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Legislator > Virgle Osborne

State Representative
Virgle Osborne
(R) - Oregon
Oregon House District 02
In Office - Started: 01/09/2023
contact info
Capitol office
900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-986-1402
Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
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HB2375 | Relating to wind energy facilities. | AN ACT Relating to wind energy facilities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3814 | Relating to seafood processors; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to seafood processors; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3724 | Relating to cannabis; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to cannabis; creating new provisions; amending ORS 475C.017 and 475C.612; and prescrib- ing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
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 |
SCR31 | Commending the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors LCIS for 50 years of service to the State of Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Commends the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3979 | Relating to labor disputes involving public employees. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make changes to PECBA. The Act would prohibit public employees from engaging in strikes to resolve labor disputes. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Prohibits strikes by public employees. Requires that labor issues in dispute be submitted to final and binding arbitration. | In Committee |
HB3522 | Relating to evictions of squatters. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act allows the eviction of a squatter. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Allows an owner or landlord to evict a squatter. | Crossed Over |
HB3136 | Relating to composition of planning commissions. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act lets more land professionals serve on planning commissions. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members . | Crossed Over |
HB2037 | Relating to participation in athletics according to biological sex. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells certain entities to designate sports by sex. The Act forbids males from playing in female sports. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.35). Requires each athletic association, conference or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports, post-secondary institution of education and school district to designate ath- letic competitions and extracurricular sports according to biological sex. Prohibits biological males from participating in athletic competitions or extracurricular sports designated for biological fe- males. Requires academic entities to designate bathrooms and locker rooms for exclusive use by either persons of the male biological sex or persons of the female biological sex. Except as provided under written policies for coaches, trainers and other authorized persons, prohibits persons of the male biological sex from entering or using bathrooms or locker rooms designated for use by, or in use by, persons of the female biological sex and prohibits persons of the female biological sex from en- tering or using bathrooms or locker rooms designated for use by, or in use by, persons of the male biological sex. Provides causes of action for students, post-secondary institutions of education and school dis- tricts. | In Committee |
HCR29 | In memoriam: David Todd Meyer. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the life and memory of David Meyer. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). In memoriam: David Todd Meyer, 1967-2024. | Crossed Over |
SB459 | Relating to the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots. | AN ACT Relating to the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 776.105. | Passed |
SB485 | Relating to estate tax; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would expand the conditions under which small forestlands are exempt from estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Digest: The Act would repeal the estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Provides that the Oregon estate tax is imposed only on the estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2025. Modifies the exemption from taxable estate for the value of natural resource property as applicable to forestland. Limits the exemption to small forestland owners and allows an exemption based on active management appropriate for the current phase of the forest management cycle. Applies to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Crossed Over |
HB3980 | Relating to levee projects; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make it so that municipalities are able to get loans and grants for levee projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Makes municipalities eligible for financial assistance for certain levee projects. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3929 | Relating to the wellness of public safety workers. | AN ACT Relating to the wellness of public safety workers; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 181A.835. | Passed |
SB587 | Relating to an income tax subtraction for amounts received in wildfire litigation; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Exempts awards from and legal fees paid in wildfire suits from corporate excise and in- come tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire. Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs. Allows a taxpayer to amend a return to claim a refund for earliest tax year in which subtraction is allowed. Applies to declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2026, and to amounts received, losses incurred and legal fees paid in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
SB463 | Relating to reporting on the soundness of the state's Insurance Fund; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to reporting on the soundness of the state’s Insurance Fund; and declaring an emergency. | Passed |
HB3921 | Relating to urban growth boundaries; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to urban growth boundaries; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3978 | Relating to animals; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act concerns lab research on dogs, cats and primates that are not human. The Act creates a task force to stop research on primates that are not human. The Act takes effect when it is signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 91.4). Prohibits a research facility from using public funds to directly fund medically unnecessary laboratory research on dogs or cats that is classified under certain pain and distress categories. Prohibits a person from conducting research or testing on nonhuman primates at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Establishes the Task Force on Planning the Elimination of Research on Nonhuman Primates. Directs the task force to draft a plan for eliminating the breeding of, and research on, nonhuman primates at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Exempts the task force from public meetings law requirements. Sunsets the task force in 2041. | In Committee |
HB2668 | Relating to search and rescue. | AN ACT Relating to search and rescue. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3478 | Relating to dispensing nonretail fuel; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to dispensing nonretail fuel; creating new provisions; amending ORS 480.341, 480.345, 480.350 and 480.375; repealing ORS 480.355 and 480.360; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB2380 | Relating to cosmetology provisional certificates; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to cosmetology provisional certificates; creating new provisions; amending ORS 690.005, 690.035 and 690.046; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB2019 | Relating to Oregon Adoption Day; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to Oregon Adoption Day; and declaring an emergency. Whereas every child deserves a happy childhood and a permanent, nurturing and loving family; and Whereas every day, families are strengthened and expanded when committed and dedicated in- dividuals make an important difference in the life of a child through adoption; and Whereas nearly a quarter of individuals in the United States have considered adoption, but many individuals have misperceptions about the process of adopting children; and Whereas it is essential that national, state and local governments strive to make it easier for more children to find safe and caring homes and to ensure that adoptive families have the support they need; and Whereas National Adoption Day currently raises awareness of children in foster care, but it is equally important that we celebrate individuals of all ages who are adoptees and honor all families that have been built through adoption; and Whereas an annual statewide day of celebration in Oregon will recognize the bonds of love shared by adoptive families across this state and celebrate the thousands of adoptive families who have opened their hearts to provide safe and caring homes; and Whereas bringing awareness to adoption through an annual statewide day of celebration will encourage more Oregonians to consider growing their families through adoption; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3141 | Relating to Oregon Farmer and Rancher Day; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to Oregon Farmer and Rancher Day; and declaring an emergency. Whereas from the fertile Willamette Valley to the rolling hills of Eastern Oregon, farmers and ranchers are the heart and soul of agriculture in Oregon; and Whereas rain or shine, drought or frost, Oregon’s hardworking farmers and ranchers rise to the challenge, shepherding the land, the livestock and the natural resources in their charge to provide the food, fiber and fuel that Oregonians, and indeed all Americans, rely on every single day; and Whereas Oregon farmers and ranchers remain optimistic, innovative and adaptable in an un- predictable, ever-changing world, using climate-smart agricultural practices to increase sustainability, protect and conserve natural resources and ensure that the soil they toil in will be healthy, fertile and ripe with possibility for the future; and Whereas Oregon farmers and ranchers’ unparalleled pride for their product has elevated the status of this state’s great agricultural products across the country and around the globe, and that commitment to quality leads consumers throughout the United States and beyond to seek out Oregon-grown blackberries, blueberries, hazelnuts, peppermint, cranberries, rhubarb, grass seed and countless other crops; and Whereas Oregon’s agricultural industry is truly homegrown, with 96 percent of the more than 35,000 farms and ranches in Oregon being family-owned and operated, 1,247 of which have remained in the same family for over a century and 47 of which have been in operation for 150 years or more; and Whereas Oregon’s farmers and ranchers are business owners, marketers, agronomists, climate scientists, mechanics, breeding specialists, pest experts, purchasing officers, market forecasters, water administrators, accountants, human resources leads, risk analysts, partners, parents and leaders in their communities; and Whereas Oregon’s farmers and ranchers are an indispensable part of the fabric that binds to- gether the people of the State of Oregon; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3156 | Relating to utilities. | AN ACT Relating to utilities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
SB465 | Relating to individual development accounts. | AN ACT Relating to individual development accounts; amending ORS 458.690. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HB3551 | Relating to the enforcement of federal immigration laws with respect to individuals who are convicted of a crime. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells public bodies and bodies that enforce state laws to help enforce the nation’s im- migration laws. Applies only to persons who are convicted of certain crimes. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.2). Requires public bodies and law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws with respect to any individual who is convicted of a violent felony or Class A misdemeanor or felony sexual offense. | In Committee |
HB3823 | Relating to property taxes; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would give a property tax break to a business that generated or stored energy for its own use. The Act would exclude utilities from the tax break. The Act would give a property tax break for property installed at a residence to generate or store energy for use there. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Exempts from property taxes personal property used by a business to generate or store energy for consumption by the business on its premises. Provides that the exemption does not apply to the personal property of utility businesses. Exempts from property taxes property installed at a resi- dence to generate or store energy for consumption at the residence. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2232 | Relating to off-road vehicle equipment standards; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to off-road vehicle equipment standards; amending ORS 821.030 and 821.220; and declaring an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
HJR22 | Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to county government review of state legislation. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The measure asks voters to say yes or no to amending the Constitution to create the County Review Board, which would consider the pros and cons of legislative Acts that concern land use, natural resources or forestry. Each county would have one member of the board. If 20 of 36 board members vote to cancel an Act, the Act would be null and void. The board may not review Acts about the budget or taxes. The measure asks voters to say yes or no to amending the Consti- tution at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.0). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to create the County Review Board, con- sisting of one representative from each county in this state. Directs the board to meet after each session of the Legislative Assembly to review each legislative Act enacted at the session that is related to land use, natural resources or forestry. Provides that if 20 or more board representatives vote in favor of cancelling an Act, the Act is thereafter null and void. Prohibits the board from considering an Act related to the budget or to taxes or taxation. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. | 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 |
HB2901 | Relating to newborn safety devices. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act allows a parent to leave a newborn in a safety device if the device meets cer- tain standards. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Modifies the safe haven law to allow a parent to anonymously leave an infant in a newborn safety device. Allows an authorized facility to install a newborn safety device. Prescribes standards for newborn safety devices. | Crossed Over |
HB3914 | Relating to an income tax subtraction for tips received; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act exempts tips from personal income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for tips received by the taxpayer during the tax year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3753 | Relating to increases of the personal income tax standard deduction; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the standard deduction that is for the payers of personal income tax bigger. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Increases the Oregon standard deduction allowed for personal income taxpayers. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2033 | Relating to the repeal of the corporate activity tax; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would repeal the CAT. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). Repeals the corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2403 | Relating to a principal Act for predator damage control districts; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would let owners of land form a district in order to pay the costs to the county of staving off damage to their land caused by predators, by both nonlethal and lethal means. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of a predator damage control district as a funding mechanism to pay the actual costs to the county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals. Defines “prevent, reduce and mitigate damage to property from predatory animals” to include both nonlethal and lethal methods of pre- vention, reduction and mitigation. Establishes presumptive charges of $2 per acre for tax lots of 10 or more acres and a $50 flat rate charge for tax lots of less than 10 acres. Creates a cause of action under the district program for counties, landowners, districts and cities involved in the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3944 | Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act repeals laws related to the building code, laws making areas less at risk for wildfire, laws about fire protection for certain lands and a map of wildfire hazard. The Act makes changes related to helping with defensible space. The Act makes changes related to certain areas near forests. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Repeals provisions related to building code standards for wildfire hazard mitigation, defensible space requirements, fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts and the wildfire hazard map. Makes changes related to defensible space. Makes changes related to the wildland-urban interface. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB2038 | Relating to nuclear energy. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells ODOE to study nuclear energy and give a report on its findings. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 63.4). Requires the State Department of Energy to study nuclear energy, including nuclear waste dis- posal legal pathways for the disposal of nuclear waste produced from nuclear energy. Requires the department to consult with the Public Utility Commission and the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council and to engage with the federally recog- nized Indian tribes in this state, relevant state agencies and stakeholders. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committee of the House of Represen- tatives on climate, energy and environment not later than September 15, 2026 January 31, 2027 . Sunsets January 2, 2027 2028 . | In Committee |
HB2410 | Relating to a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Allows EFSC to approve a power plant demo project that uses one or more small mod- ular reactors. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Allows the Energy Facility Siting Council to issue a site certificate for a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project in Umatilla County. Requires the demonstration project to use microgrid enabling technologies such that the project can be isolated from the electric grid and support community energy resilience. Requires the council to consult with each interested federally recognized Indian tribe with tribal lands located in Umatilla County on an applica- tion for a site certificate for a demonstration project. Directs the State Department of Energy , in cooperation with certain state agencies, to pre- pare a report on statutes, rules, requirements or orders that may be applicable to a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project, and statutes and rules that may need to be adopted or modified to enable the Energy Facility Siting Council to provide oversight of a demonstration project. Directs the department to submit the report to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than one year after the Act takes effect December 15, 2026 . Establishes the Umatilla County SMR Demonstration Project Report Fund. Refers the Act to the people of Umatilla County for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. | In Committee |
HB3948 | Relating to unmanned aircraft systems; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to fly a drone over a correctional facility. The Act says that the court can take away the drone upon conviction. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.7). Increases the penalty for operating an unmanned aircraft system over a critical infrastructure facility that is a correctional facility or youth correction facility. Makes the crime punishable by a maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Provides that, upon conviction, the court shall order that the unmanned aircraft system be forfeited. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3935 | Relating to initiating false reports; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates new crimes about initiating a false report. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3). Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Renames the crime of initiating a false report to initiating a false report in the third degree. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
SB1204 | Relating to the creation of credits for the restoration of salmon habitat; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells the DSL to make a pilot program for owners of land to restore salmon habitat. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Directs the Department of State Lands, in consultation with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, to develop a salmon credit pilot program to encourage the voluntary restoration of salmonid habitat in the Coquille and Coos watershed basins. Establishes the Salmon Credit Trust Fund. Directs the Department of State Lands and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to consult with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to seek federal authorization for a bank instrument and activities that occur in navigable waters of the United States. Becomes operative on the date that the federal authorization and bank instrument are approved. Provides that the Department of State Lands may not approve a salmon credit project on or after January 2 of the sixth year following the federal authorization. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2365 | Relating to rural medical provider tax credits; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets more health care providers get the rural provider income tax credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Adds mental health professionals, naturopathic physicians, pharmacists, medical laboratory sci- entists and medical laboratory technicians to the types of providers eligible for the tax credit al- lowed to rural medical care providers. Removes the requirement of hospital consulting privileges applicable to an optometrist claiming the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3192 | Relating to newborn bloodspot screening. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to the OHA to test newborns for five specific diseases. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program. | In Committee |
HB2527 | Relating to Union County Fairgrounds. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to the Union County Fair Association for fairground projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to the Union County Fair Association for the purpose of water and sewer im- provements to the Union County Fairgrounds. | In Committee |
HB2304 | Relating to fairs; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. The Act gives money to DAS for the Union County Fairgrounds. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Digest: The Act addresses how lottery money is allocated to the County Fair Account. The Act allocates lottery money to the State Fair Council. The Act tells an agency to create a master plan for county fair building. The Act gives money related to the master plan. The Act allows the issuance of bonds for an emergency and evacuee center. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Removes the requirement that the amount of net proceeds from the Oregon State Lottery allo- cated to the County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually and adjusts the percentage of net lottery proceeds allocated to the County Fair Account. Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report a master plan for county fairground capital construction. Specifies content and procedural requirements for the re- port. Appropriates moneys to the department out of the General Fund for consultant services related to the report. Authorizes the issuance of bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution to support the use of the Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center as a regional emergency and evacuee center. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for water and sewer improvements to the Union County Fairgrounds. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3422 | Relating to energy facility compliance with statewide planning goals; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Adds to the standards that must be met for EFSC to take an exception to a planning goal for a proposed energy facility. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Adds a criterion to the standards that the Energy Facility Siting Council must find for the council to take an exception to an applicable statewide planning goal for a proposed energy facility. Applies to exceptions taken on or after the effective date of this Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2362 | Relating to exemptions from estate tax; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a new exemption against Oregon estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Provides for an additional exemption against Oregon estate tax. Phases out the availability of the exemption based on the size of the estate. Applies to the estates of all decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3846 | Relating to the Ochoco National Forest. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act allows a state agency to agree to manage a federal forest in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Allows the State Forestry Department to enter into a lease agreement for management authority and responsibility for the Ochoco National Forest for no less than 15 years. | In Committee |
SB460 | Relating to an exemption of pre-apprenticeship participants from the application of the prevailing rate of wage; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says that laws that require paying a certain wage rate for workers on public works do not apply to a worker who is not yet a fully skilled worker. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.5). Exempts workers on public works who are participants in a pre-apprenticeship program from the application of laws that determine and require payment of a prevailing rate of wage. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2730 | Relating to incentives for beginning agricultural operators; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers and creates a new fund for the program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers. The Act creates a new fund for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3). Establishes a beginning farmer and rancher incentive program in the State Department of Ag- riculture. Requires the department to establish types of incentives to provide to beginning farmers and ranchers. Establishes the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Incentive Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for purposes of the incentive program. Appropriates moneys for deposit into the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
SB512 | Relating to the Rock Creek Hatchery; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells an agency to study certain factors on fish released from the Rock Creek Hatchery, and to report on the study to the legislature. The Act gives money to the agency for the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.0). Digest: The Act tells an agency to operate a fish hatchery at the Rock Creek Hatchery. The Act tells the agency to release the hatchery fish into a river. The Act gives money for those activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to operate a summer steelhead fish hatchery at the Rock Creek Hatchery and release the hatchery fish into the North Umpqua River. Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to study the impacts of temperature, predation and rearing practices associated with the Rock Creek Hatchery. Directs the de- partment to report on the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the commission department out of the General Fund for operating the hatchery and releasing the hatchery fish conducting the study . Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3246 | Relating to circular economy; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon develop a plan to promote industrial symbiosis, which is defined to mean the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would require a report on the plan to be turned in next year. The Act would ap- propriate funds to be used for technical aid for up to six symbiosis pilot programs. The Act would let certain county service districts fund water resource services with charges for services, works or commodities. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon develop a plan to promote industrial symbiosis, which is defined to mean the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would have the agency submit a report on the plan next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop a roadmap for the purpose of promoting voluntary industrial symbiosis activities in Oregon. Requires the department to sub- mit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic de- velopment not later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to fund technical assistance for up to six industrial symbiosis pilot communities in Oregon. Authorizes certain county service districts to fund water resource management services with charges for district services, facilities or commodities. Sunsets on January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB2055 | Relating to swiping driver licenses. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that a private entity may swipe a driver’s license to confirm a person’s age, regardless of how old the person looks. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Provides that when offering a service with age restrictions, a private entity is allowed to swipe a driver’s license to verify a person’s age, regardless of how old the person looks. | In Committee |
HB3172 | Relating to reducing the vulnerability of structures to wildfire; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells an agency to create a grant program for reducing wildfire damage. The program is for retrofitting dwellings. The Act gives money for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.2). Digest: The Act tells an agency to create a grant program for reducing wildfire damage. The program is for retrofitting homes and other structures. The Act gives money for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Directs the Department of the State Fire Marshal to establish a grant program to facilitate the retrofitting of dwellings and accessory structures to reduce vulnerability to wildfire. Appropriates moneys to the department out of the General Fund for the program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3435 | Relating to school meals; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes school meals available at no cost. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Phases in the requirement that school districts offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of household income. Provides exceptions. Requires school districts that make breakfast accessible at a school site to make breakfast ac- cessible at the school site after the beginning of the day. Provides exceptions. Prescribes nutrition standards for reimbursable meals that are paid for by state sources. Directs the Department of Education to apply for statewide participation in federal programs and projects that expand the availability of free or reduced price meals. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education from the General Fund for the purposes of paying any costs owed by parents or guardians for costs previously incurred for a reimbursable meal and assisting school districts in purchasing or upgrading equipment necessary to comply with the expanded provision of free lunches and breakfasts. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
HB3937 | Relating to homeless camps; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would reduce the number of hours that a notice must be posted before homeless people may be removed from an established camping site. The Act would say when property left behind shall be disposed of or collected. The Act would apply only to small cities. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 68.5). Applies to cities that have a population of 50,000 or less. Reduces the number of hours that notice must be posted before removing homeless individuals from an established camping site. Pro- vides circumstances in which property left at an established camping site after the notice period shall be disposed of or collected. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB2553 | Relating to qualification for the Oregon Promise program; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Allows a person to keep getting an OPP grant for joining any career group before starting school. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Allows a person to continue to qualify for the Oregon Promise program if, after being awarded a grant, the person enters into service with any career and technical student organization approved by the Department of Education before attending community college. Applies to all persons who received grants for community college courses enrolled in during the 2024-2025 academic year or later. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3918 | Relating to permits; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells state agencies to tell the public how long it takes to process an application for a permit. The Act tells state agencies to try to give back application fees if the agency takes too long. The Act tells state agencies to make a list of the permits given by the agency. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Directs a state agency to establish deadlines within which the agency intends to process appli- cations for permits and make the deadlines available to the public. Directs an agency, to the greatest extent possible, to refund application fees when the agency does not process an application before the established deadline. Directs a state agency to publish a catalog of permits issued by the agency within 60 days after the effective date of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3444 | Relating to public charter school funding; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Allows public charter schools to get more public moneys. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Modifies the percentage of amounts that school districts must pay from the State School Fund to public charter schools that are not virtual public charter schools. Removes certain eligibility restrictions for public charter schools to receive moneys from the Student Investment Account. Directs a school district or sponsor to transfer federal, state and local moneys to public charter schools on the same basis as moneys are transferred to nonchartered public schools in the school district. Considers transportation costs incurred by a public charter school to be the same as transpor- tation costs incurred by a school district. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
HB2435 | Relating to monthly statistical report on voter registrations. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells the SOS to publish a monthly report on voter data in each county. Specifies the data to be included in the report. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Requires the Secretary of State to publish a monthly statistical report on voter registrations for each county in this state. Specifies the statistical information to be included in the monthly report. | In Committee |
HB2330 | Relating to fraudulent schemes targeting the elderly; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a task force to come up with ideas to address fraudulent schemes that target the elderly. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Establishes the Task Force on Law Enforcement Interdiction Against Financial Scams on the Elderly Older Oregonians . Directs the task force to prepare a list of standard terms, based on relevant federal law, regarding identification, investigation and prosecution of fraudulent schemes targeting the elderly and report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology with recommendations for legislation. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3247 | Relating to the supply of electricity in this state; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a power company have a new power source that meets certain standards before the company can close a power plant. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires an electric company to first acquire a replacement resource of reliable or dispatchable electricity prior to retiring an electric power generating facility that provides reliable or dispatchable electricity. Requires the Public Utility Commission to seek a waiver to, or if unable to obtain a waiver, seek an injunction against, any federal regulations or requirements that impose increasing costs to the maintenance or operation of an electric power generating facility such that an electric company seeks to retire the electric power generating facility. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2689 | Relating to the competitiveness of the Oregon food sector; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells an agency to create a program for promoting the purchase of Oregon food sector products by persons in other states. The Act tells the agency to study topics related to the Oregon food sector. The Act gives money for the program and the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.1). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to establish a program to promote the purchase of Oregon-made food and beverage products by persons in other states. Directs the department to study the competitiveness of food and beverage processing businesses in Oregon. Directs the department to report to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates money to the department out of the General Fund for the program and the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
SB707 | Relating to exemption of prescription drug sales; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes certain rural pharmacy drug sale receipts not taxed by the CAT. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Expands the exemption for receipts from the sale of prescription drugs from commercial activity subject to the corporate activity tax to include critical access pharmacies. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3872 | Relating to conduct of elections; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. Refers the Act to the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains vote by mail as the primary method for con- ducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon. Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. | In Committee |
SB1147 | Relating to permanent restraining orders for crime victims; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a process for victims of some crimes to request permanent restraining orders. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.2). Directs the court, at a victim’s request, to enter an order at sentencing permanently restraining the defendant from contacting the victim when the defendant is convicted of specified crimes. Creates a process by which a victim of a crime in which judgment was previously entered can request an order permanently restraining the defendant from contacting the victim. 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 |
HB3723 | Relating to registering to vote by voter registration card; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act ends the transfer of voter registration data from ODOT and the OHA to the SOS. The Act ends voter registration for those who are at least 16 years old. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.8). Repeals the automatic transfer of voter registration information from the Department of Trans- portation and the Oregon Health Authority to the Secretary of State. Repeals the process for reg- istration of those persons who are at least 16 years of age. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3742 | Relating to the possession of firearms in the Capitol. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets members and staff with CHLs carry guns in the Capitol. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Provides that members of the Legislative Assembly and legislative branch employees who have a valid concealed handgun license have an affirmative defense to a charge of possessing a firearm within the Capitol, and may not be arrested or charged for the offense while in possession of the license. | In Committee |
HCR22 | Encouraging Oregon counties to adopt a natural resource plan and coordinate with federal and state agencies. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells counties in Oregon that they should make a plan for what to do with their natural resources if they don’t have one, and that they should coordinate with other agencies on that plan. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3). Encourages Oregon counties that have not already done so to create and adopt a natural re- source plan and invoke and enforce coordination with all federal and state agencies. | In Committee |
HB3728 | Relating to dams. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells an agency to study topics related to a certain dam. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Directs the Water Resources Department to study topics related to the Winchester Dam. Directs the department to submit a report on the study to the interim committees of the Legislative As- sembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026. | In Committee |
HB3196 | Relating to state finance; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DOJ for purposes related to VOCA grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Digest: The Act gives money to DOJ to backfill reductions in VOCA grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice to backfill reductions in for purposes re- lated to federal Victims of Crime Act grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3140 | Relating to recreation; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that an operator can make a person who does recreation release the op- erator from some types of claims. Tells OBDD to study issues for the recreation industry and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Provides that an operator may require a person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence. Directs the Oregon Business Development Department, with the assistance of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, to study issues facing the recreation industry and report to a committee of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys for study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB3120 | Relating to earned income tax credits; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act modifies the earned income tax credit and extends the sunset for the credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Increases the percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as a credit against Oregon personal income tax. Provides an additional percentage tier based upon the age of the youngest de- pendent of the taxpayer. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Extends the sunset for the earned income tax credit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
SB1101 | Relating to cancellation of voter registration. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that a county clerk must cancel a voter’s registration as required by fed- eral law. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Requires a county clerk to cancel a voter registration in accordance with the requirements of the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993. | In Committee |
SB1100 | Relating to education; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes many changes to school law. Changes involve tampons and pads, neutral teach- ing, gender in sports, school safety, CTE teachers, vaccines, notice to parents and course informa- tion. Gives tax credits for rural teachers and for private and home school costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Allows a public education provider to identify which locations to make tampons and sanitary pads available to students. Creates an income tax credit for teachers in rural schools. Requires public schools, community colleges and public universities to provide instruction in a neutral manner. Prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting rules that promote a stance or otherwise show support for or against a political movement or group. Requires school districts to designate athletic competitions and extracurricular sports according to biological sex. Prohibits biological males from participating in athletic competitions or extracur- ricular sports designated for biological females. Directs district school boards to adopt a policy to provide for the safety of the students of the school district. Authorizes the Department of Education to distribute moneys from the State School Fund for the purpose of paying for related costs. Directs the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to encourage licensure for career and technical education teachers who live in rural areas. Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority from adopting rules to require certain immunizations as a condition of school attendance. Directs a school district to provide notice to the parent or legal guardian when a student has been subjected to an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying, an act of cyberbullying, a discipli- nary action, a visit to a school health professional or a school-based health center or has had a discussion of self-identity issues. Directs district school boards to ensure that the curriculum of each course of study is made available on the school district’s website. Directs school districts to ensure that a student’s grades are posted on a website that is accessible by the parent or guardian of the student. Creates an income tax credit for attendance by a taxpayer dependent of a private school or home school. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3150 | Relating to an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3636 | Relating to personal injury protection benefits. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says that an insurer that offers car insurance must also offer PIP benefits. Lets a driver decide whether to accept or not. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Requires insurers to offer personal injury protection benefits to persons insured under the insurer’s motor vehicle liability policy, but makes the decision to elect to receive personal injury protection benefits optional. | In Committee |
HB3642 | Relating to residential tenancies. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act allows landlords to end tenancies and raise rents without limit. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 67.7). Allows landlords to terminate month-to-month residential tenancies without cause. Repeals lim- its on increases to rent. | In Committee |
HB2305 | Relating to termination of residential tenancy for repeated violations. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act allows a landlord to evict upon a tenant’s third breach. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Allows a landlord to terminate residential tenancy upon third material violation or late payment upon 30 days’ notice with no right to cure. | In Committee |
SB467 | Relating to tax credits for child care workers; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a tax credit for some child care workers that starts in 2026. The Act lets the child care worker put the credit in the ORSP. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Creates a refundable income tax credit for certain child care workers. Provides for a child care worker to elect to deposit the refund attributable to the credit in the Oregon Retirement Savings Plan. Provides for the credit to be claimed on the personal income tax return for the 2026 tax year. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2441 | Relating to waiver of tuition. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act keeps a tuition waiver from being reduced by other aid amounts. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Prohibits the amount of tuition that is waived for qualified students from being reduced by the amount of specified student aid received by the qualified students. | In Committee |
HB3548 | Relating to nuclear-fueled thermal power plants; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Repeals the law that requires there to be a place for radioactive waste to be disposed of before a nuclear power plant may be sited in this state. Repeals the law that requires a proposed nuclear power plant first receive approval from the electors of this state. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Repeals the requirement that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radio- active waste before a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant may be issued. Repeals the requirement that a proposed site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. | In Committee |
SB520 | Relating to veterans. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act gives money to Coos and Curry Counties to transport veterans to a VA medical center. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties. | In Committee |
HB3155 | Relating to all-terrain vehicles. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act allows ATVs on the roads if the ATV meets certain requirements and does not go on the freeway. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Permits a person to operate Class I, Class III and Class IV all-terrain vehicles on highways that are not interstate highways if the all-terrain vehicle meets vehicle equipment standards and the all-terrain vehicle is registered. Directs the Department of Transportation to permit optional registration for Class I, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicles if the applicant provides satisfactory proof that the all-terrain vehi- cle meets equipment standards for highway use. | In Committee |
HB3452 | Relating to ballot titles. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the LC responsible for drafting ballot titles. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Makes the Legislative Counsel, rather than the Attorney General, responsible for drafting ballot titles for state measures. | In Committee |
HB3459 | Relating to human development education; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells schools to teach about human growth in the uterus and to show related videos. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Directs school districts to teach about human biology related to pregnancy and human devel- opment inside the womb and to show related videos. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
HB2549 | Relating to rural health care tax credits; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets pharmacists get an income tax credit if they work in rural areas. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities. Directs the Office of Rural Health to establish criteria for certifying pharmacists as eligible for the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3340 | Relating to foreign interest in resources lands; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act bans foreign adversaries listed by the AG from getting an interest in farm or forest lands. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires the Attorney General to adopt and maintain a list of foreign adversaries who are in- eligible to receive conveyances of farm or forest lands. Makes unauthorized conveyances void. Requires the State Department of Agriculture to create and publish an annual report relating to foreign ownership of agricultural lands and to deliver copies of the report to the Governor and to relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3338 | Relating to gender-affirming treatment; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells HERC to review treatments that affirm gender. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Directs the Health Evidence Review Commission to evaluate gender-affirming treatment. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
SB545 | Relating to an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3248 | Relating to abortion restrictions; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act places limits and duties on health care providers who perform abortions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Prohibits an abortion unless a health care provider first determines the probable gestational age of the unborn child, except in the case of a medical emergency. Defines “abortion” and “health care provider.” Prohibits the abortion of an unborn child with a probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks, except in the case of a medical emergency, rape or incest. Requires that an abortion of an unborn child with probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks be performed or induced in specified facilities and with specific safeguards in place. Allows specified persons to bring an action against a health care provider for violations. Requires a health care provider who performs or induces, or attempts to perform or induce, an abortion to file a report with the Oregon Health Authority. Re- quires the authority to publish annually statistics relating to abortion. Allows specified persons to bring a cause of action for actual and punitive damages and injunctive relief against a health care provider for violations. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB3161 | Relating to public utility liabilities arising out of wildfire litigation; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Bans a public utility from raising rates if there are unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Prohibits a public utility from increasing the public utility’s rates or schedules of rates if the public utility has, for a period of three or more years, outstanding or contingent liabilities arising out of wildfire-related litigation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2045 | Relating to trespassers; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act requires a court to order the removal of a trespasser at the land owner’s re- quest. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Requires courts to order the removal of trespassers from a residence upon a sworn declaration from an owner or their agent. Requires law enforcement to execute the order. Provides for statu- tory damages for individuals harmed by wrongful use of the process. | In Committee |
HB2381 | Relating to pregnancy resources; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs the OHA to set up a program and hotline to provide help to pregnant people. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer the Pregnancy Launch Pro- gram to provide certain services to specified persons. Prohibits the authority from contracting for the provision of program services with an organization that directly or indirectly promotes, refers for or assists pregnant persons in obtaining abortions. Directs the authority to establish a pregnancy resources hotline. Requires the hotline to auto- matically connect pregnant persons seeking abortions with organizations providing services through the Pregnancy Launch Program. Exempts specified records and information from public disclosure. Creates exceptions. Requires specified reports. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2379 | Relating to dyslexia. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Directs ODE to study ways to teach students with dyslexia. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Department of Education to conduct a study to identify effective methods for teaching students with dyslexia. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim commit- tees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026. | In Committee |
HB2382 | Relating to funding services for pregnant persons other than types of abortions on which federal moneys may not be spent; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act limits payments for abortions and directs the OHA to set up a grant program to help pregnant people. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish a grant program for the purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant persons in carrying their pregnancies to term. Establishes the Pregnancy Assistance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the authority for the purpose of making grants. Specifies a minimum biennial amount that must be deposited in the fund. Specifies that the authority may reimburse abortions as part of this state’s medical assistance program only if the abortion is necessary to avoid the impairment of the pregnant person’s major bodily functions or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. | In Committee |
HB2429 | Relating to medical decision-making by individuals under 18 years of age. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act limits the minors who can make health care choices without a parent’s consent to minors who have been emancipated. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Modifies provisions authorizing unemancipated minors to consent to health care services with- out parental consent. | In Committee |
SB461 | Relating to documents issued under the wildlife laws. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that license agents under the wildlife laws have to provide paper copies of licenses, tags and permits upon request. The Act says than a fish and wildlife agency cannot make a person use an online system in order to buy or use a license, tag or permit. The Act says that certain license agents can keep the full amount of agent fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to require license agents to issue paper copies of licenses, tags and permits under the wildlife laws upon request. Prohibits the commission from requiring a person to participate in an electronic licensing system in order to purchase or use a li- cense, tag or permit. Increases the portion of a fee for issuance of a license, tag or permit under the wildlife laws that certain license agents may retain. | In Committee |
HB3241 | Relating to events on lands zoned for exclusive farm use. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act allows some events on farm land. (Flesch Readability Score: 92.9). Allows lands zoned for exclusive farm use to be used for certain events. | In Committee |
HB2364 | Relating to the effects of wolves on livestock. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act provides that payment for loss or injury to livestock or working dogs must be based on a multiplier of fair market value. The Act caps payment. The Act removes payment for missing livestock. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8). Provides that compensation for loss or injury to livestock or working dogs under the wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program must be based on certain multi- pliers of fair market value. Caps compensation at $15,000 per animal. Removes provision authorizing compensation for missing livestock. | In Committee |
HB2034 | Relating to public charter schools. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Takes out provisions in statutes about the use of religion in a public charter school. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Removes statutory provisions related to religion in public charter schools. | In Committee |
HB3096 | Relating to a tax credit for apprenticeships; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for apprenticeships. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities. Applies to all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2230 | Relating to explicit digital forgeries. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes it a crime to make, have, send or buy fake intimate images. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.4). Creates the crime of unlawful creation, possession, distribution or purchase of an explicit digital forgery in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of unlawful creation, possession, distribution or purchase of an explicit digital forgery in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. | In Committee |
HB2369 | Relating to the depredation of livestock. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act concerns wolves preying on livestock. The Act allows people to appeal certain findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Provides that a person who receives a finding under the wolf depredation compensation and fi- nancial assistance grant program may appeal the finding to a county advisory committee. | In Committee |
HB2367 | Relating to telemedicine. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to look at issues with telemedicine. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study issues related to telemedicine. Directs the au- thority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. | In Committee |
HB2103 | Relating to xylazine. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the State Board of Pharmacy to classify xylazine as a Schedule IV con- trolled substance. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules to classify xylazine as a Schedule IV con- trolled substance. | In Committee |
SB522 | Relating to clustered resource dwellings. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act allows counties to allow bonus homes if the homes on farm or forest lands are concentrated. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Authorizes counties to allow contiguous clustered nonresource dwellings on a clustered devel- opment tract in lieu of approval of individual nonresource dwellings on lands zoned for forest or farm use. Allows bonus dwellings when dwellings are sited on low value soil or with shared water or sewage systems. Establishes requirements for siting and approving dwellings and subdividing or partitioning clustered development tracts. | In Committee |
HB2105 | Relating to surveys conducted by state agencies. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a state agency make a report to the legislature on surveys done by the agency. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Directs a state agency to report to the Legislative Assembly when the agency conducts an ex- ternal survey. | In Committee |
HB2396 | Relating to firearm purchase permits. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that a person with a CHL is qualified to get a gun purchase permit. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.0). Provides that a person is automatically qualified to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm if the person holds a valid concealed handgun license. | In Committee |
SB521 | Relating to urban reserves. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes more cities create urban reserves and allows building on them. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Requires additional cities to develop urban reserves. Allows approval of certain types of development within urban reserves not designated by Metro and expansion of urban growth boundaries to include the development. | In Committee |
HB2363 | Relating to damage caused by elk; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs an agency to create a program related to elk damage. The Act estab- lishes a fund for the program. The Act gives moneys to the agency for the program. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 70.8). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to establish an elk damage prevention and com- pensation pilot program. Establishes the Elk Damage Prevention and Compensation Fund in the State Treasury. Contin- uously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for implementing the program. Sunsets the program and fund on January 2, 2031. Directs the State Department of Agriculture and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to report on the program to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources on or before September 15, 2029. Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture for implementing the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2395 | Relating to county veterans' service officers; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Lets a rural county ask ODVA for money to help the county keep its veteran services. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to distribute moneys for county veterans’ service officers to counties that have a population of less than 30,000 and are or will be unable to maintain operations of county veterans’ service officers due to budget decreases. Requires counties to apply for moneys. Establishes requirements for application. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
HB2361 | Relating to tax exemption for the property of veterans; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would lower the rate of disability a veteran has to have to get a tax break on the veteran’s home. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Lowers the disability threshold for property tax exemption for the homestead or personal prop- erty of veterans to 10 percent. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2368 | Relating to the provision of information about courses of study offered by school districts; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Directs district school boards to place on their websites the curriculum of each course of study of the school district. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Directs district school boards to ensure that the curriculum of each course of study offered by a school district is made available to the public on the school district’s website. Phases in the re- quirement for small school districts. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
HB2039 | Relating to exempt amount under corporate activity tax; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Raises the exemption and filing thresholds for the CAT tax. Starts with the tax year 2026. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Increases the exempt amount and the filing threshold for purposes of the corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2100 | Relating to the effects of certain environmental laws on small businesses; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study the effect on small businesses of the ban on some food containers and packing peanuts. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the effects on small businesses of sales and use prohibitions on polystyrene foam containers, polystyrene foam packaging peanuts and foodware containers containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2036 | Relating to estate tax; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would repeal the estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Provides that the Oregon estate tax is imposed only on the estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2102 | Relating to vehicular accidents near entertainment events; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells ODOT to study car crash rates at big games or concerts compared to car crash rates when the events are not happening. The Act tells ODOT to report the results of the study to the JCT and give the JCT ideas about how to stop car crashes at the events in the future. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.6). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the occurrence of vehicular accidents near entertainment events and provide a report to the Joint Committee on Transportation on how to prevent accidents in the future. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2035 | Relating to fees for substitute teaching licenses; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Prohibits TSPC from charging a substitute teacher for late fees for the teacher to have a license. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Prohibits the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission from collecting a late application fee for the renewal or reinstatement of a substitute teaching license. Takes effect on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
HB2106 | Relating to conveyances to foreign adversaries. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act blocks US adversaries from getting land, water or mineral rights. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Attorney General to adopt and maintain a list of foreign adversaries who are in- eligible to receive conveyances of certain land, mineral or water interests. Makes unauthorized conveyances void. | In Committee |
SB525 | Relating to residential land use. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act changes the laws for splitting land for homes in a city. (Flesch Readability Score: 89.5). Amends expedited land division criteria and processes. | In Committee |
HB2104 | Relating to manslaughter in the second degree. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes manslaughter to include when a person delivers drugs and it results in death. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Expands the crime of manslaughter in the second degree to include circumstances in which a person delivers a controlled substance to another person on two or more occasions and the delivery results in the death of the other person. | In Committee |
HB2101 | Relating to gangs. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells DPSST to look at making a gang database and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to study the possibility of creating a gang database. 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 |
HB2391 | Relating to an income tax credit for sheriff's deputies in rural counties; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for sheriff’s deputies in rural counties. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 69.9). Establishes an income tax credit for sheriff’s deputies employed in rural counties. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2107 | Relating to lawsuits involving the state. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells DOJ to report each year to an interim committee on court cases in the previous year that made the state have to pay money. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). Directs the Department of Justice to report each year to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary on court cases in the previous year that have resulted in a judg- ment against the state or in a settlement that requires the state to pay money to another party. | In Committee |
HB2234 | Relating to an income tax subtraction for overtime pay received; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes overtime pay not subject to personal income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for overtime pay received by a taxpayer during the tax year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
HB2032 | Relating to age verification requirements for access to sexual material harmful to minors. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a business that hosts online matter than can harm a child to check the ages of those who can get access to the matter and not give access to people who are under 18 years of age. Lets people sue the business for not checking ages and giving people under 18 years of age access to matter than can harm a child. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires a commercial entity that engages in the business of publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to minors to verify the ages of individuals to whom the commercial entity distrib- utes or makes available the sexual material harmful to minors. Specifies reasonable methods for age verification and requires a person that verifies ages to destroy or delete information that could identify an individual or the individual’s address or that could disclose other personal information about the individual. Imposes liability in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for failure to comply with the age verifica- tion requirement if the failure results in exposing an individual under the age of 18 years to sexual material harmful to minors. Imposes liability in an amount not to exceed the greater of a plaintiff’s actual damages or $5,000 for failure to destroy or delete information used in age verification. | In Committee |
HB2293 | Relating to pretrial incarceration. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act limits pretrial release for people charged with some crimes. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Limits pretrial release of defendants charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor to security release. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to reimburse counties for the costs of pretrial incarceration of persons charged with felonies. Appropriates moneys to the department for the reimbursement. | In Committee |
SB1214 | Relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural hospitals; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA and CCOs to increase the rates at which certain rural hospitals are reimbursed. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Directs the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse certain rural hospitals at rates no less than 150 percent of the rates paid as of the effective date of the Act. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | Introduced |
HB3983 | Relating to the possession of firearms by certain persons; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs the court to enter an order prohibiting gun possession by a person charged with some drug possession crimes. The Act also requires that deflection programs restrict the possession of guns by people in the program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Directs the court to enter an order, at the first appearance on a charge of misdemeanor un- lawful possession of a controlled substance, prohibiting the charged person from possessing a firearm. Specifies a process for surrendering firearms and the return of firearms. Specifies the cir- cumstances when the court must terminate the order. Provides that possession of a firearm by the prohibited person is punishable by a maximum of 364 days’ imprisonment, a $6,250 fine, or both. Requires that deflection programs, including those receiving grant funding, require participants to transfer all firearms to a law enforcement agency, a gun dealer or a third party until the program is completed. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Introduced |
Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
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HB5042 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB5034 | Relating to the financial administration of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB2805 | Relating to food establishment licenses. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB5041 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Youth Authority; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
HB5030 | Relating to the financial administration of the Psychiatric Security Review Board; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB2140 | Relating to funding of the State School Fund; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
HB2809 | Relating to pesticide registration fees; prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB2370 | Relating to fees imposed by the Public Utility Commission; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB5035 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Racing Commission; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
HB2037 | Relating to participation in athletics according to biological sex. | House Withdraw from Committee | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
HB2806 | Relating to license fees for commercial instruments. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB5003 | Relating to the financial administration of the Commission for the Blind; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
HB5029 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Police; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
HB3546 | Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
SCR29 | In memoriam: William D. (Bill) Thorndike, Jr., 1953-2025. | House Read and Adopted | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
HB3963 | Relating to offshore wind energy development; prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
HB2384 | Relating to fees on the transportation of oil by rail. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB5522 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB5507 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB5504 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Department of Aviation; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
SB147 | Relating to the Elliott State Forest. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB5512 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Board of Dentistry; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB5508 | Relating to the financial administration of the Columbia River Gorge Commission; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB5539 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Lands; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB170 | Relating to assaults in the workplace. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
SB5540 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Tax Practitioners; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB5532 | Relating to the financial administration of specified boards; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB15 | Relating to simple estates. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
SB5544 | Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB916 | Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute. | House Third Reading | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
SB916 | Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute. | House Motion to substitute Minority Report | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
SB1098 | Relating to access to materials in schools; declaring an emergency. | House Motion to Change Calendar | 06/04/2025 | Nay |
HCR38 | Recognizing and honoring Deputy Paul Emerson Baker for his service to this state. | House Special Order | 06/04/2025 | Yea |
SB150 | Relating to compensation for services performed in connection with a claim for a veteran's benefit; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Nay |
SB729 | Relating to mental health services for individuals with disabilities; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
HB2351 | Relating to the economic development information of businesses; prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Nay |
SB872 | Relating to disciplinary actions imposed by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
SB777 | Relating to the depredation of livestock. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
SB685 | Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Nay |
SB874 | Relating to Oriental medicine. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Nay |
HB2456 | Relating to the Sexual Assault Victims' Emergency Medical Response Fund. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
SB857 | Relating to reporting on violation of animal racing laws. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Absent |
SB952 | Relating to vacancies in the United States Senate. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Nay |
SB944 | Relating to older foster children. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
SB974 | Relating to the timeline for reviewing land use applications for housing; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
HB3474 | Relating to the Secretary of State conducting a study of changes to the U.S. Postal Service. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
SB1066 | Relating to safety requirements for residential facilities; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
SCR30 | Designates April 10, 2025, as Purple Up! Day for Month of the Military Child. | House Read and Adopted | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
SCR31 | Commending the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. | House Special Order | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
HB5032 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
SB83 | Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency. | House Withdraw from Committee | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
HB2442 | Relating to providing proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote. | House Withdraw from Committee | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
SB726 | Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
SB726 | Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. | House Motion to Reconsider | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
SCR6 | Recognizing and honoring the South Eugene Robotics Team for its accomplishments in robotics and its commitment to the greater good. | House Special Order | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
HB5017 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Library; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
HB5008 | Relating to the financial administration of the Employment Relations Board; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
HB2385 | Relating to restrictions on 340B covered entities; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
HB5013 | Relating to the financial administration of the Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
HB5019 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
HB5023 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon State Board of Nursing; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
HB5027 | Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
HB5033 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
HB3789 | Relating to union misrepresentation. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/02/2025 | Nay |
SB605 | Relating to medical debt reporting. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
SB550 | Relating to a right to repair consumer equipment. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
SB83 | Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency. | House Withdraw from Committee | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB726 | Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
SB610 | Relating to funding for substance use services. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
SB459 | Relating to the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
HB2095 | Relating to revenue; prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB586 | Relating to termination of tenancy due to sale of dwelling unit; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
HB2236 | Relating to employment; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB360 | Relating to machine-powered pesticide application devices; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB430 | Relating to disclosures required in connection with online transactions. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
SB162 | Relating to cannabis; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB470 | Relating to recordings of occupants of transient lodging; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
HB3007 | Relating to accommodations for students diagnosed with a brain injury; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB890 | Relating to the Oregon Sunshine Committee. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
HB3342 | Relating to water; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
HB3372 | Relating to exempt uses of water. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
HB3582 | Relating to statutes of limitation; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB1061 | Relating to a lumber grading training program. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
HB3953 | Relating to public charter school sponsorship. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
HCR37 | Recognizing Andy Bromeland for his service and commitment to the people of the State of Oregon. | House Special Order | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
SB426 | Relating to wages. | House Third Reading | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
SB426 | Relating to wages. | House Motion to Refer | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
SB426 | Relating to wages. | House Motion to Rerefer | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
SB426 | Relating to wages. | House Motion to substitute Minority Report | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
SB951 | Relating to the practice of health care; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
HB2944 | Relating to penalties for failure to comply with certain requirements under the laws governing public employee collective bargaining. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
SB221 | Relating to a fish enhancement program; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
HB2211 | Relating to dental subcontractors; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
SB302 | Relating to kindergarten through grade 12 education. | House Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
SCR11 | Recognizing and honoring the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025. | House Read and Adopted | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
SB180 | Relating to retaliatory actions for defamation. | House Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
HB2460 | Relating to local courts; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
HB2559 | Relating to veterans. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
HB2348 | Relating to economic development programs. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
SB934 | Relating to the identification of talented and gifted children. | House Third Reading | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
Committee | Position | Rank | |
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Detail | Oregon House Climate, Energy and Environment Committee | 9 | |
Detail | Oregon House Commerce and Consumer Protection Interim Committee | Vice Chair | 3 |
Detail | Oregon House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade | 6 | |
Detail | Oregon Joint Legislative Policy and Research Committee | 5 |
State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
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OR | Oregon House District 02 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/09/2023 |