assist COFA citizens in applying for and ac- cessing benefits and services. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB28 | Relating to health care; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells some health insurers to pay certain primary care providers the same as other primary care providers for the same services. Tells DCBS to make rules and adopt a base payment rate. Exempts health insurance offered by OEBB and PEBB. Declares an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.1). Digest: The Act tells OHA to study health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 92.9). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study health care. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than Septem- ber 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Requires certain health insurers to reimburse the cost of primary care providers in an independent practice at the same rate as primary care providers within a hospital-based or hospital-affiliated system for the same services. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules and implement a benchmark Primary Care Fairness Rate. Exempts health insurance policies or certificates issued by the Public Employees’ Benefit Board or the Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB41 | Relating to substance use disorder. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to study substance use disorder. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study substance use disorder. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB680 | Relating to greenwashing; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says that a person may not claim a good effect on the environment from the person or the person’s products or services if the claim is not true. Says that a violation is a bad practice under the UTPA and that the person can get sued for $200 for the violation. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Prohibits a person from publishing or causing to be published an environmental marketing claim, net zero claim or reputational advertising that is materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudu- lent. Specifies what constitutes a materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent environmental marketing claim or net zero claim or reputational advertising. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Prac- tices Act and subjects the violator to statutory damages of $200 if a plaintiff can prove exposure to the claim or advertising and that the plaintiff purchased a product or service from the person based on the claim or advertising. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB2532 | Relating to funding for the Marion Polk Food Share; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS for Marion-Polk Food Share. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to Marion-Polk Food Share, Inc., for a distribution center. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB33 | Relating to human services. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs DHS to study how it provides services to children and families. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Department of Human Services to study how it delivers services to children and families. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative As- sembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026. | Dead |
| SB30 | Relating to hospital discharge challenges. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells OHA to study the topic of people being discharged from hospitals. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 60.7). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study hospital discharges. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB35 | Relating to medical assistance. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to study the Oregon Health Plan. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study medical assistance. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB446 | Relating to benefits packages for school employees; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the DAS to study and develop a list of standardized job profiles for unli- censed school jobs in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study and develop a list of stand- ardized job profiles for unlicensed school jobs. Directs the department to convene an advisory com- mittee. Requires the department to submit an initial report by December 1, 2026, and a final report by July 1, 2027, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB530 | Relating to regional health equity coalitions; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to a law about groups that work on health equity. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adjust for inflation the amount of any grant awarded to a regional health equity coalition. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB443 | Relating to family medicine residency training programs. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says to give some moneys to the HECC to give to OHSU to help a family medicine residency program. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Area Health Education Center program of Oregon Health and Science University for supporting the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians. | Dead |
| HB3177 | Relating to offers for used motor vehicles; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a car seller to check the car’s VIN against a federal recall list and do all needed repairs before placing an ad for, or making an offer to sell, the car. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires a motor vehicle seller to check a used motor vehicle’s vehicle identification number against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s motor vehicle safety recall database and to repair or replace all parts of the motor vehicle that are subject to a safety recall before advertising or offering the motor vehicle for sale or lease. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB531 | Relating to a wellness program for Oregon health care professionals; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives some money to DAS and says that DAS has to give that money to the Oregon Wellness Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.7). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute moneys to the Oregon Wellness Program for specified purposes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB445 | Relating to medical services for injured workers; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would let SAIF form or acquire subsidiaries. The Act would let SAIF or a subsidiary provide managed care to injured workers. The Act would require the Department of Consumer and Business Services to make an annual audit of the managed care that they provide. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Authorizes the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to form or acquire subsidiaries to perform any function the corporation may delegate under law. Authorizes the corporation or a sub- sidiary to provide managed care services to injured workers. Sets forth the membership and duties of the board of directors that governs a subsidiary. Requires an annual audit of the managed care services provided by the corporation or a subsidiary. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB539 | Relating to fees charged for services provided in hospital-based facilities. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a hospital or health system report to the OHA on facility fees that are charged or billed for certain patient visits. Requires that patients be given a notice on facility fees that may be charged or billed. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires a hospital or the hospital’s health system to report annually to the Oregon Health Authority certain information regarding facility fees that are charged or billed for patient visits at the hospital’s or health system’s hospital-based facilities. Requires a hospital or the hospital’s health system that charges a facility fee for a patient visit to provide a person notice of the facility fee. Requires a billing statement that includes a facility fee to include certain information. Permits a hospital or the hospital’s health system to charge, bill or collect a facility fee only for services provided on campus or at a facility that includes an emergency department. Prohibits a hospital or the hospital’s health system from charging, billing or collecting a facility fee for certain services. Punishes an action to collect or an attempt to collect a facility fee that is not permitted under the Act as an unlawful collection practice. Permits the Oregon Health Authority to impose a civil penalty for certain violations of the Act. | Dead |
| SB738 | Relating to waiver of tuition for qualified students. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to the requirements for foster children to get a tuition waiver. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Changes the age limit and the required period during which certain foster children were in care to be eligible to receive tuition waivers. | Dead |
| HB3018 | Relating to food waste; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes new laws to prevent and dispose of food waste. (Flesch Readability Score: 95.9). Requires entities that cook, assemble, process, serve or sell food to recover and dispose of food waste as specified in the Act. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a program to educate entities on food waste separation and disposal requirements. Requires local governments responsible for solid waste management to provide collection service to entities covered under the Act. Requires state agencies to prioritize a specified compost feedstock when procuring compost. Modifies food date labeling laws to require foods packaged with a date label to use uniform terms. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3176 | Relating to staffing plans for home health care entities; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act requires certain home health care entities to adopt staffing plans. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires home health agencies and home hospice programs to establish home health and home hospice staffing committees to develop staffing plans. Imposes penalties for certain violations. Re- quires the Oregon Health Authority to post the staffing plans to the authority’s website and estab- lish an online portal for filing complaints regarding violations. Prescribes a complaint process. Adds enforcement tools for the authority to enforce the home health and home hospice staffing require- ments. Permits employees or exclusive representatives of employees of home health agencies and home hospice programs to seek enforcement by the Bureau of Labor and Industries of rules adopted by the bureau regarding meal periods and rest periods. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB2552 | Relating to violence in health care settings; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates new laws for workplace violence prevention in health care settings. The Act takes effect 91 days following sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities. Requires subject entities to compile data concerning incidents of workplace violence and submit reports to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Requires certain health care employers and home care settings to take certain actions to protect workers against risks of violence and other safety-related risks. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities for workplace violence prevention efforts. Establishes a timeline within which the authority must begin distributing funds to approved grant applicants. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3062 | Relating to industrial development impact on sensitive uses of land; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes new factories study and reduce harms to sensitive people. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires local governments to map sensitive uses as part of a comprehensive plan. Requires, before allowing the development of industrial uses, study and mitigation of impacts on nearby sen- sitive uses and an additional public hearing. Requires local governments to map sensitive uses by January 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB229 | Relating to housing for vulnerable populations. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHCS to give funds to Bridge Meadows to grow its multigenerational housing model in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to distribute funds to Bridge Meadows for specified purposes. Directs the department to oversee the use of funds. Directs the department to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing annually for five consecutive years. Sunsets January 2, 2031. | Dead |
| SB140 | Relating to behavioral health services. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA and CCOs to raise the rates at which hospitals are reimbursed for certain psychiatric services. The Act tells OHA to take steps to help coordinate care for civilly committed patients. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to increase re- imbursement rates for inpatient psychiatric services provided by hospitals to medical assistance re- cipients. Directs the authority, in partnership with acute care facilities, coordinated care organizations and community mental health programs, to develop care plans for civilly committed patients who are discharging from an acute care facility. | Dead |
| SB29 | Relating to health insurance plans. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells DCBS to study health insurance plans. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study health insurance plans. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. | Dead |
| SB532 | Relating to dental insurers. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes dental insurers follow some rules for payment and denial of claims. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires dental insurers to follow certain rules for payment and denial of claims. | Dead |
| SB232 | Relating to drug endangered children. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the superintendent of OSP to make a section to help drug endangered children. The Act tells the superintendent of OSP to hire a director of the section. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 64.7). Directs the Superintendent of State Police to establish a division for the purpose of identifying and implementing ways to better serve and protect drug endangered children. Directs the super- intendent to appoint a director of the division. | Dead |
| SB444 | Relating to accessibility standards for housing; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells two state agencies to set rules for making housing easier to access and use for people with disabilities. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act and to certain American National Standards Institute standards for housing accessibility. Prohibits the Housing and Community Services Department from funding new rental housing that is a subsidized development unless the housing meets specified accessibility standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB31 | Relating to housing; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act lets OHCS give grants to tenants whose public housing is terminated. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Digest: The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing. Directs the depart- ment to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing not later than September 15, 2026. Authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to sup- port tenants of publicly supported housing when the housing’s affordability restrictions are terminated. Establishes the Expiring Affordable Housing Tenant Support Fund. Appropri- ates moneys for deposit into the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB40 | Relating to public health. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would tell the Oregon Health Authority to study public health. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 60.7). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study public health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public health no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB38 | Relating to prescription drugs. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the State Board of Pharmacy study prescription drugs. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 72.6). Requires the State Board of Pharmacy to study prescription drugs. Directs the board to submit findings to the interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. | Dead |
| SB526 | Relating to microfibers. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act prohibits the sale of new clothes washers that do not have a filter for small fibers, starting in 2030. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Prohibits the sale of new clothes washers that are not equipped with a microfiber filtration system, beginning January 1, 2030. | Dead |
| SB39 | Relating to primary care. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to look at primary care in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study primary care in Oregon. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. | Dead |
| SB27 | Relating to the health care workforce; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives moneys to OHA and DHS to support the health care workforce. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Digest: The Act tells the Oregon Health Authority to look at the health care workforce in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the health care workforce in Oregon. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services for certain programs, reimbursements and incentive pay- ments to support the health care workforce. | Dead |
| SB226 | Relating to justice of the peace districts. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act removes the law that stops a county from making a justice of the peace district that includes parts of some cities. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Removes provisions prohibiting a county court or board of county commissioners from estab- lishing a justice of the peace district that includes the county seat or city in which a circuit court regularly holds court. | Dead |
| SB736 | Relating to investigations of child abuse involving the child's parent; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to investigations of child abuse involving the child’s parent; creating new provisions; amending ORS 409.185; and declaring an emergency. | Vetoed |
| SB34 | Relating to long term care; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about the persons that own and operate long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Digest: The Act tells ODHS to study long term care. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). Requires the Department of Human Services to study long term care the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facili- ties with the public . Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026 December 31, 2025 . Sunsets the study requirements on January 2, 2027. Requires a long term care facility, before the facility may change its owner or operator, to apply to the department for approval and provide notice to residents. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB2268 | Relating to health care cost sharing arrangements; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says that a person that offers or sells a health care cost sharing arrangement to a res- ident of this state must register with a state agency. Tells the person to submit a report to the agency each year. Tells the person what to say or not say to a resident in making an offer or a sale. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.2). Requires a person that advertises, solicits, markets, sells or offers a health care cost sharing arrangement in this state or enters into a health care cost sharing arrangement with a resident must register with the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Specifies the contents required for the application. Requires registrants to file an annual report with the director and specifies the contents of the report. Requires certain disclosures in communications with resi- dents. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Prac- tices Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB43 | Relating to waste management. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act requires the DEQ to study waste management. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study waste management. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB448 | Relating to medication-induced movement disorders; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would tell the OHA to study and report on a medical condition that causes people to move when they take some types of medicine. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study medication-induced movement disorders and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public health and health care no later than December 31, 2025. Sunsets on January 2, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB528 | Relating to regional health equity coalitions; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency to help fund groups that work on health equity. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Appropriates moneys to be used for regional health equity coalitions. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB533 | Relating to restrictions on 340B covered entities. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act bans drug makers from taking actions that make it hard for some drug outlets to get certain drugs on behalf of health care providers, deliver the drugs to the providers or dis- pense the drugs. The Act makes these actions subject to a civil penalty for violations. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8). Creates a civil penalty for drug manufacturers that interfere directly or indirectly with certain entities acquiring 340B drugs, delivering 340B drugs to certain health care providers or dispensing 340B drugs. Creates a civil penalty for drug manufactures that require certain entities to submit utilization review data as a condition of acquiring, delivering or dispensing 340B drugs. | Dead |
| HB3079 | Relating to youth homelessness. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells DHS to submit some plans to the Legislative Assembly about homeless youth and it makes changes to who can get help with housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Requires the Department of Human Services to update its 2022 estimate of costs to implement youth experiencing homelessness programs. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to study options for allocating 30 percent of their respective budgets in the 2027-2029 biennium toward reducing the number of youth aging into adult homelessness. Directs the Department of Human Services to submit findings to the interim commit- tees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing and human services not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Expands eligibility for emergency housing. | Dead |
| HB3129 | Relating to the behavioral health workforce; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a behavioral health workforce fund for higher learning. The Act pro- vides for the purposes and uses of moneys in the fund. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Establishes the Higher Education Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion Fund. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys from the fund to community col- leges and public and private universities in this state for purposes of expanding the training, em- ployment and retention of behavioral health professionals. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB609 | Relating to equitable access to health care services. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA and CCOs to set minimum rates for reimbursing certain health care providers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Establishes minimum amounts of reimbursement for primary care, optometry, dental care and behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance. | Dead |
| SJR5 | Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to voter registration. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The measure amends the Constitution. The measure lets voters register on the day of an election. The amendment goes to the people to approve or reject at the next election. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require voters to be registered by the day of an election. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election. | Dead |
| HB3052 | Relating to PFAS. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act requires the DEQ to study PFAS. (Flesch Readability Score: 92.9). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB538 | Relating to in-home care for minor children with disabilities; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act requires ODHS to pay parents to provide in-home care for minor children with disabilities. The Act requires ODHS to seek out all means to get federal matching funds from CMS to pay for the care. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.4). Requires the Department of Human Services to pay parents to provide attendant care services for children with developmental disabilities who have very high behavioral health or medical needs. Directs the department to seek any federal funding available for attendant care services no later than January 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB2959 | Relating to infertility; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes some health insurance cover some fertility treatments. The Act tells OHA and DCBS to study access to reproductive treatments and report back to the committee on health. The Act makes it an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to the in- terim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB26 | Relating to environmental health. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study environmental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study environmental health. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | Dead |
| SB527 | Relating to behavioral health workforce training for students; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make grants to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Digest: The Act tells the OHA to make a grant program to give moneys to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to create behavioral health workforce training programs for high school students. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to develop and implement a grant program to distribute moneys award grants to local workforce development boards to partner with certain entities to provide establish and implement behavioral health education and training programs for high school students. Requires the local workforce development boards to consult with the au- thority to establish partnerships with specific entities to administer the programs. Requires the authority to consider recommendations from a statewide organization that represents all local workforce development boards when determining the amount of a grant to award. Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB451 | Relating to health care. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells health insurance to pay for some cancer screenings and exams. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Digest: The Act tells health insurance to pay for some cancer exams. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Prohibits cost-sharing on certain health insurance coverage of cervical cancer screenings and follow-up examinations. | Dead |
| HB3221 | Relating to urgent care centers; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Prohibits the use of the terms “urgent” or “urgent care” unless a health clinic registers with OHA. Makes an urgent care center that is registered with OHA meet certain standards. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Digest: Requires an urgent care center in this state to be registered with OHA and meet certain standards. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Requires a person or government unit that is establishing or operating an urgent care center in this state to register the urgent care center with the Oregon Health Authority. Defines “urgent care center.” Requires certain minimum health service capabilities for an urgent care center. Requires certain information to be posted on-site of an urgent care center. Requires an urgent care center to provide a patient with a clinical summary and copy of medical notes made during a visit. Requires the authority to establish procedures for filing a complaint as to an urgent care center. Prohibits a person or government entity that is not registered with the Oregon Health Authority from using a business or trade name with the terms “urgent” or “urgent care” or from holding itself out using the terms “urgent” or “urgent care” in any external sign or advertisement. Directs the authority to adopt a process and criteria for registering an urgent care cen- ter in this state. Makes registration optional. Requires an urgent care center that is regis- tered in this state to provide certain information to the authority, have minimum health service capabilities and meet certain requirements. Defines “urgent care center” and “spe- cialty urgent care center” for the purposes of the Act. Directs the authority to establish and maintain a website to provide the public information on urgent care centers registered in this state. Directs the authority to conduct a study on incentives for urgent care centers to accept all patients. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB452 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS for Marion-Polk Food Share. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to Marion-Polk Food Share, Inc., for a capital expansion project. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB957 | Relating to restrictive covenants in health care provider agreements; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would ban noncompetes for certain medical providers. The Act would create exceptions to the ban. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.3). Digest: The Act would ban noncompetes for certain medical providers. The Act would create ex- ceptions to the ban. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.8). Voids noncompetition agreements between a licensed health care provider and another person, with specified exceptions. Applies to noncompetition agreements entered into before, on or after the effective date of the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3193 | Relating to farmworker disaster relief. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would create a relief program to provide money to farmworkers who have lost income due to a disaster. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish and implement a permanent farmworker disaster relief program. Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the authority to carry out the program. | Dead |
| HB2953 | Relating to funding for students eligible for special education; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Takes away the cap on the amount of state moneys that a school district may receive for a student who is a child with a disability. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Removes the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability. Di- rects the Department of Education to prepare and submit a report related to special educa- tion funding and expenditures. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund for transfer to the State School Fund. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB875 | Relating to the rights of children in care; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to the rights of children in care; creating new provisions; amending ORS 418.200, 418.201, 418.257 and 418.607; and declaring an emergency. | Vetoed |
| HB3530 | Relating to highway names. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act requires the term “squaw” to be removed from highway names. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 88.9). Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term “squaw” in the name. | Dead |
| HB3557 | Relating to standard charges established by a hospital. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a hospital make a public list of standard charges that lists the hospital’s regular rates or prices. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services of- fered or provided by the hospital. Specifies the information that a list of standard charges must in- clude. Requires a hospital to provide each newly created or updated list of standard charges to the Oregon Health Authority. Directs the authority to create an electronic form for submitting complaints to the authority. Directs the authority to require a hospital to take immediate or corrective action to remedy any violations. Provides for a private right of action if a hospital initiates or pursues a collection action for a debt owed on an item or service if the hospital is not in compliance. Provides for civil penalties. | Dead |
| HB3189 | Relating to the Oregon Arts Commission; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives some funds to the OAC. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of the Oregon Arts Commission. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development De- partment for the purposes of distribution to the Oregon Arts Commission for grants to cer- tain organizations. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3531 | Relating to the Commission on Indian Services; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs CIS to hire staff to aid tribes and state agencies to work together on natural resources management. The Act gives money to CIS for this purpose. The Act starts on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Directs the Commission on Indian Services to employ a natural resources management tribal liaison officer to facilitate opportunities for integrated natural resources management between In- dian tribes and state agencies with natural resources management duties. Appropriates moneys to fund the work of the liaison officer. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB686 | Relating to civic information. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Requires a covered platform to have an agreement in order to access the online content of a news provider. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Digest: Makes online platforms pay online news providers and a group for civic information. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Requires online platforms to pay moneys to digital journalism providers and the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Allows an online platform to use an arbitration process to determine the percentage of an online platform’s advertising revenue to be remitted to digital journalism providers. Prohibits a covered platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement. Specifies requirements that an agreement must meet. Creates a private cause of action that a digital journalism provider may bring against a covered platform if the covered platform accesses for an Oregon audience the online content of the digital journalism provider without an agreement or fails to comply with an agree- ment. Allows for the recovery of the greater of statutory or actual damages, and for punitive damages. Bars a cause of action if the covered platform is participating in arbitration or in com- pliance with a final arbitration order, judgment or settlement agreement. Bars a cause of action for access that occurs between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027, if the covered platform elects to pay a certain sum amount. Allows a covered platform or group of digital journalism providers to initiate an arbi- tration process to determine a percentage of the covered platform’s advertising revenue to be remitted to the digital journalism providers. Requires online platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism providers. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information. | Dead |
| HB2939 | Relating to the provision of health services offered by hospitals. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a hospital that wants to close or cease, reduce or relocate health ser- vices first give notice 275 days in advance. Allows the OHA to impose civil penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations. | Dead |
| HB3650 | Relating to the Latino Health System Task Force; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates the Latino Health System Task Force. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.9). Establishes the Latino Health System Task Force. Prescribes the task force’s membership and duties. Directs the task force to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3529 | Relating to tribal relations training for the legislative branch; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells CIS to give training on Indian tribes and tribal relations at least once per calendar quarter. The Act requires Senate and House members and all legislative staff to attend the training at least once per year. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Directs the Executive Officer of the Commission on Indian Services to provide training on tribes and tribal relations at least once per calendar quarter. Requires all members of the Legislative As- sembly and all legislative staff to attend the training at least once annually. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3183 | Relating to the Open Educational Resources Program; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to HECC for purposes of the OER Program. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.8). Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of the Open Educational Resources Program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3191 | Relating to support of cultural organizations. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would appropriate funds to support the arts and culture in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Appropriates moneys to support arts and cultural organizations in Oregon. | Dead |
| SB20 | Relating to employed individuals with disabilities; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a new program for people with disabilities to have a job and also get Medicaid. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires the Department of Human Services to administer a program to provide medical as- sistance to employed individuals with disabilities without regard to the individuals’ income or re- sources. Allows consideration of income when determining cost-sharing for the program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3838 | Relating to the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make new laws about a workforce standards board for some workers in the home and community-based services sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. Requires the board to take certain actions before adopting proposed minimum standards. Directs certain state agencies to conduct a fiscal impact analysis to determine whether a proposed minimum standard will increase the fiscal obligations of the state, including an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates. Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be rati- fied by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect. Requires the board to report to the Legislative Assembly and to the Governor the in- crease in funding needed to implement the standard. Provides that a rule establishing a minimum standard may not take effect before the Legislative Assembly has appropriated funding and the board has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, if applicable. Permits the Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct investigations, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, obtain evidence and take testimony to make determinations regarding im- plementation and compliance with the minimum standards established by the board. Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. Clarifies that relief may be sought for alleged violations no sooner than 90 days after a rule establishing a minimum standard takes effect. Requires the board to conduct a biennial quadrennial comprehensive review, including a labor market analysis to inform the board’s decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community- based services workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers. Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium. Requires the online registry administered by the Department of Human Services to in- clude workers from the home and community-based services workforce. Requires that any public hearing conducted by the board be accessible through electronic or virtual means, if possible. | Dead |
| HB3196 | Relating to state finance; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DOJ for purposes related to VOCA grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Digest: The Act gives money to DOJ to backfill reductions in VOCA grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice to backfill reductions in for purposes re- lated to federal Victims of Crime Act grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3974 | Relating to residential applicant screening charges. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act caps screening fees paid by residential tenants. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Limits the applicant screening charge a residential landlord may collect to $20. Extends certain screening requirements to include landlords who do not collect an applicant screening charge. Al- lows landlords to alternatively accept third-party screening reports provided by an applicant. | Dead |
| HB2006 | Relating to legislative measures. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act limits the number of measure requests that may be made of LC during long regular sessions to stated numbers. The Act sets forth exceptions to those limits. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 69.5). Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Leg- islative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 400 the number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials may ask the Legislative Coun- sel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 100 the number of legislative measures that the Judicial Department may ask the Legis- lative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd- numbered year. | Dead |
| SB702 | Relating to public health; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes the law for some products containing tobacco or nicotine. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Digest: The Act bans the sale of flavored products with tobacco or nicotine. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Prohibits distributing, selling, attempting to sell or offering to sell flavored inhalant delivery system products or flavored tobacco products in this state , except from premises established as a store by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and licensed by the Department of Revenue or authorized by a local government . Defines “flavored inhalant delivery system product” and “flavored tobacco product.” Prohibits distributing, offering or providing, without compensation, any tobacco product or inhalant delivery system. Requires any sale of cigarettes, inhalant delivery systems or smokeless tobacco products to oc- cur at licensed premises. Authorizes local governments to adopt regulations that are stricter than state law on the sale of inhalant delivery system products or tobacco products. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| SB225 | Relating to taxable income exemption for military taxpayers; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 in federal retirement pay or pension that is received for service in the Armed Forces by a person who is 63 years of age or older. The Act applies to tax years that start on or after January 1, 2025. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Digest: Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 received by a person 62 years of age or younger as retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces. The Act applies to tax years that start on or after January 1, 2025. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 61.6). Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 in federal retirement pay or pension received for service in the Armed Forces of the United States for a taxpayer who is receiving federal retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and who has not attained 63 years of age before the close of the taxable year for which a return is filed . Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB1198 | Relating to inhalant delivery systems. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes the law for the packaging of vapes to protect the health of minors. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Makes it unlawful to distribute, sell or allow to be sold an inhalant delivery system that is packaged inconsistent with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority that are tailored judi- ciously to the specific purpose of protecting minors from the negative health effects of unlawfully using inhalant delivery systems. | Dead |
| SB694 | Relating to children; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act increases the amount and income limits of the child tax credit. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 69.9). Modifies the child tax credit by increasing the maximum amount of the credit and increasing income limits. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB2945 | Relating to zero-emission school buses; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes new goals and laws for buying zero-emission school buses. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Establishes the state policy on the purchase of new zero-emission school buses. Directs the De- partment of Environmental Quality to adopt rules to require the purchase of new zero-emission school buses in certain areas. Requires the purchase of new zero-emission school buses if the price is equal to a comparable school bus that is not zero-emission. Directs the department to provide technical and financial assistance to school bus fleet owners. Establishes the Zero-Emission School Bus Assistance Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB3060 | Relating to a physician assistant licensure compact; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes Oregon join a compact with other states to let physician assistants from other states work in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Enacts the PA Licensure Compact. Allows the Oregon Medical Board to disclose specified in- formation to the PA Licensure Compact Commission. Exempts individuals authorized to provide medical services by compact privilege from certain requirements. Allows the board to use moneys to meet financial obligations imposed on the State of Oregon as a result of participation in the Compact. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| HB2679 | Relating to neonicotinoid pesticides; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act puts limits on the use of pesticides that have some neonicotinoids in them. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to classify certain pesticides containing neonicotinoids as restricted-use. Prohibits application of restricted-use neonicotinoid pesticides on residential landscapes, subject to certain exceptions. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Dead |
| SB1181 | Relating to Medicare supplement insurance. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes rules about how Medicare supplement policies work and when they can be offered. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Prohibits the increased cost or denial of a Medicare supplement insurance policy due to a pre- existing condition and establishes open enrollment standards for Medicare supplement policies. | Dead |
| SJR28 | Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to a clean, safe and healthy environment. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This JR proposes a change to the constitution to create a right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish a fundamental right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout this state. | Dead |
| HB3964 | Relating to health insurance contract negotiations. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes a process for some health insurers and some health providers to choose to mediate and arbitrate when they are not able to agree on a new contract. Tells the Governor to make the final decision and permits penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Establishes a voluntary mediation and arbitration process that certain health insurers and pro- viders may participate in if the insurer and provider are unable to reach an agreement during a contract renewal negotiation. Establishes that the Governor, or a designee, shall issue a final de- termination in the arbitration process and may impose penalties for failure to comply. | Dead |
| HB2976 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to a group for indigenous languages. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to groups for indigenous languages. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 69.9). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to a nonprofit groups group for purposes related to interpretation of indigenous languages. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB611 | Relating to public assistance; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates the Food for All Oregonians Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Establishes the Food for All Oregonians Program in the Department of Human Services to pro- vide nutrition assistance to residents of children residing in this state who are six years of age or under and who would qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but for their immigration status. Requires the department to implement the program by January 1, 2027, and conduct statewide outreach, education and engagement to maximize enrollment in the program. Requires the department to convene an advisory group to recommend metrics to evaluate the success of the department in treating all applicants for and recipients of public assistance in a welcoming manner and with respect, courtesy, fairness and dignity. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Dead |
| HB3646 | Relating to contract preferences in public procurement for employee-owned businesses; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to contract preferences in public procurement for employee-owned businesses; creating new provisions; amending ORS 279A.128; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB726 | Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB974 | Relating to the timeline for reviewing land use applications for housing; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to the timeline for reviewing land use applications for housing; creating new provisions; amending ORS 197.830 and 197.835; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3789 | Relating to union misrepresentation. | AN ACT Relating to union misrepresentation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3007 | Relating to accommodations for students diagnosed with a brain injury; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to accommodations for students diagnosed with a brain injury; creating new provisions; amending ORS 336.495; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3226 | Relating to organizations that provide services related to obtaining prescription drugs; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to organizations that provide services related to obtaining prescription drugs; amending ORS 735.530 and 744.702; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2385 | Relating to restrictions on 340B covered entities; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to restrictions on 340B covered entities; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB450 | Relating to Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day; and declaring an emergency. Whereas Ruby Nell Bridges was born to Abon and Lucille Bridges on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi; and Whereas Ruby was born in the immediate wake of Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled on May 17, 1954, that racial segregation in school was unconstitutional; and Whereas the southern states were vehemently opposed to integration, and when Ruby’s family relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1959, she attended a segregated kindergarten; and Whereas in 1960, Ruby was one of six Black children in Louisiana to pass a test to determine whether they could attend the previously all-white William Frantz Elementary School, and ulti- mately she was the only Black child who chose to attend the school that year; and Whereas Ruby made history on November 14, 1960, when she walked to William Frantz Ele- mentary School flanked by four deputy U.S. marshals, the first Black child in the south to attend a previously all-white school; and Whereas Ruby’s brave walk that day was immortalized by Norman Rockwell in his iconic 1964 painting, The Problem We All Live With; and Whereas though Ruby’s life as a student continued to be fraught with blatant racism and threats of violence, she never missed a single day of school; and Whereas Ruby Bridges has been a tireless advocate for change throughout her life, and through the Ruby Bridges Foundation, speaking engagements and her series of children’s books, she contin- ues to strive for an end to racism; and Whereas the United States education system has progressed immensely from that November day 65 years ago, but racism still plagues the school experience for students in Oregon and throughout the United States; and Whereas Salem-Keizer Safe Routes to School honors the impact Ruby Bridges has had on the United States education system through its participation in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, a nationwide day of dialogue for students, families, school staff and community members to confront racism and bullying head on; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB605 | Relating to medical debt reporting. | AN ACT Relating to medical debt reporting; amending ORS 646.608 and 646A.677. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1098 | Relating to access to materials in schools; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to access to materials in schools; creating new provisions; amending ORS 336.082, 337.075, 337.141 and 337.260; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB550 | Relating to a right to repair consumer equipment. | AN ACT Relating to a right to repair consumer equipment; amending sections 1, 2, 4 and 6, chapter 69, Oregon Laws 2024. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB729 | Relating to mental health services for individuals with disabilities; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to mental health services for individuals with disabilities; amending section 5, chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2024; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB951 | Relating to the practice of health care; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to the practice of health care; creating new provisions; amending ORS 58.375 and 58.376; and declaring an emergency. Whereas the State of Oregon since 1947 has recognized that a conflict exists between the eco- nomic imperatives of for-profit corporations and other business entities and the need for patient- centered medical care; and Whereas an Oregon Supreme Court decision banned corporations from owning medical practices, practicing medicine or employing physicians for that reason; and Whereas many business entities have sought to circumvent the ban through complex ownership structures, contracting practices and other means, particularly in recent years; and Whereas the State of Oregon must protect the health, safety and welfare of residents of this state by responding to initiatives that threaten to usurp or have the effect of usurping the medical judgment of physicians and other practitioners in this state in favor of cost-cutting and profit- making, often at the expense of and in opposition to the best interests of patients; and Whereas some business entities have sought to silence criticism of their operations and man- agement practices through nondisclosure, noncompetition and nondisparagement agreements and other devices that stifle reporting of and accountability for these operations and practices; and Whereas to protect the best interests of patients in this state, and enable medical practitioners to exercise medical judgment free from interference from those who are not licensed to practice medicine in this state, the Legislative Assembly must prohibit business entities from practicing medicine or employing actively practicing physicians and other practitioners and using noncompe- tition agreements, nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement agreements to restrict reason- able and honest criticism; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB430 | Relating to disclosures required in connection with online transactions. | AN ACT Relating to disclosures required in connection with online transactions; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 646.608. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB426 | Relating to wages. | AN ACT Relating to wages. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2975 | Relating to crimes constituting domestic violence; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to crimes constituting domestic violence; creating new provisions; amending ORS 161.067; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR37 | Recognizing Andy Bromeland for his service and commitment to the people of the State of Oregon. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Pays respect to the life and memory of Andy Bromeland. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Recognizes Andy Bromeland (1948-2024) for his service and commitment to the people of the State of Oregon. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR36 | In memoriam: Christine Chin Ryan. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the life and memory of Christine Chin Ryan. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). In memoriam: Christine Chin Ryan. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2789 | Relating to services provided by registered nurses; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to services provided by registered nurses; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2134 | Relating to termination of fixed term residential tenancies. | AN ACT Relating to termination of fixed term residential tenancies. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2019 | Relating to Oregon Adoption Day; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to Oregon Adoption Day; and declaring an emergency. Whereas every child deserves a happy childhood and a permanent, nurturing and loving family; and Whereas every day, families are strengthened and expanded when committed and dedicated in- dividuals make an important difference in the life of a child through adoption; and Whereas nearly a quarter of individuals in the United States have considered adoption, but many individuals have misperceptions about the process of adopting children; and Whereas it is essential that national, state and local governments strive to make it easier for more children to find safe and caring homes and to ensure that adoptive families have the support they need; and Whereas National Adoption Day currently raises awareness of children in foster care, but it is equally important that we celebrate individuals of all ages who are adoptees and honor all families that have been built through adoption; and Whereas an annual statewide day of celebration in Oregon will recognize the bonds of love shared by adoptive families across this state and celebrate the thousands of adoptive families who have opened their hearts to provide safe and caring homes; and Whereas bringing awareness to adoption through an annual statewide day of celebration will encourage more Oregonians to consider growing their families through adoption; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2540 | Relating to medical out-of-pocket costs. | AN ACT Relating to medical out-of-pocket costs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3560 | Relating to the siting of child care facilities. | AN ACT Relating to the siting of child care facilities; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 243.560 and 329A.440. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3232 | Relating to exemption of property owned by a limited equity cooperative; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to exemption of property owned by a limited equity cooperative; creating new provisions; amending ORS 307.520; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB699 | Relating to medical devices. | AN ACT Relating to medical devices; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 743A.145. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2698 | Relating to homeownership goal; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to homeownership goal; and declaring an emergency. Whereas the majority of Oregonians consider homeownership as a priority; and Whereas family economic well-being does not come solely from income, spending or consump- tion, but instead requires savings, investment and the accumulation of assets; and Whereas it is appropriate for the state to institute an asset-based antipoverty strategy; and Whereas Oregonians struggle to attain homeownership due to chronic underproduction of housing units across this state, low housing inventory and vacancy rates, rapidly increasing housing costs and limited public investment in homeownership programs; and Whereas homeownership provides households, and especially households of limited means, the opportunity to build personal and generational wealth; and Whereas there exist substantial disparities in the rates of homeownership among many commu- nities of color, other marginalized communities and white communities; and Whereas homeownership rate disparities are currently greater than at any time since the pas- sage of the federal Fair Housing Act and exist in part due to policies at all levels of government which, explicitly or in effect, excluded many marginalized communities from homeownership oppor- tunities; and Whereas disparities in homeownership rates are one of the primary drivers of the existing racial wealth gap in the United States; and Whereas increasing homeownership among communities of color is a sound and sustainable strategy to reduce the existing racial wealth gap in this state; and Whereas nationally, home equity is attributable to more than 50 percent of the estimated net worth of Black and Hispanic households and more than 80 percent of the estimated net worth of low-income households; and Whereas homeownership provides households with increased housing stability, especially during periods of financial or economic downturn; and Whereas homeownership is attributable to higher rates of civic and social engagement; and Whereas homeownership contributes to improved physical and mental health outcomes; and Whereas homeownership diminishes household reliance on public assistance; and Whereas children of homeowners, and especially children of low-income homeowners, achieve higher rates of high school graduation and college attendance; and Whereas according to data from the 2023 American Community Survey, the homeownership rate in Oregon in 2023 was 63.4 percent; now, therefore, Enrolled House Bill 2698 (HB 2698-A) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2948 | Relating to schools. | AN ACT Relating to schools. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2942 | Relating to reimbursement of pharmacy services; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to reimbursement of pharmacy services; amending ORS 414.764; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2299 | Relating to the unlawful dissemination of intimate images. | AN ACT Relating to the unlawful dissemination of intimate images; amending ORS 163.472. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB741 | Relating to foster parent compensation. | AN ACT Relating to foster parent compensation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB549 | Relating to complex rehabilitation technology. | AN ACT Relating to complex rehabilitation technology. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3875 | Relating to personal data obtained from a consumer's use of a motor vehicle; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to personal data obtained from a consumer’s use of a motor vehicle; amending ORS 646A.572; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3190 | Relating to historic property special assessment; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to historic property special assessment; creating new provisions; amending ORS 93.040, 215.213, 215.283, 358.475, 358.480, 358.487, 358.490, 358.495, 358.499, 358.500, 358.505, 358.509, 358.515, 358.525, 358.528, 358.543, 358.545 and 447.145 and section 2, chapter 50, Oregon Laws 2022; repealing ORS 358.511, 358.540 and 358.541; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB139 | Relating to infectious waste. | AN ACT Relating to infectious waste; amending ORS 459.386, 459.390 and 459.395. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3187 | Relating to age-based employment discrimination; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to age-based employment discrimination; amending ORS 654.062 and 659A.030; and pre- scribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB551 | Relating to plastic waste. | AN ACT Relating to plastic waste; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 459A.755, 459A.757 and 459A.759. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1161 | Relating to organ transport vehicles; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to organ transport vehicles; creating new provisions; amending ORS 682.025, 682.031, 811.145, 811.150, 811.265, 811.507, 814.050, 815.225, 816.050, 816.310, 816.340, 816.370, 820.300, 820.320, 820.350, 820.360, 820.370, 820.380 and 825.017; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB731 | Relating to public employer policies regarding language pay differentials. | AN ACT Relating to public employer policies regarding language pay differentials. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB973 | Relating to publicly supported housing; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to publicly supported housing; creating new provisions; amending ORS 456.259 and 456.262 and section 10, chapter 56, Oregon Laws 2021; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB945 | Relating to foster children. | AN ACT Relating to foster children. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1176 | Relating to education efforts concerning the obligation of places of public accommodation to accept cash as payment; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to education efforts concerning the obligation of places of public accommodation to accept cash as payment; amending ORS 659A.410; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB920 | Relating to Oregon State University Extension Service oversight of behavioral health promotion; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to Oregon State University Extension Service oversight of behavioral health promotion; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB548 | Relating to marriage. | AN ACT Relating to marriage; amending ORS 106.010, 106.041, 106.050, 106.100, 109.056, 125.315, 419B.376 and 419C.558; and repealing ORS 106.060. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB967 | Relating to local improvements. | AN ACT Relating to local improvements; amending ORS 223.389. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB536 | Relating to medical examiners. | AN ACT Relating to medical examiners; amending ORS 146.003. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB32 | Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB228 | Relating to family councils in residential care facilities. | AN ACT Relating to family councils in residential care facilities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3063 | Relating to students in hospital educational programs. | AN ACT Relating to students in hospital educational programs; amending ORS 343.261. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3724 | Relating to cannabis; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to cannabis; creating new provisions; amending ORS 475C.017 and 475C.612; and prescrib- ing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3195 | Relating to children's advocacy centers; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to children’s advocacy centers; creating new provisions; amending section 4, chapter 65, Oregon Laws 2024; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1191 | Relating to informing others of their rights. | AN ACT Relating to informing others of their rights; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 162.235, 162.245 and 162.247. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1016 | Relating to transportation of the personal belongings of foster children. | AN ACT Relating to transportation of the personal belongings of foster children; creating new provisions; and amending section 1, chapter 210, Oregon Laws 2023. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1032 | Relating to aerosol dusters that contain 1,1-Difluoroethane. | AN ACT Relating to aerosol dusters that contain 1,1-Difluoroethane. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB906 | Relating to transparency concerning employer deductions from wages. | AN ACT Relating to transparency concerning employer deductions from wages; amending ORS 652.610 and 652.900. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB950 | Relating to sign language interpreters; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to sign language interpreters; creating new provisions; amending ORS 676.753, 676.756, 676.759, 676.771, 676.783 and 676.786; repealing ORS 676.762, 676.765 and 676.768; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3178 | Relating to conditions for financing a transaction involving a motor vehicle. | AN ACT Relating to conditions for financing a transaction involving a motor vehicle; creating new pro- visions; and amending ORS 646.608 and 646A.090. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2682 | Relating to services for young children with special needs. | AN ACT Relating to services for young children with special needs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1108 | Relating to paid time off for employees to donate blood. | AN ACT Relating to paid time off for employees to donate blood; amending ORS 653.616. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB599 | Relating to immigration status discrimination in real estate transactions; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to immigration status discrimination in real estate transactions; creating new provisions; amending ORS 90.303; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR11 | Recognizing and honoring the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the growth and the goals of NCSL on the 50th anniversary of its founding. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Recognizes and honors the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB710 | Relating to judicial training. | AN ACT Relating to judicial training; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 1.002 and 8.125. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3233 | Relating to rail; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to rail; creating new provisions; amending ORS 824.400 and 824.430; repealing ORS 824.410; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2541 | Relating to rights of certain agricultural workers to express milk in the workplace; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to rights of certain agricultural workers to express milk in the workplace; amending ORS 653.077; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3141 | Relating to Oregon Farmer and Rancher Day; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to Oregon Farmer and Rancher Day; and declaring an emergency. Whereas from the fertile Willamette Valley to the rolling hills of Eastern Oregon, farmers and ranchers are the heart and soul of agriculture in Oregon; and Whereas rain or shine, drought or frost, Oregon’s hardworking farmers and ranchers rise to the challenge, shepherding the land, the livestock and the natural resources in their charge to provide the food, fiber and fuel that Oregonians, and indeed all Americans, rely on every single day; and Whereas Oregon farmers and ranchers remain optimistic, innovative and adaptable in an un- predictable, ever-changing world, using climate-smart agricultural practices to increase sustainability, protect and conserve natural resources and ensure that the soil they toil in will be healthy, fertile and ripe with possibility for the future; and Whereas Oregon farmers and ranchers’ unparalleled pride for their product has elevated the status of this state’s great agricultural products across the country and around the globe, and that commitment to quality leads consumers throughout the United States and beyond to seek out Oregon-grown blackberries, blueberries, hazelnuts, peppermint, cranberries, rhubarb, grass seed and countless other crops; and Whereas Oregon’s agricultural industry is truly homegrown, with 96 percent of the more than 35,000 farms and ranches in Oregon being family-owned and operated, 1,247 of which have remained in the same family for over a century and 47 of which have been in operation for 150 years or more; and Whereas Oregon’s farmers and ranchers are business owners, marketers, agronomists, climate scientists, mechanics, breeding specialists, pest experts, purchasing officers, market forecasters, water administrators, accountants, human resources leads, risk analysts, partners, parents and leaders in their communities; and Whereas Oregon’s farmers and ranchers are an indispensable part of the fabric that binds to- gether the people of the State of Oregon; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR18 | Recognizing and honoring John McArdle for his leadership and service to the City of Independence and the State of Oregon. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the career of John McArdle. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Recognizes and honors John McArdle for his leadership and service to the City of Independence and the State of Oregon. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR25 | Recognizing and honoring Ruth McEwen for her outstanding service to the people of the State of Oregon. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the life and memory of Ruth McEwen. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Recognizes and honors Ruth McEwen for her outstanding service to the people of the State of Oregon. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB465 | Relating to individual development accounts. | AN ACT Relating to individual development accounts; amending ORS 458.690. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1189 | Relating to treatment works within the North Santiam Basin; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to treatment works within the North Santiam Basin; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2386 | Relating to the unclaimed remains of eligible decedents. | AN ACT Relating to the unclaimed remains of eligible decedents. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2581 | Relating to emergency preparedness. | AN ACT Relating to emergency preparedness; amending ORS 401.913. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2007 | Relating to summer learning; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to summer learning; creating new provisions; amending section 2, chapter 6, Oregon Laws 2024; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJM2 | Urging Congress to enact legislation alleviating the funding crisis in the Crime Victims Fund. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Urges Congress to pass a law about crime victims. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Urges Congress to enact legislation alleviating the funding crisis in the Crime Victims Fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR28 | Designating the week of August 17 to 23, 2025, as Community Healthcare Workers Week. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Names a week in August of this year to honor community healthcare workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Digest: Shows support for a week each year that celebrates and honors community health care workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Supports the goals and ideals of National Community Health Worker Awareness Week. Designates the week of August 17 to 23, 2025, as Community Healthcare Workers Week. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR17 | Recognizing and honoring Cambodian Americans in Oregon and the United States and all those lost in the Cambodian Genocide. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors Cambodian Americans who live in Oregon and the U.S. and all of the lives that have been lost in war and conflict in that part of Asia. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Recognizes and honors Cambodian Americans in Oregon and the United States and all those lost in the Cambodian Genocide. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR12 | Designating February 11, 2026, as Oregon Wheat Day. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Declares a day to celebrate wheat in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Designates February 11, 2026, as Oregon Wheat Day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR2 | Declaring a commitment to the health and safety of firefighters and to finding an urgent solution to the problem of firefighting personal protective gear that contains cancer-causing chemicals. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Declares the urgent need to find safer gear for firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Declares a commitment to the health and safety of firefighters and to finding an urgent solution to the problem of firefighting personal protective gear that contains cancer-causing chemicals. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCR51 | Adjourning sine die the 2025 special session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly. | Senate Final Reading | 10/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB3992 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 09/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3991 | Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Senate Third Reading | 09/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3991 | Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Senate Rules suspended | 09/29/2025 | Nay |
| SB976 | Relating to providing animal health care; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Motion to Table | 08/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB1047 | Relating to access to resources for development in Curry County; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Motion to Table | 08/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3145 | Relating to factory-produced housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB243 | Relating to firearms; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB230 | Relating to the Veterans Dental Program; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB690 | Relating to perinatal public health; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SCR1 | Adjourning sine die the 2025 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly. | Senate Final Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB5506 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2316 | Relating to lands designated for housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3031 | Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2688 | Relating to the application of a prevailing rate of wage to off-site custom work for use in public works; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2548 | Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB844 | Relating to public health. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB5505 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB5006 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2411 | Relating to industrial development. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2087 | Relating to revenue; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB476 | Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB5530 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB163 | Relating to parentage; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB5531 | Relating to lottery bonds; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB960 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3544 | Relating to water. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3794 | Relating to municipal solid waste; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB1125 | Relating to unmanned aircraft systems. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| SCR34 | Establishing limitations and deadlines for legislative measures for the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly, and providing certain labor negotiation procedures. | Senate Final Reading | 06/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB5015 | Relating to the financial administration of the Bureau of Labor and Industries; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3199 | Relating to school attendance; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| SB824 | Relating to health insurance. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB2614 | Relating to the Oregon Public Defense Commission; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Repassed | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3525 | Relating to exempt wells that supply ground water for domestic purposes. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3630 | Relating to estate tax treatment of natural resource property; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Nay |
| HB3644 | Relating to a statewide shelter program; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3687 | Relating to majority vote thresholds for local charters; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3792 | Relating to consumer protection for utility ratepayers. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3824 | Relating to physical therapy; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3940 | Relating to wildfire; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB3970 | Relating to youth homelessness; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB2005 | Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB2803 | Relating to fees concerning water; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB5541 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Transportation; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to the economic development information of businesses; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB2725 | Relating to the inclusion of ports in strategic investment program agreements; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| HB3194 | Relating to farmworker camps. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB5016 | Relating to the financial administration of legislative branch agencies; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB236 | Relating to controlled substances; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB736 | Relating to investigations of child abuse involving the child's parent; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Motion to Table | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB2808 | Relating to fees concerning wells; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB3064 | Relating to health care coverage beginning at perimenopause. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB3148 | Relating to the availability of residential telecommunication services for low-income customers; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB2508 | Relating to student data; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB3040 | Relating to early literacy. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB842 | Relating to health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB2271 | Relating to employer taxes. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB875 | Relating to the rights of children in care; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Repassed | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| HB3294 | Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB3321 | Relating to primary prevention of substance use. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB3349 | Relating to fire protection; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB3589 | Relating to housing. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB3865 | Relating to telephone solicitations. | Senate Third Reading | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB2573 | Relating to emergency medical services for residents in long term care settings; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB3243 | Relating to billing for ground ambulance services. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2138 | Relating to land use; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2066 | Relating to microgrids; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2065 | Relating to the interconnection process; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2059 | Relating to adult behavioral health facilities; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB51 | Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB3179 | Relating to public utilities; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB3069 | Relating to public safety; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB3037 | Relating to state grants awarded by the Department of Education; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB686 | Relating to civic information. | Senate Motion to Rerefer | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB686 | Relating to civic information. | Senate Motion to Reconsider | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB686 | Relating to civic information. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2685 | Relating to cytomegalovirus; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2555 | Relating to sentencing; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2271 | Relating to employer taxes. | Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2929 | Relating to substance use; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2337 | Relating to preferences for small businesses in public procurement; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2024 | Relating to the behavioral health workforce; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB5025 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Health Authority; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB684 | Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2712 | Relating to the Judicial Department; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB5011 | Relating to the financial administration of the Housing and Community Services Department; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB3865 | Relating to telephone solicitations. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB3942 | Relating to an expedited licensure process for health care facilities. | Senate Third Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HCR40 | Recognizing the Portland Trail Blazers. | Senate Final Reading | 06/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB2342 | Relating to fees concerning wildlife; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB2658 | Relating to conditions of development. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB688 | Relating to performance-based regulation of electric utilities. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB2728 | Relating to member data under the Public Employees Retirement System; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB5543 | Relating to the financial administration of the Water Resources Department; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB5515 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Education; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB5037 | Relating to the financial administration of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB296 | Relating to hospital discharge challenges; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to the economic development information of businesses; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Committee Do pass the B-Eng bill | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB2725 | Relating to the inclusion of ports in strategic investment program agreements; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill | 06/23/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Oregon Joint Conduct Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Oregon Joint Legislative Administration Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Oregon Joint Tax Expenditures Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Conduct Committee | Alternate | 6 |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Finance and Revenue Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Health Care Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Housing and Development Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Labor and Business Committee | 3 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | Oregon Senate District 10 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/11/2021 |