The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Board of Dentistry. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Makes ODOE do outreach and provide certain support. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Requires the State Department of Energy to coordinate with other organizations, conduct outreach, establish a statewide navigation and support system, identify and address gaps and overlaps between programs and provide information in multiple languages, as part of the department's single resource for providing information and assistance related to available energy efficiency incentives and programs. Requires the department, to the greatest extent possible, to create a statewide clearinghouse for energy and energy efficiency incentive programs that uses a single, universal application form and application process. Requires the department to coordinate with and encourage other incentive and program providers to participate in the statewide clearinghouse. Requires entities to use best practices to maintain the confidentiality and security of information and data as required by law.

The Act tells ODEM to contract with one or more persons to help acquire and use resources for emergencies. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to contract with one or more philanthropic liaisons. Specifies the minimum duties of philanthropic liaisons. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act increases the amount of grant funds a county may receive to fund a deflection program. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Increases the minimum amount of grant funds that a county may receive to fund a behavioral health deflection program.

The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to tell some people that a DHS employee is not a lawyer. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.2). [Digest: The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to give a parent notice of rights before meetings in child abuse matters. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1).] Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care. [Requires that the Department of Human Services provide parents and guardians with a notice of rights before interviews in child abuse investigations.] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is not an attorney and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act tells an agency to study county fairs. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.9). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study county fairs. Directs the department to report to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2026.

The Act limits pretrial release for people charged with some crimes. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Limits pretrial release of defendants charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor to security release. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to reimburse counties for the costs of pretrial incarceration of persons charged with felonies. Appropriates moneys to the department for the reimbursement.

The Act tells OYA to study youth who receive services from OYA. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires the Oregon Youth Authority to study the demographics of youth receiving services from the authority. Directs the authority 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.

The Act makes a new exemption against Oregon estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Provides for an additional exemption against Oregon estate tax. Phases out the availability of the exemption based on the size of the estate. Applies to the estates of all decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. Refers the Act to the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains vote by mail as the primary method for conducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon. Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election.

The Act makes a new tax subtraction for banks that loan for rural farms, houses or boats. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3). Creates an Oregon tax subtraction for interest received by financial institutions from loans made for the purchase or improvement of agricultural real estate, rural residences and coastal fishing boats. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Exempts from commercial activity subject to the corporate activity tax interest received by financial institutions from loans made for the purchase or improvement of agricultural real estate, rural residences and coastal fishing boats. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act would tell an agency to conduct a study related to health care workers at the Department of Corrections. The Act sets minimum staffing levels for some health care workers at the department. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). [Digest: The Act tells the Department of Corrections to study health care staffing by the department. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).] [Requires the Department of Corrections to study health care staffing by the department. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.] Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Corrections and the labor union representing staff employed in health services at the Department of Corrections, to conduct a market study biennially related to the wages and benefits of health services job classifications at the Department of Corrections institutions. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to submit a report on the results of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health services, the Department of Corrections and the labor union representing staff employed in health services at the Department of Corrections. Establishes minimum staffing requirements that apply to the Department of Corrections for certain state employees at Department of Corrections institutions. Phases in minimum staffing ratios between certain state employees and the number of adults in custody to which the employees can be assigned at any time. Provides that violation of the minimum staffing requirements constitutes an unfair labor practice.

The Act would make it so that employers do not have to pay unemployment taxes on the wages of noncitizens who work here on H-2A visas. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Exempts employers of noncitizens in agricultural labor who are not eligible for unemployment insurance benefits from liability for contributions related to that labor. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act creates a scholarship program for ag teachers. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Establishes the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program to provide [free tuition and fees for qualifying agriculture education students in exchange for the student's commitment to work in a rural community after graduation] grants to qualified students for the equivalent of the cost of one full-time academic year in a qualified agriculture program that will prepare the student to be an agriculture teacher in a high school in this state. Appropriates moneys for the 2025-2027 biennium to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of administering the Agriculture Education Scholarship Program.

The Act would extend the sunset date for the tax exemption for cargo containers. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Extends the sunset date for the property tax exemption for cargo containers. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.