Oregon 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1518
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Refer
2/14/24
Refer
2/14/24
Failed
3/7/24
The Act forbids DHS from denying public aid to COFA citizens because they are not U.S. citizens. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Prohibits the Department of Human Services from denying public assistance, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, to COFA citizens based on their immigration status.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1519
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Failed
3/7/24
The Act lowers weight-mile taxes. The Act directs ODOT to adopt rules so that ODOT may issue refunds to taxpayers who overpaid weight-mile taxes in recent years. The Act limits ODOT spending on certain things. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Decreases weight-mile taxes. Directs the Department of Transportation to adopt rules specifying the manner of calculating, applying and issuing refunds to taxpayers who overpaid weight-mile taxes. Limits certain expenditures by the department. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1520
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Report Pass
2/23/24
Engrossed
2/28/24
Refer
2/28/24
Report Pass
3/4/24
Enrolled
3/5/24
Passed
3/27/24
Chaptered
3/28/24
Passed
3/28/24
Exempts awards from and legal fees paid in wildfire suits from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Digest: Exempts award from wildfire suit from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8).] Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire. Creates an Oregon tax subtraction for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs. Allows taxpayer to amend return to claim refund for earliest tax year in which subtraction is allowed. Applies to declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, [2020] 2018, and before January 1, 2026, and to amounts received, losses incurred and legal fees paid in tax years beginning on or after January 1, [2020] 2018. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1521
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Refer
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Report Pass
3/7/24
Engrossed
3/7/24
Refer
3/7/24
Report Pass
3/7/24
Enrolled
3/7/24
Passed
4/4/24
Chaptered
4/11/24
Passed
4/11/24
The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one organization to provide a new type of service to people who hire personal support workers. The Act makes changes to the statutes about agency with choice service providers. The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one agency providing agency with choice services by January 1, 2026. The Act makes a place that houses and takes care of people who are elderly or who have disabilities use a certain tool. The tool makes sure that the place has enough staff to meet the needs of the people who live there. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). [Digest: The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one organization to provide a new type of service to people who hire personal support workers.] [The Act makes changes to the statutes about agency with choice service providers. Requires DHS to contract with at least one agency providing agency with choice services by January 1, 2026.] [The Act changes the way that DHS makes a place that houses and takes care of people who are elderly or who have disabilities use a certain tool to make sure that the place has enough staff to meet the needs of the people who live there.] [The Act requires that some people must be licensed to help children in DHS custody to stay out of temporary lodging. The Act says that those people do not have to be licensed until 1/1/25. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4).] Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with at least one organization by July 1, 2024, to provide enhanced supports to employers of personal support workers and describes the supports that must be provided by the organization. Specifies the minimum requirements for agencies to be endorsed by the department to provide agency with choice services and requires the department to contract with at least one organization to provide agency with choice services by January 1, 2026. Prohibits specified acts by agencies that employ staff to provide direct support professionals. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to hire one additional position for the authority's Medicaid [fraud] program integrity unit. Modifies the enforcement by the Department of Human Services of the requirements for residential care facilities to use acuity-based staffing tools to ensure sufficient staffing levels to meet residents' scheduled and unscheduled needs at all times. [Requires that certain providers of placement safety or crisis supports for children in the custody of the department be licensed as child-caring agencies. Specifies that certain providers of care or services to children are not child-caring agencies. Delays licensing requirement for certain providers of placement safety or crisis supports to children until January 1, 2025. Permits the department until December 31, 2024, to continue contracting with certain providers of placement safety and supports even though they are unlicensed.] Extends deadline from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027, for residential training homes and adult foster homes licensed before July 1, 2026, to install automatic sprinkler systems. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1522
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Refer
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Report Pass
3/4/24
Engrossed
3/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Report Pass
3/5/24
Enrolled
3/7/24
The Act repeals the statutes that allowed a person to be ordered by a court to stay in a facility against their will on the basis of having an IDD. The Act forbids a public body from denying services meant for persons with mental illness on the basis that a person also has an IDD. The Act takes effect when the governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). [Digest: The Act repeals the statutes that allowed a person to be ordered by a court to stay in a facility against their will on the basis of having an IDD.] [The Act forbids a public body from denying services meant for persons with mental illness on the basis that a person also has an IDD.] [The Act takes effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3).] Repeals statutes authorizing the involuntary commitment of an individual based on an intellectual disability. Prohibits a public body from denying services related to mental illness on the basis that the individual seeking services also has an intellectual or developmental disability. [Takes effect on July 1, 2025.] Becomes operative on July 1, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1523
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Report Pass
2/12/24
Engrossed
2/14/24
Refer
2/14/24
Report Pass
2/27/24
Enrolled
2/29/24
Passed
3/20/24
Chaptered
3/25/24
Passed
3/25/24
The Act allows an adult who applies to a state agency to access a sealed original birth record to ask the state agency to add or change the name of a biological parent. Takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Allows a person at least 21 years of age who opens a sealed original record of live birth via an application to apply to the Center of Health Statistics to add or change the name of a biological parent on the original record of live birth. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1524
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Failed
3/7/24
Creates a new way for legislative leaders to recognize unsung heroes for their efforts to make things better in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Unsung Legislative Heroes Recognition Program. Sets forth legislative findings on unsung heroes and authorizes legislative caucus offices to nominate, and presiding officers to select, up to 12 Oregonians to be recognized as unsung legislative heroes each year.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1525
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Report Pass
2/19/24
Engrossed
2/22/24
Refer
2/22/24
Report Pass
3/1/24
Enrolled
3/4/24
Passed
3/27/24
Chaptered
3/28/24
Passed
3/28/24
This Act amends and creates laws related to the State Department of Energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: This Act extends dates for a state agency to submit certain reports. The Act extends dates for the agency and others to develop goals for carbon storage. The Act changes parts of a grant program to support renewable energy projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).] Extends the deadlines for certain reports by the State Department of Energy. Extends by one year the deadline for the establishment of nonbinding biological carbon sequestration and storage goals for natural and working lands. Modifies provisions of the Community Renewable Investment Program. Modifies provisions related to standby generation facilities and requires public utilities to report to the Director of the State Department of Energy about certain standby generators. Transfers moneys from the Heat Pump Deployment Fund to the Residential Heat Pump Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1526
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Report Pass
2/28/24
Engrossed
3/4/24
Refer
3/4/24
Report Pass
3/6/24
Enrolled
3/6/24
Passed
3/27/24
Chaptered
3/28/24
Passed
3/28/24
The Act makes changes to certain Oregon tax laws. It takes effect on the 91st day after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.9). Makes technical, policy and administrative changes to certain Oregon tax laws. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1527
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Report Pass
2/16/24
Engrossed
2/21/24
Refer
2/21/24
Report Pass
3/4/24
Enrolled
3/5/24
Passed
3/27/24
Chaptered
3/28/24
Passed
3/28/24
Changes accounts for first-time home buyers, for accounts starting in 2025. Requires taxpayer to keep records. Changes rules for banks. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Modifies provisions governing first-time home buyer savings accounts. Eliminates the requirement that a financial institution provide an annual certificate with account details to account holders. Allows an account holder to designate a proposed first-time home buyer as a beneficiary of the account. Specifies information that must be maintained by a taxpayer claiming a subtraction or exemption for accounts. Limits Department of Revenue rulemaking. Applies to first-time home buyer savings accounts created on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1528
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Failed
3/7/24
The Act would create a fund for grants to developers of affordable housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Authorizes cities and counties to adopt a program for awarding grants to developers of affordable housing and moderate income housing projects to finance certain costs associated with such housing projects. Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a revolving loan program to make interest-free loans to participating cities and counties to fund the grants. Imposes an annual fee on each grantee developer in repayment of the loans. Provides for the distribution of the fee moneys first to fire districts for ad valorem property taxes and then to the department in repayment of the loan that funded the grant awarded to the developer. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1529
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Refer
2/14/24
Refer
2/14/24
Report Pass
2/29/24
Engrossed
2/29/24
Refer
2/29/24
Report Pass
3/1/24
Enrolled
3/4/24
Passed
4/17/24
Chaptered
4/18/24
Passed
4/18/24
The Act makes changes to the OHA air conditioner and filter program and to the OHCS landlord guarantee program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7). [Digest: Makes OHCS study and report on housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).] [Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to submit a report to the relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2025.] Amends the Oregon Health Authority residential air conditioner and air filter delivery program. Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a maximum reimbursement to landlords under the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program. Declares an emergency; effective on passage.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1530
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Refer
2/14/24
Refer
2/14/24
Report Pass
2/29/24
Engrossed
2/29/24
Refer
2/29/24
Report Pass
3/1/24
Enrolled
3/4/24
Passed
4/17/24
Chaptered
4/18/24
Passed
4/18/24
Gives money to OHCS, OHA, DHS, DOE, OBDD, ODOT, WRD and DAS for programs. Goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). [Digest: Gives money to OHCS, OHA, DHS, DOE and DAS for programs. Goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4).] Appropriates moneys to and modifies expenditure limitations for the Housing and Community Services Department, Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services, State Department of Energy, Oregon Business Development Department, Department of Transportation, Water Resources Department and Oregon Department of Administrative Services for various programs. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1531
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Refer
2/14/24
Refer
2/14/24
Report Pass
2/26/24
Engrossed
2/28/24
Refer
2/28/24
Report Pass
3/1/24
Enrolled
3/4/24
Report Pass
3/6/24
Enrolled
3/6/24
Passed
3/27/24
Chaptered
3/28/24
Passed
3/28/24
The Act would create a body to plan for America's 250th birthday. The Act would require the views of Indian tribes to feature in the birthday planning and activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8). [Digest: The Act would create a body to plan for America's 250th birthday. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] Establishes a semiquincentennial commission, to be known as the America 250 Oregon Commission, to coordinate and provide guidance for Oregon's official observance of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States. Establishes the America 250 Oregon Subcommittee in the Commission on Indian Services to communicate the positions of the nine federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon to the America 250 Oregon Commission. Adds the Executive Officer of the Commission on Indian Services to the voting members of the America 250 Oregon Commission. Requires the America 250 Oregon Commission to consult with the tribes about including Oregon's tribal history in semiquincentennial activities throughout the state. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2024 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1532
Introduced
2/5/24
Refer
2/5/24
Refer
2/16/24
Refer
2/16/24
Report Pass
2/29/24
Engrossed
3/4/24
Refer
3/4/24
Report Pass
3/5/24
Enrolled
3/6/24
Passed
4/4/24
Chaptered
4/11/24
Passed
4/11/24
Directs ODE to make a plan for the education of students who are immigrants. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide education plan for students who are asylum seekers, refugees or any other immigrant.