Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 162)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2006

Introduced
4/16/25  
The Act limits the number of measure requests that may be made of LC during long regular sessions to stated numbers. The Act sets forth exceptions to those limits. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 400 the number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 100 the number of legislative measures that the Judicial Department may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HCR36

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/18/25  
Report Pass
5/15/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Honors the life and memory of Christine Chin Ryan. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). In memoriam: Christine Chin Ryan.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3964

Introduced
4/16/25  
This Act makes a process for some health insurers and some health providers to choose to mediate and arbitrate when they are not able to agree on a new contract. Tells the Governor to make the final decision and permits penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Establishes a voluntary mediation and arbitration process that certain health insurers and providers may participate in if the insurer and provider are unable to reach an agreement during a contract renewal negotiation. Establishes that the Governor, or a designee, shall issue a final determination in the arbitration process and may impose penalties for failure to comply.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3967

Introduced
4/21/25  
The Act says the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may take some money and benefits from judges. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may impound funds and eliminate benefits available to a judge that are not compensation to which a judge is entitled under the Oregon Constitution.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1208

Introduced
4/23/25  
Declares a month in praise of plastics. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Designates March of each year as Plastics Appreciation Month. Designates certain plastics and their uses to celebrate daily during March.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3969

Introduced
4/23/25  
The Act creates new crimes about initiating a false report. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3). Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Renames the crime of initiating a false report to initiating a false report in the third degree. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SCR32

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Honors the ways Oregon and China have worked together over the years. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Reaffirms the State of Oregon's commitment to its relationship with the People's Republic of China.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3951

Introduced
3/27/25  
The Act changes the agency that oversees places that rescue animals. The Act changes the records that the places have to keep. The Act makes changes related to licensing the places. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to enforce provisions related to regulating animal rescue entities. Makes changes related to recordkeeping and licensing requirements for animal rescue entities. Removes the impoundment of animals as a civil penalty for a violation of provisions related to animal rescue entities.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1202

Introduced
3/31/25  
The Act creates a new agency to govern rail and transit in Oregon. The new agency name is the Oregon Rail and Transit Department. Transfers duties of governing rail from ODOT to the ORTD. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.9). Creates the Oregon Rail and Transit Department. Creates the State Rail and Transit Board. Transfers the duties and functions of the Department of Transportation relating to rail and public transit to the Oregon Rail and Transit Department. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3952

Introduced
3/31/25  
The Act gives money to the parole board to get rid of the sex offender risk assessment backlog. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Appropriates moneys to the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision for purposes of eliminating the backlog of sex offenders who have not yet been assessed and placed into a risk level.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3776

Introduced
2/27/25  
The Act tells DAS to study some ways agencies with remote employees can use office space. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study options for agencies with remote work agreements to consolidate office space with other agencies and sell or lease unoccupied office space in state buildings. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public administration no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3788

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
The Act tells OBDD to give grants to hospitals to be used for fuel and water storage. (Flesch Readability Score: 85.0). [Digest: The Act tells OBDD to give grants to medical facilities to be used for fuel and water storage. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0).] Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop and administer a program to issue grants to certain [medical facilities] hospitals near a tsunami inundation zone to enable the [facilities] hospitals to store fuel and water for emergency purposes. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3895

Introduced
2/27/25  
Makes the PUC do a study on utilities and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires the Public Utility Commission to study utilities. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB10

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Report Pass
3/17/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
3/27/25  
Enrolled
4/2/25  
Passed
4/10/25  
Chaptered
4/16/25  
The Act makes changes to the law that are related to budget decisions. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). [Digest: The Act tells DAS to do a study on state financial administration. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] [Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study state financial administration. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ways and means not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Transfers moneys between funds. Provides for the retention of interest by the Oregon Environmental Restoration Fund. Approves an expenditure of moneys received from the Insurance Fund. Delays the sunset of the School Stabilization Subaccount for Wildfire-impacted School Districts. Changes the operator of a program to provide financing for certain housing development costs. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3761

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/9/25  
Engrossed
4/15/25  
Refer
4/15/25  
Report Pass
5/14/25  
Enrolled
5/20/25  
Passed
5/28/25  
Chaptered
6/11/25  
The Act makes changes to laws about how art therapists may be licensed. The Act requires OHA and CCOs to reimburse art therapists for the services they provide. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Allows the Health Licensing Office to issue to a qualified applicant a license to practice art therapy as a provisional licensed art therapist. Requires an applicant for a license as a licensed art therapist or licensed certified art therapist to complete two years of supervised mental health practice. Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to provide reimbursement in the state's medical assistance program for the cost of behavioral health services provided by licensed art therapists, licensed certified art therapists and provisional licensed art therapists. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.