Oregon Senator David Smith [R]

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ORHB4134PassThis 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 ...
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2024-04-18
Chapter 103, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 17, 2024.
ORSB1564PassThe 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...
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2024-04-18
Effective date, April 17, 2024.
ORSB1561PassThis 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 ...
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2024-04-11
Effective date, April 4, 2024.
ORSB1562PassThe 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...
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2024-04-11
Effective date, January 1, 2025.
ORSB1545PassThe 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...
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2024-04-11
Effective date, June 6, 2024.
ORHB4111PassThe 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...
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2024-04-10
Chapter 83, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024.
ORHB4140PassThe 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...
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2024-04-10
Chapter 86, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024.
ORHB4115PassThe 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...
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2024-04-10
Chapter 84, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024.
ORHB4003PassThe 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...
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2024-04-10
Chapter 72, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024.
ORHB4160PassMakes 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...
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2024-03-28
Chapter 45, (2024 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2024.
ORSB1581PassThe 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...
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2024-03-28
Effective date, January 1, 2025.
ORHB4146PassThe 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...
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2024-03-28
Chapter 42, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.
ORHB4132PassThe 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...
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2024-03-28
Chapter 38, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.
ORSB1579PassThe 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...
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2024-03-28
Effective date, March 27, 2024.
ORSB1553PassThe 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...
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2024-03-28
Effective date, January 1, 2025.
ORSB1520PassExempts 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...
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2024-03-28
Effective date, June 6, 2024.
ORHB4084PassCreates 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,...
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2024-03-28
Chapter 33, (2024 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2024.
ORSB1571PassThe Act would require a disclosure of the use of AI or other similar technology in campaign ads. The Act would create a way to enforce the requirement and to impose a fine for violations. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires a disclosure of the...
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2024-03-28
Effective date, March 27, 2024.
ORSCR209PassHonors the life and memory of Joanne Russell Verger. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). In memoriam: Joanne Russell Verger, 1930-2023.
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2024-03-21
Filed With Secretary of State.
ORSCR213PassHonors the life and memory of Ken Leisten. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Recognizes and honors Specialist Ken "Kenny" Leisten (1984-2004) for his service to his country.
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2024-03-19
Filed With Secretary of State.
ORHB4137PassAllows 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...
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2024-03-12
Chapter 4, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.
ORHB4058PassThe 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...
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2024-03-12
Chapter 3, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.
ORSCR204PassHonors the life and memory of Bill Bradbury. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). In memoriam: Bill Bradbury, 1949-2023.
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2024-03-08
Filed With Secretary of State.
ORHB4055FailRaises the exemption and filing thresholds for the CAT tax. Starts with the tax year 2025. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Increases the exempt amount and the filing threshold for purposes of the corporate activit...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4142FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4139FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4116FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4036FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4073FailGives more money to the Department of Justice to fund workers for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. (Flesch Reading Score: 62.8). Increases the biennial appropriation to the Department of Justice for the purpose of funding positions fo...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHJR203FailResolves to amend the Oregon Constitution to state that parents have the right to direct how to raise, teach and care for their children. Sends the change to voters to approve or reject. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.1). Proposes amendment to the Ore...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1542FailRaises exemption and filing thresholds for CAT tax. Exempts health care reimbursements. Starts with tax year 2025. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Increases the exempt amount and filing threshold for purposes of t...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4120FailThe Act creates a grant program to help some people in custody with opioid addiction. The Act gives money to a state agency to fund the grant program. The Act tells the state agency to give a report to the state legislature by December 1, 2024. (Fles...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1547FailThe Act requires health benefit plans to cover treatment for a minor's cannabis use under certain conditions. The Act requires OHA to set up a short-term program to test a way to help people with drug addiction. The Act requires the program to allow ...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4108FailRequires 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4054FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1588FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1536FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4107FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4071FailThe Act makes a task force to look at health professional regulatory boards. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: Tells health care boards to give short-term permission to work. Starts January 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] [Requir...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4013FailThis Act excludes glass wine containers from a law that tells producers to take steps to dispose of their packaging. The exclusion lasts for one year. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). [Digest: This Act tells the DEQ not to enforce certain laws relat...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1555FailThe Act creates new drug crimes and increases penalties for some drug offenses. The Act makes other changes to Ballot Measure 110, including changes to treatment funding. The Act also creates a new diversion program and a process for setting aside ce...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4057FailThe 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1584FailThe Act removes two bases for a worker to refuse a job without losing workers' comp benefits. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Deletes two bases for a worker to refuse an offer of modified employment without losing temporary total disability benefit...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4143FailThe Act tells some entities to keep males and females apart for purposes of playing sports, spending time in prison or jail and using some bathrooms. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Requires athletic organizations, institutions of higher education ...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1589FailMakes 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1590FailThe Act repeals laws related to boats and towed sports. The Act changes laws about boating safety education. The Act goes into effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Repeals provisions related to the towed watersport...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4106FailThe Act directs the State Forester to create harvest levels for cutting timber on state forestland. The Act directs the State Forester to develop a timber inventory model. The Act directs the State Forester to sell timber at the harvest level. The Ac...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORHB4046FailThis 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...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1543FailThe Act lowers weight-mile taxes. The Act limits ODOT spending on certain things. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.3). Decreases weight-mile taxes. Limits certain expenditures by the Department of Transportation. Takes...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
ORSB1519FailThe Act lowers weight-mile taxes. The Act directs ODOT to adopt rules so that ODOT may issue refunds to taxpayers who overpaid weight-mile taxes in recent years. The Act limits ODOT spending on certain things. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Fles...
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2024-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
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