| OR | SB710 | Intro
25% | The Act tells OJD to study options for certain training programs for judges. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Requires the Judicial Department to study options for domestic and sexual violence training for judges. Directs the department to submit fi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
[Hearing: Feb 27 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| OR | HB3064 | Intro
25% | Tells some health insurers, OEBB and PEBB to cover care for menopause symptoms. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Requires certain health insurers, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board to cover treatment for peri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
[Hearing: Feb 27 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee |
| OR | SB548 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| OR | SB551 | Intro
25% | This Act puts restrictions on some plastic products. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing reusable plastic checkout bags to consumers. Prohibits food and beverage providers and convenience stores from p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
[Hearing: Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| OR | HB2676 | Intro
25% | The Act makes Oregon join a compact to let dentists and dental hygienists from other states work in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Enacts the interstate Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. Permits the Oregon Board of Dentistry to dis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee |
| OR | HB3179 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| OR | HB3079 | Intro
25% | The Act tells DHS to submit some plans to the Legislative Assembly about homeless youth and it makes changes to who can get help with housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Requires the Department of Human Services to update its 2022 estimate of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 8:00 am]
To House Early Childhood and Human Services Committee |
| OR | HB2685 | Intro
25% | The Act updates the law concerning a disease that affects newborns. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide information on the screening protocol for cytomegalovirus to hospitals and birthing centers. Requires...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 3:00 pm]
To House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee |
| OR | SB875 | Intro
25% | The Act makes changes to the Oregon Foster Child Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Child Sibling Bill of Rights. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6). Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 8:00 am]
To Joint Human Services Committee |
| OR | HB3336 | Intro
25% | Makes a power company file with the PUC a plan for using grid enhancing technologies where doing so is cost-effective. Requires the plan to be updated every two years. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Declares a state policy regarding the electric t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 8:00 am]
To House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee |
| OR | HB3628 | Intro
25% | Creates a public body to fund, build, upgrade, own and carry out transmission projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Establishes the Oregon Electric Transmission Authority as an independent public corporation. Provides that the authority shall s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 8:00 am]
To House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee |
| OR | HB3140 | Intro
25% | The Act says that an operator can make a person who does recreation release the operator from some types of claims. Tells OBDD to study issues for the recreation industry and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Provides that an operator ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 8:00 am]
To House Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade Committee |
| OR | HB3010 | Intro
25% | The Act tells OSU to give pesticide training in Spanish. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Directs Oregon State University to develop a program for Spanish language pesticide education. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 8:00 am]
To House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee |
| OR | SB223 | Intro
25% | The Act directs ODE to design and give plaques to schools that have benefited from Senator Peter Courtney's support of funding seismic safety for schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.1). Directs the Department of Education to design and distribute ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 8:00 am]
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 8:00 am]
To Senate Education Committee |
| OR | SB465 | Intro
25% | The Act removes the annual cap on matching funds for IDA holders and creates a cap on total matching funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.2). Removes the annual cap on matching funds that an individual development account holder may accrue. Establish...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| OR | SB894 | Intro
25% | Directs ODE to make standards for a student to earn credit for a student activity. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 8:00 am]
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 8:00 am]
To Senate Education Committee |
| OR | SB731 | Engross
50% | The Act makes laws about public employer pay differential policies that provide extra pay for certain language skills and sign language skills. The Act requires the extra pay be applied in the same way for each of the skills. (Flesch Readability Scor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee |
| OR | HB3646 | Intro
25% | Lets state agencies that buy goods or services prefer doing so from businesses owned by their employees. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Adds entities in which employees of the entity own at least 50 percent of the ownership interest in the entity ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans Committee |
| OR | HB3150 | Intro
25% | The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes ef...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans Committee |
| OR | SB547 | Intro
25% | Makes the month of April of each year Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Designates the month of April of each year as Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Linthicum, Taylor. |
| OR | SB550 | Intro
25% | Amends the state's new right to repair law. Adds more items to the list of consumer equipment for which an owner or repair provider can get from the item's maker a tool or part needed to fix the item. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Adds electric w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 1--Bonham; Excused, 2--Linthicum, Taylor. |
| OR | SB450 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
Second reading. |
| OR | SJM2 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| OR | SCR15 | Intro
25% | Honors Hector Hinojosa Robles for all he has done for the people of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Recognizes and honors Hector Hinojosa Robles for his remarkable contributions to the people of this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
Final reading. Carried by Sollman. Adopted. Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Linthicum, Taylor. |
| OR | SCR16 | Intro
25% | Honors the life and memory of Dr. Ralph Franklin Helzerman Jr. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). In memoriam: Dr. Ralph Franklin Helzerman Jr., 1942-2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
Final reading. Carried by Sollman. Adopted. Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Linthicum, Taylor. |
| OR | SB779 | Intro
25% | The Act funds the AgriStress Helpline. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to support the operation of the AgriStress Helpline in Oregon. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee |
| OR | SB1016 | Intro
25% | The Act prohibits DHS from using trash bags to carry the personal items of a foster child. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Prohibits the Department of Human Services from using trash bags to transport the personal belongings of a foster child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To Joint Human Services Committee |
| OR | HB3568 | Intro
25% | Provides money to promote seafood products in the public schools of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for the purpose of promotin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To House Education Committee |
| OR | HB3580 | Intro
25% | This Act creates the Task Force on Eelgrass Resources. (Flesch Readability Score 94.3). Establishes the Task Force on Eelgrass Resources. Provides duties of the task force and directs the task force to submit a report to the Legislative Assembly no l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee |
| OR | HB3587 | Intro
25% | This Act tells DLCD and Oregon Ocean Science Trust to take actions to help rocky habitats. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Directs the Department of Land Conservation and Development to take certain actions related to rocky habitat management. Auth...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee |
| OR | HB3187 | Intro
25% | The Act changes laws with respect to discrimination based on age. The Act takes effect 91 days after adjournment. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Clarifies the meaning of "because of age" for purposes of employment discrimination law. Permits obser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
To House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee |
| OR | SCR11 | Intro
25% | Honors the growth and the goals of NCSL on the 50th anniversary of its founding. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Recognizes and honors the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
To Senate Rules Committee |
| OR | SCR8 | Intro
25% | Honors the life and service of Private Billy Calkins. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Recognizes and honors Private William Ezra Leon "Billy" Calkins (1925-1942) for his service to his country.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
To Senate Rules Committee |
| OR | SCR7 | Intro
25% | Honors the life and memory of Dr. Phillip David Creighton. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). In memoriam: Dr. Phillip David Creighton, 1945-2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-19
To Senate Rules Committee |
| OR | HB3018 | Intro
25% | This Act makes new laws to prevent and dispose of food waste. (Flesch Readability Score: 95.9). Requires entities that cook, assemble, process, serve or sell food to recover and dispose of food waste as specified in the Act. Directs the Department of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee |
| OR | SB224 | Intro
25% | The Act keeps the SOS from posting the address of those persons who are linked to a campaign committee on the secretary's website. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Prohibits the Secretary of State from publishing the residence address of certain ind...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-17
To Senate Rules Committee |
| OR | SB526 | Intro
25% | This Act prohibits the sale of new clothes washers that do not have a filter for small fibers, starting in 2030. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Prohibits the sale of new clothes washers that are not equipped with a microfiber filtration system, be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-17
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| OR | HB3131 | Intro
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Joint Ways and Means Committee |
| OR | HB3550 | Intro
25% | The Act exempts certain sports players from some state laws about working conditions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Exempts from certain laws governing certain employment conditions minor league baseball players who are subject to a collective ba...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee |
| OR | HB3546 | Intro
25% | Tells the PUC to provide for a class of service for facilities that use large amounts of energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities. Direc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee |
| OR | SB1015 | Intro
25% | The Act tells the DOJ to create a grant program to give moneys to certain entities. The Act directs the entities to use the moneys to reduce community violence. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7). Requires the Department of Justice to develop and imple...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| OR | HB2947 | Intro
25% | This Act directs OSU to study PFAS in biosolids that are spread on farm fields that do not produce crops for human food. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee |
| OR | SB59 | Intro
25% | This Act allows HOA members or their tenants to grow a garden or raise hens or bees. (Flesch Readability Score: 85.0). Allows specified production of food in planned communities by lot owners and their tenants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Senate Housing and Development Committee |
| OR | HB3009 | Intro
25% | The Act would allow grant funding to be used for people at a different type of county facility. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Expands the definition of "local correctional facility" under the Oregon Jail-Based Medications for Opioid Use Disorder ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Joint Addiction and Community Safety Response Committee |
| OR | SB541 | Intro
25% | The Act says that schools have to teach computer science classes to students in all grades. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.8). Requires school district boards to ensure all schools offer computer science education in all grades. Includes computer scie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Education Committee |
| OR | SB225 | Intro
25% | Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 received by a person 62 years of age or younger as retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces. The Act applies to tax years that start on or after January 1, 2025. The Act takes effect on the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Senate Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs Committee |
| OR | SCR17 | Intro
25% | Honors the life and service of Colonel Richard Kidd. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Celebrates the life and accomplishments of Colonel Richard Kidd (1936-2024) and honors him for his service to his country.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Senate Rules Committee |
| OR | SB549 | Intro
25% | The Act prohibits OHA and CCOs from making people get prior approval for the repair of CRT. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations from requiring prior authorization for the repair o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
To Senate Health Care Committee |
| OR | SB699 | Intro
25% | This Act tells health insurance to cover devices for more patients. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Expands the health insurance coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
To Senate Health Care Committee |
| OR | SB545 | Intro
25% | The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes ef...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
To Senate Finance and Revenue Committee |
