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Legislator > Willy Chotzen
State Representative
Willy Chotzen
(D) - Oregon
Oregon House District 46
In Office - Started: 01/13/2025
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Capitol Office
900 Court St. NE
H-485
Salem, OR 97301
H-485
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-986-1446
| 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 |
| HB2677 | Relating to juvenile records; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about when juvenile court records may be expunged. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Modifies the procedure for the expunction of certain juvenile records. Directs the juvenile de- partment to initiate the statutory expunction process for juvenile records relating to acts that if committed by adults would constitute misdemeanors involving violence. Creates exceptions. Modifies venue for juvenile court expunction proceedings. Expands expunction eligibility for records relating to felonies. Modifies requirement for notifying victim in juvenile proceedings of expunction process. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB2957 | Relating to time limitations associated with violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act prohibits certain contracts that shorten certain statutes of limitations. The Act sets the time limits for when BOLI must issue a notice of rights to a complainant. The Act sets the time limits for when a complainant must file a lawsuit after issuance of the notice. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 65.4). Prohibits employers from entering into agreements that shorten the statute of limitations with respect to violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority. Designates a violation of the prohibition as an unlawful employment practice. Establishes time limits for when the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries must issue a notice of rights to complainants. Clarifies that the bureau will not issue a notice for matters that have been resolved by a settlement agreement. Establishes time limits for filing a civil action after issuance of the notice. Makes conforming amendments. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Crossed Over |
| HB3178 | Relating to conditions for financing a transaction involving a motor vehicle. | AN ACT Relating to conditions for financing a transaction involving a motor vehicle; creating new pro- visions; and amending ORS 646.608 and 646A.090. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB1175 | Relating to a task force on removing barriers to jury service; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to a task force on removing barriers to jury service; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3054 | Relating to residential tenancies for a space in a facility; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act limits rent increases and sales constraints by a landlord in a home park or marina. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Reduces Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility to match changes to the consumer price index. Limits to 10 percent the maximum increase in rent paid by the purchaser of a dwelling or home in a facility. beginning in 2026. Creates an exception for certain infrastructure upgrades approved by a vote of the tenants. Prohibits a landlord from requiring aesthetic improvements or internal inspections as conditions of sale of a dwelling or home in a facility. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study water, sewer and septic sys- tems of facilities and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective September 1, 2025. | Crossed Over |
| HB3546 | Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | Passed |
| 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 |
| HB3521 | Relating to residential tenancy hold deposits. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act awards an applicant money from a landlord who breaks a promise to rent a home and does not return the deposit soon after. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Digest: This Act awards damages if a landlord revokes an offer of housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit , unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God . | 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 |
| HB3134 | Relating to prior authorization. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells some insurers to report more data to DCBS and makes rules about prior authorization for some procedures. Tells some insurers to use a program by a set date. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8). Digest: This Act tells insurers, PEBB, OEBB and CCOs to exempt some health care providers from prior authorization in some situations and makes rules about how to do so. Adds reporting rules for these insurers to DCBS and OHA. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Creates a process that exempts certain health care providers from prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances. Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the De- partment of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make certain this data publicly available. Applies these requirements to commercial health insurance, the Public Employees’ Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. Creates restrictions for prior authorization requirements during certain surgical proce- dures for insurers offering a health benefit plan. Requires certain insurers offering a health benefit plan to implement a prior authori- zation programming interface by January 1, 2027. | Crossed Over |
| HB3687 | Relating to majority vote thresholds for local charters; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would make it so that elections that affect a county or city charter would have to be by simple majority vote. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Prohibits a supermajority vote requirement for any question related to a county or city charter. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3825 | Relating to monetary obligations in criminal cases; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes judgment remedies for some marijuana convictions in local courts expire. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Provides that judgment remedies for judgments of conviction in municipal and justice courts for the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana expire on the effective date of the Act. Provides that the expiration of judgment remedies for such convictions means that a person has complied with that portion of the sentence for purposes of expungement. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Crossed Over |
| SB685 | Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to hydrogen; and declaring an emergency. | Passed |
| SB974 | Relating to the timeline for reviewing land use applications for housing; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to the timeline for reviewing land use applications for housing; creating new provisions; amending ORS 197.830 and 197.835; and prescribing an effective date. | Passed |
| SB736 | Relating to investigations of child abuse involving the child's parent; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act excludes a child’s parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to tell some people that a DHS employee is not a lawyer. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 66.2). Digest: The Act excludes a child’s parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to give a parent notice of rights before meetings in child abuse matters. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 70.1). Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care. Requires that the Department of Human Services provide parents and guardians with a notice of rights before interviews in child abuse investigations. Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child’s parents or guardians that the department representative is not an attorney and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Crossed Over |
| SB1098 | Relating to access to materials in schools; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells school district boards to have a policy about books in a school library. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Digest: Prohibits the exclusion of certain school books based on the topic or author of the book. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Prohibits discrimination when selecting or retaining school library materials, textbooks or in- structional materials or when developing and implementing a curriculum. Prescribes requirements for the removal of library materials, textbooks and instructional materials. Directs the Department of Education to provide technical assistance for school library programs. Directs each school district board to adopt a policy related to the selection and removal of materials available at a school library. Prescribes requirements of the policy. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | Passed |
| 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 |
| SB1060 | Relating to standard charges established by a hospital. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a hospital make a public list of standard charges that lists the hospital’s regular rates or prices. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services of- fered or provided by the hospital. Specifies the information that a list of standard charges must in- clude. Requires a hospital to provide each newly created or updated list of standard charges to the Oregon Health Authority. Directs the authority to create an electronic form for submitting complaints to the authority. Di- rects the authority to require a hospital to take immediate or corrective action to remedy any violations. Provides for a private right of action if a hospital initiates or pursues a collection action for a debt owed on an item or service if the hospital is not in compliance. Provides for civil penalties. | In Committee |
| HB2008 | Relating to consumer protection. | AN ACT Relating to consumer protection; amending ORS 646A.578. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3929 | Relating to the wellness of public safety workers. | AN ACT Relating to the wellness of public safety workers; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 181A.835. | Passed |
| HB2680 | Relating to certifications required for work with fenestration systems in public buildings; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to certifications required for work with fenestration systems in public buildings; and pre- scribing an effective date. | Passed |
| HB3789 | Relating to union misrepresentation. | AN ACT Relating to union misrepresentation. | Passed |
| SB426 | Relating to wages. | AN ACT Relating to wages. | Passed |
| SB470 | Relating to recordings of occupants of transient lodging; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to recordings of occupants of transient lodging; amending ORS 30.831; and prescribing an effective date. | Passed |
| SB550 | Relating to a right to repair consumer equipment. | AN ACT Relating to a right to repair consumer equipment; amending sections 1, 2, 4 and 6, chapter 69, Oregon Laws 2024. | Passed |
| 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 |
| HB2006 | Relating to legislative measures. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act limits the number of measure requests that may be made of LC during long regular sessions to stated numbers. The Act sets forth exceptions to those limits. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 69.5). Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Leg- islative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 400 the number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials may ask the Legislative Coun- sel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 100 the number of legislative measures that the Judicial Department may ask the Legis- lative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd- numbered year. | 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 |
| HB2548 | Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates laws about a labor standards board for agricultural workers. The Act would prohibit employers from firing such workers without cause. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Establishes the Agricultural Workforce Labor Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for agricultural workers. Provides remedies for agricultural workers alleging a violation of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct an biennial comprehensive review to determine whether to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Directs the board to establish uniform training requirements for agricultural workers, supervisory and nonsupervisory employees and establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to agricultural workers. Requires the board to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior year. Prohibits employers from terminating an agricultural worker unless the termination is for cause. Sets forth the conditions that must be satisfied in order to determine the existence of cause. Pro- vides remedies for agricultural workers alleging a retaliation or a violation of the for cause stand- ard. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| HB2698 | Relating to homeownership goal; and declaring an emergency. | AN ACT Relating to homeownership goal; and declaring an emergency. Whereas the majority of Oregonians consider homeownership as a priority; and Whereas family economic well-being does not come solely from income, spending or consump- tion, but instead requires savings, investment and the accumulation of assets; and Whereas it is appropriate for the state to institute an asset-based antipoverty strategy; and Whereas Oregonians struggle to attain homeownership due to chronic underproduction of housing units across this state, low housing inventory and vacancy rates, rapidly increasing housing costs and limited public investment in homeownership programs; and Whereas homeownership provides households, and especially households of limited means, the opportunity to build personal and generational wealth; and Whereas there exist substantial disparities in the rates of homeownership among many commu- nities of color, other marginalized communities and white communities; and Whereas homeownership rate disparities are currently greater than at any time since the pas- sage of the federal Fair Housing Act and exist in part due to policies at all levels of government which, explicitly or in effect, excluded many marginalized communities from homeownership oppor- tunities; and Whereas disparities in homeownership rates are one of the primary drivers of the existing racial wealth gap in the United States; and Whereas increasing homeownership among communities of color is a sound and sustainable strategy to reduce the existing racial wealth gap in this state; and Whereas nationally, home equity is attributable to more than 50 percent of the estimated net worth of Black and Hispanic households and more than 80 percent of the estimated net worth of low-income households; and Whereas homeownership provides households with increased housing stability, especially during periods of financial or economic downturn; and Whereas homeownership is attributable to higher rates of civic and social engagement; and Whereas homeownership contributes to improved physical and mental health outcomes; and Whereas homeownership diminishes household reliance on public assistance; and Whereas children of homeowners, and especially children of low-income homeowners, achieve higher rates of high school graduation and college attendance; and Whereas according to data from the 2023 American Community Survey, the homeownership rate in Oregon in 2023 was 63.4 percent; now, therefore, Enrolled House Bill 2698 (HB 2698-A) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| HB3875 | Relating to personal data obtained from a consumer's use of a motor vehicle; and prescribing an effective date. | AN ACT Relating to personal data obtained from a consumer’s use of a motor vehicle; amending ORS 646A.572; and prescribing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3560 | Relating to the siting of child care facilities. | AN ACT Relating to the siting of child care facilities; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 243.560 and 329A.440. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB1181 | Relating to Medicare supplement insurance. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes rules about how Medicare supplement policies work and when they can be offered. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Prohibits the increased cost or denial of a Medicare supplement insurance policy due to a pre- existing condition and establishes open enrollment standards for Medicare supplement policies. | Crossed Over |
| SB710 | Relating to judicial training. | AN ACT Relating to judicial training; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 1.002 and 8.125. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3174 | Relating to driving while under the influence of intoxicants; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Increases ADSS fee. Says that money in the IDPF may be spent on more things DUII related for indigent defendants. Says that those who do not live in this state may get treatment out of state. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.2). Increases the fee paid for alcohol and drug screening specialists. Expands uses of moneys in the Intoxicated Driver Program Fund for indigent defendants. Pro- vides some limitations. Allows an individual who is not a resident of Oregon to complete a treatment program out of state. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| HB3817 | Relating to ibogaine. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells OHA and DVA to study the use of ibogaine by some people to help treat certain disorders. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Digest: The Act tells OHA and DVA to set up a process to let a person with a certain disorder use ibogaine to help treat the disorder. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Directs the Oregon Health Authority in collaboration with and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to establish a process through which a certain individual may consume ibogaine for a specified purpose study the consumption of ibogaine by certain individuals for the purpose of treating specified disorders . Defines “ibogaine.” Requires the authority and the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care and veterans not later than September 15, 2029. Exempts ibogaine, when obtained and consumed through the es- tablished process, from the definition of “controlled substance.” Sunsets on January 2, 2030. | 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 |
| HB3450 | Relating to energy storage transition planning; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells ODOE to make an energy storage transition plan for some bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Directs the State Department of Energy to develop an energy storage transition plan for the critical energy infrastructure hub. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB2949 | Relating to financial assurance for certain facilities; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act makes owners of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals show they can cover the costs of oil or fuel spills. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.6). Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to contract for a study about making bulk oils and liquid fuels terminal owners get bonds or insurance. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with a third party to study and assess financial assurance requirements for owners or operators of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Requires owners or operators of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminals to obtain a certificate of financial responsibility from the Department of Environmental Quality. Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish rules pertaining to certif- icates of responsibility. Requires the department to report to the Legislative Assembly on the implementation of the Act each even-numbered year. Preempts local governments from requiring financial assurance that exceeds or is in addition to the requirements of the Act. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HB3118 | Relating to communications services for persons in custody. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would tell DOC to make some voice communications services free for persons in custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Digest: The Act would tell DOC to give persons in custody access to some communication services for free. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Requires the Department of Corrections to enter into a contract , or renegotiate an existing contract, with a third party to provide voice communications services at no cost to persons con- fined at a Department of Corrections institution. Prohibits the receipt of financial or in-kind compensation by the department for providing voice communications services to persons in custody. Directs the department to submit a progress report on the implementation of the Act to the Legislative Assembly by February 1, 2026, and a biennial report on certain data to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year. | In Committee |
| HJM6 | Urging Congress to ensure strong annual federal funding for the National Institutes of Health and to increase investment in cutting-edge medical research through grants from the NIH to research institutions. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Urges Congress to spend more on research involving health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Urges Congress to ensure strong annual federal funding for the National Institutes of Health and to increase investment in cutting-edge medical research through grants from the NIH to re- search institutions. | 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 |
| 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 |
| HB2529 | Relating to policies for the use of automated external defibrillators at schools; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Requires schools to meet requirements for AEDs. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Digest: Requires schools to have plans for AEDs. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). Prescribes requirements for a cardiac emergency response plan for each school schools related to automated external defibrillators . Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for distribution to school districts and public charter schools to assist in the implementation of the requirements of the plan . Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| HB2730 | Relating to incentives for beginning agricultural operators; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers and creates a new fund for the program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers. The Act creates a new fund for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3). Establishes a beginning farmer and rancher incentive program in the State Department of Ag- riculture. Requires the department to establish types of incentives to provide to beginning farmers and ranchers. Establishes the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Incentive Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for purposes of the incentive program. Appropriates moneys for deposit into the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| HB3421 | Relating to biomarker testing coverage. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act tells some health insurers and OHP to cover biomarker testing with some rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires certain policies and certificates of health insurance and medical assistance managed plans to cover biomarker testing with certain rules and requirements. | 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 |
| HB3934 | Relating to a deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for Oregon estate tax; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would let a surviving spouse claim the unused amount of the first spouse’s es- tate tax exclusion. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Allows an exclusion from the Oregon taxable estate of a surviving spouse for the unused portion of exclusion that applied to the prior deceased spouse of the decedent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | 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 |
| HB3188 | Relating to guarantees against losses in mortgage loans extended to first-time home buyers; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a state agency to back home loans that a lender makes to first-time buyers in this state. Says what kinds of loans qualify and how a lender must claim a loss from a loan. Creates a fund to hold moneys for the loan guarantees. (Flesch Readability Score: 88.3). Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services Housing and Community Services Department to establish a program to guarantee against losses in mortgage loans that lenders ex- tend to first-time home buyers. Specifies which mortgage loans qualify for the guarantee and the qualifications and duties of first-time home buyers. Specifies circumstances under which a lender may make a claim and documentation a lender must provide as support for the claim. Establishes the Welcome Home Assistance Program Fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to carry out the purposes of the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| HB3193 | Relating to farmworker disaster relief. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would create a relief program to provide money to farmworkers who have lost income due to a disaster. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish and implement a permanent farmworker disaster relief program. Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the authority to carry out the program. | In Committee |
| HB3347 | Relating to family support payments. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to some laws about family support payments. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Directs the Department of Justice to disburse to certain obligees payments of support that have been assigned to the state beginning January 1, 2027 . Directs the Department of Human Services to disregard certain child and spousal support paid to the family beginning January 1, 2027 . | 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 |
| HB2729 | Relating to schools; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the OHA to issue grants and take other actions to increase school-based health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Digest: The Act tells the OHA to adjust its school-based health center grants for inflation. The Act tells the OHA to issue grants and take other actions to increase school-based health services. The Act authorizes lottery bonds for school-based health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to modify the amounts of grants for school-based health centers for inflation. Directs the authority to issue grants for the planning and operation of school-based health ser- vices. Directs the authority Oregon Health Authority to develop and implement a program to issue grants to increase and improve school-based mental health services and substance use services. Directs the authority to study methods for providing or increasing reimbursement for mental health services delivered through school-based health centers. Authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds for school-based health center purposes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3066 | Relating to the advanced esthetics program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to the DOC for a program for adults in custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Corrections for purpose of funding the advanced esthetics program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| SB1007 | Relating to wrongful conviction; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to the laws that let a person get compensation for a wrongful conviction. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Modifies provisions relating to petitions for compensation for wrongful conviction. Declares an emergency, effective on passage July 15, 2025 . | 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 |
| HB2250 | Relating to redistricting. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would have the state use the last known address of adults in custody, if avail- able, to create some voting districts. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Directs the Department of Corrections to determine the last-known address of adults in custody, if the address is readily known or available to an adult in custody, and submit information to the Portland State University Population Research Center. Directs the center to adjust the population data reported in the federal decennial census to reflect the residence status of adults in custody before incarceration. Requires the Legislative Assembly or Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, to reapportion the state into legislative districts based on the adjusted population data. Requires use of the ad- justed population data to apportion county or municipal boundaries. | In Committee |
| HB2963 | Relating to electric bicycles; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act directs the EQC to create an electric bicycle rebate program. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 60.7). Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish by rule a program for providing re- bate vouchers to qualifying individuals who purchase electric assisted bicycles. Establishes the Electric Bicycle Incentive Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3829 | Relating to the expungement of traffic offenses; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets a person set aside a conviction for certain traffic offenses. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.2). Provides that certain traffic offenses may be set aside. Specifies when a person is not eligible. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3170 | Relating to community resilience; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about networks that help people prepare for and respond to disasters. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Modifies the definitions of and grant requirements for Resilience Hubs and Resilience Networks. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Human Services for providing grants for Resilience Hubs and Resilience Networks. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| SB938 | Relating to restorative justice. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes changes to the restorative justice grant program. (Flesch Read- ability Score: 61.3). Digest: The Act changes the restorative justice grant program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Modifies what entities may receive restorative justice program grants. Establishes the Restorative Justice Grant Program Account and continuously appropriates moneys in the account to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the grant program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| HB3828 | Relating to privacy protection for personal data. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Tells a state agency to study what rules might work to protect personal data. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study the effects of regulating sensitive data. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legisla- tive Assembly related to consumer protection no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. | In Committee |
| HB3012 | Relating to voting in school district elections. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act lets someone who is 16 or 17 years old and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Permits an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections. | In Committee |
| HB2965 | Relating to aquaculture. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act sets requirements for raising fish as food for humans. The Act creates a related fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.7). Establishes certain requirements concerning aquaculture. Establishes the Aquatic Animals Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Appropri- ates moneys in the Aquatic Animals Fund to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for certain purposes related to aquaculture and aquatic animals. | In Committee |
| HB3196 | Relating to state finance; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to DOJ for purposes related to VOCA grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Digest: The Act gives money to DOJ to backfill reductions in VOCA grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice to backfill reductions in for purposes re- lated to federal Victims of Crime Act grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SB608 | Relating to services for medically complex Oregonians. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells state agencies to study ways to improve services for people with complex medical needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Department of Human Services to establish an Exceptional Home Care Worker Certification program. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study the fea- sibility of implementing a new classification for case managers who serve people with acute behav- ioral health needs. Directs the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to study funding pathways for providing behavioral health services to seniors and persons with phys- ical disabilities, a shared functional needs assessment tool and a process for incorporating housing benefit eligibility applications into the Oregon Eligibility (ONE) system. Directs the Department of Human Services to develop a data-driven argument for expanding the service priority levels for which an individual may be eligible for medical assistance. | In Committee |
| HB2738 | Relating to the use of leaded fuel; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act bans the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with 500,000 or more people. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Prohibits the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with a population of 500,000 or greater as of January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3143 | Relating to fostering coexistence with beavers; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act allows agencies to award moneys under a grant program related to living with beavers on private land. The Act directs an agency and a committee to report on the grant program. The Act gives moneys to the agency for the grant program. The Act goes into effect on the 91st day after the 2025 session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Establishes the Landowners Living with Beavers Grant Program Subaccount in the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to award block grants from the subaccount under the Landowners Living with Beavers Grant Program, on recommendations from the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. Directs the department and the committee to jointly report on the grant program to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment on or before Septem- ber 15, 2027. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for deposit in the subaccount for purposes related to the grant program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB3557 | Relating to standard charges established by a hospital. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes a hospital make a public list of standard charges that lists the hospital’s regular rates or prices. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services of- fered or provided by the hospital. Specifies the information that a list of standard charges must in- clude. Requires a hospital to provide each newly created or updated list of standard charges to the Oregon Health Authority. Directs the authority to create an electronic form for submitting complaints to the authority. Directs the authority to require a hospital to take immediate or corrective action to remedy any violations. Provides for a private right of action if a hospital initiates or pursues a collection action for a debt owed on an item or service if the hospital is not in compliance. Provides for civil penalties. | 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 |
| HB3295 | Relating to improvements to Powell Boulevard. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act gives money to ODOT to improve a stretch of Powell Blvd. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for the pur- pose of improving a portion of Southeast Powell Boulevard. | In Committee |
| HB2989 | Relating to the Law Enforcement Medical Liability Account. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs OHA to pay, in some cases, for a person’s medical care out of the LEMLA if the person was injured by a peace officer. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to pay out of the Law Enforcement Medical Liability Account any copayment or other cost-sharing amounts owed by an individual for the cost of medical services, or the entire cost of the medical services if an individual is a medical assistance recipient or uninsured, for injuries related to law enforcement activity. Authorizes the authority to make the final determination of whether injuries are injuries related to law enforcement activity. Directs the authority to conduct outreach about the availability of funding and the process for submitting claims for reimbursement. | In Committee |
| SB559 | Relating to early medical release; declaring an emergency. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act directs BOPPPS to study early medical release for adults in custody. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Requires the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to study changes to procedures for the early medical release of adults in custody. Directs the board 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. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | In Committee |
| HB3161 | Relating to public utility liabilities arising out of wildfire litigation; prescribing an effective date. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Bans a public utility from raising rates if there are unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Prohibits a public utility from increasing the public utility’s rates or schedules of rates if the public utility has, for a period of three or more years, outstanding or contingent liabilities arising out of wildfire-related litigation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | In Committee |
| HB2254 | Relating to wages. | The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act makes laws about unpaid wages for workers who work on construction projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier. Provides the statute of limitations for actions regarding recovery for unpaid and overtime wages. Requires subcontractors to provide certain payroll records and other information to the owner or the direct contractor, upon request. Permits the owner and the direct contractor to withhold payment to a subcontractor in certain circumstances. | 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 |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB5042 | Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB5034 | Relating to the financial administration of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB2805 | Relating to food establishment licenses. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB5041 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Youth Authority; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB5030 | Relating to the financial administration of the Psychiatric Security Review Board; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB2140 | Relating to funding of the State School Fund; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB2809 | Relating to pesticide registration fees; prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB2370 | Relating to fees imposed by the Public Utility Commission; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB5035 | Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Racing Commission; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB2037 | Relating to participation in athletics according to biological sex. | House Withdraw from Committee | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| HB2806 | Relating to license fees for commercial instruments. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB5003 | Relating to the financial administration of the Commission for the Blind; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB5029 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Police; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB3546 | Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| SCR29 | In memoriam: William D. (Bill) Thorndike, Jr., 1953-2025. | House Read and Adopted | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB3963 | Relating to offshore wind energy development; prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| HB3474 | Relating to the Secretary of State conducting a study of changes to the U.S. Postal Service. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SB1066 | Relating to safety requirements for residential facilities; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SCR30 | Designates April 10, 2025, as Purple Up! Day for Month of the Military Child. | House Read and Adopted | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| SCR31 | Commending the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary. | House Special Order | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB5032 | Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training; declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 06/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB83 | Relating to wildfire; declaring an emergency. | House Withdraw from Committee | 06/02/2025 | 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 | Yea |
| HB2236 | Relating to employment; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB360 | Relating to machine-powered pesticide application devices; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB430 | Relating to disclosures required in connection with online transactions. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB162 | Relating to cannabis; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB470 | Relating to recordings of occupants of transient lodging; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3007 | Relating to accommodations for students diagnosed with a brain injury; and declaring an emergency. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB890 | Relating to the Oregon Sunshine Committee. | House Third Reading | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3342 | Relating to water; and prescribing an effective date. | House Third Reading in Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | 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 | 5 | |
| Detail | Oregon House Conduct Committee | Alternate | 5 |
| Detail | Oregon House Judiciary Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Oregon Joint Conduct Committee | Alternate | 5 |
| Detail | Oregon Joint Legislative Counsel Committee | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | Oregon House District 46 | House | Democrat | In Office | 01/13/2025 |