Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 109)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2301

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act sets the estate tax exclusion amount at $7 million and imposes the tax at a flat rate of seven percent. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Allows an additional estate tax exclusion of $7 million. Imposes tax at a flat rate of seven percent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3226

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
4/15/25  
Refer
4/15/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Enrolled
6/3/25  
Passed
6/11/25  
Chaptered
6/23/25  
Says that if a person that takes claims from drug stores for payment under a health plan signs a contract with another person that acts for the drug stores, the person must still obey the laws that govern pharmacy benefit managers. Says that the person that acts for or signs contracts for the drug stores must get a license to do that business. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.0). Includes pharmacy services administrative organizations within the definition of pharmacies for the purpose of ensuring that pharmacy benefit managers are subject to laws regulating their activities even if their contracts are with pharmacy services administrative organizations. Requires pharmacy services administrative organizations to register with the Department of Consumer and Business Services as third party administrators. Specifies exemptions from the registration requirement. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB582

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act changes laws about police body camera footage. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Prohibits a police officer involved in a use of deadly physical force incident from reviewing body camera recordings before participating in an interview about the incident. Creates an alternative court process for a person denied access to a public record consisting of a body camera recording of a law enforcement use of deadly physical force incident. Directs the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to create technical standards for the maintenance and secure storage of body camera recordings. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2109

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act makes the net tax threshold higher for a penalty for stating income tax is lower than it is really is. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). Increases the threshold amount of understated income tax above which a penalty applies. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3185

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
The Act changes the program for hiring certain students by nonprofits. The Act gives priority to certain types of courses. The Act increases the payback amount to the nonprofits. The Act declares an emergency and becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Provides that priority may be given to students in specified courses of study to participate in a pilot program to enhance the hiring of public university students by eligible nonprofit organizations. Provides for the reimbursement of eligible nonprofit organizations that participate in the pilot program up to 100 percent of the amount the organizations have paid in wages to participating students. Removes the requirement that eligible nonprofit organizations must have an annual budget of $5,000,000 or less. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2554

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act makes Oregon join a compact to let social workers work across state lines. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Enacts the interstate Social Work Licensure Compact. Allows the State Board of Licensed Social Workers to disclose specified information to the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission. Exempts individuals who hold multistate licenses issued under the Compact from the requirement to obtain a license from the board. Allows the board to use moneys to meet financial obligations imposed on the State of Oregon as a result of participation in the Compact. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2039

Introduced
1/13/25  
Raises the exemption and filing thresholds for the CAT tax. Starts with the tax year 2026. 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 activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2335

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act creates the Task Force on Impacts of Ballot Measures 5 and 50. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Establishes the Task Force on Impacts of Ballot Measures 5 and 50. Requires the task force to study the past and future impacts of the ballot measures on small and large taxing jurisdictions and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to taxation no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets the task force January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3187

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/11/25  
Engrossed
4/17/25  
Refer
4/21/25  
Report Pass
5/12/25  
Enrolled
5/13/25  
Passed
5/22/25  
Chaptered
6/11/25  
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 observing the terms of a bona fide seniority system or bona fide employee benefit plan when taking an employment action.] Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require or request disclosure of certain information regarding age and attendance or graduation dates. Provides exceptions. Removes the provision allowing age limits for the purpose of selecting apprentices to bring such conduct within the scope of the unlawful discrimination statute. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB232

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells the superintendent of OSP to make a section to help drug endangered children. The Act tells the superintendent of OSP to hire a director of the section. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7). Directs the Superintendent of State Police to establish a division for the purpose of identifying and implementing ways to better serve and protect drug endangered children. Directs the superintendent to appoint a director of the division.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB578

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/17/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
6/11/25  
Enrolled
6/13/25  
Passed
6/24/25  
Chaptered
7/2/25  
Sets the dates by which a candidate must file a picture or statement to be included in a county voters' pamphlet. Becomes law 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). Establishes the dates by which a candidate or the candidate's agent must file a portrait and statement for purposes of being included in a county voters' pamphlet. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2218

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells OHA and CCOs to change the rate at which hospitals are reimbursed for certain psychiatric services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse hospitals for inpatient psychiatric services provided to medical assistance recipients at rates no less than the reimbursement rates for inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation provided by the Oregon State Hospital.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2223

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act requires CCOs to contract with providers of services to which there is limited access. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires coordinated care organizations to contract with providers outside of a particular geographic area when the area has limited access to a medical assistance care or service. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to identify the medical assistance care or services to which there is limited access. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2891

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act limits the number of records that a higher learning school may keep on a teaching employee. The Act allows a teaching employee to respond to the contents of a record. The Act allows a higher learning school to use only allowed files. The Act allows a teaching employee to sue the higher learning school for not following the law about records. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.9). Restricts the number of personnel records concerning faculty members that a community college may maintain. Provides that a faculty member may respond to information in a personnel record. Prohibits a community college or public university from basing an evaluation of a faculty member on information from personnel records other than authorized personnel records. Permits a faculty member to bring an action for damages or other equitable relief against a public university community college or individuals who participate in an evaluation in violation of the prohibition. Becomes operative January 1, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB88

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Bans a power or gas company from including in its rates certain costs or expenses. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Prohibits an electric or gas company from recovering from ratepayers costs or expenses associated with advertising, political influence activity, litigation, penalties or fines and certain compensation. Directs the Public Utility Commission to limit the amount that an electric or gas company may recover from ratepayers for costs and expenses incurred by the electric or gas company in preparing for, attending, participating in or appealing a contested proceeding conducted before the commission. Requires an electric or gas company to submit an annual report to the commission that includes an itemized list of all costs and expenses incurred by the electric or gas company that are nonrecoverable from ratepayers. Imposes civil penalties for violations. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.