Oregon Representative Boomer Wright [R] | Bills

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
OR	HB4134	Pass	This Act makes OBDD give money to cities for infrastructure to support housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: This Act makes DAS give money to cities for infrastructure to support housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).] Requires the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Chapter 103, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 17, 2024.
OR	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]	2024-04-18 Effective date, April 17, 2024.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	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.
OR	HB4160	Pass	Makes change for how long a person is considered a student for an act to be sexual conduct. Changes law on July 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Modifies the length of time by which a person is considered a student for purposes of determini... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Chapter 45, (2024 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2024.
OR	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.
OR	HB4132	Pass	The Act makes ODFW, SFWC and DSL amend their marine reserve programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Requires the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission and the Department of State Lands to implement the Ocea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Chapter 38, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.
OR	SB1579	Pass	The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Effective date, March 27, 2024.
OR	HB4084	Pass	Creates a program for the education of students who are foster children. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Directs the Department of Education to establish and administer a pilot program for students who are foster children. Sunsets the plan June 30,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Chapter 33, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.
OR	SB1553	Pass	The Act changes the crime of interfering with public transportation. The Act makes using drugs on public transit a new way of committing the crime. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Modifies the crime of interfering with public transportation to incl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Effective date, January 1, 2025.
OR	SB1558	Pass	Does not apply the shortened school day law to certain class periods or types of instruction. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Makes an exception to abbreviated school day requirements for when a student voluntarily does not schedule a class for one... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Effective date, March 27, 2024.
OR	HB4146	Pass	The Act allows petitions for certain abuse court orders to be filed in the county in which the abuse occurred. The Act also changes an element of a crime related to violating privacy. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Reada... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Chapter 42, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.
OR	SB1587	Pass	The Act protects a children's advocacy center from legal action for looking into the abuse of a child if a nationwide group says that the center meets certain standards. The Act protects the center's employees, too. The Act does not protect a center ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Effective date, March 27, 2024.
OR	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.
OR	SB1596	Pass	Requires someone that makes electronic items for consumers to give on fair terms to those who look at, maintain or fix the items what they need to maintain or fix the items. Fair terms means, in part, giving independent people what they need on the s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Effective date, January 1, 2025.
OR	SB1531	Pass	The Act would create a body to plan for America's 250th birthday. The Act would require the views of Indian tribes to feature in the birthday planning and activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8). [Digest: The Act would create a body to plan for ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Effective date, March 27, 2024.
OR	SB1520	Pass	Exempts awards from and legal fees paid in wildfire suits from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Digest: Exempts award from wildfire suit from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8).] Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts recei... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Effective date, June 6, 2024.
OR	HB4080	Pass	States a state policy on offshore wind energy. Tells the state agency on energy to make a road map on standards for offshore wind energy. Makes a person involved in an offshore wind energy or port project meet certain labor and supply chain standards... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 Chapter 31, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.
OR	SB1567	Pass	The Act tells an agency to take actions on water in the Walla Walla River Basin. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Directs the Water Resources Department to take certain actions related to the Walla Walla Water 2050 Strategic Plan. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Effective date, January 1, 2025.
OR	HB4119	Pass	The Act adds protections for payments related to student athletes. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7). Enhances the protections for post-secondary institutions of education,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Chapter 15, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 20, 2024.
OR	HB4082	Pass	Directs ODE to fund summer learning programs and to study how to provide learning during nonschool hours. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer the Summer Learning Grant program. Establishe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-18 Chapter 6, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 12, 2024.
OR	HB4137	Pass	Allows a student who has finished an IB program to not have to meet some requirements for a high school diploma. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules by which a student who has completed an Internation... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-12 Chapter 4, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.
OR	HB4058	Pass	The Act adds laws about residential property wholesalers. The Act changes laws about real estate licensees. The Act adds new defined terms. The Act defines "future right to list contract" and states that a real estate licensee may not take certain ac... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-12 Chapter 3, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.
OR	HB4142	Fail	The Act restricts pretrial release for persons who commit a new felony sex crime while on pretrial release for a felony sex crime. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Provides that when a person is c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4139	Fail	The Act applies to the certificate of need program in the OHA. The Act excludes new nursing homes and new hospitals providing certain types of care. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Excludes new hospitals providing inpatient psychiatric services, in... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4116	Fail	The Act makes some forensic science workers who work for OSP police officers under PERS. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Provides that forensic scientists and evidence technicians employed by the Department of State Police qualify as police officer... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4036	Fail	The Act addresses the use of drugs within this state. The Act increases the penalties for some drug offenses and creates new drug crimes. The Act also makes changes to treatment funding. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4108	Fail	Requires a health care worker who is present when a child is born alive after an abortion to give the same level of care as if the child was born alive after a normal birth. Makes it a crime if a health care worker knowingly or recklessly does not do... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	SB1588	Fail	The Act increases penalties for some drug offenses. The Act also makes other changes to Ballot Measure 110. The Act directs grant funds to counties for drug treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Increases penalties for possession of a controll... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	SB1536	Fail	The Act says that no one may perform an abortion on a person unless a health care worker finds that the person is less than 15 weeks pregnant, unless the abortion is needed because of an urgent health need, rape or incest. The Act describes when an u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4038	Fail	The Act would give a credit against taxes to employers whose rate for 2025 is less than their rate for the year before. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Provides a credit against an employer's 2025 unemployment insurance taxes if the employer's tax ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4054	Fail	The Act tells certain entities to designate sports by gender. The Act forbids males from playing in female sports. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.35). Requires each athletic association, conference or organization with authority over intercollegiate s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4048	Fail	The Act relaxes housing standards, establishes a housing office to enforce housing laws, allows a new UGB amendment and limits counties' role in UGB amendments. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4037	Fail	The Act says that health care workers may not alter a minor's sex or refer the minor to another health care worker to alter the minor's sex. The Act says that public funds may not be used to alter a minor's sex. The Act says that health insurance pol... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4107	Fail	The Act provides that payment for loss or injury to livestock or working dogs must be based on a multiplier of fair market value. The Act caps payment. The Act removes payment for lost livestock. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.3). Provides that compen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4057	Fail	The Act would make it unlawful for teachers to participate in a strike. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Expands the statutory list of strike-prohibited employees to include teachers employed by a common school district or a union high school distri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4161	Fail	Reduces the cap on students who can attend a virtual public charter school. Requires a school district to allow a student from another district to attend a school in the school district. Allows a student to have an education savings account. (Flesch ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	SB1556	Fail	The Act requires ODOT to study a section of U.S. Highway 30. ODOT must make a report of the study and share its findings with the JCT. ODOT may start work on the study 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Requires the Department ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	SB1589	Fail	Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an elec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4046	Fail	This Act allows rural residents to build an extra house for their families. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Allows an occupying homeowner outside of an urban growth boundary to site one additional family dwelling unit on the tract of the home. Take... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4099	Fail	The Act makes OHCS guarantee a local government's collection of a fee to be paid by a home builder on a delayed schedule. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Requires the Housing and Community Servic... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 In committee upon adjournment.
OR	HB4130	Fail	Stops people in charge of companies that do medical work from running both the company and other business that does work that is not medical work. Stops the people in charge from hiring, firing or telling medical workers when and how to do their jobs... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-07 At President's desk upon adjournment.