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Legislator > Katherine Pham
State Senator
Katherine Pham
(D) - Oregon
Oregon Senate District 23
In Office - Started: 01/13/2025
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900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-986-1723
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB3179 | Relating to public utilities; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells the PUC to look at the economic impact of a proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Allows the PUC to adjust rates to mitigate an increase. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Digest: Tells the PUC to look at the economic impact of a proposed rate or schedule of rates if the rates lead to certain revenue results. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of a pro- posed rate or schedule of rates on a public utility’s ratepayers if the proposed rate or schedule of rates will result in an increase of the public utility’s revenue in this state by 2.5 percent or more. an elec- tric or natural gas company’s proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Requires an electric or natural gas company to file an analysis of the cumulative economic impact on the company’s residential rate payers if the company’s return on equity is subject to review and modification. Modifies the commission’s general powers to give the commission broad discretion in setting rates. Authorizes the commission to adjust rates to mitigate or phase in an increase in rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services or could materially affect the economy of the state. an increase in residential customer rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services. Prohibits any increase in residential rates from taking effect from November 1 to March 31. Directs the commission to require an electric or natural gas company to establish a multiyear rate plan for certain rate revisions. Prohibits, until January 2, 2027, or the date the commission adopts rules regarding multiyear rate plans, certain rate increases from taking effect within 18 months from the date of the last rate increase. Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with capital in- vestments that are approved by the commission. certain capital investments, retiring a generation asset, environmental remediation or an event in which the availability of electricity or na- tural gas within a regional energy market is significantly constrained. Requires a public utility that provides electricity or gas services to provide and make public a visual representation of cost categories included in the public utility’s residential customer rates for the preceding calendar year. Requires a public utility to provide and make public a quarterly report on any rate adjustments the public utility expects within the next 12 months. Requires an electric or natural gas company to provide and make public a visual repre- sentation of cost categories included in the company’s residential customer rates and a re- port on any rate adjustments the company expects within the next 12 months. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SB1032 | Relating to aerosol dusters that contain 1,1-Difluoroethane. | AN ACT Relating to aerosol dusters that contain 1,1-Difluoroethane. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3505 | Relating to housing. | AN ACT Relating to housing; amending ORS 223.301. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB686 | Relating to civic information. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a committee to study local news models and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Digest: Makes online platforms choose to pay online news providers or donate to a group for civic information. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires online platforms to pay digital journalism providers or donate to the Oregon Civic In- formation Consortium. Allows an online platform to use an arbitration process to determine the per- centage of an online platform’s advertising revenue to be remitted to digital journalism providers. Prohibits an online platform from retaliating against digital journalism providers. Requires online platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism pro- viders. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium to advance research and innovation in me- dia and technology. Directs that each public university shall participate in the consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information. Establishes the Interim Committee on Civic Information. Directs the interim committee to research local news and information ecosystems and identify journalism models that can be replicated. Directs the interim committee to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to rules and labor and business no later than December 1, 2026. Creates an income tax credit for subscriptions to media news outlets and donations to certain journalism organizations. Prohibits a person from falsely advertising the availability of the tax credit. Allows the Department of Revenue to impose a civil penalty for violation. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2031. | In Committee |
| HB2256 | Relating to sales of units of land not lawfully established for conservation purposes. | AN ACT Relating to sales of units of land not lawfully established for conservation purposes; amending ORS 92.018 and 92.990. | 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 |
| SB1086 | Relating to an apprenticeship program for building inspectors; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to an apprenticeship program for building inspectors; creating new provisions; amending ORS 455.720; and prescribing an effective date. | 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 |
| SB1182 | Relating to disposition of surplus real property of the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Project. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act lets ODOT lease or sell extra land from the I-5 Rose Quarter Project to a charity. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). Digest: This Act lets ODOT give, lease or sell extra land from the I-5 Rose Quarter Project to a charity. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.2). Allows the Department of Transportation to gift, lease or sell surplus real property of the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Project to Albina Vision Trust, Inc. Sunsets on January 2, 2030 2040 . | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| HB2292 | Relating to treatment of human immunodeficiency virus. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells some health insurers and Medicaid plans to cover more drugs and treatment for HIV. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Requires health benefit plans and medical assistance managed plans to provide coverage with no cost-sharing for additional treatment for human immunodeficiency virus and prohibits requiring prior authorization. | In Committee |
| SB685 | Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. | Passed |
| HB3932 | Relating to protecting beavers. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act prohibits a person from taking a beaver from certain waters. The Act prohibits a person from taking a beaver on public land within certain watersheds or near certain waters. The Act does not apply to agency staff. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Instructs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules that prohibit Prohibits a person from taking a beaver on waters or watersheds that are classified in a certain manner or on public land that is within the watersheds or within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of the waters. Creates an Provides exceptions, including an exception for employees of federal and state land management agencies. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | Passed |
| HB3365 | Relating to climate change instruction in public schools. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make new laws with respect to updates to academic content standards in certain core subjects. The updates must include standards about the causes and effects of climate change. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Digest: The Act would make new laws that would require climate change instruction to be in- cluded in certain subjects taught in public schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Directs the State Board of Education to ensure that academic content standards for core subjects include sufficient instruction on the causes and effects of climate change and strategies for responding to such causes and effects any revisions to the academic content standards for certain core subjects include standards that address the causes and effects of climate change and strat- egies for mitigating, adapting to and strengthening community resilience to those causes and effects . Applies to academic content standards that are reviewed and revised on or after the effective date of the Act. | Crossed Over |
| HB3054 | Relating to residential tenancies for a space in a facility; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act limits rent increases and sales constraints by a landlord in a home park or marina. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Reduces Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility to match changes to the consumer price index. Limits to 10 percent the maximum increase in rent paid by the purchaser of a dwelling or home in a facility. beginning in 2026. Creates an exception for certain infrastructure upgrades approved by a vote of the tenants. Prohibits a landlord from requiring aesthetic improvements or internal inspections as conditions of sale of a dwelling or home in a facility. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study water, sewer and septic sys- tems of facilities and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective September 1, 2025. | Crossed Over |
| HB3546 | Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | Passed |
| SB347 | Relating to farm use land used for illegal growing of marijuana; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would end special tax assessment for land if the owner or the person in control of the land gets a civil penalty for growing pot on the land or is found guilty of growing it there. The Act would make an exception if the owner reasonably didn’t know about the pot or called the police as soon as they did know. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Disqualifies land from farm use special assessments upon a final civil penalty or judgment of conviction for the illegal growing of marijuana against the landowner or person in possession and control of the land. Provides an exception for a landowner or other obligated taxpayer who rea- sonably lacked knowledge of the illegal growing of marijuana or promptly notified a law enforcement agency of the illegal growing of marijuana. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Crossed Over |
| HCR34 | Designating Vietnamese American Remembrance Day. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Creates a new state day to remember the Vietnam War and to honor those affected by it. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.1). Designates April 30, 2025, as Vietnamese American Remembrance Day. Honors the contributions of Vietnam War veterans from the United States and the Republic of Vietnam, Vietnamese refugees and the Vietnamese American community. | Crossed Over |
| HB3865 | Relating to telephone solicitations. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says that a person may not make a sales call by voice or text unless the person follows certain rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.7). Prohibits as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act a person’s initiating a telephone solicitation outside specified hours or more than three separate times within a 24-hour period, misrepresenting or falsifying the person’s identity, the purpose of the call or the location from which the person is calling or failing to make required disclosures or inquiries during the call. Includes text messaging and other data messaging within the definition of “telephone solicitation.” Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Crossed Over |
| SB1098 | Relating to access to materials in schools; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells school district boards to have a policy about books in a school library. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Digest: Prohibits the exclusion of certain school books based on the topic or author of the book. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Prohibits discrimination when selecting or retaining school library materials, textbooks or in- structional materials or when developing and implementing a curriculum. Prescribes requirements for the removal of library materials, textbooks and instructional materials. Directs the Department of Education to provide technical assistance for school library programs. Directs each school district board to adopt a policy related to the selection and removal of materials available at a school library. Prescribes requirements of the policy. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Passed |
| HB3789 | Relating to union misrepresentation. | AN ACT Relating to union misrepresentation. | Passed |
| HB2556 | Relating to Portland State University designation. | AN ACT Relating to Portland State University designation. Whereas Portland State University was founded in 1946 to provide access to higher education and opportunity for veterans returning home from World War II; and Whereas Portland State University plays a pivotal role in Portland’s urban renaissance, leading efforts to revitalize the city’s economy, infrastructure, and environment through sustainability ini- tiatives, climate resilience research, and community-engaged partnerships that promote equitable development and urban innovation; and Whereas Portland State University now offers world-class graduate programs and serves as a leader in graduate research that drives economic development and urban revitalization; and Whereas Portland State University remains the only public urban research university in this state, located in the state’s largest metropolitan area, and has grown into Oregon’s most diverse public research university, with more than 20,000 students and more than 200 degree programs that serve more low-income, first-generation, transfer and diverse students than any other university in Oregon; and Whereas Portland State University’s motto “Let Knowledge Serve the City” embodies the institution’s role as Oregon’s public urban research university; and Whereas an urban research university is defined as an institution of higher education having one or more campus locations based at an urban center that reflects the diversity of the region’s urban centers, serves as a hub for urban economic development by collaborating with policymakers and business leaders throughout the State, and applies education and research to inform urban public policy; and Whereas urban research universities provide high quality education at the undergraduate and graduate levels to underrepresented and underserved populations, predominantly commuter students, who would otherwise encounter numerous obstacles to advance beyond secondary education; and Whereas, 54 percent of Portland State’s Fall 2023 first year class was first generation and 58 percent were BIPOC, representing the third year of a majority BIPOC first year class; and Whereas Portland State University serves 6,670 Pell Grant recipients and 5,945 Oregon Oppor- tunity Grant recipients; and Whereas urban research universities play a vital and unique role in changing the face of pro- fessions that have historically been homogenous and monolithic, such as science, technology, engi- neering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, architecture, clinical sciences, and public health, and urban research universities enrich the diversity of the university student population, promote inclusion, and nurture diversity of thought to the problem solving of society’s most challenging issues; and Enrolled House Bill 2556 (HB 2556-INTRO) Whereas Portland State University was awarded a 5-year grant under its Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) designation in 2023, making it the largest federally funded minority-serving institution in Oregon; and Whereas Portland State University has been recognized through competitive research grants from federal agencies, supporting public-impact research that addresses critical societal issues, in- cluding sustainability, economic equity, and public health, and enhancing its role as a national leader in research excellence; and Whereas Portland State University leads interdisciplinary research centers and collaborates with public universities across Oregon, fostering innovative research that addresses local, regional, and global challenges; and Whereas Portland State University has received awards from state and federal agencies to begin and continue research projects surrounding renewable energy storage; and Whereas Portland State University does research that deepens the understanding of how renewable energy transitions impact communities, and how to minimize the negative impacts that renewable energy transitions can have on underserved communities; and Whereas Portland State University has researchers traveling and examining climate and sustainability issues globally; and Whereas Portland State University is a hub of world-class transportation research, conducted within the Transportation Research and Education Center, which has been funded by the U.S. De- partment of Transportation; and Whereas Portland State University works with sister centers at partner universities to conduct public-impact research that improves mobility and builds strong communities; and Whereas Portland State University continues to connect to and produce a highly skilled workforce through undergraduate education and advanced graduate programs, serving Oregon’s nexus of growing, innovative technology industries and public agencies; and Whereas Portland State University prepares students for competitive jobs in emerging and high-demand industries such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, smart grids and clean technology, climate change and resilience, and through comprehensive undergraduate educa- tion, advanced graduate training, and specialized doctoral research programs that equip students with cutting-edge skills and expertise for leadership in these fields; and Whereas Portland State University started from humble beginnings to become a world-class re- search university and a recognized leader in social mobility and equitable workforce development in Oregon and across the globe; and Whereas Portland State University continues to lead community-engaged research in the state’s urban core; and Whereas Portland State University is recognized for its impact in the research sector locally, statewide and nationally; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2008 | Relating to consumer protection. | AN ACT Relating to consumer protection; amending ORS 646A.578. | 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 |
| SB426 | Relating to wages. | AN ACT Relating to wages. | Passed |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | Passed |
| HB2548 | Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates laws about a labor standards board for agricultural workers. The Act would prohibit employers from firing such workers without cause. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Establishes the Agricultural Workforce Labor Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for agricultural workers. Provides remedies for agricultural workers alleging a violation of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct an biennial comprehensive review to determine whether to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Directs the board to establish uniform training requirements for agricultural workers, supervisory and nonsupervisory employees and establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to agricultural workers. Requires the board to submit an annual 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 year. Prohibits employers from terminating an agricultural worker unless the termination is for cause. Sets forth the conditions that must be satisfied in order to determine the existence of cause. Pro- vides remedies for agricultural workers alleging a retaliation or a violation of the for cause stand- ard. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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, | Passed |
| SB605 | Relating to medical debt reporting. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Stops people who provide medical services to patients from telling a credit bureau that a patient owes a debt, or the amount of the debt. Allows a person to sue a person who breaks this law. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Prohibits medical service providers from reporting the amount or existence of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from including in a consumer report an item that the consumer reporting agency knows or should know is medical debt. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. | Passed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB688 | Relating to performance-based regulation of electric utilities. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Allows the PUC to make a framework to reward or penalize power companies based on how well they perform. Gives money to the PUC to make the framework. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Digest: Tells the PUC to reward or penalize power companies based on how well the companies meet certain metrics. Tells the PUC to report on how well the companies are doing. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.3). Directs Allows the Public Utility Commission to adopt not later than January 2, 2027, a framework for carrying out performance-based regulation of electric utilities. Requires the compa- nies and use of incentives and penalties to induce electric utilities companies to bring electric utility operations in line with the public interest and certain objectives. Declares a public interest for purposes of the Act. Requires the commission to provide a report on the framework adopted by the commission to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than March 15, 2027. Requires the commission to provide a report on the progress and effectiveness of using performance-based regulation to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly re- lated to energy not later than November 15, 2028. Appropriates moneys to the commission for implementing performance-based regu- lations. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HB3156 | Relating to utilities. | AN ACT Relating to utilities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3920 | Relating to waiver of tuition for certain qualified students; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to waiver of tuition for certain qualified students; amending ORS 350.285; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB723 | Relating to two-person crew member requirements on trains. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act requires trains to have a crew of at least two unless a federal exception exists. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Requires that trains have a minimum of two crew members. Provides exceptions. Imposes civil penalties for violation. Makes violation a Class D violation, punishable by a maximum fine of $250. | In Committee |
| SB711 | Relating to photo radar in highway work zones. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws. | In Committee |
| SB684 | Relating to housing. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes OHCS create mixed income housing programs and lets housing authori- ties run or own more mixed income housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a program to issue low- interest short-term loans for the construction of mixed income housing. Amends the definition of “residential housing” to include certain mixed income housing. Requires the department to adopt rules for long-term financing of residential housing on or before January 1, 2027. Requires the de- partment to report on updates to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. Establishes the Mixed Income Public Development Loan Fund to be continually appropriated to the department for those purposes. Reduces limitations on the mixed income housing that housing authorities may finance, develop, own, operate or manage. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| SB715 | Relating to the Cascadia High Speed Rail Task Force; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a high speed rail task force. Tells the task force to study, research and make reports about high speed rail in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 88.9). Creates the Cascadia High Speed Rail Task Force. Specifies the membership of the task force. Directs the task force to submit progress reports and a final report. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3525 | Relating to exempt wells that supply ground water for domestic purposes. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act requires landlords to test tenants’ wells for contaminants. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Digest: This Act requires landlords to test tenants’ wells and DEQ to analyze its well data. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires, for each dwelling unit rented by a landlord for which the source of drinking water is a an exempt well that is subject to regulation , that the landlord collect and test samples of drinking water from the dwelling unit for arsenic, E. coli coliform bacteria, lead and nitrates. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality Oregon Health Authority to adopt implemen- tation rules. Becomes operative on June 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| HB2977 | Relating to funding to support species conservation; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subac- count related to wildlife. The Act says that moneys from the increase in the tax must be put in a subaccount. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1). Increases the state transient lodging tax. Changes the name of the Oregon Conservation Strat- egy Subaccount to the Recovering Oregon’s Wildlife Fund Subaccount. Transfers moneys attribut- able to the increase of the state transient lodging tax to the Recovering Oregon’s Wildlife Fund Subaccount. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 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. | In Committee |
| HB2961 | Relating to the capacity for electric vehicle charging required in certain newly constructed buildings. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Sets the percentage of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3). Digest: Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Increases Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction, the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of newly constructed commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with five 10 or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and five 10 or more residential dwelling units. | In Committee |
| HB3877 | Relating to licensing of dwelling units. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes DCBS license vacation and rental homes. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a rental licensing program for the annual licensing of dwelling units for rental or vacation occupancy. Authorizes the department to assess licensing fees and penalties. Requires dismissal of eviction for units not li- censed. Requires the department to report annually on aggregate data and to provide a copy of the report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing. Requires the de- partment to provide no-cost education courses to licensees. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Establishes the Residential Licensing Account for the licensing program. Appropriates moneys to the account. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB3212 | Relating to pharmacy benefits. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes changes to the rules for PBMs and prescription drug benefits. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Creates additional rules and requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and a policy or cer- tificate of health insurance or other contract providing for the reimbursement of the cost of a pre- scription drug. | In Committee |
| SB1143 | Relating to thermal energy networks; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes the PUC create a program to have each gas company create a thermal energy network pilot project. Makes each gas company apply to create a pilot project. Makes labor standards for certain covered projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Digest: Makes the PUC create a program to have each gas company create a thermal energy net- work pilot project. Makes each gas company apply to create a pilot project. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the Public Utility Commission to establish a pilot program that allows each natural gas company to develop a utility-scale thermal energy network pilot project to provide heating and cooling services to customers. Requires each natural gas company to file a proposal and plan to develop a pilot project or an explanation for why the natural gas company is not submitting a pro- posal. Identifies criteria the commission shall take into consideration in evaluating a proposal. Establishes labor standards and reporting requirements for certain thermal energy net- work projects. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3194 | Relating to farmworker camps. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Establishes that landowners and persons acting as farmworker camp operators are jointly and severally liable for operating a farmworker camp on the landowner’s property unless certain condi- tions are met. Modifies remedies that may be sought for violations of certain requirements for farmworker camps. | In Committee |
| HB3450 | Relating to energy storage transition planning; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells ODOE to make an energy storage transition plan for some bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Directs the State Department of Energy to develop an energy storage transition plan for the critical energy infrastructure hub. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| SB1102 | Relating to energy. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes ODOE do a study on energy and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 65.7). Requires the State Department of Energy to study energy. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB3884 | Relating to firearm hold agreements. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs the Department of State Police to study firearm hold agreements. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires the Department of State Police to study whether firearm hold agreements reduce firearm risks. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | In Committee |
| SB1202 | Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a new agency to govern rail and transit in Oregon. The new agency name is the Oregon Rail and Transit Department. Transfers duties of governing rail from ODOT to the ORTD. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.9). Creates the Oregon Rail and Transit Department. Creates the State Rail and Transit Board. Transfers the duties and functions of the Department of Transportation relating to rail and public transit to the Oregon Rail and Transit Department. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| SB689 | Relating to rail; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a new agency to govern rail in Oregon. The new agency name is the Oregon Rail Department. Transfers duties of governing rail from ODOT to the ORD. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.9). Creates the Oregon Rail Department. Creates the State Rail Board. Transfers the duties and functions of the Department of Transportation relating to rail to the Oregon Rail Department. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3628 | Relating to the Oregon Electric Transmission Authority; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Creates a public body to fund, build, upgrade, own and carry out transmission projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Establishes the Oregon Electric Transmission Authority as an independent public corporation. Provides that the authority shall support the expansion of electric transmission capacity in this state by financing, developing, constructing, upgrading, owning and operating electric transmission infrastructure. Directs the authority to identify and establish electric transmission corridors with statewide significance. Authorizes the authority to finance transmission projects by issuing revenue bonds and collecting payments from the users of the authority’s transmission facilities. Establishes the Tribal Advisory Council on Electric Transmission. Directs the authority to submit an annual report to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on the authority’s activities and operations for the preceding year. Limits the authority’s annual operating budget to no more than $2 million. Provides for the collection of a nonbypassable charge from large industrial electricity customers to fund the authority’s operating budget. Sunsets January 2, 2032. Requires the State Department of Energy to conduct a review of the authority and submit a report to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy for the Legislative Assembly’s consideration to extend the sunset date. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB2555 | Relating to sentencing; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to a pilot program for family sentencing in court. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Changes the name of the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program to the Family Sentencing Alternative Program. Makes the program permanent. Modifies eligibility requirements for the pro- gram to include all sentences for which a defendant is eligible for a downward dispositional depar- ture. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| SB1177 | Relating to use of surplus revenues for wildfire funding; declaring an emergency; providing for revenue estimate modification 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 the kicker estimate to fund help against wildfire. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Increases the amount of the estimate of revenues that will be received from General Fund re- venue sources other than corporate income and excise taxes for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023. Requires that the difference between the amount actually collected and the amount estimated after the close of the 2023 regular session be transferred to the Oregon Wildfire Mitigation and Adapta- tion Fund. Establishes the Oregon Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, with interest earned by the fund to be used for wildfire mitigation and community adaptation to wildfire risk. Provides for the return to taxpayers of surplus revenue over the adjusted estimate amount if the constitu- tional threshold is exceeded. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB2746 | Relating to disclosures of certain information concerning employment-related matters; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes new laws regarding pay transparency. The Act takes effect 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.7). Requires employers and employment agencies to include certain wage and benefit information in job postings for job, promotion and transfer opportunities. Requires employers to maintain certain employment records for each employee. Directs the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct proactive outreach and ongoing training to educate employers and employment agencies about the requirements. Makes a violation an unlawful practice and per- mits the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to assess civil penalties for a vio- lation. Establishes circumstances under which the commissioner may dismiss a complaint about a violation. Permits the commissioner to issue a letter of explanation or education to an em- ployer or employment agency instead of a civil penalty for a first violation. Requires the re- mainder of sums collected as penalties, after application toward reimbursement of costs, to be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the General Fund. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer or an employment agency to retaliate or discriminate against an employee for invoking or exercising certain rights. Makes employment agencies subject to the prohibition against inquiries regarding salary history and past criminal convictions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| HB3587 | Relating to rocky habitat management; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells DLCD and Oregon Ocean Science Trust to take actions to help rocky habitats. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Directs the Department of Land Conservation and Development to take certain actions related to rocky habitat management. Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to provide competitive grants for nonregulatory rocky habitat management programs. Appropriates moneys to the trust for the purpose of providing the grants. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| HB3580 | Relating to eelgrass resources in state waters; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act creates the Task Force on Eelgrass Resources. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Establishes the Task Force on Eelgrass Resources. Provides duties of the task force and directs the task force to submit a report to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB2968 | Relating to housing; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes OHCS guarantee a local government’s collection of a fee to be paid by a home builder on a delayed schedule. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to guarantee a housing developer’s payment of system development charges that the local government has agreed to defer until after occupancy. Allows the department to assess a civil penalty and interest against defaulting develop- ers. Allows the Department of Revenue to pursue collections against developers. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Establishes the Municipal Development Protection Fund for such purposes. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| SB1020 | Relating to inhalant delivery system producer responsibility; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act says that inhalant delivery systems must have a refund value. Makers of those systems must carry out a plan to collect and dispose of them. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires producers of inhalant delivery systems to join an inhalant delivery system producer responsibility organization and implement an inhalant delivery system producer responsibility pro- gram for the collection and disposal of inhalant delivery systems. Establishes a refund value for inhalant delivery systems sold in this state. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to administer and enforce the requirements of the Act. Establishes the Inhalant Delivery System Producer Responsibility Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB3595 | Relating to the Lunar New Year. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the Lunar New Year a state holiday. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.7). Establishes the Lunar New Year as a legal holiday in this state. | In Committee |
| HB2729 | Relating to schools; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the OHA to issue grants and take other actions to increase school-based health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Digest: The Act tells the OHA to adjust its school-based health center grants for inflation. The Act tells the OHA to issue grants and take other actions to increase school-based health services. The Act authorizes lottery bonds for school-based health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to modify the amounts of grants for school-based health centers for inflation. Directs the authority to issue grants for the planning and operation of school-based health ser- vices. Directs the authority Oregon Health Authority to develop and implement a program to issue grants to increase and improve school-based mental health services and substance use services. Directs the authority to study methods for providing or increasing reimbursement for mental health services delivered through school-based health centers. Authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds for school-based health center purposes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB2960 | Relating to certain facilities that convert plastic waste; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act forbids facilities that change the structure of waste plastic. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Prohibits the establishment or operation of a plastic conversion or depolymerization facility in this state. Prohibits state agencies and local governments from providing incentives to any plastic con- version or depolymerization facility. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB2250 | Relating to redistricting. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would have the state use the last known address of adults in custody, if avail- able, to create some voting districts. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Directs the Department of Corrections to determine the last-known address of adults in custody, if the address is readily known or available to an adult in custody, and submit information to the Portland State University Population Research Center. Directs the center to adjust the population data reported in the federal decennial census to reflect the residence status of adults in custody before incarceration. Requires the Legislative Assembly or Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, to reapportion the state into legislative districts based on the adjusted population data. Requires use of the ad- justed population data to apportion county or municipal boundaries. | In Committee |
| SB681 | Relating to a moratorium on private investments by the State Treasurer in fossil fuel dominant funds. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that for five years, the State Treasurer can’t invest in private funds that deal heavily in fossil fuels. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.7). Prohibits the State Treasurer from renewing investments in or making new investments in a private market fund if the managers of the fund have stated an intention to invest in fossil fuels, subject to fiduciary duties. Sunsets on January 2, 2031. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB2963 | Relating to electric bicycles; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act directs the EQC to create an electric bicycle rebate program. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 60.7). Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish by rule a program for providing re- bate vouchers to qualifying individuals who purchase electric assisted bicycles. Establishes the Electric Bicycle Incentive Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB2598 | Relating to rail fixed guideway public transportation system. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes clear that a light rail car or monorail are not commercial motor vehicles. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Clarifies that a rail fixed guideway system is not a commercial motor vehicle for the purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code. | In Committee |
| HB3121 | Relating to community water systems; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would result in support for small and very small water systems. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 76.5). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into a contract with dis- tribute moneys to the Oregon Association of Water Utilities to provide technical assistance, or enter into a contract with a third party to provide technical assistance, to address the needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, construct and equip a water utility training center and employ three staff to provide related support and resources. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department to carry out the contract Act . Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB3181 | Relating to a task force on youth apprenticeships; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates the Task Force on Youth Apprenticeship. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.2). Establishes the Task Force on Youth Apprenticeship. Requires the task force to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than December 1, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| HB3170 | Relating to community resilience; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about networks that help people prepare for and respond to disasters. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Modifies the definitions of and grant requirements for Resilience Hubs and Resilience Networks. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Human Services for providing grants for Resilience Hubs and Resilience Networks. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| SB938 | Relating to restorative justice. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to the restorative justice grant program. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 61.3). Digest: The Act changes the restorative justice grant program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Modifies what entities may receive restorative justice program grants. Establishes the Restorative Justice Grant Program Account and continuously appropriates moneys in the account to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the grant program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB3765 | Relating to investments. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the State Treasurer and OIC to take steps to use ESG factors in invest- ment decisions. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Requires the State Treasurer and Oregon Investment Council to implement a system to perform ESG analyses of current and proposed investments, assign personnel to oversee the system and issue an annual report on actions taken pursuant to the system. Prohibits investments in entities that are determined by an international body to have violated international law. | In Committee |
| HB3894 | Relating to wind energy; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that the State Forester can lease forest lands for wind energy facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Allows the State Forester to lease forestlands for the purpose of siting energy facilities that use wind energy. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB2965 | Relating to aquaculture. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act sets requirements for raising fish as food for humans. The Act creates a related fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.7). Establishes certain requirements concerning aquaculture. Establishes the Aquatic Animals Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Appropri- ates moneys in the Aquatic Animals Fund to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for certain purposes related to aquaculture and aquatic animals. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| HB3231 | Relating to passenger rail; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that the passenger rail plan needs to include ways to fix and improve train tracks and other important parts. It also has to help trains carry more passengers. The Department of Transportation must give updates on how the plan is going by December 31 every two years. All reports about passenger trains will be combined into one part of the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Requires the passenger rail plan to include strategies for upgrading and improving railroad track, strategies related to infrastructure and boosting capacity and information about federal grants sought and received. Requires the Department of Transportation to provide status updates on the plan no later than December 31 of each even-numbered year. Consolidates reports on pas- senger rail into one section of law. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| SB753 | Relating to rail. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells ODOT to work with others to plan and pay for rail. Every two years, ODOT must report to the JCT about the plans and progress for rail transportation. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 76.4). Directs the Department of Transportation to work with the Washington State Department of Transportation and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to develop plans to operate and fund rail transportation. Directs the Department of Transportation to submit a biennial report on plans to the Joint Committee on Transportation. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| SB687 | Relating to transportation. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that a city or county may enact a fuel tax. The proposed tax will not need to go to the electors first. The Act says a county that is smaller may enact a car fee and does not need elector approval first. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.5). Provides that certain local governments may enact a fuel tax or vehicle registration fee without first submitting the proposed tax or registration fee to the electors. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB5533 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Military Department; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB141 | Relating to education; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB5502 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Department of Agriculture; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB5503 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB5517 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB5520 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Environmental Quality; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB5516 | Relating to the state financial administration of the Department of Education; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB974 | Relating to the timeline for reviewing land use applications for housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB1066 | Relating to safety requirements for residential facilities; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HCR35 | In memoriam: Former Speaker of the House Philip Lang, 1929-2024. | Senate Final Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB2155 | Relating to transportation. | Senate Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB726 | Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB2339 | Relating to changes to the tax laws of this state; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB2356 | Relating to a metropolitan service district boundaries. | Senate Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB2205 | Relating to coordinated care organization contracts. | Senate Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB2647 | Relating to urban growth boundaries. | Senate Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB3643 | Relating to Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| SR2 | Recognizing the important role of Aurora State Airport in the State of Oregon's emergency preparedness and response efforts. | Senate Final Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB225 | Relating to taxable income exemption for military taxpayers; prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SB459 | Relating to the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB3226 | Relating to organizations that provide services related to obtaining prescription drugs; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB2940 | Relating to hemoglobinopathies; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SB360 | Relating to machine-powered pesticide application devices; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Nay |
| SB99 | Relating to property tax incentive benefit programs for brownfields; prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SB430 | Relating to disclosures required in connection with online transactions. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SB347 | Relating to farm use land used for illegal growing of marijuana; prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB3224 | Relating to background checks; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB3546 | Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SB5501 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2680 | Relating to certifications required for work with fenestration systems in public buildings; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2143 | Relating to five-needle protocol; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB5529 | Relating to the financial administration of the Land Use Board of Appeals; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB5546 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB5519 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB5524 | Relating to the financial administration of specified boards; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2649 | Relating to tuition and fees for public universities; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB5518 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Department of Energy; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2456 | Relating to the Sexual Assault Victims' Emergency Medical Response Fund. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB5547 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB5513 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Justice; declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB3646 | Relating to contract preferences in public procurement for employee-owned businesses; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB3681 | Relating to energy facilities. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB3729 | Relating to crematory incinerators; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB3694 | Relating to student athletes. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB3819 | Relating to the State Board of Massage Therapists; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB3929 | Relating to the wellness of public safety workers. | Senate Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB221 | Relating to a fish enhancement program; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB243 | Relating to firearms; prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB243 | Relating to firearms; prescribing an effective date. | Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| SB426 | Relating to wages. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB143 | Relating to administration of public funds; prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB840 | Relating to transportation. | Senate Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3532 | Relating to offensive names; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB1036 | Relating to towing motor vehicles. | Senate Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB1182 | Relating to disposition of surplus real property of the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Project. | Senate Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SJM10 | Urging the President, the Executive Director of the Maritime Administration and Congress to purchase the SS United States, designate it as a National Historic Landmark, restore it and name it the flagship of our nation. | Senate Final Reading | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| SB463 | Relating to reporting on the soundness of the state's Insurance Fund; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB871 | Relating to alcohol; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB2385 | Relating to restrictions on 340B covered entities; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB2385 | Relating to restrictions on 340B covered entities; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB3789 | Relating to union misrepresentation. | Senate Third Reading | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB3789 | Relating to union misrepresentation. | Senate Motion to substitute Minority Report | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| SB139 | Relating to infectious waste. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3144 | Relating to dwellings. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3042 | Relating to Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2236 | Relating to employment; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB551 | Relating to plastic waste. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2975 | Relating to crimes constituting domestic violence; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3027 | Relating to injunctions regarding career school regulatory violations. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3007 | Relating to accommodations for students diagnosed with a brain injury; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3342 | Relating to water; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB3372 | Relating to exempt uses of water. | Senate Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| SB1099 | Relating to use of real property for education; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB2556 | Relating to Portland State University designation. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB98 | Relating to court processes; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB5507 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB5504 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Department of Aviation; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB5512 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Board of Dentistry; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB5508 | Relating to the financial administration of the Columbia River Gorge Commission; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2931 | Relating to the interstate bridge replacement program. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2425 | Relating to ensuring that forced labor is not used for electric products that public bodies procure; declaring an emergency. | Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill. Requesting referral to Ways and Means | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB5540 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Tax Practitioners; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB3167 | Relating to regulating sales of admission tickets to entertainment events. | Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB5532 | Relating to the financial administration of specified boards; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB5544 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HCR25 | Recognizing and honoring Carol Rulla for her remarkable contributions to Gresham and to the people of this state. | Senate Final Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2944 | Relating to penalties for failure to comply with certain requirements under the laws governing public employee collective bargaining. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB3190 | Relating to historic property special assessment; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2658 | Relating to conditions of development. | Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage and request referral to Rules | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2078 | Relating to property tax exemption for multiunit rental housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2211 | Relating to dental subcontractors; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2964 | Relating to affordable housing; declaring an emergency. | Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2119 | Relating to standing in the Oregon Tax Court. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2594 | Relating to dental laboratories; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2307 | Relating to fluorescent lamps purchased by school districts; and declaring an emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2344 | Relating to the World War II memorial located in the Capitol Mall. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2668 | Relating to search and rescue. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2269 | Relating to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB3136 | Relating to composition of planning commissions. | Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| HB2074 | Relating to property tax exemption for vertical housing development projects; and prescribing an effective date. | Senate Third Reading | 05/21/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Oregon Joint Interstate 5 Bridge Committee | 2 | |
| Detail | Oregon Joint Transportation Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Oregon Joint Transportation Reinvestment Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Energy and Environment Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Housing and Development Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Labor and Business Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Oregon Senate Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs Committee | 5 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | Oregon Senate District 23 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/13/2025 | |
| OR | Oregon House District 46 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/11/2021 | 12/18/2024 |