All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3672
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
Lets a state agency prefer a bid for a contract to build a public building from a person that makes the material for the building in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Permits contracting agencies to grant a preference in awarding a public improvement contract to a benefit company organized in this state and with a majority of the benefit company's employees located in this state, or to prospective contractors that fabricate or process construction materials in this state, if the increase in the cost of the construction materials does not exceed a specified percentage. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3673
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
This Act speeds up review of housing and facility permits. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Reduces to 90 days the time under which a city or county must decide a land use application for housing or mental health or addiction facilities.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3674
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act makes changes related to the Oregon Hatchery Research Center. The Act creates the Chum Subaccount for distributing money for purposes related to chum. The Act creates a fee related to chum. The Act says that money from the fee must go into the Chum Subaccount. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.3). Makes certain changes related to members of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board. Makes certain changes related to the duties of the board. Makes certain changes related to board meetings. Makes certain changes related to the activities of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center. Makes certain changes related to hatchery research funding. Establishes the Chum Subaccount in the Fish and Wildlife Account. Provides that moneys in the subaccount must be distributed for purposes related to chum. Establishes the chum enhancement validation. Provides that moneys from the validation shall be credited to the subaccount. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3675
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
Makes OHA do a study on staffing plans for hospitals and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study staffing plans for hospitals. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3676
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
This Act tells OHA to create a grant program for small city drinking and waste water facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the Oregon Health Authority, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Quality, to establish a program to provide grants to repair or replace certain community drinking water and wastewater facilities. Establishes the Small Community Water Infrastructure Fund.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3677
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act expands two crimes to include acts committed against public employees. The Act also requires expulsion for certain acts against school employees. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Expands the crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to a public employee. Expands the crime of aggravated harassment to include propelling bodily fluids or another dangerous substance at a public employee. Requires a district school board to have a policy requiring expulsion when a student commits assault against or propels bodily fluids or another dangerous substance at a school employee. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3678
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act lets ATVs drive on county roads if county approves. (Flesch Readability Score: 88.9). Expands all-terrain vehicle highway access routes to include county roads. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3679
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act tells an agency to allow certain persons to hunt using a crossbow. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to allow a person meeting certain criteria to hunt game mammals using a crossbow. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3680
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act increases the amounts of some fees related to livestock brands. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Increases fees related to livestock brands.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3681
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
Report Pass
4/16/25
Makes changes to the EFSC site certificate process. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to conclude a contested case and issue a final order within 12 months from the date of a proposed order. [Provides that any final order issued by the council is appealable directly to the Supreme Court.] Requires the council to include in all final orders approving or rejecting an application for a site certificate or amended site certificate any decisions related to or arising from a contested case on the application. Requires a petitioner to establish individual or associational standing to appeal a final order. Provides that the council's approval or rejection of an application or request for an amendment, including decisions related to or arising from a contested case on the application or request, is conferred upon the Supreme Court. [Allows a holder of a site certificate to file a notice for minor changes to the site boundaries of an energy facility. Allows a holder of a site certificate for certain energy facilities to file a request to extend by up to three years the deadlines by which construction of a facility must begin or be completed as specified in the site certificate.] [Narrows the criteria by which the Public Utility Commission reviews a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for overhead transmission lines. Directs the commission to review a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity without requiring a petitioner to first obtain any required land use approvals.] [Allows the use of a site certificate for a high voltage transmission line as conclusive evidence of public use and necessity for any proceeding for condemnation of land or an interest therein. Allows a high voltage transmission line that has been designated as having statewide significance by a regional transmission authority that is established under state law to be placed in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.] Allows a person who holds a site certificate to request to add area to the approved site boundary without the council requiring an amendment to the site certificate.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3682
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act tells LPRO to do a study on changing the timeline for passing the state budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.1). Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to study changes necessary to adopt a policy of passing budget bills before passing other bills. Directs the director to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ways and means not later than June 1, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3683
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act says that a commission to make a new bridge over the Columbia River is a public body for the OTCA. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Provides that a commission formed by local governments to replace a bridge crossing the Columbia River is a public body for purposes of the Oregon Tort Claims Act.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3684
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
Lets a state agency get a waiver to the law that restricts the use of covered products on IT assets if the waiver is needed to perform its duties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Allows a state agency to apply for and obtain a limited waiver to the prohibitions or requirements regarding state information technology assets and covered products if the state agency shows that a waiver is needed for the state agency or a contractor of the state agency to perform their duties. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3685
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act would have ballot titles include the effects of proposed local option tax measures. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires ballot title statements to include certain information regarding the effects of proposed local option tax measures.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3686
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
The Act sets the date and the process for a special election in the late fall of 2025 for electors to vote on a proposed change in the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Establishes the date and process for a special election to be held on November 4, 2025, for electors to approve or reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would require future constitutional amendments or revisions to obtain a three-fifths majority vote of the votes cast for adoption. Appropriates moneys to pay direct expenses incurred by the state to hold the special election. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.