All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3537
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
The Act states that two-thirds of House and Senate districts are to have +/- 5% parity in major party sign-ups for 2031 and later years, where sound. The Act is referred to voters to say yes or no at the Nov. 2026 election. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Provides that, when reapportioning state House of Representatives and state Senate districts, elector registration from one major party shall be within five percentage points of the elector registration from the other major party, when practicable, so as to achieve five percent parity in at least 40 state House of Representatives districts and 20 state Senate districts. Provides that the major party parity factor shall be given greater weight than other listed factors to the extent permitted under the United States Constitution and federal law. Refers the Act to voters for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3538
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
The Act makes the SOS the chief civics officer in the state and establishes a division in the SOS office for civics. The Act says that civics shall be taught in schools and that civics programs shall be given to adults. The Act creates a task force to study and propose ideas to improve civics in this state. The Act creates the PRC as an office for people to make complaints about false campaign statements, investigate the complaints and make findings, including required warnings near certain statements. The Act takes effect when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.9). Establishes the Secretary of State as the chief civics officer of this state and establishes the Division of Civic Engagement within the Secretary of State office. Directs the division to establish civics education in public schools and develop programs and outreach for adults to enhance civic engagement. Establishes the Civics Action Benchmarks Task Force to study and make recommendations on the steps to be taken to enhance the participation of Oregonians in civic affairs. Establishes the Commission on Political Rhetoric. Directs the commission to receive complaints alleging that a candidate for public office has made false statements with purposeful malice or reckless intent. Provides that if a supermajority of the commission determines that the subject of a complaint made false statements with purposeful malice or reckless intent, the voters' pamphlet and other publications containing the candidate's statements must also contain a warning statement specified by the Act. Appropriates moneys to the Secretary of State and Commission on Political Rhetoric to fund the programs established in the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3539
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
4/14/25
This Act tells the EQC to get a third party to study and make an emissions factor for electricity bought from unknown sources. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas reporting emissions factor for electricity purchased from unspecified sources. Requires the commission to update rules establishing the emissions factor no later than January 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3540
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Provides for a single limit on the cost for a power company to comply with both an RPS and the clean energy targets. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Provides for a single limit on the cost of compliance for an electric utility that is required to comply with a renewable portfolio standard and the statutory clean energy targets. Applies to compliance years beginning on or after the effective date of the Act.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3541
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
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.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3542
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
The Act lets motorcycles drive between lanes of traffic. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Allows a motorcycle operator to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions. Increases the penalty for committing the offense of motorcycle or moped unlawful passing in a lane with a vehicle. Punishes a violation by a maximum $2,000 fine.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3543
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
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 House Bill HB3544
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
4/16/25
Refer
4/16/25
The Act creates a standard process for contested cases about the use of water. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). [Digest: The Act tells an agency to study rules about water. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.0).] [Directs the Water Resources Department to study rules related to water. Directs the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026.] Establishes uniform processes for hearing contested case proceedings relating to the use of water.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3545
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
4/15/25
Engrossed
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
The Act would establish when charges made by HOAs and condo associations start to accrue on property deeded to the county in a tax foreclosure. The Act would create a lien for the amount of the charges on the property. The Act would bar certain costs from inclusion in the amount of the charges secured by the lien. The Act would say who is liable for the charges and the date on which the lien must be satisfied. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). [Digest: The Act would exempt property that has been deeded to a county for unpaid taxes from the association fees charged on a home or condo for no more than 6 months. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] [Provides a temporary exemption from assessments imposed by a homeowners association or by an association of condominium unit owners on foreclosed property that has been deeded to a county.] Establishes when homeowners and condominium association assessments accrue on property deeded to the county in the tax foreclosure process. Creates a lien for the amount of the assessments against the property. Excludes certain costs from the amount of assessments secured by the lien. Establishes the liability for the assessments and the date on which the lien must be satisfied. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3546
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
4/14/25
Engrossed
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
Tells the PUC to provide for a class of service for facilities that use large amounts of energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities. [Directs the commission to require an electric company to assign] Requires any tariff schedule adopted for the class to allocate the costs of serving large energy use facilities to the facilities and mitigate the risks to other classes of retail electricity consumers. Defines "large energy use facility." Directs the commission to require an electric company to use a contract when providing electricity service to a large energy use facility. Requires the contract to meet certain requirements and conditions. Directs the commission to report each even-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on trends in load requirements and other implications from large energy use facilities. Sunsets January 2, 2035. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3547
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
The Act creates an exemption from the certificate of need process. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Exempts institutions for mental diseases from the requirement to obtain a certificate of need from the Oregon Health Authority. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3548
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
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. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). 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. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3549
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
This Act exempts lamps used for the care of animals from a ban on fluorescent lamps. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Exempts lamps used for the care of animals from a prohibition on the sale and distribution of fluorescent lamps. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3550
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
3/24/25
Engrossed
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
The Act exempts certain sports players from some state laws about working conditions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Exempts from certain laws governing certain employment conditions minor league baseball players who are subject to a collective bargaining agreement that provides for payment of wages and other working conditions.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3551
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Tells public bodies and bodies that enforce state laws to help enforce the nation's immigration laws. Applies only to persons who are convicted of certain crimes. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.2). Requires public bodies and law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws with respect to any individual who is convicted of a violent felony or Class A misdemeanor or felony sexual offense.