All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3777
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act makes Election Day a legal holiday. The Act sets the date for the legal holiday. The Act requires employers to provide eight hours of Election Day paid time off for their employees. The Act makes voting in person the normal method for voting. The Act requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Designates Election Day as a legal holiday on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year. Requires employers of employees to provide up to eight hours of paid Election Day leave. Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains vote by mail as the primary method for conducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon. Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3778
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act directs the DCBS to obtain approval from federal OSHA to withdraw the state plan. The Act repeals the statutes that implemented the state plan. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.3). Directs the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to notify the United States Secretary of Labor of the intent to withdraw the federally approved state plan. The Act forbids the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt or enforce any rule, regulation or standard that is more stringent than any federal occupational health and safety rule, regulation or standard adopted under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act. Becomes operative on December 1, 2026, or 60 days after the date on which the United States Secretary of Labor approves the withdrawal of the state plan. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3779
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Says what a person that bargains with a consumer's creditors to lower debt can and may not do in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.7). Requires a person that provides debt resolution services to consumers in this state to register with the Department of Consumer and Business Services and regulates the activities of debt resolution service providers. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3780
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
This Act takes newspaper out of some recycling laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Removes newspaper from packaging, printing and writing paper and food serviceware producer responsibility laws. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3781
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Says that an owner is not at fault for an injury from a crime at an apartment complex if the owner makes sure to have security in place. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Creates a rebuttable presumption against negligence and liability for property damage, injuries or death that results from criminal activity in or around multifamily residential property if the owner or operator of the multifamily residential property implements certain security measures and completes certain training and assessments. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3782
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
This Act requires the DEQ to study and make a report on the climate. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the climate. 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 HB3783
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Makes ODOE do a study on energy and submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Requires the State Department of Energy to study energy. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3784
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
This Act requires the DEQ to study and make a report on the environment. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the environment. 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 HB3785
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act lets people convicted of a felony vote while in custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Allows persons convicted of a felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated. Provides that a person does not forfeit and may not be deprived of the right to vote while incarcerated on a felony. Specifies that a person's residence is where the person resided prior to incarceration.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3786
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
This Act gives money to DSL to deposit in the Oregon Ocean Science Fund to provide grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). [Digest: This Act gives money to the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to provide grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).] Appropriates moneys to the [Oregon Ocean Science Trust] Department of State Lands for deposit in the Oregon Ocean Science Fund for the purpose of providing competitive grants. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3787
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
This Act stops restaurants and stores from giving plastic checkout bags that can be reused to consumers. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing reusable plastic checkout bags to consumers.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3788
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
4/7/25
Refer
4/7/25
The Act tells OBDD to give grants to hospitals to be used for fuel and water storage. (Flesch Readability Score: 85.0). [Digest: The Act tells OBDD to give grants to medical facilities to be used for fuel and water storage. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0).] Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop and administer a program to issue grants to certain [medical facilities] hospitals near a tsunami inundation zone to enable the [facilities] hospitals to store fuel and water for emergency purposes. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3789
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Engrossed
4/14/25
Refer
4/14/25
The Act makes it unlawful for a person to falsely impersonate a union representative. The Act says that the union has the sole right to decide its own representatives based on its own rules. The Act allows a union to file a lawsuit against a person who breaks the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). [Digest: The Act makes it unlawful for a person to falsely impersonate a union representative. The Act says that a union can keep a list of union representatives. The Act sets fines for breaking the law. The Act allows a union to file a lawsuit against a person who breaks the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).] Makes it unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative. Provides that a labor organization shall have, as a matter of internal governance, the sole authority to identify and designate the union representatives associated with the labor organization. Provides a cause of action for a union representative alleging a violation of the prohibition against falsely impersonating a union representative. [Authorizes civil penalties for violations.] [Permits labor organizations to maintain a list of verifiable union representatives.].
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3790
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act tells the OLCC to certify a person as a cannabis health care technician. The Act also tells the OLCC to give money to a marijuana retailer that hires a cannabis health care technician. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9). Directs the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to issue a cannabis health care technician certification to a qualified individual. Directs the commission to establish a program to provide financial incentives to marijuana retailers that employ certified cannabis health care technicians. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Directs the commission to provide information and assistance related to the interstate commerce of marijuana items to marijuana retailers that employ certified cannabis health care technicians. Becomes operative on the earlier of the date on which the interstate commerce of marijuana items is allowed by federal law, or allowed or tolerated pursuant to a memorandum issued by the United States Department of Justice. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3791
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act tells OED to do a study on the maritime workforce. The Act tells OED to turn in a report by a certain date. (Flesch Readability Score: 89.2). Requires the Employment Department to study issues related to the maritime workforce in this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.