Oregon Representative Ben Bowman [D]

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ORSJM2Intro
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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.
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2025-02-06
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee
ORSB916Intro
25%
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 disqualified f...
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2025-02-06
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 8:00 am]
To Senate Labor and Business Committee
ORHB3143Intro
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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 ...
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2025-02-05
[Hearing: Feb 5 @ 8:00 am]
To House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee
ORHB3188Intro
25%
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 Readabilit...
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2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 4 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
ORHB2992Intro
25%
Directs ODE and OHA to have a program to provide eye exams and glasses to certain students. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority to jointly establish and implement a program that provid...
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2025-02-03
[Hearing: Feb 3 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Education Committee
ORHB3054Intro
25%
This Act limits rent increases and sales constraints by a landlord in a home park or marina. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Reduces maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a facility to match changes to the consumer price index. Limits to 10 p...
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2025-02-03
[Hearing: Feb 3 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Housing and Homelessness Committee
ORHB2901Intro
25%
The Act allows a parent to leave a newborn in a safety device if the device meets certain standards. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Modifies the safe haven law to allow a parent to anonymously leave an infant in a newborn safety device. Allows an ...
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2025-01-30
To House Early Childhood and Human Services Committee
ORHB3434Intro
25%
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 disqualified f...
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2025-01-30
To House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee
ORHCR9Intro
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Pays respect to the life and memory of Dennis Richardson. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). In memoriam: Secretary of State and former state Representative Dennis Michael Richardson, 1949-2019.
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2025-01-30
To House Rules Committee
ORHCR10Intro
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Pays respect to Roger Martin for his service to this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Recognizes and honors former Oregon State Representative Roger Martin (1935-2023) for his service to this state.
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2025-01-30
To House Rules Committee
ORHB3437Intro
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The Act bans the sale of flavored products with tobacco or nicotine. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Prohibits distributing, selling, attempting to sell or offering to sell flavored inhalant delivery system products or flavored tobacco products in ...
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2025-01-30
To House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
ORSB951Intro
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Stops people in charge of companies that do not do medical work from running both the company and another entity that does medical work. Stops companies from telling their workers that they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or...
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2025-01-28
To Senate Health Care Committee
ORSB957Intro
25%
The Act would ban noncompetes for certain medical providers. The Act would create exceptions to the ban. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.8). Voids noncompetition agreements between a licensed health care provider and another person, with specified exce...
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2025-01-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee
ORHB3131Intro
25%
The Act gives money to a state agency for uses related to working lands. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.2). Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, out of the General Fund, fo...
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2025-01-27
To House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee
ORHB3145Intro
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This Act lets OHCS use LIFT money for prefab homes and makes OHCS hire a contractor to support the prefab home industry. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to use Local Innovation and Fast Track Hou...
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2025-01-17
To House Housing and Homelessness Committee
ORHB3225Intro
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Says what a doctor must do to be among the majority of the directors of, or to hold most of the shares of, a company that is formed to practice medicine. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Specifies qualifi...
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2025-01-17
To House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
ORSB548Intro
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The Act increases the age a person must be to get married to 18. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Increases the minimum legal marriageable age to 18 years of age.
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2025-01-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee
ORSB539Intro
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Makes a hospital or health system report to the OHA on facility fees that are charged or billed for certain patient visits. Requires that patients be given a notice on facility fees that may be charged or billed. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Req...
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2025-01-17
To Senate Health Care Committee
ORHB3227Intro
25%
The Act would stop companies that give medical care from telling their workers that they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or speak out about the company's bad acts. Stops companies from punishing those who speak out. The Act ...
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2025-01-17
To House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
ORSB609Intro
25%
The Act tells OHA and CCOs to set minimum rates for reimbursing certain health care providers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Establishes minimum amounts of reimbursement for primary care, optometry, dental care and behavioral health services prov...
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2025-01-17
To Senate Health Care Committee
ORSB450Intro
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Makes November 14 of each year Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Designates November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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2025-01-17
To Senate Rules Committee
ORSCR10Intro
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Honors the life and memory of Peter Courtney. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). In memoriam: Senate President Peter Courtney, 1943-2024.
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2025-01-17
To Senate Rules Committee
ORSB611Intro
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The Act creates the Food for All Oregonians Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Establishes the Food for All Oregonians Program in the Department of Human Services to provide nutrition assistance to residents of this state who would qualify fo...
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2025-01-17
To Joint Human Services Committee
ORSB686Intro
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Makes online platforms choose to pay online news providers or donate to a group for civic information. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires online platforms to pay digital journalism provide...
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2025-01-17
To Senate Rules Committee
ORSB702Intro
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The Act bans the sale of flavored products with tobacco or nicotine. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Prohibits distributing, selling, attempting to sell or offering to sell flavored inhalant delivery system products or flavored tobacco products in ...
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2025-01-17
To Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee
ORHB3167Intro
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Says that a ticket seller must tell a buyer the total price for a ticket and certain information before selling a ticket for an event. Says that a reseller must have a ticket before it can sell the ticket. Sets certain other requirements for ticket s...
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2025-01-17
To House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
ORHB2671Intro
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The Act permits the testing of automated vehicles on highways of this state. Directs ODOT to adopt rules to carry out the Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Permits the testing of highly automated vehicles on highways of this state under certain ...
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2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee
ORHB3104Intro
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The Act would have Business Oregon set up a resource center to help rural areas of this state apply for grants and manage grant funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to enter into an agreement wit...
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2025-01-17
To House Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade Committee
ORHB2756Intro
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The Act tells the OBDD to establish a trade center for Oregon in Taiwan and Vietnam. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish the Oregon-Taiwan Trade Center and the Oregon-Vietnam Trade Center....
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2025-01-17
To House Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade Committee
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