Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 81)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2054

Introduced
1/13/25  
This Act says that projects that convert farmland to wetlands must be approved by a local government. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Requires local government approval of a project to create, enhance or restore wetlands if the project would convert lands used for agricultural purposes to wetlands.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3238

Introduced
1/13/25  
Makes EIS do a study on the security of cyber assets and submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the office of Enterprise Information Services to study cybersecurity. Directs the office to submit its findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2203

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
The Act makes changes to laws to improve the safety of workers in certain mental health and SUD treatment settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). [Digest: The Act tells OHA to study the safety of certain health care workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).] [Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the safety of behavioral health workers. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Requires a behavioral health employer to develop and implement a written safety plan and to provide safety trainings to workers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to behavioral health employers to conduct a risk assessment and to enhance the structural safety of work settings. Entitles an employee of a behavioral health employer to be reinstated with back pay if the employer unlawfully retaliates against the employee. Directs the authority, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Department of Human Services to conduct studies and submit reports to the Legislative Assembly. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB5037

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/19/25  
Refer
6/19/25  
Report Pass
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/23/25  
Passed
7/17/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the commission. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2841

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act requires that a higher learning school must offer a certain amount of credit hours taught by full-time employees. The Act sets the amount by academic year. The Act tells each school to give HECC certain information. The Act tells HECC to report on the requirement to the legislature each year. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.3). Requires each community college and public university to have at least 65 percent of the total number of credit hours offered to be taught by full-time employees of the college or university during the 2026-2027 academic year and at least 75 percent of the total number of credit hours offered to be taught by full-time employees every academic year thereafter. Requires each community college and public university to report annually to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission on compliance with the full-time employee requirement. Requires the commission to report annually to the Legislative Assembly on compliance with the full-time employee requirement by each community college and public university.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3068

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act would tell the DOC to study community corrections. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Department of Corrections to study community corrections. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2207

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells OHA to adopt standards for certain reviews of CCOs. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to adopt standards for external quality reviews of coordinated care organizations that are aligned with standards published by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2492

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/16/25  
Engrossed
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Enrolled
6/11/25  
Passed
6/20/25  
Chaptered
7/7/25  
The Act changes the process for a person to set aside offenses and contempt. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). [Digest: The Act tells the State Court Administrator to look at courts and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).] [Requires the State Court Administrator to study courts and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Modifies the process for setting aside convictions, dismissals and contempt of court findings and guilty except for insanity judgments. Increases the waiting period for setting aside certain types of contempt of court findings. Provides that the required time period prior to filing the motion, during which the person is required to have no convictions or specified contempt findings, applies to motions to set aside convictions only. Provides that the dismissal of a traffic violation citation may not be set aside.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB216

Introduced
1/13/25  
Repeals the law that requires there to be a place for radioactive waste to be disposed of before a nuclear power plant may be sited in this state. Repeals the law that requires a proposed nuclear power plant first receive approval from the electors of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Repeals the requirement that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste before a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant may be issued. Repeals the requirement that a proposed site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2497

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act directs the OJD to study how to improve court access for victims of domestic violence in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires the Judicial Department to study options for improving court access for victims of domestic violence in this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB777

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
3/21/25  
Engrossed
3/27/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
5/23/25  
Enrolled
6/3/25  
Passed
6/11/25  
Chaptered
6/20/25  
The Act tells the State DOA to change the methods used to determine wolf attack loss grants. The Act requires counties to report to the DOA and the DOA to report to the legislature on payments made. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.2). [Digest: The Act provides that payments for injury to livestock or working dogs must be based on fair market value and other factors. The Act caps payments. The Act removes payment for lost livestock. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.9).] [Provides that compensation for injury to livestock or working dogs under the wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program must be based on fair market value and other factors. Caps compensation at $25,000 per animal. Removes the provision authorizing compensation for missing livestock.] Directs the State Department of Agriculture to modify the methodology under which participating counties award grants for wolf depredation compensation. Establishes reporting requirements for counties and for the department to report to the Legislative Assembly on financial assistance provided under the program.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB667

Introduced
1/13/25  
Bans the militia of the state from being called forth for an armed conflict or war unless the U.S. Congress declares war or a purpose under the U.S. Constitution. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Prohibits the Governor from ordering out for service the militia of the state for participation in or support of an armed conflict or the conduct of war unless the United States Congress passes a declaration of war or calls forth the militia of the state to execute the laws of the United States, suppress an insurrection or repel an invasion.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2701

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act says that some health and public safety places have to be prepared for emergencies. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Requires health care facilities, health care providers, local public health authorities and public and private safety agencies to maintain capacity, including sufficient amounts of certain supplies, to continue in normal operation for 120 days at a 25 percent mortality rate. Defines "25 percent mortality rate." Directs the Oregon Health Authority and health professional regulatory boards to report to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Directs the department to report annually to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency preparedness. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2065

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/15/25  
Refer
4/15/25  
Report Pass
6/19/25  
Engrossed
6/23/25  
Refer
6/23/25  
Report Pass
6/24/25  
Enrolled
6/24/25  
Passed
7/17/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
Allows the use of a third party to study or evaluate a request to connect a microgrid to a power grid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB5041

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
6/3/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Enrolled
6/16/25  
Passed
6/26/25  
Chaptered
7/25/25  
The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Youth Authority for certain biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the authority. Limits biennial expenditures by the authority from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.