| SB5702 | Pass | The Act approves certain fees charged by state agencies. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by state agencies. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor signed. |
| SB1529 | Pass | The Act makes changes to the OHA air conditioner and filter program and to the OHCS landlord guarantee program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7). [Digest: Makes OHCS study and report on housing. (F...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor signed. |
| SB1578 | Pass | The Act directs the OHA to set up a health care interpreter management system. The Act requires the OHA to contract with a nonprofit entity to establish a recruitment and retention program. The Act sets out certain requirements for the nonprofit. The...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor signed. |
| SB1575 | Pass | The Act says that public bodies may not have certain terms in some types of construction contracts. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.1). [Provides that a public body may not include certain provisions relating to payment of defense costs] Limits a publi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor signed. |
| SB1530 | Pass | Gives money to OHCS, OHA, DHS, DOE, OBDD, ODOT, WRD and DAS for programs. Goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). [Digest: Gives money to OHCS, OHA, DHS, DOE and DAS for programs. Goes into effect when the Gover...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor signed. |
| SB1537 | Pass | The Act establishes a housing office to support and enforce housing laws; lets home builders use updated local rules; awards lawyer fees for more housing appeals; assists with infrastructure for housing; creates a fund for grants to developers of aff...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor signed. |
| SB1564 | Pass | The Act makes LCDC adopt model rules for housing for cities of different sizes. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt model ordinances...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor signed. |
| SB1503 | Pass | The Act makes a task force on community safety and suicide prevention. The Act provides money for research on those topics. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Establishes the Task Force on Community Safety and Firearm Suicide Prevention and requires t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, June 6, 2024. |
| SB1545 | Pass | The Act would grant a property tax break to destroyed homes that were rebuilt after the 2020 wildfires. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Authorizes a county to allow a homestead rebuilt by the same owner on the same lot to replace the homestead dest...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, June 6, 2024. |
| SB1562 | Pass | The Act raises the maximum amount of money that can be held in a reserve fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2). [Digest: The Act raises the amount of money that is put in a reserve fund every two years. It raises the maximum amount of money that can...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, January 1, 2025. |
| SB1521 | Pass | The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one organization to provide a new type of service to people who hire personal support workers. The Act makes changes to the statutes about agency with choice service providers. The Act requires DHS to co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, April 4, 2024. |
| SB1557 | Pass | The Act requires the OHA to take certain steps to make sure that certain people who are under 21 years of age receive the services and supports that they qualify for. The Act requires the OHA and DHS to make sure that children and youth who are serve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, April 4, 2024. |
| SB1585 | Pass | The Act requires DHS to set up a task force and come up with a plan for a program that allows people who receive SNAP aid to be able to use the aid to buy hot foods and hot foods that are ready to eat. The Act says who must be on the task force. The ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, June 6, 2024. |
| SB1532 | Pass | Directs ODE to make a plan for the education of students who are immigrants. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide education plan for students who are asylum seekers, refugees or an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, January 1, 2025. |
| SB1552 | Pass | Makes many changes to the education laws of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Establishes a youth advisory group. Prescribes the membership and duties of the group. Directs the Department of Education to establish a work group to develop ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, April 4, 2024. |
| SB1561 | Pass | This Act creates a council and funds to distribute and invest money from a legal settlement. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Establishes the Environmental Restoration Council. Directs the council to establish programs to distribute moneys from the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, April 4, 2024. |
| SB1595 | Pass | The Act increases some amounts that are protected from debt collectors. The Act changes some laws about bad debt collection methods. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Increases certain exemptions from garnishment and execution. Modifies provisions re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Effective date, April 4, 2024. |
| HB4003 | Pass | The Act tells a state agency to study the shortage of MEs in this state. The Act tells the agency to provide the results of the study to the legislature by October 1, 2024. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Scor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 72, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4002 | Pass | The Act makes changes to laws to make it easier to get treatment for substance use problems. The Act changes drug laws. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.1). Prohibits insurers from requiring prior authori...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 70, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 1, 2024. |
| HB4111 | Pass | The Act makes all farm machinery tax exempt. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Removes the requirement that farm machinery and equipment be tangible personal property for the purposes of exemption from ad valorem property taxation. Takes effect on th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 83, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4156 | Pass | The Act makes changes to crimes related to stalking. The Act also changes the definitions for stalking laws. The Act takes effect on July 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Modifies definitions pertaining to stalking orders and stalking offen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 90, (2024 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2024. |
| HB4092 | Pass | The Act requires the OHA to study how much money local mental health programs need to comply with state laws. The Act requires the OHA to contract with a certain council to work with a group of people who provide mental health and substance use treat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 80, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4083 | Pass | The Act tells the State Treasurer to stop investing moneys in companies that deal in thermal coal. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the Oregon Investment Council and the State Treasurer to make efforts to eliminate certain investments in the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 79, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025. |
| HB4035 | Pass | The Act allows more employment taxes to be used by the Employment Department. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Increases the proportion of employer tax revenues paid into the Supplemental Empl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 76, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4115 | Pass | The Act modifies a defined term under PECBA. The Act restricts the makeup of certain collective bargaining units. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.4). [Digest: The Act modifies a defined term under PECBA. (F...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 84, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4034 | Pass | Updates the tie date to the federal Internal Revenue Code and other federal tax laws. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Updates the connection date to the federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 75, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4056 | Pass | The Act would require counties to set up a way to handle surplus proceeds from tax lien foreclosure sales. The Act would pause the transfer to counties of deeds to foreclosed property. The Act would make the Department of Revenue work with county tax...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 77, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4151 | Pass | The Act makes a small group to look at the youth behavioral workforce. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Directs the System of Care Advisory Council to establish a subcommittee on the youth behavioral health workforce. Requires the subcommittee to su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 88, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4010 | Pass | The Act makes changes to laws about prescription drugs and some health care providers. The Act says the Oregon State Hospital does not have to do certain things about staffing. The Act changes the term "physician assistant" to "physician associate." ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 73, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB5204 | Pass | The Act is a budget bill for an unspecified state agency. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Establishes biennial appropriations and expenditure limitations for ______ for the biennium ending June 30, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 71, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 1, 2024. |
| HB4098 | Pass | The Act would create the CHIPS Child Care Fund. The Act would tell the Oregon Business Development Department to work with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to make a program to help fund child care. The Act would create a work group related to fund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 81, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4033 | Pass | The Act extends the assessment on nursing homes for six years. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Extends the long term care assessment from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2032.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 74, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025. |
| HB4122 | Pass | The Act tells OSP to join the FBI's Rap Back system for fingerprint criminal records checks. The Act says how agencies can use the Rap Back program. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Directs the Department of State Police to establish a fingerprint r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 85, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4059 | Pass | The Act keeps limits on producing canola in certain areas. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). [Digest: The Act keeps limits on producing canola in certain areas. The Act makes certain changes to the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 78, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4140 | Pass | The Act tells DOJ to include in future budget requests amounts to fund various programs that help victims of crime. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.3). [Digest: The Act gives money to the DOJ to fund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 86, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4109 | Pass | The Act states that some aviation grant funds may be used for matching shares of any FAA grant and the funds are not limited to federal Airport Improvement Program grants. The Act changes photo radar laws. The Act makes more folks able to get family ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 82, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4149 | Pass | The Act requires PBMs to be licensed and changes the definition of a PBM. The Act changes the way PBMs can audit drug stores. The Act requires PBMs to report certain information each year to DCBS. The Act makes changes to the way 340B drugs are cover...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 87, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024. |
| HB4154 | Pass | Creates a fund to help the electronic chip industry. The Act becomes law 91 days after adjournment. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Establishes the Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund [and subaccounts of the fund]. Requires the Higher Education Co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
Chapter 89, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4012 | Pass | The Act does not allow an insurer to make a health care provider purchase a drug at a certain pharmacy if the provider is giving the drug to a patient in certain settings. The Act also applies to other types of entities that pay for health care. (Fle...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Chapter 24, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025. |
| HB4043 | Pass | The Act creates a new crime of interfering with an animal cruelty investigation. The Act makes certain changes to current animal cruelty laws. The Act allows a person who is banned from owning or living with an animal to ask to change the ban. (Flesc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Chapter 30, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| SB1581 | Pass | The Act makes an electric company report each year on the steps taken or being taken to be part of an energy market. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires an investor-owned utility that sells more than two million megawatt hours of electricity i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Effective date, January 1, 2025. |
| SB1517 | Pass | The Act would let the urban flood safety and water quality district impose an annual charge on lands that are benefited by district works. The Act would let the district impose a fee on cities and counties for district costs not covered by the annual...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Effective date, June 6, 2024. |
| HB4138 | Pass | The Act says the OLCC can let a person work before they get a real permit, makes some people apply for permits and lets the OLCC charge a new fee. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Allows the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to issue [provisiona...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Chapter 40, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024. |
| SB1502 | Pass | Requires most public schools and college boards to video record their meetings and post the meeting recordings on their websites and social media sites. This does not apply if a meeting is private or if a school district is very small. (Flesch Readab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Effective date, January 1, 2025. |
| SB1566 | Pass | Allows a county to charge a permit fee to build, move or change a line, fixture or facility that is in the right of way of a county public road. There are exceptions. Sunsets on January 2, 2031. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.5). [Digest: Allows a cou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Effective date, March 27, 2024. |
| HB4016 | Pass | The Act makes certain changes to a program for planned fires. The Act directs an agency to extend the deadline for a grant program for protecting homes from fire. The Act directs agencies to report on creating a program for protecting homes from fire...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Chapter 26, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| HB4015 | Pass | Permits a person who wants to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) to choose to use EFSC for the siting of the BESS. Permits the ruling body of a local body after talking with the person who wants to build a BESS to choose to use EFSC for the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Chapter 25, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024. |
| SB1541 | Pass | The Act adds new circuit court judges. Two of the judges start on July 1, 2024, and one judge starts on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Creates new circuit court judge positions in certain judicial districts. Takes effect July 1, 2024...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Effective date, July 1, 2024. |
| HB4147 | Pass | Authorizes the use of stop arm cameras on school buses to record people who do not stop for bus safety lights. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Permits an education provider to have stop arm cameras on school buses for the purpose of recording perso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Chapter 43, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025. |
| SB1527 | Pass | Changes accounts for first-time home buyers, for accounts starting in 2025. Requires taxpayer to keep records. Changes rules for banks. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Modifies provisions governing first-time home...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Effective date, June 6, 2024. |
