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Wlnsvey Campos
(D) - Oregon
Oregon Senate District 18
In Office - Started: 01/09/2023

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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
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
SB682 Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act creates a program to recover the costs of climate change. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program within the Department of Environ- mental Quality. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Requires the State Treasurer to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emis- sions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Dead
SB458 Relating to U.S. Highway 30; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act requires ODOT to study a section of U.S. Highway 30. ODOT must make a report of the study and share its findings with the JCT. ODOT may start work on the study 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of a specific portion of U.S. Highway 30 and present a report to the Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. 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
SB478 Relating to duties of boards of education of community college districts; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act adds new duties to boards of community colleges. The Act declares an emer- gency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Revises the duties of boards of education of community college districts. Requires the boards to approve a community college’s membership in a state or national association. Permits the board to provide stipends to members of the board. Requires the members of the board to have an official electronic mail address that is posted on the website maintained by the community college. Requires the board to include an additional voting member of the board who is a full-time student at the community college. Requires the board to report to the Legislative Assembly on the board’s com- pliance with the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. 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
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
HB2950 Relating to amending land use planning goals; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes LCDC update land use goals on public process and makes DLCD suggest changes to how goals are updated. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to update the statewide land use planning goal relating to “citizen involvement” by rule by June 30, 2027 June 30, 2029 . Requires the advisory committee appointed by the Department of Land Conservation and Development to provide the commission with draft recommendations by June 30, 2027. Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to make recommendations by December 31, 2026, relating to the goal amendment process to the interim committees of the Leg- islative Assembly relating related to land use. Establishes the Public Involvement Goal Update Fund. Appropriates moneys to the de- partment for deposit into the fund. Sunsets January 2, 2030. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Dead
HB3118 Relating to communications services for persons in custody. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would tell DOC to make some voice communications services free for persons in custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Digest: The Act would tell DOC to give persons in custody access to some communication services for free. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Requires the Department of Corrections to enter into a contract , or renegotiate an existing contract, with a third party to provide voice communications services at no cost to persons con- fined at a Department of Corrections institution. Prohibits the receipt of financial or in-kind compensation by the department for providing voice communications services to persons in custody. Directs the department to submit a progress report on the implementation of the Act to the Legislative Assembly by February 1, 2026, and a biennial report on certain data to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year. 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
HB2745 Relating to benefit payments during employer compliance investigations; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would set the time by which benefits would have to be paid to a worker when the employer is being investigated for not complying with workers’ comp law. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Provides the timeline for payment of temporary disability compensation during an investigation of the compliance of the worker’s employer with workers’ compensation law. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Dead
SB1168 Relating to per-visit compensation for home health care entities. AN ACT Relating to per-visit compensation for home health care entities; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 652.260. Passed
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
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
SB1187 Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act creates a program to recover the costs of climate change. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program as an interagency response to the effects of climate change. Directs the Department of Land Conservation and Development to serve as the lead agency of an interagency team. Requires the department to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emissions. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to issue cost recovery demand notices to en- tities determined to be responsible for the costs of climate change. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Dead
HB3012 Relating to voting in school district elections. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets someone who is 16 or 17 years old and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Permits an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections. Dead
HB3899 Relating to requirements that apply to persons that process consumer personal data. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Changes some of the laws that apply to the use of personal data of consumers. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Lowers the thresholds above which, in applicable circumstances, controllers are subject to reg- ulation in processing consumers’ personal data. Prohibits controllers from processing sensitive data for the purposes of targeted advertising or profiling a consumer in furtherance of decisions that produce legal effects or effects of similar significance. Prohibits a controller from selling sensitive data for any reason. 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
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
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
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
HB3185 Relating to post-secondary students working at nonprofit corporations; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes the program for hiring certain students by nonprofits. The Act gives priority to certain types of courses. The Act increases the payback amount to the nonprofits. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Provides that priority may be given to students in specified courses of study to participate in a pilot program to enhance the hiring of public university students by eligible nonprofit organiza- tions. Provides for the reimbursement of eligible nonprofit organizations that participate in the pilot program up to 100 percent of the amount the organizations have paid in wages to participating students. Removes the requirement that eligible nonprofit organizations must have an annual budget of $5,000,000 or less. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. 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
SB603 Relating to standards for state agencies that award grants to nonprofit organizations; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a state agency to set up rules for other state agencies to use in coming up with programs and budgets the agencies want to fund with grants. Tells the head of the state’s labor bureau to form a committee to give advice about setting a prevailing rate of wage for workers in nonprofit organizations. Tells the head of the bureau to set a prevailing rate of wage. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish guidelines for state agencies to follow in designing programs and establishing budgets for ongoing or multiyear activities that state agencies intend to fund with grant moneys. Specifies contents for the guidelines. Requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish an advisory committee to assist the commissioner in determining a prevailing rate of wage and minimum benefits for employees of nonprofit organizations, providing guidance to state agencies in calculating labor costs and wage allocations the state agencies can use in establishing budgets for grant programs, delineating categories of work for the purpose of enabling the commissioner to determine an appli- cable prevailing rate of wage and minimum benefits and calculating and publishing data that state agencies can use in making adjustments to program and activity costs to account for inflation and cost-of-living allowances. Requires the commissioner at least once each program year to determine in consultation with the advisory committee the prevailing rate of wage and minimum benefits for workers in each cat- egory of work and region that the advisory committee establishes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Dead
SB595 Relating to Department of Human Services contracts. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act requires DHS to adjust contracts each year to reflect cost of living increases. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires multiyear contracts entered into between the Department of Human Services and pri- vate entities for the provision of health or social services to include annual cost of living adjust- ments. Dead
SB722 Relating to residential tenancies. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act bans software rent and occupancy control and applies rent caps to younger rentals. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Prohibits residential landlords from using certain software to set rents or occupancy rates. Es- tablishes statutory damages available to affected tenants or applicants. Reduces, from 15 to seven years, duration that new dwelling units are exempt from caps on residential rent increases. Dead
SB604 Relating to the Strong Start Program; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a program in HECC to provide support for certain students. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Establishes the Strong Start Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of providing support to first-year and underrepresented students at public universities in this state. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. Dead
SB601 Relating to affordable housing. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act requires OHCS to study low-cost housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study affordable housing and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026. 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
SB467 Relating to tax credits for child care workers; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a tax credit for some child care workers that starts in 2026. The Act lets the child care worker put the credit in the ORSP. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Creates a refundable income tax credit for certain child care workers. Provides for a child care worker to elect to deposit the refund attributable to the credit in the Oregon Retirement Savings Plan. Provides for the credit to be claimed on the personal income tax return for the 2026 tax year. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. 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
HB2678 Relating to services for medically complex Oregonians. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells state agencies to study ways to improve services for people with complex medical needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Department of Human Services to establish an Exceptional Home Care Worker Certification program. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study the fea- sibility of implementing a new classification for case managers who serve people with acute behav- ioral health needs. Directs the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to study funding pathways for providing behavioral health services to seniors and persons with phys- ical disabilities, a shared functional needs assessment tool and a process for incorporating housing benefit eligibility applications into the Oregon Eligibility (ONE) system. Directs the Department of Human Services to develop a data-driven argument for expanding the service priority levels for which an individual may be eligible for medical assistance. Dead
SB597 Relating to oral health care coordination. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to create a grant program to promote oral health care coordination. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish a grant program to provide financial support to certified dental sealant programs that promote and engage in oral health care coordination ac- tivities. Provides the manner in which the authority shall distribute grant funds to grantees. Dead
SB600 Relating to affordable housing. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a state agency to study how to make housing more affordable for some people. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study affordable housing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to affordable housing 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
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. Passed
SB572 Relating to the Oregon Racial Justice Act. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a new court process when a person can prove a criminal case is based on race. (Flesch Readability Score: 85.1). Creates a process for challenging a charge, finding of guilt, conviction or sentence, by filing a motion in the trial court or a petition for post-conviction relief, based on evidence that the con- viction or sentence was sought, obtained or imposed based on race, ethnicity or national origin. Applies retroactively to specified cases beginning January 1, 2027. 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
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
SB608 Relating to services for medically complex Oregonians. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells state agencies to study ways to improve services for people with complex medical needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Department of Human Services to establish an Exceptional Home Care Worker Certification program. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study the fea- sibility of implementing a new classification for case managers who serve people with acute behav- ioral health needs. Directs the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to study funding pathways for providing behavioral health services to seniors and persons with phys- ical disabilities, a shared functional needs assessment tool and a process for incorporating housing benefit eligibility applications into the Oregon Eligibility (ONE) system. Directs the Department of Human Services to develop a data-driven argument for expanding the service priority levels for which an individual may be eligible for medical assistance. Dead
SB607 Relating to behavioral health services provided by federally qualified health centers. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to study how to increase the rates at which FQHCs are reimbursed for mental health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to study alternative payment methodologies to improve access to behavioral health care in federally qualified health centers in this state. Requires the au- thority to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 30, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Dead
HB2958 Relating to earned income tax credits; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act modifies the earned income tax credit and extends the sunset for the credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit. Provides that a credit is available to all adults, including childless adults, over 18. Provides that the credit may be paid quarterly, in ad- vance, and is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Extends the sunset for the credit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. 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
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
SJM8 Requesting the FTC and the NIST to coordinate on a repair score for consumer electronic devices. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Asks the FTC and the NIST to create a score system that ranks for consumers how easy or hard it is to repair tech devices. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Requests that the Federal Trade Commission and the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology coordinate on and provide to manufacturers of electronic devices voluntary criteria for a one through ten repair score that may be displayed to consumers at the point of sale. Dead
SB606 Relating to occupational disease. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would add certain health care workers to those whose stress disorders give rise to a presumption that a workers’ comp claim is compensable. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Adds certain health care employees to the list of workers for whom certain stress disorders give rise to a presumption that a workers’ compensation claim is compensable as an occupational disease. Dead
SB596 Relating to veterans' recognition registration plates. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says some veterans may ask ODOT to waive the surcharge for the vet- eran plate. Gives money to ODOT to cover the costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.3). Digest: The Act says a person who qualifies for a veteran car plate may ask ODOT to waive the surcharge for the plate. Gives money to ODOT to cover the costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Provides that a person veteran with a disability is eligible for a veterans’ recognition regis- tration plate and may request a waiver of the surcharge imposed for the plate. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Transportation to cover the waivers. Dead
SB602 Relating to state agency relations with nonprofit organizations. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Sets up a body to talk to state agencies about how to make grants and buy goods and services for the state from not for profit organizations. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Digest: The Act sets policies for the state to use for awards of grants and public contracts to certain recipients. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Establishes the Nonprofit Organization Advisory Council within the Oregon Department of Administrative Services . Specifies the membership of the council and requires the council to review the state’s consult with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and with employ- ees of state agencies that make grants to or enter into public contracts with nonprofit or- ganizations concerning granting and procurement processes as applied to nonprofit organizations . Provides that the council shall also identify and recommend updates to statutes and admin- istrative rule to improve grant making and contracting processes with nonprofit organiza- tions, evaluate and recommend whether to create a centralized database to manage grant making and report to the Legislative Assembly. Establishes the Nonprofit Organization Partnership Fund to fund the council. Specifies requirements for grant agreements and public contracts into which state agencies en- ter with nonprofit organizations. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to create a centralized database for use in managing the state’s grants to nonprofit organizations. 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
HB2671 Relating to highly automated vehicles; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act permits the testing of automated vehicles on highways of this state. Directs ODOT to adopt rules to carry out the Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Permits the testing of highly automated vehicles on highways of this state under certain cir- cumstances. Prescribes the testing permit application requirements. Directs automated vehicle manufacturers to obtain additional umbrella liability insurance policies prior to testing. Directs the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for the testing of highly automated vehicles on the highways of this state. Permits the department to grant automated vehicle manufacturers that are testing highly automated vehicles exemptions to state equipment requirements. Imposes a civil penalty for testing a highly automated vehicle without a testing permit. Requires automated vehicle manufacturers to provide to the department reports on collisions and necessary disengagements that involve highly automated vehicles. Creates the offense of testing a highly automated vehicle without a testing permit or sticker. Punishes by a maximum fine of $500. Defines “testing operator” to include both an onboard operator and a remote operator of a highly automated vehicle. Requires a testing operator to monitor the operation of a test vehicle at all times and to be prepared to take control of the test vehicle if necessary. Identifies the testing operator as the operator or driver of a highly automated vehicle for purposes of certain provisions. Exempts persons testing highly automated vehicles without an onboard operator on highways of this state from certain provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code if the manufacturer has a valid testing permit. Directs the department to submit a report on the performance of highly automated vehicle technologies to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than November 15, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Dead
HB2791 Relating to workers' compensation. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make changes to provisions of workers’ comp law that deal with the timing of a worker’s claim and the worker’s engagement in training. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Allows a worker to receive permanent disability payments and complete the appeal of a notice of closure while engaged in training. Allows the redetermination of a worker’s permanent total dis- ability compensation after ceasing to engage in training. Allows a worker to postpone the selection of a training program and engagement in the program until after claim closure becomes final. 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
SJR29 Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to the authority of the Legislative Assembly to conduct business. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The measure asks voters to change how many members of the legislature are needed for it to meet, from 2/3 of members to 1/2 of members plus one. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.5). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a majority of each house of the Legislative Assembly to be present to conduct business. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. 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
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
HB2979 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 groups to help produce and distribute food. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to various entities for food production and distribution. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. 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
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
HB3934 Relating to a deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for Oregon estate tax; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would let a surviving spouse claim the unused amount of the first spouse’s es- tate tax exclusion. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Allows an exclusion from the Oregon taxable estate of a surviving spouse for the unused portion of exclusion that applied to the prior deceased spouse of the decedent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Dead
HJM6 Urging Congress to ensure strong annual federal funding for the National Institutes of Health and to increase investment in cutting-edge medical research through grants from the NIH to research institutions. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Urges Congress to spend more on research involving health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Urges Congress to ensure strong annual federal funding for the National Institutes of Health and to increase investment in cutting-edge medical research through grants from the NIH to re- search institutions. Dead
HB2991 Relating to services for assisting low-income individuals with tax navigation; 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 fund help for low-income people with their taxes. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Appropriates moneys to be used for funding outreach regarding federal earned income tax credits and other tax benefits and to provide tax navigation and preparation to low-income individ- uals. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. 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
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
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
HB3962 Relating to local taxation; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would let local transient lodging tax money be used for city or county services provided by a special district in lieu of the city or county. The Act would change the split of tax uses from at least 70 percent for tourism and no more than 30 percent for local services to at least 40 percent and no more than 60 percent. The Act would let local gov- ernments with grandfathered tax laws use the new provisions of the Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3). Digest: The Act tells the LRO to study local taxation. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study issues of local taxation. Directs the Legislative Revenue Officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to re- venue not later than December 1, 2026. Allows city and county services for which net local transient lodging tax revenue may be used to be provided either directly by the city or county or indirectly by a special district. Changes the division of allowable uses of net local transient lodging tax revenue from at least 70 percent for tourism-related expenses and no more than 30 percent for city or county services, to at least 40 percent and no more than 60 percent, respectively. Allows units of local government with restricted grandfathered local transient lodging tax regimes to take advantage of the new provisions of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Dead
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. Passed
HB2980 Relating to wildlife. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells ODFW to set up a Wildlife Stewardship Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish a Wildlife Stewardship Program. Directs the department to administer a grant program to support licensed wildlife rehabilitation centers. Appropriates moneys to the department, out of the General Fund, for purposes of the grant program. 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
HB3009 Relating to the Oregon Jail-Based Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Grant Program. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would allow grant funding to be used for people at a different type of county facility. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Expands the definition of “local correctional facility” under the Oregon Jail-Based Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Grant Program to allow people at other types of county facilities to receive opioid use disorder treatment and transition planning services. Dead
HB2966 Relating to a public finance task force; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a task force to study public financing options. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Establishes the State Public Finance Task Force. Directs the task force to study and make recommendations regarding public banking and other public financing options. Requires the task force to submit a report to a committee of the Legislative Assembly by September 1, 2027 De- cember 31, 2026 . Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Dead
HB3219 Relating to the Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives moneys to HECC for the Oregon Hazards Lab at UO. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.0). Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon. 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
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
SB688 Relating to performance-based regulation of electric utilities. AN ACT Relating to performance-based regulation of electric utilities. Passed
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
HB2573 Relating to emergency medical services for residents in long term care settings; and prescribing an effective date. AN ACT Relating to emergency medical services for residents in long term care settings; amending sections 1, 5 and 6, chapter 616, Oregon Laws 2021, and section 45, chapter 32, Oregon Laws 2024; and prescribing an effective date. Passed
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
HB2982 Relating to small watercraft. AN ACT Relating to small watercraft; amending ORS 830.575, 830.624, 830.627 and 830.790. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB547 Relating to Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month; and declaring an emergency. AN ACT Relating to Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month; and declaring an emergency. Whereas Oregon has more than 4,700 plant species that grow in the wild without cultivation, 72.5 percent of which are native to this state and more than 115 of which are endemic to and only grow in this state; and Whereas native plants in Oregon are those that have established in the landscape independently from direct or indirect human intervention, including those that are new to science or that existed prior to European arrival, and that have adapted to and evolved in the local environment; and Whereas Oregon’s native plants provide unique environmental, economic and cultural value to this state, including forming the foundation of this state’s food chain and providing food to our na- tive animals, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects; and Whereas Oregon’s native plants are essential to this state’s healthy, diverse and sustainable ecosystems and help create and maintain clean air and water and stable soil; and Whereas Oregon’s native plants are well established in the ecosystems of this state and have very little potential to become invasive pests in our wild and natural areas, thus requiring minimal fertilizer, soil amendment, water and pesticide to maintain; and Whereas Oregon currently contends with over 1,300 wild non-native plants, including more than 150 invasive species (including noxious weeds) growing in our wild and natural areas; and Whereas noxious weeds displace and compete with native and desirable economic plants, nega- tively affect agricultural and forest economies, impact natural resources such as fish and wildlife and overall watershed health, threaten cultural resources and first foods and can contribute to ex- treme wildfire behavior; and Whereas The Oregon Biodiversity Information Center ranks 633 of Oregon’s native vascular plants as uncommon, threatened, vulnerable, imperiled or critically imperiled in this state; and Whereas Oregon’s native plants attract beneficial insects like butterflies, ladybugs and bumblebees, which help fight agricultural pests and pollinate food crops, thus boosting the economy of this state; and Whereas many of Oregon’s native plants improve soil health by increasing the diversity of soil microbes and helping the soil absorb and store water through their deep root systems; and Whereas Oregon’s Native American tribes have lived and thrived by their knowledge of native plants, which have provided them with food, clothing, shelter, dyes, tools, medicine and fuel for centuries; and Whereas the Oregon grape has been Oregon’s state flower since 1899, and was used by indigenous tribes for medicine, food and dyes; and Enrolled Senate Bill 547 (SB 547-A) Whereas the Douglas fir has been Oregon’s state tree since 1939, and was used by tribes such as the Nuxalk and Quinault for torches, structures, fuel, tools, caulking and medicine; and Whereas Oregon’s native plants are a major part of this state’s natural heritage, providing countless aesthetic, cultural, economic and ecological benefits; 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
SB685 Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. AN ACT Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. 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
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
SB610 Relating to funding for substance use services. AN ACT Relating to funding for substance use services; amending ORS 413.017, 430.387, 430.388, 430.389, 430.390 and 430.394 and section 6, chapter 248, Oregon Laws 2023, and section 76, chapter 70, Oregon Laws 2024; and repealing ORS 430.391. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR15 Recognizing and honoring Hector Hinojosa Robles for his remarkable contributions to the people of this state. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors Hector Hinojosa Robles for all he has done for the people of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Recognizes and honors Hector Hinojosa Robles for his remarkable contributions to the people of this state. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2695 Relating to duties of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors. AN ACT Relating to duties of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors; amending ORS 353.050 and 353.060. 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
SB741 Relating to foster parent compensation. AN ACT Relating to foster parent compensation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2799 Relating to litigation costs for prevailing claimants. AN ACT Relating to litigation costs for prevailing claimants; amending ORS 656.386. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2586 Relating to nonresident tuition exemption for asylum seekers; and declaring an emergency. AN ACT Relating to nonresident tuition exemption for asylum seekers; amending ORS 352.287 and 353.123; and declaring an emergency. 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
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
SB549 Relating to complex rehabilitation technology. AN ACT Relating to complex rehabilitation technology. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SCR10 In memoriam: Senate President Peter Courtney, 1943-2024. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the life and memory of Peter Courtney. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). In memoriam: Senate President Peter Courtney, 1943-2024. 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
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
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
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
HB3544 Relating to water. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill, including amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) 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
SB844 Relating to public health. House Committee Do pass with amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) 06/26/2025 Yea
SB476 Relating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency. House Committee Do pass with amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) 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
HB2005 Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) 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 Yea
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 Yea
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
HB3145 Relating to factory-produced housing; and prescribing an effective date. House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) 06/24/2025 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
HB2803 Relating to fees concerning water; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill, including amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.) 06/24/2025 Yea
SB5541 Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Transportation; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 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
SB5506 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 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
HB2316 Relating to lands designated for housing; and prescribing an effective date. House Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill. (Printed C-Eng.) 06/24/2025 Yea
HB3031 Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency. House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill 06/24/2025 Yea
HB2685 Relating to cytomegalovirus; and prescribing an effective date. Senate Third Reading 06/24/2025 Yea
HB3040 Relating to early literacy. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) 06/24/2025 Yea
HB2555 Relating to sentencing; and declaring an emergency. Senate Third Reading 06/24/2025 Yea
SB5505 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 06/24/2025 Yea
HB5006 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 06/24/2025 Yea
HB2411 Relating to industrial development. House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 06/24/2025 Yea
SB5530 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 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
SB5531 Relating to lottery bonds; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 06/24/2025 Yea
SB960 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) 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
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Oregon Joint Emergency Board Interim Committee 4
Detail Oregon Joint Legislative Policy and Research Committee 3
Detail Oregon Joint Ways and Means Committee 6
Detail Oregon Senate Health Care Committee 3
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
OR Oregon Senate District 18 Senate Democrat, Working Families In Office 01/09/2023
OR Oregon House District 28 House Democrat, Working Families Out of Office 01/11/2021 02/05/2024