Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 209)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3543

Introduced
2/11/25  
This Act gives money to the DEQ to stop aquatic invasive species in ballast water. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct activities related to ballast water to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB994

Introduced
2/6/25  
Allows the siting of a power plant that uses one or more small modular reactors. Exempts the siting from the law that requires approval from the electors of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Allows the siting and operation of a small modular reactor energy facility without requiring that the proposed site certificate for the small modular reactor energy facility be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB985

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
The Act gives money to a state agency for programs related to wolves. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3518

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
The Act would raise the county recording fee that goes to the County Assessment and Taxation Fund. The Act would index that fee to inflation. The Act would send a set percentage of all property tax moneys other than bond levies to the same fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Increases the county recording fee that is credited to the County Assessment and Taxation Fund and indexes the fee to inflation. Provides that a certain percentage of all tax moneys other than bond levy moneys be deposited in the same fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB998

Introduced
2/6/25  
This Act makes the Governor choose the head of DEQ and makes the Senate approve the choice. (Flesch Readability Score: 85.0). Removes authority to appoint the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality from the Environmental Quality Commission and provides appointment authority to the Governor. Makes appointment subject to Senate confirmation.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3515

Introduced
2/6/25  
The Act says that the training for officers with guns has to include two hours of nonlethal techniques for each hour of lethal techniques. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Provides that the training required to obtain certification as a public safety officer armed with a firearm must include two hours of training in nonlethal techniques for each hour of training in lethal techniques.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB988

Introduced
2/6/25  
The Act prescribes the process for a parent or guardian to admit a child, with or without the child's consent, for certain treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Permits a child's parent or guardian to admit the child, with or without the child's consent, to an inpatient treatment facility or program licensed by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services for certain mental, emotional or behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment. Requires an initial assessment of the child and periodic reviews supporting the necessity of inpatient treatment. Prohibits the facility or program from declining to admit the child solely based on the child's unwillingness to consent to admission. Provides a process for a child who is 14 years of age or older to request review of the admission decision. Directs the licensing agency of the facility or program to adopt rules for the review of admission decisions. Creates exceptions. Directs the department, in consultation with the authority, to make written materials available regarding resources for families seeking mental, emotional or behavioral health treatment, or substance use disorder treatment, for minor children.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HJR17

Introduced
2/11/25  
The measure proposes to make the SOS a nonpartisan office with a term of six years. This change would apply to elections for the SOS that are on or after 2032. The measure asks voters to say yes or no at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to make the Secretary of State a nonpartisan office with a term of six years that would apply to elections to the office that occur on or after January 1, 2032. 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 SB1004

Introduced
2/11/25  
This Act changes how air pollution is tested at a place that burns solid waste. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.5). Replaces the requirement that an owner or operator of a municipal solid waste incinerator conduct continuous monitoring or sampling of specified air contaminants with a requirement that the monitoring or sampling be conducted annually. Modifies the time for submission and implementation of a monitoring or sampling plan. Provides that the Department of Environmental Quality may modify the plan. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HJR16

Introduced
2/11/25  
The measure creates the office of Lt. Governor. The measure places the Lt. Governor as first in the line to succeed the Governor if that office is vacant. The measure asks voters to say yes or no to the proposal at the 2026 general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish the office of Lieutenant Governor and places the Lieutenant Governor first in the line to succeed the Governor if the Governor's office becomes vacant mid-term. Establishes the duration of the term of office of Lieutenant Governor at four years, but provides that the first term of office, elected in the 2028 regular general election, is only two years. 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 SB1007

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
The Act makes changes to the laws that let a person get compensation for a wrongful conviction. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Modifies provisions relating to petitions for compensation for wrongful conviction. Declares an emergency, effective [on passage] July 15, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1047

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Report Pass
6/20/25  
Engrossed
6/23/25  
Refer
6/23/25  
Report Pass
6/25/25  
Enrolled
6/27/25  
This Act makes the county and OWRD speed review of permits for specific projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.1). Requires Curry County and the Water Resources Department to expedite review of applications for use on specified lands. [Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry County to expedite review.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3592

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Creates a commission on AI to be a central resource on the use of AI in this state. Directs the DOJ to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). [Digest: Creates a commission on AI to be a central resource on the use of AI in this state. Directs the SCIO to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).] Establishes the [Oregon] Senator Aaron Woods Commission on Artificial Intelligence within the Department of Justice. Establishes the commission's purpose to serve as a central resource to monitor the use of artificial intelligence technologies and systems in this state and report on long-term policy implications. Directs the commission to provide an annual report to the Legislative Assembly. Allows the commission to make recommendations for legislation, regulations or policies to the Legislative Assembly. Directs the [State Chief Information Officer] Attorney General to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to assist the commission in carrying out the commission's duties. Allows the Department of Justice to charge a state or local agency or public body for the commission's services.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3611

Introduced
2/18/25  
Directs ODE to conduct a study about tests given in public schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of assessments administered in public schools. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3541

Introduced
2/11/25  
The Act makes drive-through restaurants have a garbage can outside for customers to use from a car. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Requires drive-through restaurants to provide a garbage can within 15 feet of a service window for customers to dispose of garbage from a motor vehicle after purchasing food or drink from the drive-through restaurant.