Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3835
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
4/9/25
Refer
4/9/25
The Act makes changes to laws involving the welfare of young people. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8). Modifies provisions regarding the use of restraint and involuntary seclusion on certain young people. Modifies provisions regarding investigations of abuse of certain young people. Modifies provisions regarding licensing of child-caring agencies. Modifies provisions regarding out-of-state placements of children in care. Modifies provisions regarding older children in care. [Prescribes procedures for parental admission of a minor child for inpatient behavioral health treatment. Modifies provisions regarding when minors may consent or withhold consent to treatment.] [Establishes the Oregon Institute for Youth Health Systems.] Directs the System of Care Advisory Council to submit reports to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services regarding implementation of provisions in this Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3836
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act says that the Department of State Police no longer does NICS checks for gun dealer firearm transfers. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Removes the Department of State Police as the designated state point of contact for purposes of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Directs gun dealers to obtain authorization to transfer firearms directly from the system. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3837
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
The Act would grant funds to cities and Indian tribes with high poverty rates to help them reduce poverty. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to award grants to cities and Oregon Indian tribes with high poverty rates for the purpose of developing local poverty reduction plans. Sunsets on January 2, [2028] 2030. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3838
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
4/15/25
Refer
4/15/25
The Act would make new laws about a workforce standards board for some workers in the home and community-based services sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be ratified by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect. Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct a biennial comprehensive review, including a labor market analysis to inform the board's decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community-based services workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers. Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3839
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act tells DSP to release level one and two sex offender information to schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Directs the Department of State Police to ensure that level one and level two sex offender information is available to school districts and entities providing school visitor management services.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3840
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act would require a study of economic development in this state with a report to be turned in next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study economic development in Oregon. Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3841
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act says that Cherriots and others should work together to assess if it is possible to have a rail streetcar system in the City of Salem. Cherriots must give a report about what the group finds out. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Requires Cherriots to collaborate with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, local community members, economists and business leaders to study the feasibility of establishing a rail streetcar system in the City of Salem. Directs Cherriots to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than January 1, 2027. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Cherriots for the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3842
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Gives moneys to school districts to fund services for migrant children. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for distribution to school districts to fund services to migrant children in a manner that is consistent with the Migrant Education Program. Declaring an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3843
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act tells DAS to do a study on state financial administration. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study state financial administration. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ways and means not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3844
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act makes a new exemption against Oregon estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Provides for an additional exemption against Oregon estate tax in order to account for inflation in the calculation of a taxable estate. Adjusts the amount of an exemption based on inflation. Allows an estate to file an amended return seeking a refund based on the operation of the exemption. Applies to the estates of all decedents who die on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3845
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act tells OHA to study Medicaid payments for GEMT services. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study Medicaid supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transportation services. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3846
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
The Act allows a state agency to agree to manage a federal forest in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Allows the State Forestry Department to enter into a lease agreement for management authority and responsibility for the Ochoco National Forest for no less than 15 years.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3847
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
This Act makes DLCD give grants for denser housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to provide grants to local governments to support middle housing infrastructure. Exempts local governments from requirements to allow middle housing while grants are pending. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Appropriates moneys to the department for the grants. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3848
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
This Act bans short term rentals for historic properties except for home shares. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Prohibits the use of assessed historic property as a vacation occupancy unless the property is the owner's primary residence.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB3849
Introduced
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Makes ODVA do a study on veterans and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to study veterans. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.