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State Representative
Farrah Chaichi
(D) - Oregon
Oregon House District 35
In Office - Started: 01/09/2023

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB3582 Relating to statutes of limitation; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes the law about the time limit for some claims based on allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse and sexual assault. The Act gets rid of the time limit for claims based on child sexual abuse or sexual assault. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Digest: The Act gets rid of the time limit for filing claims based on sexual assault or child sexual abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.2). Modifies the qualifications for certain statutes of limitations for civil actions based on allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse and sexual assault. Prospectively eliminates the statute of limitations for civil actions based on sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Crossed Over
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
SB1191 Relating to informing others of their rights. AN ACT Relating to informing others of their rights; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 162.235, 162.245 and 162.247. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB599 Relating to immigration status discrimination in real estate transactions; and declaring an emergency. AN ACT Relating to immigration status discrimination in real estate transactions; creating new provisions; amending ORS 90.303; and declaring an emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB686 Relating to civic information. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a committee to study local news models and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Digest: Makes online platforms choose to pay online news providers or donate to a group for civic information. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires online platforms to pay digital journalism providers or donate to the Oregon Civic In- formation Consortium. Allows an online platform to use an arbitration process to determine the per- centage of an online platform’s advertising revenue to be remitted to digital journalism providers. Prohibits an online platform from retaliating against digital journalism providers. Requires online platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism pro- viders. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium to advance research and innovation in me- dia and technology. Directs that each public university shall participate in the consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information. Establishes the Interim Committee on Civic Information. Directs the interim committee to research local news and information ecosystems and identify journalism models that can be replicated. Directs the interim committee to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to rules and labor and business no later than December 1, 2026. Creates an income tax credit for subscriptions to media news outlets and donations to certain journalism organizations. Prohibits a person from falsely advertising the availability of the tax credit. Allows the Department of Revenue to impose a civil penalty for violation. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2031. In Committee
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
HB3167 Relating to regulating sales of admission tickets to entertainment events. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says a person may not sell or use software to get around a ticket seller’s or reseller’s efforts to sell tickets fairly. Says a person may not use a domain name that is too much like the name of an operator or venue without an okay from the operator or venue. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Digest: Says that a ticket seller must tell a buyer the total price for a ticket and certain informa- tion before selling a ticket for an event. Says that a reseller must have a ticket before it can sell the ticket. Sets certain other requirements for ticket sales. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.5). Prohibits willfully selling or using software that is designed to circumvent, thwart, interfere with or evade a control or measure, including a security measure or an access control system, that an operator, ticket seller or reseller establishes or uses to ensure an equitable distribution, sale or resale of admission tickets for an entertainment event, including a public or private presale of ad- mission tickets. Prohibits a person from offering or selling an admission ticket to a retail purchaser unless the person discloses the initial price and total price of the admission ticket before requiring the purchaser to provide payment information. Requires the seller to make additional disclosures. Prohibits a person from willfully using, without prior authorization, an Internet domain name or subdomain name that names a venue, names an entertainment event or a person that is scheduled to appear or perform at the entertainment event or is substantially similar to the name of the venue, of the entertainment event or the person or entity that is scheduled to appear or perform at the entertainment event. Prohibits a person from publishing or causing another person to publish a website that has or uses text, images, graphics, a design or other material that is so substantially similar to the intellectual property of an operator or venue as to mislead a reasonable visitor to the website into believing that the website is affiliated with the op- erator or venue . Prohibits a reseller from selling or offering for resale an admission ticket unless the reseller has actual or constructive possession of the admission ticket and makes certain disclosures before complet- ing the sale. Punishes violations of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Crossed Over
HCR36 In memoriam: Christine Chin Ryan. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the life and memory of Christine Chin Ryan. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). In memoriam: Christine Chin Ryan. Crossed Over
HB3932 Relating to protecting beavers. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act prohibits a person from taking a beaver from certain waters. The Act prohibits a person from taking a beaver on public land within certain watersheds or near certain waters. The Act does not apply to agency staff. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Instructs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules that prohibit Prohibits a person from taking a beaver on waters or watersheds that are classified in a certain manner or on public land that is within the watersheds or within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of the waters. Creates an Provides exceptions, including an exception for employees of federal and state land management agencies. Crossed Over
HB3054 Relating to residential tenancies for a space in a facility; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act limits rent increases and sales constraints by a landlord in a home park or marina. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Reduces Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility to match changes to the consumer price index. Limits to 10 percent the maximum increase in rent paid by the purchaser of a dwelling or home in a facility. beginning in 2026. Creates an exception for certain infrastructure upgrades approved by a vote of the tenants. Prohibits a landlord from requiring aesthetic improvements or internal inspections as conditions of sale of a dwelling or home in a facility. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study water, sewer and septic sys- tems of facilities and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective September 1, 2025. Crossed Over
SB551 Relating to plastic waste. AN ACT Relating to plastic waste; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 459A.755, 459A.757 and 459A.759. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2982 Relating to small watercraft. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act increases some boat fees. The money raised will be put into a fund to prevent and control plants and animals that do not belong in the waters of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Increases boating fees and deposits moneys into the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund. Provides that a waterway access permit is required while operating a nonmotorized boat of any length. Creates exceptions. Crossed Over
HB3643 Relating to Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. AN ACT Relating to Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. Whereas the topic of youth suicide does not receive the elevation and attention it deserves; and Whereas youth suicide has impacted far too many communities and families throughout our beautiful state; and Whereas the warning signs of youth suicide often go unnoticed or unrecognized; and Whereas shame, stigma and a lack of knowledge are barriers to seeking professional mental health support; and Whereas 20 percent of all high school students have reported having serious thoughts about suicide; and Whereas in Oregon, 38 percent of high school juniors reported feeling so sad or hopeless they stopped normal activities; and Whereas 109 Oregon youths died by suicide in 2022; and Whereas in 2022, Oregon had the 12th highest youth suicide rate in the nation; and Whereas according to Mental Health America, Oregon ranks last in the nation in balancing the prevalence of youth mental illness with access to care; and Whereas suicide remains the second leading cause of death in the nation among people aged 5 to 24; and Whereas Oregon must remain dedicated to ending the prevalence of youth suicide; and Whereas the young lives we have lost to suicide live on in our hearts and memories; now, therefore, Passed
HB2900 Relating to teachers. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would change the definition of “contract teacher.” (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Digest: The Act would change some law for probationary teachers. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Clarifies the definitions of “contract teacher” and “probationary teacher.” Requires a probationary teacher who has completed a three-year probationary period at one school district to complete a maxi- mum one-year probationary period upon assuming employment with a new school district. Establishes a mandatory 60-day improvement period for those probationary teachers if performance deficiencies arise. Modifies the definition of “contract teacher” for the purposes of the Accountability for Schools for the 21st Century Law. Crossed Over
HR3 Recognizing and honoring the history of Black drag in Oregon. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Honors the history of Black drag in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Recognizes and honors the history of Black drag in Oregon. In Committee
HB3766 Relating to claims for transmission of intimate images. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets a plaintiff sue a person who sends an intimate image to the plaintiff’s de- vice. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Allows a plaintiff to bring a civil action against a person who transmits an intimate image to the plaintiff’s computer or electronic device in certain circumstances. Crossed Over
HB3768 Relating to Nowruz Day; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes March 21 of each year Nowruz Day in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). Designates March 21 of each year as Nowruz Day. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Crossed Over
HB2964 Relating to affordable housing; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes OHCS provide loans for costs of low cost housing predevelop- ment. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Digest: This Act creates a temporary program for OHCS to award grants and loans for housing prep. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award grants loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing and a grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under this Act. Sunsets January 2, 2028 . Requires the department to adopt initial rules by June 1, 2026, and to combine other existing predevelopment loan programs. Establishes the Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates mon- eys in the fund to the department to award loans for predevelopment costs of affordable housing. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for grants and loans. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Crossed Over
HB3865 Relating to telephone solicitations. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says that a person may not make a sales call by voice or text unless the person follows certain rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.7). Prohibits as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act a person’s initiating a telephone solicitation outside specified hours or more than three separate times within a 24-hour period, misrepresenting or falsifying the person’s identity, the purpose of the call or the location from which the person is calling or failing to make required disclosures or inquiries during the call. Includes text messaging and other data messaging within the definition of “telephone solicitation.” Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Crossed Over
SB430 Relating to disclosures required in connection with online transactions. AN ACT Relating to disclosures required in connection with online transactions; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 646.608. Passed
SB1098 Relating to access to materials in schools; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells school district boards to have a policy about books in a school library. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Digest: Prohibits the exclusion of certain school books based on the topic or author of the book. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Prohibits discrimination when selecting or retaining school library materials, textbooks or in- structional materials or when developing and implementing a curriculum. Prescribes requirements for the removal of library materials, textbooks and instructional materials. Directs the Department of Education to provide technical assistance for school library programs. Directs each school district board to adopt a policy related to the selection and removal of materials available at a school library. Prescribes requirements of the policy. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Passed
SB916 Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would repeal the law that denies UI benefits to a person who is unem- ployed due to an active labor dispute. The Act would make it so that striking workers have two extra unpaid weeks before they qualify for benefits, which are capped at six weeks. The Act would require benefits to be paid back if they are overpaid due to the worker’s later receipt of back pay. The Act would make a school district deduct from future wages benefits received by an employee during a labor dispute. The Act would have the Employment De- partment turn in annual reports to the legislature with data on the Act’s effects on strikes and claims for benefits. The Act would sunset on January 1, 2036. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8). Digest: The Act would repeal the law that denies UI benefits to a person who is unemployed due to an active labor dispute. The Act would make it so that striking workers have an extra unpaid week before they qualify for benefits. The Act would require benefits to be paid back if they are overpaid due to the worker’s later receipt of back pay. The Act would make a school district deduct from future wages benefits received by an employee during a labor dispute. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not dis- qualified for any week that the individual’s unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual’s place of employment. Provides that individuals unemployed due to a strike are disqualified for benefits for one week two weeks before eligibility begins, with the usual unpaid waiting week and an overall limit of six weeks . Provides for the collection of benefits overpaid during a strike due to the later receipt of back pay. Requires a school district to deduct from an employee’s future wages benefits received during a labor dispute. Requires the Employ- ment Department to submit annual reports to the Legislative Assembly presenting data on the effect of this Act on strikes and claims for benefits. Sunsets on January 1, 2036. Passed
HB2940 Relating to hemoglobinopathies; and prescribing an effective date. AN ACT Relating to hemoglobinopathies; and prescribing an effective date. Passed
HB2008 Relating to consumer protection. AN ACT Relating to consumer protection; amending ORS 646A.578. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3789 Relating to union misrepresentation. AN ACT Relating to union misrepresentation. Passed
HB3974 Relating to residential applicant screening charges. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act caps screening fees paid by residential tenants. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Limits the applicant screening charge a residential landlord may collect to $20. Extends certain screening requirements to include landlords who do not collect an applicant screening charge. Al- lows landlords to alternatively accept third-party screening reports provided by an applicant. In Committee
HB3532 Relating to offensive names; and declaring an emergency. AN ACT Relating to offensive names; and declaring an emergency. Passed
SB426 Relating to wages. AN ACT Relating to wages. Passed
SB602 Relating to state agency relations with nonprofit organizations; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act sets policies for the state to use for awards of grants and public contracts to certain recipients. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Establishes the Nonprofit Organization Advisory Council within the Oregon Department of Ad- ministrative Services. Specifies the membership of the council and requires the council to review the state’s granting and procurement processes as applied to nonprofit organizations and report to the Legislative Assembly. Establishes the Nonprofit Organization Partnership Fund to fund the council. Specifies requirements for grant agreements and public contracts into which state agencies en- ter with nonprofit organizations. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to create a centralized database for use in managing the state’s grants to nonprofit organizations. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
SB605 Relating to medical debt reporting. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Stops people who provide medical services to patients from telling a credit bureau that a patient owes a debt, or the amount of the debt. Allows a person to sue a person who breaks this law. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Prohibits medical service providers from reporting the amount or existence of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from including in a consumer report an item that the consumer reporting agency knows or should know is medical debt. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Passed
HB2958 Relating to earned income tax credits; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act modifies the earned income tax credit and extends the sunset for the credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit. Provides that a credit is available to all adults, including childless adults, over 18. Provides that the credit may be paid quarterly, in ad- vance, and is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Extends the sunset for the credit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
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
HB2942 Relating to reimbursement of pharmacy services; and prescribing an effective date. AN ACT Relating to reimbursement of pharmacy services; amending ORS 414.764; and prescribing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3605 Relating to unlawful practices in home solicitation sales; and prescribing an effective date. AN ACT Relating to unlawful practices in home solicitation sales; amending ORS 83.990 and 646.608; and prescribing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3179 Relating to public utilities; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells the PUC to look at the economic impact of a proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Allows the PUC to adjust rates to mitigate an increase. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Digest: Tells the PUC to look at the economic impact of a proposed rate or schedule of rates if the rates lead to certain revenue results. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of a pro- posed rate or schedule of rates on a public utility’s ratepayers if the proposed rate or schedule of rates will result in an increase of the public utility’s revenue in this state by 2.5 percent or more. an elec- tric or natural gas company’s proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Requires an electric or natural gas company to file an analysis of the cumulative economic impact on the company’s residential rate payers if the company’s return on equity is subject to review and modification. Modifies the commission’s general powers to give the commission broad discretion in setting rates. Authorizes the commission to adjust rates to mitigate or phase in an increase in rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services or could materially affect the economy of the state. an increase in residential customer rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services. Prohibits any increase in residential rates from taking effect from November 1 to March 31. Directs the commission to require an electric or natural gas company to establish a multiyear rate plan for certain rate revisions. Prohibits, until January 2, 2027, or the date the commission adopts rules regarding multiyear rate plans, certain rate increases from taking effect within 18 months from the date of the last rate increase. Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with capital in- vestments that are approved by the commission. certain capital investments, retiring a generation asset, environmental remediation or an event in which the availability of electricity or na- tural gas within a regional energy market is significantly constrained. Requires a public utility that provides electricity or gas services to provide and make public a visual representation of cost categories included in the public utility’s residential customer rates for the preceding calendar year. Requires a public utility to provide and make public a quarterly report on any rate adjustments the public utility expects within the next 12 months. Requires an electric or natural gas company to provide and make public a visual repre- sentation of cost categories included in the company’s residential customer rates and a re- port on any rate adjustments the company expects within the next 12 months. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3187 Relating to age-based employment discrimination; and prescribing an effective date. AN ACT Relating to age-based employment discrimination; amending ORS 654.062 and 659A.030; and pre- scribing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2134 Relating to termination of fixed term residential tenancies. AN ACT Relating to termination of fixed term residential tenancies. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2990 Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells ODOT to give a report on how they are changing the written test for Class C driver licenses. They must send this report to the JCT by September 15, 2026. The law will start 91 days after the legislature finishes its session. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.6). Requires the Department of Transportation to provide a report on the progress of revising the written test for Class C driver licenses. Directs the department to submit the report to the Joint Committee on Transportation not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB2978 Relating to natural resources. AN ACT Relating to natural resources; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 366.161 and 366.162. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3156 Relating to utilities. AN ACT Relating to utilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3920 Relating to waiver of tuition for certain qualified students; and prescribing an effective date. AN ACT Relating to waiver of tuition for certain qualified students; amending ORS 350.285; and prescribing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2977 Relating to funding to support species conservation; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act increases a tax on short-term lodging. The Act changes the name of a subac- count related to wildlife. The Act says that moneys from the increase in the tax must be put in a subaccount. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1). Increases the state transient lodging tax. Changes the name of the Oregon Conservation Strat- egy Subaccount to the Recovering Oregon’s Wildlife Fund Subaccount. Transfers moneys attribut- able to the increase of the state transient lodging tax to the Recovering Oregon’s Wildlife Fund Subaccount. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
SJM2 Urging Congress to enact legislation alleviating the funding crisis in the Crime Victims Fund. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Urges Congress to pass a law about crime victims. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Urges Congress to enact legislation alleviating the funding crisis in the Crime Victims Fund. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR28 Designating the week of August 17 to 23, 2025, as Community Healthcare Workers Week. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Names a week in August of this year to honor community healthcare workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Digest: Shows support for a week each year that celebrates and honors community health care workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Supports the goals and ideals of National Community Health Worker Awareness Week. Designates the week of August 17 to 23, 2025, as Community Healthcare Workers Week. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3938 Relating to applications for a residential tenancy; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act prohibits landlords from using credit scores for applicants on OHP. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Prohibits residential landlords from considering the credit score of an applicant who demon- strates eligibility for medical assistance under the Oregon Health Plan. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3838 Relating to the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make new laws about a workforce standards board for some workers in the home and community-based services sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be ratified by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect. Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct a biennial comprehensive review, including a labor market anal- ysis to inform the board’s decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community-based ser- vices workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers. Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium. In Committee
HB3877 Relating to licensing of dwelling units. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes DCBS license vacation and rental homes. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a rental licensing program for the annual licensing of dwelling units for rental or vacation occupancy. Authorizes the department to assess licensing fees and penalties. Requires dismissal of eviction for units not li- censed. Requires the department to report annually on aggregate data and to provide a copy of the report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing. Requires the de- partment to provide no-cost education courses to licensees. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Establishes the Residential Licensing Account for the licensing program. Appropriates moneys to the account. In Committee
HB3767 Relating to local rent control; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act allows cities or counties to impose rent control. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Repeals the prohibition on local rent control. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
SB611 Relating to public assistance; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates the Food for All Oregonians Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Establishes the Food for All Oregonians Program in the Department of Human Services to pro- vide nutrition assistance to residents of children residing in this state who are six years of age or under and who would qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but for their immigration status. Requires the department to implement the program by January 1, 2027, and conduct statewide outreach, education and engagement to maximize enrollment in the program. Requires the department to convene an advisory group to recommend metrics to evaluate the success of the department in treating all applicants for and recipients of public assistance in a welcoming manner and with respect, courtesy, fairness and dignity. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3214 Relating to marijuana for medical use; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that some entities have to write a policy and teach their staff about the medical use of marijuana. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Expands the definition of “debilitating medical condition” for the medical use of marijuana. Re- quires an organization or residential facility that is designated as an additional caregiver for a medical marijuana cardholder to create and maintain a written policy and provide education to staff regarding the medical use of marijuana. Exempts hospitals and hospital-affiliated clinics from the requirements. Requires an organization or residential facility to create the written policy not later than June 30, 2026, and make education available to staff not later than December 31, 2026. Protects an organization or residential facility and its employees and contractors from certain criminal liability related to the medical use of marijuana. Prohibits the Oregon State Board of Nursing from taking disciplinary action against a nurse for discussing the medical use of marijuana with a patient. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3200 Relating to education; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to a scholarship program for people who are studying to be teachers. The Act provides money for the scholarship program. The Act goes into effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Digest: The Act tells DOE to allocate a certain amount from the Fund for Student Success to a scholarship program for teachers. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires the Department of Education to allocate a specified amount from the Fund for Student Success to the scholarship program for diverse teacher candidates in the biennium beginning July 1, 2025. Modifies provisions of a scholarship program for teacher candidates. Directs the Department of Education to allocate moneys from a fund to the Higher Ed- ucation Coordinating Commission for the purpose of awarding scholarships. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB3533 Relating to required disclosures of fees during certain transactions; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a person that offers or sells consumer goods or services in this state not to put out an ad with a price, or show or offer a price, that doesn’t show the fees a buyer must pay for the goods or services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Digest: Stops a person who puts out an ad for consumer goods or consumer services from showing or quoting a price that doesn’t include all of the fees a buyer would need to pay. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.1). Prohibits a person that advertises offers or sells consumer goods or consumer services for sale in this state from displaying in an advertisement or quoting during a transaction advertising, displaying or offering a price for the consumer goods or consumer services that does not include or disclose every fee all fees and charges that the consumer a resident must pay to complete the sale of transaction in the consumer goods or consumer services other than taxes or fees that a governmental body imposes on the transaction or reasonable charges actually incurred for shipping the goods or providing the services . Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Prac- tices Act. Crossed Over
HB2945 Relating to zero-emission school buses; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes new goals and laws for buying zero-emission school buses. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Establishes the state policy on the purchase of new zero-emission school buses. Directs the De- partment of Environmental Quality to adopt rules to require the purchase of new zero-emission school buses in certain areas. Requires the purchase of new zero-emission school buses if the price is equal to a comparable school bus that is not zero-emission. Directs the department to provide technical and financial assistance to school bus fleet owners. Establishes the Zero-Emission School Bus Assistance Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB2452 Relating to financial support for child care resource and referral entities; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells DELC to create a program to give grants to child care entities to help parents or guardians of children access child care. The Act gives money to DELC for grant program. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.0). Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to establish a program to award grants to child care resource and referral entities to help parents or guardians of children access child care. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department to award grants to child care resource and referral entities. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB3794 Relating to municipal solid waste; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act creates the Task Force on Municipal Solid Waste in the Willamette Valley. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Establishes the Task Force on Municipal Solid Waste in the Willamette Valley. Directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the envi- ronment no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3652 Relating to mandatory subjects of collective bargaining for school districts; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make changes to laws with respect to school district collective bargain- ing. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Expands the requirement to discuss class size and caseload as mandatory subjects of bargaining for purposes of school district collective bargaining. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3194 Relating to farmworker camps. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Establishes that landowners and persons acting as farmworker camp operators are jointly and severally liable for operating a farmworker camp on the landowner’s property unless certain condi- tions are met. Modifies remedies that may be sought for violations of certain requirements for farmworker camps. In Committee
HB3592 Relating to artificial intelligence. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Creates a commission on AI to be a central resource on the use of AI in this state. Di- rects the SCIO to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Establishes the Oregon Commission on Artificial Intelligence to serve as a central resource to monitor the use of artificial intelligence technologies and systems in this state and report on long- term policy implications. Directs the commission to provide an annual report to the Legislative As- sembly. Allows the commission to make recommendations for legislation, regulations or policies to the Legislative Assembly. Directs the State Chief Information Officer to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to as- sist the commission in carrying out the commission’s duties. In Committee
HB2688 Relating to the application of a prevailing rate of wage to off-site custom work for use in public works; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a certain wage apply to custom work done off-site but for a particular public works project. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Applies the prevailing rate of wage to certain off-site custom bespoke work fabricated, pre- constructed, assembled or produced constructed in accordance with specifications for a partic- ular public works. Specifies examples of such custom bespoke work. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB2995 Relating to a task force on reparations for Oregonians of African-American descent; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Sets up a task force to look at ways in which the state can give reparations for past acts of racism to African-American people who live in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Establishes the Task Force on Reparations and directs the task force to study and develop proposals for financial and nonfinancial reparations for Oregonians of African-American descent, develop appropriate methods for educating the public about the task force’s findings and recommend appropriate remedies based on the task force’s findings. Sunsets December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3884 Relating to firearm hold agreements. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs the Department of State Police to study firearm hold agreements. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires the Department of State Police to study whether firearm hold agreements reduce firearm risks. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. In Committee
HB3006 Relating to the education workforce. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would create ways to increase diversity in the education workforce in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Education for various pur- poses related to increasing the representation of marginalized populations in the education workforce in this state. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award scholarships to administrator candidates who are from marginalized populations. In Committee
HB3213 Relating to public records disclosure by public university foundations; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act applies public records laws to higher learning bodies. The Act tells higher learning bodies to post certain annual reports. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires that public university foundations are subject to the public records laws of this state. Specifies the records that are exempt from disclosure. Specifies the records that are not exempt from disclosure. Requires public university foundations to release an annual report that is publicly available on the website maintained by the public university foundation. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3079 Relating to youth homelessness. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells DHS to submit some plans to the Legislative Assembly about homeless youth and it makes changes to who can get help with housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Requires the Department of Human Services to update its 2022 estimate of costs to implement youth experiencing homelessness programs. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to study options for allocating 30 percent of their respective budgets in the 2027-2029 biennium toward reducing the number of youth aging into adult homelessness. Directs the Department of Human Services to submit findings to the interim commit- tees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing and human services not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Expands eligibility for emergency housing. In Committee
HB2679 Relating to neonicotinoid pesticides; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act puts limits on the use of pesticides that have some neonicotinoids in them. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to classify certain pesticides containing neonicotinoids as restricted-use. Prohibits application of restricted-use neonicotinoid pesticides on residential landscapes, subject to certain exceptions. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB2794 Relating to the provision of care by health care facilities. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a health care facility to make a process that a staff member may use to complain if the staff member believes in good faith supply or equipment is not safe. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Directs a health care facility to establish and maintain procedures that a staff member may use to submit to the health care facility a complaint regarding a medical supply or equipment that the staff member believes in good faith is faulty or dangerous. Requires the health care facility to retain a complaint and associated information for 10 years, inform a person if the health care facility uses, has used or stops using a medical supply or equip- ment that is subject to a complaint and establish and maintain procedures that a person may use to obtain a copy of a complaint and associated information. In Committee
HB3650 Relating to the Latino Health System Task Force; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates the Latino Health System Task Force. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.9). Establishes the Latino Health System Task Force. Prescribes the task force’s membership and duties. Directs the task force to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB2459 Relating to compensation of state employees. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act says that some state agencies may not pay a worker more than 10 times as much as the lowest paid worker in the agency. The Act lets an agency ask for an exemption. The Act makes some agencies report to the LFO. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.5). Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2028, the annual salary or wages paid to an officer or employee of certain state agencies may not exceed 10 times the lowest annual salary or wages paid to a full-time officer or employee of the agency. Allows an agency to request an exemption. Requires certain agencies, including agencies not subject to the limit on salary and wages, to report to the Legislative Fiscal Officer. In Committee
HB2991 Relating to services for assisting low-income individuals with tax navigation; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency to fund help for low-income people with their taxes. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Appropriates moneys to be used for funding outreach regarding federal earned income tax credits and other tax benefits and to provide tax navigation and preparation to low-income individ- uals. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB2359 Relating to school starting times. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Requires high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires school districts and public charter schools to implement a schedule for high schools that does not start regular instructional hours before 8:30 a.m. Directs the Department of Education to provide technical assistance and to award grants re- lated to the implementation of the school starting time requirement. In Committee
HB2967 Relating to residential applicant screening charges. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act bans applicant screening fees for tenants. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Prohibits residential landlords from charging an applicant screening charge. In Committee
HB2555 Relating to sentencing; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to a pilot program for family sentencing in court. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Changes the name of the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program to the Family Sentencing Alternative Program. Makes the program permanent. Modifies eligibility requirements for the pro- gram to include all sentences for which a defendant is eligible for a downward dispositional depar- ture. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB2943 Relating to public health testing; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells OHA to make a pilot program where a hospital may conduct certain STI tests when a person has other blood tests done at the ED, unless the person opts out of the test. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3). Digest: Directs a hospital to conduct an HIV test and a syphilis test when a person has other blood tests done at the ED, unless the person opts out of the test. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Directs a hospital to conduct HIV and syphilis screening when an individual undergoes a blood test or analysis as part of medical care received within an emergency department, unless the individual declines a test. Provides for exceptions. Requires health insurance coverage of HIV and syphilis screening conducted at a hospital emer- gency department. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish a voluntary pilot program where par- ticipating hospitals may screen an eligible individual for hepatitis C, HIV and syphilis when the eligible individual undergoes a blood test or analysis as part of medical care received within an emergency department. Requires a participating hospital to give the eligible indi- vidual notice and opportunity to decline the tests. Defines “eligible individual.” Directs the authority to submit a report on the outcomes and findings from the pilot program to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2029. Requires health insurance coverage of the tests conducted under the pilot program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority to cover costs in- curred by counties in carrying out investigation and outreach related to the increase in HIV and syphilis screening. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3225 Relating to control of a professional corporation organized for the purpose of practicing medicine; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Says what a doctor must do to be among the majority of the directors of, or to hold most of the shares of, a company that is formed to practice medicine. Takes effect 91 days after the ses- sion ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Specifies qualifications for a physician who is among the majority of the shareholders or direc- tors of a professional corporation organized for the purpose of practicing medicine. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3899 Relating to requirements that apply to persons that process consumer personal data. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Changes some of the laws that apply to the use of personal data of consumers. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Lowers the thresholds above which, in applicable circumstances, controllers are subject to reg- ulation in processing consumers’ personal data. Prohibits controllers from processing sensitive data for the purposes of targeted advertising or profiling a consumer in furtherance of decisions that produce legal effects or effects of similar significance. Prohibits a controller from selling sensitive data for any reason. In Committee
HB3002 Relating to demographic data; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the Task Force on Data Modernization and tells the task force to make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). Establishes the Task Force on Data Modernization and directs the task force to report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to general government no later than Sep- tember 15, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB2746 Relating to disclosures of certain information concerning employment-related matters; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes new laws regarding pay transparency. The Act takes effect 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.7). Requires employers and employment agencies to include certain wage and benefit information in job postings for job, promotion and transfer opportunities. Requires employers to maintain certain employment records for each employee. Directs the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct proactive outreach and ongoing training to educate employers and employment agencies about the requirements. Makes a violation an unlawful practice and per- mits the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to assess civil penalties for a vio- lation. Establishes circumstances under which the commissioner may dismiss a complaint about a violation. Permits the commissioner to issue a letter of explanation or education to an em- ployer or employment agency instead of a civil penalty for a first violation. Requires the re- mainder of sums collected as penalties, after application toward reimbursement of costs, to be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the General Fund. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer or an employment agency to retaliate or discriminate against an employee for invoking or exercising certain rights. Makes employment agencies subject to the prohibition against inquiries regarding salary history and past criminal convictions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
SB722 Relating to residential tenancies. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act bans software rent and occupancy control and applies rent caps to younger rentals. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Prohibits residential landlords from using certain software to set rents or occupancy rates. Es- tablishes statutory damages available to affected tenants or applicants. Reduces, from 15 to seven years, duration that new dwelling units are exempt from caps on residential rent increases. In Committee
SB530 Relating to regional health equity coalitions; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to a law about groups that work on health equity. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adjust for inflation the amount of any grant awarded to a regional health equity coalition. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
SB1038 Relating to standards of time. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act, for the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, stops the one-hour change of time in the spring and fall of each year and keeps the zone at standard time year-round if CA and WA states do the same within 10 years. The Act, for the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, permits the one-hour change of time to remain at daylight saving time year-round if Congress au- thorizes it and if CA and WA states have daylight saving time year-round, within 10 years. The Act keeps the part of the state in the Mountain Time Zone unchanged. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met. For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years. Restores current time standards if California and Washington do not make the standard time change within 10 years. Alternatively, for the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on daylight saving time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if Congress enacts a law authorizing states to elect year-round daylight saving time and if California and Washington establish daylight saving time as the standard of time year-round. Restores current time standards if Congress fails to authorize daylight saving time or if California and Washington do not make daylight saving time their year-round standard of time within 10 years. Provides that standards of time in the Mountain Time Zone portion of Oregon remain unchanged. Crossed Over
SB528 Relating to regional health equity coalitions; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives moneys to an agency to help fund groups that work on health equity. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Appropriates moneys to be used for regional health equity coalitions. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB2976 Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to a group for indigenous languages. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to groups for indigenous languages. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 69.9). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to a nonprofit groups group for purposes related to interpretation of indigenous languages. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB3193 Relating to farmworker disaster relief. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would create a relief program to provide money to farmworkers who have lost income due to a disaster. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish and implement a permanent farmworker disaster relief program. Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the authority to carry out the program. In Committee
HB3183 Relating to the Open Educational Resources Program; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to HECC for purposes of the OER Program. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.8). Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of the Open Educational Resources Program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3182 Relating to aid to students in higher education; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells the HECC to give money to fund basic needs for higher learning students. Creates a task force on student housing to study student housing needs. Directs the HECC to provide grants to certain organizations that help low-income college students with housing. Declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.4). Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer a grant program to fund basic needs programming. Appropriates moneys to the commission to establish the program and award grants for basic needs programming. Sunsets the grant program on January 2, 2027. Establishes the Task Force on Student Housing to review and make recommendations on policy changes regarding barriers that students in higher education face in accessing affordable housing. Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2027. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to nonprofit organiza- tions that provide affordable housing support to low-income students in higher education in this state. Appropriates moneys to the commission for purposes of awarding the grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3180 Relating to the Washington County Courthouse Replacement Planning Project; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives funds to OJD for a planning project for the Washington County court- house. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Appropriates moneys to the Judicial Department for the Washington County Courthouse Re- placement Planning Project. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3314 Relating to harmful algal blooms; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act gives money to DAS to give to the Human Access Project to mitigate harmful algal blooms. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Digest: This Act gives money to HECC to give to OSU to mitigate harmful algal blooms. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon State University the Human Access Project for harmful algal bloom mitigation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
SJR28 Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to a clean, safe and healthy environment. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This JR proposes a change to the constitution to create a right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish a fundamental right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout this state. In Committee
HB2972 Relating to funding for staffing workforce reentry programs; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act provides OED money for staffing certain workforce programs. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 61.3). Provides funding to the Employment Department for staffing workforce reentry programs for adults in custody. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3735 Relating to health equity. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the OACO to hire permanent staff to carry out certain duties. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Directs the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office to hire permanent staff to convene affinity group task forces to develop recommendations on addressing health inequities. In Committee
HB3595 Relating to the Lunar New Year. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the Lunar New Year a state holiday. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.7). Establishes the Lunar New Year as a legal holiday in this state. In Committee
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
HB3529 Relating to tribal relations training for the legislative branch; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells CIS to give training on Indian tribes and tribal relations at least once per calendar quarter. The Act requires Senate and House members and all legislative staff to attend the training at least once per year. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Directs the Executive Officer of the Commission on Indian Services to provide training on tribes and tribal relations at least once per calendar quarter. Requires all members of the Legislative As- sembly and all legislative staff to attend the training at least once annually. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3531 Relating to the Commission on Indian Services; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs CIS to hire staff to aid tribes and state agencies to work together on natural resources management. The Act gives money to CIS for this purpose. The Act starts on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Directs the Commission on Indian Services to employ a natural resources management tribal liaison officer to facilitate opportunities for integrated natural resources management between In- dian tribes and state agencies with natural resources management duties. Appropriates moneys to fund the work of the liaison officer. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025. In Committee
SB604 Relating to the Strong Start Program; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a program in HECC to provide support for certain students. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Establishes the Strong Start Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of providing support to first-year and underrepresented students at public universities in this state. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB3919 Relating to academic content standards for social studies. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Adds current acts of genocide to standards for a class about genocide. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 60.7). Requires Holocaust and genocide studies instruction to include ongoing acts of genocide and mass violence. In Committee
HB3512 Relating to PFAS. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act prohibits the sale of certain products that contain PFAS. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Prohibits the distribution or sale of certain covered products that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Requires a manufacturer of covered products to pro- vide a certificate of compliance to persons that sell or distribute covered products in this state. Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate and bring an action to obtain an injunction or a civil penalty for violations of the Act. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. In Committee
HB2953 Relating to funding for students eligible for special education; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Takes away the cap on the amount of state moneys that a school district may receive for a student who is a child with a disability. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Removes the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability. Di- rects the Department of Education to prepare and submit a report related to special educa- tion funding and expenditures. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund for transfer to the State School Fund. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB3477 Relating to climate change; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act changes the state’s goals to reduce greenhouse gases and changes the term “global warming” to “climate change” in some laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Modifies state greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Replaces the term “global warming” with “climate change” in provisions related to the Oregon Climate Action Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB2966 Relating to a public finance task force; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a task force to study public financing options. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Establishes the State Public Finance Task Force. Directs the task force to study and make recommendations regarding public banking and other public financing options. Requires the task force to submit a report to a committee of the Legislative Assembly by September 1, 2027 De- cember 31, 2026 . Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
SB938 Relating to restorative justice. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to the restorative justice grant program. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 61.3). Digest: The Act changes the restorative justice grant program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Modifies what entities may receive restorative justice program grants. Establishes the Restorative Justice Grant Program Account and continuously appropriates moneys in the account to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the grant program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3763 Relating to the Task Force on Law Libraries; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes the Task Force on Law Libraries and tells the task force to make a re- port. (Flesch Readability Score: 89.8). Establishes the Task Force on Law Libraries and directs the task force to report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB3785 Relating to voting by adults in custody. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets people convicted of a felony vote while in custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Allows persons convicted of a felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated. Provides that a person does not forfeit and may not be deprived of the right to vote while incarcerated on a felony. Specifies that a person’s residence is where the person resided prior to incarceration. In Committee
HB3764 Relating to funding for substance use services. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to study funding for substance use services. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the funding formula under Ballot Measure 110 (2020). Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assem- bly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. In Committee
HB3769 Relating to housing; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells DCBS to make a program to register rental units. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a program to register all dwelling units that are rented or available for rent. Allows the department to impose a civil penalty for failure to register a dwelling unit. Provides that specified entities that own in excess of a certain number of dwelling units are subject to an additional fee. In Committee
HB3765 Relating to investments. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the State Treasurer and OIC to take steps to use ESG factors in invest- ment decisions. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Requires the State Treasurer and Oregon Investment Council to implement a system to perform ESG analyses of current and proposed investments, assign personnel to oversee the system and issue an annual report on actions taken pursuant to the system. Prohibits investments in entities that are determined by an international body to have violated international law. In Committee
HB3012 Relating to voting in school district elections. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets someone who is 16 or 17 years old and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Permits an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections. In Committee
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
HB2965 Relating to aquaculture. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act sets requirements for raising fish as food for humans. The Act creates a related fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.7). Establishes certain requirements concerning aquaculture. Establishes the Aquatic Animals Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Appropri- ates moneys in the Aquatic Animals Fund to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for certain purposes related to aquaculture and aquatic animals. In Committee
HB2233 Relating to public safety; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would provide money for legal help to adults in custody at one prison in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish a program to provide legal ser- vices to assist adults in custody who are serving sentences at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facil- ity. Directs the commission to grant funds to the Oregon Justice Resource Center for purposes of the program. Directs the commission and center to evaluate the program and report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to corrections no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets December 31, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3559 Relating to nicotine; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make changes to the law for some products containing nicotine. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Prohibits distributing, selling, attempting to sell or allowing to be sold inhalant delivery systems in this state unless the inhalant delivery systems are listed in a directory maintained by the Attor- ney General. Requires manufacturers of inhalant delivery systems who want the inhalant delivery systems to be listed in the directory to submit an annual certification to the Attorney General attesting to compliance with federal marketing authorization requirements. Imposes certification fees and pen- alties. Defines “alternative nicotine products” and adds those products to existing provisions that apply to other tobacco products. Clarifies licensing requirements for distributors and delivery sellers of tobacco products. Prohibits the sale of flavored inhalant delivery systems that contain nicotine or nicotine ana- logues and that have not received a marketing authorization order from the United States Food and Drug Administration. Establishes new age verification requirements for the sale of tobacco products. Expands authority to seize and destroy unlawful tobacco products. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB2980 Relating to wildlife. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells ODFW to set up a Wildlife Stewardship Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish a Wildlife Stewardship Program. Directs the department to administer a grant program to support licensed wildlife rehabilitation centers. Appropriates moneys to the department, out of the General Fund, for purposes of the grant program. In Committee
HB2979 Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DAS to give to groups to help produce and distribute food. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser- vices for distribution to various entities for food production and distribution. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB3198 Relating to missing and murdered indigenous people. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to have staff in the part that does tribal affairs look at missing and murdered indigenous people. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Digest: The Act tells DOJ to study missing and murdered indigenous people and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Justice to study missing and murdered indigenous people. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public safety not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to dedicate staff in the office of the authority that is responsible for tribal affairs to lead the work of addressing the issue of missing and mur- dered indigenous people. In Committee
HB3131 Relating to the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to a state agency for uses related to working lands. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.2). Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, out of the General Fund, for deposit in the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund. Establishes a maximum limit for payment of expenses by the board from the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB2959 Relating to infertility; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes some health insurance cover some fertility treatments. The Act tells OHA and DCBS to study access to reproductive treatments and report back to the committee on health. The Act makes it an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to the in- terim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HB3434 Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would repeal the law that denies benefits to a person who is unemployed due to an active labor dispute. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not dis- qualified for any week that the individual’s unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual’s place of employment. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. In Committee
HCR6 Designating .One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. as the official film of Oregon. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest the official film of Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Designates One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) as the official film of Oregon. In Committee
SJR29 Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to the authority of the Legislative Assembly to conduct business. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The measure asks voters to change how many members of the legislature are needed for it to meet, from 2/3 of members to 1/2 of members plus one. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.5). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a majority of each house of the Legislative Assembly to be present to conduct business. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. In Committee
SB682 Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act creates a program to recover the costs of climate change. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program within the Department of Environ- mental Quality. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Requires the State Treasurer to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emis- sions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
SB477 Relating to state financial administration. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to the CJC for the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program. In Committee
HB2962 Relating to minimum wage rates; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act changes laws with respect to the calculation of the minimum wage rate. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Provides for calculation of the minimum wage rate beginning July 1, 2026. Directs the Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish a formula by rule for setting the minimum wage rate. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
SB572 Relating to the Oregon Racial Justice Act. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a new court process when a person can prove a criminal case is based on race. (Flesch Readability Score: 85.1). Creates a process for challenging a charge, finding of guilt, conviction or sentence, by filing a motion in the trial court or a petition for post-conviction relief, based on evidence that the con- viction or sentence was sought, obtained or imposed based on race, ethnicity or national origin. Applies retroactively to specified cases beginning January 1, 2027. In Committee
HB2133 Relating to children with hearing impairments; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes a program to assess and track the language development milestones of kids that are deaf or hard of hearing. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a program to assess, monitor and track the language developmental milestones of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Estab- lishes an advisory committee to advise on the creation of the program. Directs the Department of Education to publish an annual report on language and literacy de- velopmental milestones of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
HB2678 Relating to services for medically complex Oregonians. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells state agencies to study ways to improve services for people with complex medical needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Department of Human Services to establish an Exceptional Home Care Worker Certification program. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study the fea- sibility of implementing a new classification for case managers who serve people with acute behav- ioral health needs. Directs the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to study funding pathways for providing behavioral health services to seniors and persons with phys- ical disabilities, a shared functional needs assessment tool and a process for incorporating housing benefit eligibility applications into the Oregon Eligibility (ONE) system. Directs the Department of Human Services to develop a data-driven argument for expanding the service priority levels for which an individual may be eligible for medical assistance. In Committee
HB2449 Relating to support programs in recovery schools. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Requires a recovery school to provide peer group support for students of the school. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the State Board of Education to adopt a requirement that approved recovery schools provide peer group supports for students of the schools. In Committee
HB2994 Relating to health equity; declaring an emergency. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA to create a position designed to promote health equity. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish a medical science liaison position to develop recommendations for advancing health equity and justice. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB2744 Relating to exclusions of insurance coverage for veterinary services on the basis of a preexisting condition; prescribing an effective date. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells an insurer that it may not exclude, limit or reduce benefits under a policy that covers health care for a person’s pet on the basis that the pet had a health condition before the policy went into effect. Says that this is so even if the pet owner knew about the condition. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Prohibits insurers that issue a policy of insurance that provides coverage or benefits to an in- sured for veterinary services for the insured’s pet from excluding, limiting or reducing the coverage or benefits on the basis of a preexisting condition that affects the pet’s health or physical condition. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB5042 Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB5034 Relating to the financial administration of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB2805 Relating to food establishment licenses. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB5041 Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Youth Authority; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB5030 Relating to the financial administration of the Psychiatric Security Review Board; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB2140 Relating to funding of the State School Fund; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB2809 Relating to pesticide registration fees; prescribing an effective date. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB2370 Relating to fees imposed by the Public Utility Commission; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB5035 Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Racing Commission; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB2037 Relating to participation in athletics according to biological sex. House Withdraw from Committee 06/05/2025 Absent
HB2806 Relating to license fees for commercial instruments. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB5003 Relating to the financial administration of the Commission for the Blind; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB5029 Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Police; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB3546 Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading in Concurrence 06/05/2025 Absent
SCR29 In memoriam: William D. (Bill) Thorndike, Jr., 1953-2025. House Read and Adopted 06/05/2025 Absent
HB3963 Relating to offshore wind energy development; prescribing an effective date. House Third Reading 06/05/2025 Absent
HB2384 Relating to fees on the transportation of oil by rail. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
SB5522 Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
SB5507 Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB5512 Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Board of Dentistry; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
SB5508 Relating to the financial administration of the Columbia River Gorge Commission; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
SB5539 Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Lands; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
SB170 Relating to assaults in the workplace. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Nay
SB5540 Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Tax Practitioners; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
SB5532 Relating to the financial administration of specified boards; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB916 Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute. House Third Reading 06/04/2025 Yea
SB916 Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute. House Motion to substitute Minority Report 06/04/2025 Nay
SB1098 Relating to access to materials in schools; declaring an emergency. House Motion to Change Calendar 06/04/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
SB685 Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/03/2025 Yea
SB874 Relating to Oriental medicine. House Third Reading 06/03/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB952 Relating to vacancies in the United States Senate. House Third Reading 06/03/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Absent
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 Nay
HB2442 Relating to providing proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote. House Withdraw from Committee 06/02/2025 Nay
SB726 Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. House Third Reading 06/02/2025 Yea
SB726 Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. House Motion to Reconsider 06/02/2025 Yea
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 Yea
HB5008 Relating to the financial administration of the Employment Relations Board; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/02/2025 Yea
HB2385 Relating to restrictions on 340B covered entities; and prescribing an effective date. House Third Reading in Concurrence 06/02/2025 Yea
HB5013 Relating to the financial administration of the Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/02/2025 Yea
HB5019 Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/02/2025 Yea
HB5023 Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon State Board of Nursing; declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 06/02/2025 Yea
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 Yea
HB3789 Relating to union misrepresentation. House Third Reading in Concurrence 06/02/2025 Yea
SB605 Relating to medical debt reporting. House Third Reading 05/29/2025 Yea
SB550 Relating to a right to repair consumer equipment. House Third Reading 05/29/2025 Yea
SB83 Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency. House Withdraw from Committee 05/29/2025 Nay
SB726 Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date. House Third Reading 05/29/2025 Yea
SB610 Relating to funding for substance use services. House Third Reading 05/29/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
SB162 Relating to cannabis; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 05/29/2025 Nay
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 Yea
HB3372 Relating to exempt uses of water. House Third Reading in Concurrence 05/29/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB426 Relating to wages. House Motion to Refer 05/28/2025 Nay
SB426 Relating to wages. House Motion to Rerefer 05/28/2025 Nay
SB426 Relating to wages. House Motion to substitute Minority Report 05/28/2025 Nay
SB951 Relating to the practice of health care; and declaring an emergency. House Third Reading 05/28/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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
Detail Oregon House Commerce and Consumer Protection Interim Committee Vice Chair 2
Detail Oregon House Judiciary Committee 5
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
OR Oregon House District 35 House Democrat, Working Families In Office 01/09/2023