Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB166
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Engrossed
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
4/23/25
Enrolled
4/28/25
Passed
5/7/25
Chaptered
5/14/25
Passed
5/14/25
The Act changes the term "member" of the Oregon State Bar to the term "licensee" of the Oregon State Bar. The Act changes some laws about the Oregon State Bar. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Changes the term "member" of the Oregon State Bar to the term "licensee" of the Oregon State Bar. Modifies provisions relating to the Oregon State Bar.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB167
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Engrossed
2/20/25
Refer
2/21/25
Report Pass
4/23/25
Enrolled
4/28/25
Passed
5/7/25
Chaptered
5/14/25
Passed
5/14/25
Makes changes to the law that governs commerce among merchants so that the law can now take account of new ways of making payments and doing business. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Amends portions of the Uniform Commercial Code to enable the code to govern the use of certain types of digital assets, electronic money, chattel paper, hybrid transactions, including bundles of goods and services, documents of title and payment systems. Makes miscellaneous other amendments to the code and related statutes.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB168
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Engrossed
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
4/23/25
Enrolled
4/28/25
Passed
5/7/25
Chaptered
5/14/25
Passed
5/14/25
The Act changes some laws that apply to a person's estate after the person dies. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Modifies evidence required to establish parentage in a probate proceeding. Exempts certain specific bequests from the asset limits for simple estates. Restricts application of harmless error provisions to nonelectronic writings that were signed by the decedent or at the decedent's direction. Modifies court procedures regarding discovery when there is a contested issue in a probate proceeding.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB169
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act directs the Department of State Police to study forensic science. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Department of State Police to study forensic science. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB17
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Makes power made from the direct burning of solid waste eligible for RECs. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Establishes the eligibility for renewable energy certificates for facilities that generate electricity from the direct combustion of municipal solid waste and became operational before January 1, 1995, if such facilities register with the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System at any time, and for up to 11 average megawatts of electricity generated, per calendar year, from the combustion of biogenic material.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB170
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Engrossed
3/13/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
Enrolled
6/4/25
The Act makes assault in the fourth degree more serious when the victim is at work and the assailant assaulted others at work. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). [Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study assaults in the workplace. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3).] [Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study workplace assault convictions and sentences. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Increases the offense level of assault in the fourth degree when the defendant commits the assault against a victim performing official duties as part of the victim's employment and has certain prior convictions for assault in the workplace. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB171
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act makes changes to laws about when a person with a mental illness may be taken into custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Defines "dangerous to self," "dangerous to others" and "serious physical harm" for the purpose of involuntarily committing a person with mental illness. Describes evidence that the court may consider in civil commitment proceedings.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB172
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells the Oregon State Bar to study attorneys and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Requires the Oregon State Bar to study attorneys. Directs the bar to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB173
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study behavioral health. 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 Senate Bill SB174
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Adds bad acts done with respect to insurance to the list of bad acts that are subject to the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Lets a person get from a court relief in addition to damages under the UTPA. Tells a district attorney to get permission from a state agency to take action under the UTPA in relation to insurance. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Provides that a violation of prohibitions against certain practices with respect to insurance is subject to an enforcement action under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Permits a person to obtain, and a court to award, appropriate equitable relief in addition to monetary damages under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to request action before a prosecuting attorney may take action under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act against an act or practice related to insurance.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB175
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells OHA to look at the medical use of marijuana. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the medical use of marijuana. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB176
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/16/25
Refer
4/16/25
The Act ends the OHA medical marijuana grow site registry system. The Act makes some medical marijuana growers get designated by the OLCC. The Act also says that some marijuana workers have to take a class on how to be responsible sellers. The Act tells all marijuana retailers they have to have at least some items for sale that have certain CBD strengths. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). [Digest: The Act says that some people who grow medical marijuana do not have to register with the OHA and that some others have to get a designation from the OLCC. The Act also protects some people who use medical marijuana from some kinds of unfair acts at work and in health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).] [Removes requirements that a registry identification cardholder who produces marijuana for personal medical use register with the Oregon Health Authority.] Removes the requirement that the Oregon Health Authority establish a marijuana grow site registration system. Requires the authority to establish a data collection system related to the medical use of marijuana. Requires a person responsible for a marijuana grow site that produces marijuana for medical use for three or more registry identification cardholders to apply for a grow site administrator designation from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. [Directs the authority to issue electronic registration cards. Requires a marijuana retailer to offer for sale medical grade cannabinoid items that contain not more than 20 percent total THC.] Creates health care [and employment protections] for a person who is a registry identification cardholder. Directs the Department of Revenue to distribute moneys to the authority for the purposes of paying specified costs related to the administration of the medical marijuana program. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Directs the authority to issue electronic registry identification cards. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Requires an individual who performs work for or on behalf of a marijuana retailer licensed by the commission to complete a responsible retailer certification training program. Requires marijuana retailers to carry marijuana items with specified cannabidiol potencies. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB177
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act changes rules for when and how information is provided to the defense in a criminal case. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Modifies discovery procedures. Establishes timing requirements for discovery provided to the defense, including jail calls and evidence supporting a request to hold a defendant in custody pretrial. Requires the court to hold a colloquy before trial or plea to ensure that all exculpatory material has been provided to the defense. Establishes procedures by which a deposition of a law enforcement officer may occur.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB178
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act lets the DA charge a fee before providing discovery. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Provides that a district attorney may require the payment of a fee reasonably calculated to reimburse costs before providing discovery to a defendant.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB179
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Engrossed
3/13/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
5/15/25
Enrolled
5/19/25
Passed
5/28/25
This Act makes permanent changes to the laws that shield landowners from lawsuits from visitors. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Makes permanent the temporary changes made to the landowner immunity laws by chapter 64, Oregon Laws 2024. Extends local government immunity to explicitly include claims arising via the use of nonhorse equines.