All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3477
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
This Act changes the state's goals to reduce greenhouse gases and changes the term "global warming" to "climate change" in some laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Modifies state greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Replaces the term "global warming" with "climate change" in provisions related to the Oregon Climate Action Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3478
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act removes the need to buy a certain amount of fuel by cardlock users. The Act says that cardlock license holders will need to renew every three years instead of every year. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Eliminates gallonage requirements for eligibility for nonretail cardlock dispensing of motor vehicle fuel. Increases cardlock facility licensing period from one year to three years. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3479
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act makes some drone users carry insurance. The Act imposes a tax on the insurance premiums. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires commercial operators of unmanned aircraft systems to maintain liability insurance. Imposes a tax on the insurance premiums for unmanned aircraft systems and directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to deposit the revenues from the tax in the State Aviation Account for the purpose of establishing and maintaining an advanced air mobility program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3480
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3481
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3482
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3483
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act says that a homeless camp site must be occupied for 72 hours before a 72-hour notice of removal of the camp site may be posted. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Provides that a camping site is not "established" until it has been continuously occupied for 72 hours for purposes of the rule requiring 72-hour notice before homeless individuals may be removed from the camping site. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3484
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
4/16/25
Refer
4/16/25
The Act gives moneys to WRD for certain water right activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). [Digest: The Act tells an agency to study rules related to water. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9).] [Directs the Water Resources Department to study rules related to water. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to water not later than September 15, 2026.] Increases appropriations made to the Water Resources Department for the 2025-2027 biennium to fund positions related to water right transaction processing activities. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3485
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act changes when DHS can find that a person's restraint or seclusion of a student amounts to child abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Modifies when the Department of Human Services may substantiate an allegation of child abuse arising from the restraint or seclusion of a student.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3486
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
The Act includes a member of the Research Vessel Council from UO. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Requires at least one member of the Research Vessel Council to be a trained scientist from the University of Oregon. Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Oceangoing Research Vessel Program and the University of Oregon for purposes related to the University of Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3487
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
3/26/25
Engrossed
4/1/25
Refer
4/1/25
Report Pass
4/29/25
The Act would allow counties to use some money to pay for costs to implement a policy to reduce grasshoppers in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Authorizes counties that receive moneys from the State Department of Agriculture under a past appropriation to use up to eight percent of the moneys to pay expenses incurred in administering grasshopper suppression efforts. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3488
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act creates a task force to study moving the OR and ID border to include certain OR counties in ID. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.7). Establishes the Move Oregon-Idaho Border Task Force to document the state and federal legal and legislative processes that must take place to relocate the Oregon and Idaho state boundaries to include specified Oregon counties in Idaho. Directs the task force to study and document the impacts of the proposed relocation on residents, businesses and other specified entities. Establishes the membership of the task force. Directs the task force to prepare a report and make recommendations on the relocation to the Legislative Assembly on or before January 15, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3489
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act would impose a new severance tax on timber harvested from public or private forestland. The Act would repeal all current forest product harvest taxes. The Act would get rid of a lot surcharge, the Emergency Fire Cost Committee and the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund. The Act would make changes related to the cost of fire protection in forest protection districts. The Act would be referred for a vote at next year's general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.1). Imposes a severance tax on owners of timber harvested from public or private forestland. Imposes the tax at rates determined under brackets according to the acreage of forestland held in common ownership, multiplied by the pond value of timber at the time of harvest. Repeals forest products harvest taxes. Abolishes a lot surcharge. Makes changes related to the cost of fire protection provided within forest protection districts. Abolishes the Emergency Fire Cost Committee and the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3490
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act would lift certain limits on the practice of chiropractors in workers' comp claims. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Removes the limits on the duration of medical services, the number of visits and the areas of practice for chiropractic physicians serving as attending physicians in workers' compensation claims.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3491
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
The Act tells OED to study issues related to paid family and medical leave. A report will be submitted by September 15 of next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires the Employment Department to study issues related to the family and medical leave insurance program. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.