All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3597
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
Refer
4/15/25
Refer
4/15/25
This Act makes changes to ZEV rebate programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). [Digest: This Act requires the DEQ to study and make a report on electric vehicles. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).] [Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study electric vehicles. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to reduce the amount of rebates available under zero-emission vehicle rebate programs, subject to certain conditions. Expands eligibility for the charge ahead rebate. Requires the department to allocate additional moneys from the Zero-Emission Incentive Fund to education and outreach each biennium, unless the balance of the fund is below a certain threshold. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3598
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
This Act requires the DEQ to study and make a report on electric vehicles. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study electric vehicles. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3599
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
Tells PRAC to study public records and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Requires the Public Records Advisory Council to study public records. Directs the council to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3600
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3601
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study mental health. 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.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3602
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
This Act requires DLCD to study Oregon's land use system. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to study Oregon's land use system and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3603
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
The Act directs OJD to study ways to improve the process for setting aside convictions. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Judicial Department to study ways to improve the efficiency of the process for setting aside convictions. 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 House Bill HB3604
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
4/15/25
Engrossed
4/23/25
Refer
4/23/25
This Act protects some animal entities from civil and criminal laws if they accept, hold or get rid of cats as required by the Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). [Establishes defenses to the crimes of theft and animal abandonment, and immunity for civil liability, for an entity that takes possession, keeps or disposes of a cat as provided by the Act.] Establishes a defense to prosecution for theft, and immunity from civil liability, for an entity that takes possession of, keeps or disposes of a cat as provided in the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3605
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Engrossed
4/8/25
Refer
4/8/25
Lets a person sue a seller that breaks the laws related to a seller's offer to sell goods or services made at a place other than the seller's place of business. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Punishes a violation of the laws that regulate home solicitation sales as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3606
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
This Act makes OHCS look at homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study homelessness and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3607
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
The Act directs the HECC to study health care for certain higher learning faculty. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study health care benefits for part-time faculty at public universities and community colleges in this state. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3608
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
The Act tells the OJD to submit a report to the legislature about ways to make probates more efficient. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires the Judicial Department to study options for making the administration of decedents' estates more efficient. 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 House Bill HB3609
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
4/14/25
Makes each power company create a program for buying grid services. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources. Specifies the grid services that may be eligible for compensation and the classes of distributed energy resources technologies that must be eligible to provide the grid services. Allows a customer to enroll directly or through a third party in an electric company's distributed power plant program. Requires an electric company to use a standard offer, open access tariff. Allows an electric company to recover in rates prudently incurred costs associated with the program. Directs the Public Utility Commission to develop and adopt annual procurement targets and performance incentives. Allows an electric company to earn performance incentives for meeting program targets. Requires each electric company to file an annual report with the commission on the status of the electric company's distributed power plant program, including the capacity enrolled in the program. Provides for initial requirements and an implementing timeline. Requires an initial distributed power plant program to provide compensation for system-wide peak load reduction that is provided by an energy storage device that is a battery. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3610
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
The Act tells DHS to create and send a report describing the families in child welfare to the legislature. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires the Department of Human Services to study the demographics of families involved in the child welfare system. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3611
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
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.