The Act makes the OHA study fitness to proceed. The Act makes the OHA provide the results of the study to the legislature by May 1, 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to study fitness to proceed and requires the authority to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than May 1, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.

The Act limits higher learning schools in this state from increasing the number of their students by more than five percent each year. The Act requires each school to refer applications they receive in excess of the limit to specified schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Prohibits public universities in this state from increasing enrollment by more than five percent over the preceding academic year. Requires public universities to refer any application received by the university in excess of the limit on enrollment to the nearest community college and to specified public universities.

This Act changes restrictions on checkout bags. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). [Digest: This Act changes restrictions on checkout bags and restricts some plastic products. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing single-use checkout bags to consumers. [Prohibits food and beverage providers and convenience stores from providing single-use plastic utensils or single-use plastic condiment packaging to consumers unless requested.] [Prohibits lodging establishments from providing small plastic personal health or beauty product containers unless requested.].

This Act prohibits the DEQ from giving a water permit to some CAFOs that are in a managed ground water area. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing a water quality permit to certain confined animal feeding operations located in a ground water management area. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act tells an agency to create a program for sequestering carbon. The Act allows the State Treasurer to issue certain bonds for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue general obligation bonds under Article XI-E of the Oregon Constitution in an amount that produces $500 million in net proceeds for a Strategic Carbon Sequestration and Forestry Sustainability Program. Directs the State Forestry Department to establish a Strategic Carbon Sequestration and Forestry Sustainability Program.

The Act requires the governing body of a CCO to include at least one person from an FQHC and at least one public health official. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Requires the governing body of a coordinated care organization to include at least one representative of a federally qualified health center and at least one senior public health official. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act ends the OHA medical marijuana grow site registry system. The Act makes some medical marijuana growers get designated by the OLCC. The Act also says that some marijuana workers have to take a class on how to be responsible sellers. The Act tells all marijuana retailers they have to have at least some items for sale that have certain CBD strengths. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). [Digest: The Act says that some people who grow medical marijuana do not have to register with the OHA and that some others have to get a designation from the OLCC. The Act also protects some people who use medical marijuana from some kinds of unfair acts at work and in health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).] [Removes requirements that a registry identification cardholder who produces marijuana for personal medical use register with the Oregon Health Authority.] Removes the requirement that the Oregon Health Authority establish a marijuana grow site registration system. Requires the authority to establish a data collection system related to the medical use of marijuana. Requires a person responsible for a marijuana grow site that produces marijuana for medical use for three or more registry identification cardholders to apply for a grow site administrator designation from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. [Directs the authority to issue electronic registration cards. Requires a marijuana retailer to offer for sale medical grade cannabinoid items that contain not more than 20 percent total THC.] Creates health care [and employment protections] for a person who is a registry identification cardholder. Directs the Department of Revenue to distribute moneys to the authority for the purposes of paying specified costs related to the administration of the medical marijuana program. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Directs the authority to issue electronic registry identification cards. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Requires an individual who performs work for or on behalf of a marijuana retailer licensed by the commission to complete a responsible retailer certification training program. Requires marijuana retailers to carry marijuana items with specified cannabidiol potencies. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act makes changes to the process of appealing from local courts. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.1). Updates, reorganizes and modifies the provisions governing appeals from justice courts that have not become courts of record. Updates, reorganizes and modifies the provisions governing appeals from municipal courts that have not become courts of record. Establishes procedural statutes for municipal court appeals that are separate from justice court provisions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue for biennial expenses. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal service agreement reimbursements, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

The Act makes changes to laws about vehicles, driver licenses, those who sell cars and those who take cars apart. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Modifies and adds laws related to regulating vehicle drivers, vehicles, vehicle insurance, driver records, vehicle dealers and dismantlers.

Authorizes the OPGC to create a program for people who lack fitness to proceed. Changes the rules about telling people they can have a lawyer and helping them get one in court cases about mental health treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.5). [Digest: The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3).] [Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study behavioral health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.] Authorizes the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to establish a program for persons found to lack fitness to proceed and to receive records concerning such persons. Modifies provisions in civil commitment proceedings regarding notices of the right to counsel and the appointment of counsel. [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.].

Considers a student who is in a hospital program to be enrolled in the student's school district. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Provides that a student who is in a hospital educational program shall continue to remain enrolled in the school district in which the student had been a resident prior to being in the hospital educational program only for the purpose of maintaining access to classroom curricula and associated technology.

The Act tells ODHS and ODE to make certain changes to implement a policy of employment first. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the Department of Human Services to collaborate with the Department of Education to increase opportunities for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to obtain and advance in competitive integrated employment. Requires the Department of Human Services to ensure that employment services and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities do not occur in sheltered work settings. Requires the Department of Education to ensure that transition services for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities do not occur in sheltered or mock sheltered work settings. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, specified bond proceeds and specified federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to the department. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Directs ODE to run a program to help student inventors. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Directs the Department of Education to establish a program to assist student inventors in the development of intellectual property and to assist education service districts in the acquisition of interests in intellectual property developed by student inventors. Establishes the Oregon Invents Partnership Fund.