All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2937
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells the OHA to have a public health laboratory and to run a program for testing newborns. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to maintain a state public health laboratory, administer a newborn bloodspot screening program and implement additional programs related to newborn bloodspot screening. Requires health care providers and health care facilities to ensure collection and delivery of specimens for newborn bloodspot screening and report certain test results to the authority. Creates an exemption for parents or guardians who oppose screening of an infant for religious or philosophical reasons.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2938
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would make changes to laws regarding penalty wages. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Permits a collective bargaining agreement to prescribe due dates for the payment of wages upon termination that do not require interpretation. Provides that penalty wages may be imposed against employers who fail to pay such wages by the prescribed due date.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2939
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act makes a hospital that wants to close or cease, reduce or relocate health services first give notice 275 days in advance. Allows the OHA to impose civil penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2940
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/16/25
Tells OHA to make a program to provide EDs in real time a notice when a patient has an inherited blood disorder. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). [Digest: Creates a task force to create a protocol for assessing and treating persons with inherited blood disorders. Tells the task force to submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).] [Establishes the Task Force on Hemoglobinopathies and Sickle Cell Disease. Requires the task force to develop and establish a statewide protocol for assessing and treating individuals with hemoglobinopathies. Directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care no later than December 15, 2026.] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist. Directs the authority to consult with interested stakeholders on how to implement the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2941
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
This Act tells ODE to help school districts plan and develop projects to get a federal tax credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Requires the Department of Education to provide technical assistance to school districts to plan and develop certain projects eligible for federal tax credits. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2942
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/7/25
Engrossed
4/15/25
Refer
4/15/25
Tells OHA and CCOs to pay pharmacists the same as health care providers for certain services related to HIV care. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse pharmacies and pharmacists in the same manner as other health care providers for certain services related to HIV treatment. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2943
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/7/25
Refer
4/7/25
Tells OHA to make a pilot program where a hospital may conduct certain STI tests when a person has other blood tests done at the ED, unless the person opts out of the test. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3). [Digest: Directs a hospital to conduct an HIV test and a syphilis test when a person has other blood tests done at the ED, unless the person opts out of the test. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).] [Directs a hospital to conduct HIV and syphilis screening when an individual undergoes a blood test or analysis as part of medical care received within an emergency department, unless the individual declines a test. Provides for exceptions.] [Requires health insurance coverage of HIV and syphilis screening conducted at a hospital emergency department.] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish a voluntary pilot program where participating hospitals may screen an eligible individual for hepatitis C, HIV and syphilis when the eligible individual undergoes a blood test or analysis as part of medical care received within an emergency department. Requires a participating hospital to give the eligible individual notice and opportunity to decline the tests. Defines "eligible individual." Directs the authority to submit a report on the outcomes and findings from the pilot program to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2029. Requires health insurance coverage of the tests conducted under the pilot program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority to cover costs incurred by counties in carrying out investigation and outreach related to the increase in HIV and syphilis screening. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2944
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/14/25
Report Pass
4/14/25
Engrossed
4/21/25
Refer
4/21/25
The Act makes changes to the PECBA. The Act creates penalties for violating certain provisions of the PECBA. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). [Permits a labor organization to file a civil action against a public employer for failing to timely provide the labor organization with certain information regarding public employees.] Directs the Employment Relations Board to impose civil penalties against a public employer that has a history of failing [fails] to comply with certain requirements under the public employee collective bargaining act. Permits the board to consider extenuating circumstances when determining the amount of the civil penalty to impose.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2945
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act makes new goals and laws for buying zero-emission school buses. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Establishes the state policy on the purchase of new zero-emission school buses. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to adopt rules to require the purchase of new zero-emission school buses in certain areas. Requires the purchase of new zero-emission school buses if the price is equal to a comparable school bus that is not zero-emission. Directs the department to provide technical and financial assistance to school bus fleet owners. Establishes the Zero-Emission School Bus Assistance Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2946
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act requires a fiscal audit of ODOT. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Requires the Secretary of State to perform a fiscal audit of the Department of Transportation.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2947
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
This Act directs OSU to study PFAS in biosolids that are spread on farm fields that do not produce crops for human food. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to study the distribution and occurrence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in biosolids applied to agricultural fields that do not produce crops intended for human consumption. Directs the extension service and college to submit a final report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture not later than September 1, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2948
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
3/4/25
Engrossed
3/11/25
Refer
3/12/25
The Act says who, for certain reasons, can supervise a nurse who works in a school. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.8). Provides that only a registered nurse may supervise a nurse in a school setting with respect to the practice of nursing. Allows an individual who is not a nurse to supervise a nurse in a school setting for purposes not related to the practice of nursing.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2949
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/11/25
Refer
4/11/25
This Act makes owners of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals show they can cover the costs of oil or fuel spills. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.6). [Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to contract for a study about making bulk oils and liquid fuels terminal owners get bonds or insurance. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).] [Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with a third party to study and assess financial assurance requirements for owners or operators of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Requires owners or operators of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminals to obtain a certificate of financial responsibility from the Department of Environmental Quality. Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish rules pertaining to certificates of responsibility. Requires the department to report to the Legislative Assembly on the implementation of the Act each even-numbered year. Preempts local governments from requiring financial assurance that exceeds or is in addition to the requirements of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2950
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
This Act makes LCDC update land use goals on public process and makes DLCD suggest changes to how goals are updated. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to update the statewide land use planning goal relating to "citizen involvement" by rule by [June 30, 2027] June 30, 2029. Requires the advisory committee appointed by the Department of Land Conservation and Development to provide the commission with draft recommendations by June 30, 2027. Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to make recommendations by December 31, 2026, relating to the goal amendment process to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly [relating] related to land use. Establishes the Public Involvement Goal Update Fund. Appropriates moneys to the department for deposit into the fund. Sunsets January 2, 2030. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2951
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells the SOS to make an online database of notarial acts. The Act tells notaries to put data about acts into the database. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Directs the Secretary of State to maintain an online database of notarial acts. Requires notaries public to enter information about notarial acts in the database. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.