All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3102
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/9/25
Refer
4/9/25
The Act tells an agency to study certain impacts from wildfire damages. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study certain impacts of damages from wildfire. 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. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3103
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
The Act tells the State Forester to see how much forestland there is. The Act tells the State Forester to make harvest levels for cutting timber on state forestland. The Act tells the State Forester to manage state forestland. The Act says some people can ask for an injunction. The Act gives moneys to the State Forester. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). [Digest: The Act directs the State Forester to create harvest levels for cutting timber on state forestland. The Act directs the State Forester to develop a timber inventory model. The Act directs the State Forester to sell timber at the harvest level. The Act gives moneys to the State Forester. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).] Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and [develop a timber inventory model to inform sustainable harvest levels] manage available state forestland. [Directs the State Forester to offer timber for sale at the sustainable harvest level, annually report on sales of timber relative to the sustainable harvest level and address any deficit in timber sales. Confers standing on certain persons to challenge a failure to address a deficit.] [Directs the State Forester to adopt sustainable harvest levels, forest management plans and related significant policy documents by rule. Establishes certain requirements for judicial review of the rules.] [Makes certain changes concerning forest management reports by the State Forester.] Allows certain persons to seek an injunction if the State Forester fails to establish sustainable harvest levels or manage available state forestland. Appropriates moneys to the State Forester out of the General Fund for [developing a timber inventory model and] adopting a sustainable harvest level. [Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3104
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would have Business Oregon set up a resource center to help rural areas of this state apply for grants and manage grant funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization or local government association to serve as a statewide rural community resource center. Requires the center to provide technical assistance to rural jurisdictions to assist them with developing and submitting proposals for public and private awards and to manage funds that are awarded as a result. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3105
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act allows a person to assign a water right certificate to someone else. The Act makes a person who sells property that has a water right tell an agency about the sale. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Provides that a certificate to appropriate water may be assigned. Requires a seller of real estate that includes a water right to notify the Water Resources Department of the real estate transaction and the water right that is involved.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3106
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
The Act creates the Integrated Water Data Team. The Act says that DOGAMI must lead the team and work with the team on creating a state water data portal. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.4). [Digest: The Act gives money to DEQ to work on the Oregon Water Data Portal project. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).] [Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for the Oregon Water Data Portal project.] Creates the Integrated Water Data Team. Directs the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to be the lead agency to coordinate the Integrated Water Data Team. Directs the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to work with the Integrated Water Data Team to create and maintain a statewide integrated water data portal. [Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.] Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3107
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act changes the way DEQ can agree to make a regulatory process work better or faster. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process. Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish standards to guide the department in the exercise of the department's authority. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3108
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Tells OWRD to make changes to how certain permits about aquifers are reviewed. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Requires the Water Resources Department to implement additional rules and requirements for the review of limited license applications for an aquifer storage and recovery permit.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3109
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
3/28/25
Refer
3/28/25
The Act gives moneys to HECC for the SCYP at UO. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.3). Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Sustainable City Year Program at the University of Oregon. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3110
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act requires state and U.S. flags on public buildings to be flame hardy flags by July 4, 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Establishes criteria for state and United States flags to be official flags. Directs public buildings to transition from displaying flags manufactured of flammable materials to flags manufactured of flame retardant materials by July 4, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3111
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act requires OHCS to make a mediation program for all evictions. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish an eviction mediation program. Requires residential landlords to provide information about the program in termination notices. Requires parties to eviction to participate in the program. Amends eviction mediation and settlement procedures. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the department for the program. Allows tenants to use nonattorneys in eviction proceedings and allows the prevailing party to recover nonattorney costs. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. .
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3112
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells an agency to create a program for paying people to give up certain ground water rights. The Act gives money for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.7). Directs the Water Resources Commission to establish a program for compensating ground water right holders for voluntarily relinquishing all or portions of ground water rights in basins designated as critical ground water areas. Appropriates moneys to the commission for the purpose of funding the program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3113
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would set up a post in the Regional Solutions Program to help communities get state and federal funds. The Act would allocate lottery funds to be used to match federal funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4). Creates a state and federal grants coordinator position in the Regional Solutions Program. Directs the coordinator to identify barriers that communities face in applying for and managing state and federal funding. Allocates lottery funds to provide matches for federal funds available through the Federal Readiness and Leverage Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3114
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/1/25
Refer
4/1/25
The Act concerns a process for managing water. The Act tells agencies to take actions related to water. The Act gives money for supporting the process. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Instructs Oregon Consensus at Portland State University and Oregon State University to support a process related to water management in the Chewaucan River watershed. [Instructs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Water Resources Department to undertake certain activities related to the Chewaucan River watershed and Lake Abert.] Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Oregon Consensus and Oregon State University for purposes related to the process. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3115
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
3/11/25
Engrossed
3/18/25
Refer
3/18/25
Report Pass
4/22/25
Enrolled
4/29/25
The Act says that a person may not buy or sell certain winning lottery tickets. The Act says that people who buy such tickets can't deduct the price for Oregon taxes. The Act lets lottery winners choose whether to release their name and address. The Act becomes law 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.2). [Digest: The Act says that a person may not buy or sell certain winning lottery tickets. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1).] Prohibits the transfer, for consideration, of winning Oregon State Lottery tickets or shares above a certain value. Provides that purchases of certain winning lottery tickets that are deductible for federal tax purposes are not deductible for Oregon tax purposes. Provides that the name and address of a lottery prize winner are exempt from disclosure as public records and may not be disclosed without authorization. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3116
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
The Act gives money to WRD to use and distribute for place-based water planning. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Water Resources Department for place-based water planning. Limits expenditures by the department for grants to implement water resources plans. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.