Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1042
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act says police officers may stop a driver for failing to use lights or not using the lights that the law requires. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.7). Repeals the prohibition on police officers initiating traffic stops based solely on specified traffic violations related to vehicle lighting requirements.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1043
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act restores a crime to the way the crime was before HB 3164 (2021). (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Modifies the crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer. Adds refusing to obey a lawful order as a way of committing the crime. Removes the prohibition on arresting or charging a person with the crime if the person is arrested or charged with another offense for the same conduct.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1044
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act makes new laws regarding meal periods. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.7). Clarifies for purposes of state wage and hour laws that "work time" does not include meal periods. Provides that an employer who violates rules adopted by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries regarding meal periods is liable to the employee in an amount determined by the commissioner in rule. Specifies that the amount owed is a penalty and is not considered wages or compensation. Clarifies the circumstances under which a shortened meal period would not constitute a violation of the meal period requirements. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1045
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act permits a student at a career school to receive an Oregon Promise grant. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Provides that a student enrolled at a career school licensed in this state may receive an Oregon Promise grant.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1046
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act directs the DFW to provide the SOS with certain data on persons who may qualify to vote in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.9). Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to provide the Secretary of State with electronic records containing the legal name, age, residence and citizenship information and electronic signature of each person who may qualify as an elector as prescribed by the secretary by rule. Directs the secretary to register as an elector each nonregistered person whose electronic records the secretary receives from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and who is qualified to vote. Becomes operative on June 1, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1047
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
4/14/25
This Act makes the county and OWRD speed review of permits for specific projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.1). [Digest: This Act makes OBDD study resources for progress in Curry County. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).] [Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study access to resources for development in Curry County and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2026.] Requires Curry County and the Water Resources Department to expedite review of applications for use on specified lands. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry County to expedite review. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1048
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act makes multiple changes to this state's election laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires each county clerk to ensure that an equal number of volunteers from each major political party assist with the county clerk's official duties. Provides that ballots may be collected from an official ballot drop site only by a team with an equal number of individuals affiliated with each major political party. Prohibits not-for-profit corporations that receive moneys directly from the state from making certain political contributions during a biennium in which the corporation receives state moneys. Creates exceptions. Repeals and amends provisions related to voters who are inactive. Prohibits certain envelopes from containing any outward identifier, including any numeric code, of the political party affiliation of the elector. Prohibits an individual from collecting and returning the ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions. Prohibits the establishment of unofficial ballot drop sites. Requires a secrecy envelope to be included with every ballot. Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote in this state. Specifies when the registration of a qualified person occurs. Repeals the electronic voter registration system. Repeals the transfer of certain electronic records from the Oregon Health Authority to the Secretary of State. Repeals the automatic transfer of voter registration information from the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority to the Secretary of State. Requires that all ballots must be received by the county clerk by 8 p.m. on the day of the election. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1049
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act tells the OLCC to look at moving cannabis between states. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). Requires the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to study the interstate commerce of cannabis. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB105
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Says that people who get public contracts must obey the tax laws of the state, cities and counties and must show proof of compliance with the tax laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.6). Requires public contractors to demonstrate and maintain tax compliance as a condition of the execution of a public contract. Applies to public contracts executed on or after the effective date of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1050
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
The Act gives money to DAS to give to SCHHC to expand access to medical services. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center to expand access to primary, specialty and pharmacy services in and around Bandon, Oregon. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1051
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act gives the Governor the power to appoint a State Forester. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Transfers the authority to appoint a State Forester from the State Board of Forestry to the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1052
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act would make changes to laws regarding paid employment benefits. The Act takes effect 91 days following sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Directs the Director of the Employment Department to reimburse a worker leasing company for any employer contribution payments made by the worker leasing company if the Department of Revenue determines pursuant to an amended combined quarterly report that a refund is due. Applies to payments of contributions by a worker leasing company on behalf of a client employer on or after January 1, 2023. Provides that a worker leasing company is not responsible for paying employer contribution amounts on behalf of client employers that employ fewer than 25 employees. Establishes the method by which the Employment Department shall determine the number of employees employed by the employer for purposes of determining liability for such contributions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. .
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1053
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act says that county clerks must permit certain people to observe ballot counts. The Act requires that those people must be allowed to watch certain procedures. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.9). Requires each county clerk to permit authorized persons to observe the receiving and counting of votes. Requires that, at a minimum, authorized persons must be permitted to observe any signature verification procedure.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1054
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The Act says that county clerks must provide a live video feed of ballot counting. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Requires each county clerk in this state to provide a live video feed to be made available to the public through the Internet of rooms in which ballots are tallied and official ballot drop sites. Requires each county clerk to cause the live video feed to be recorded and made available to the public through the Internet for at least two years following the election at which the live video feed was provided.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB1055
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Allows a project to partake in the community solar program no matter the project's size or location. Bans the PUC from setting a limit on the program's size that is less than 25 percent of the load. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.5). Allows a community solar project to participate in the community solar program irrespective of the project's nameplate capacity or location within this state. Prohibits the Public Utility Commission from establishing a limit on the program capacity that is less than 25 percent of an electric company's retail electricity load in this state as of September 25, 2021. Prohibits the commission from establishing any limit on the program capacity for any increase after September 25, 2021, in an electric company's retail electricity load.