Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 117)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2029

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
The Act limits how insurers, OHA and CCOs may conduct audits. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Imposes requirements and restrictions on insurer and coordinated care organization audits of claims for reimbursement submitted by behavioral health treatment providers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to collaborate with health care providers that provide care to medical assistance enrollees, coordinated care organizations, community groups that advocate for diversity and health equity and health care industry representatives to develop recommendations for processes by which payers audit health care providers' claims for reimbursement. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB666

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act places limits and duties on health care providers who perform abortions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Prohibits an abortion unless a health care provider first determines the probable gestational age of the unborn child, except in the case of a medical emergency. Defines "abortion" and "health care provider." Prohibits the abortion of an unborn child with a probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks, except in the case of a medical emergency, rape or incest. Requires that an abortion of an unborn child with probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks be performed or induced in specified facilities and with specific safeguards in place. Allows specified persons to bring an action against a health care provider for violations. Requires a health care provider who performs or induces, or attempts to perform or induce, an abortion to file a report with the Oregon Health Authority. Requires the authority to publish annually statistics relating to abortion. Allows specified persons to bring a cause of action for actual and punitive damages and injunctive relief against a health care provider for violations. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2038

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Tells ODOE to study nuclear energy and give a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires the State Department of Energy to study nuclear energy, including [nuclear waste disposal] legal pathways for the disposal of nuclear waste produced from nuclear energy. Requires the department to consult with the Public Utility Commission and the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council and to engage with the federally recognized Indian tribes in this state, relevant state agencies and stakeholders. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committee of the House of Representatives on climate, energy and environment not later than [September 15, 2026] January 31, 2027. Sunsets January 2, [2027] 2028.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB5524

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Engrossed
6/2/25  
Refer
6/3/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Enrolled
6/13/25  
Enrolled
6/16/25  
Passed
6/24/25  
Chaptered
7/2/25  
The Act creates agency budgets. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, Board of Medical Imaging, State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. Declares an emergency, effective [July 1, 2025] on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2832

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act says that veterans have to show proof that they can get special preference when they apply for government jobs. They can use any documents that show they qualify. If a public employer decides not to talk with a veteran about being hired for a job, they must write down why they made that choice. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4). Provides that a veteran must provide evidence of eligibility for veterans' preference in public employment at the time of application for a civil service position. Provides that evidence may include any documentation demonstrating preference eligibility. Modifies the law relating to interviews of veterans for vacant civil service positions. Provides that a public employer that does not interview a veteran must provide a written explanation of reasons for the decision.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB786

Introduced
1/13/25  
Tells colleges to give course credit to an incoming student who took part in certain programs while the student was in high school. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires a public institution of higher education to award academic credit when an enrolled student completed a high school class or participated in a high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution. Requires the institution to award two or four academic credits to each student who participated in specified programs affiliated with national organizations. Prohibits an institution from requiring certain students to take an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution as a prerequisite for taking more advanced courses at the institution.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB543

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells ODOT to translate student driver education and instructor guides into Spanish. ODOT must put the materials on its website. ODOT must also offer printed copies but may charge a fee to cover the costs of printing. ODOT must update the guides every three years. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.7). Directs the Department of Transportation to translate student driver education curriculum and student driver instructor curriculum into the Spanish language and post the materials on the department's website. Directs the department to provide printed copies and authorizes the department to charge a fee to cover the printing costs.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2159

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HJR1

Introduced
1/13/25  
The measure says that if a state agency wants to charge a new fee or increase a fee, the Legislative Assembly has to agree. The measure requires 3/5 of the members of each chamber to agree. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.3). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require approval by the Legislative Assembly of any new fees or fee increases adopted by a state agency. Requires that bills approving new or increased fees be approved by a three-fifths supermajority of each chamber of the Legislative Assembly. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB342

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act allows a small forestland owner to harvest certain trees. The Act allows an agency to adopt rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees. Specifies that reforestation requirements apply after the trees have been harvested. Allows the State Board of Forestry to adopt rules.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3067

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act directs the CJC to study repealing the sunset of the JRP. The Act directs the CJC to provide the results of the study to the legislature by May 1, 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study repealing the sunset of the Justice Reinvestment Program. Requires the commission to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than May 1, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB193

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells the CJC to do a study. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0). Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the use of technology to improve accuracy when measuring recidivism rates of persons convicted of felonies, and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB290

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act would tell the Oregon Health Authority to study public health. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study public health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public health no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2757

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells ODHS to study the workloads of APD case managers. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). Requires the Department of Human Services to study the workloads of case managers in the aging and disability services division of the department. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB474

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
The Act creates a criminal defense legal clinic. The Act provides funding for the clinic. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.7). Establishes the Criminal Defense Clinical Legal Education Program within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.