Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB341
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act makes the amount and percentage of certain forest land required to claim estate credit smaller. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Reduces the required size of real property and the percentage of value of the adjusted gross estate necessary for real property to qualify for a natural resource property credit against estate tax, where the real property is forestland or forestland homesites. Applies to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB342
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act allows a small forestland owner to harvest certain trees. The Act allows an agency to adopt rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees. Specifies that reforestation requirements apply after the trees have been harvested. Allows the State Board of Forestry to adopt rules.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB343
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells an agency to study forest management. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Directs the State Forestry Department to study and make recommendations to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly regarding efficacy of forest management. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB344
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act tells the Attorney General to sue the U.S. government if some wildfires that cause bad air quality start on U.S. land. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to notify the Attorney General if the air quality index readings for an area of the state reach 250 or higher during seven consecutive days and the cause is believed to be a wildfire originating on lands owned by the United States. Directs the Attorney General to investigate and bring a civil action if the wildfire was caused by negligent or unlawful forest management practices.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB345
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells courts to award money for property damage caused by fires started in federal forests. The Act tells an agency to create a group for insuring small forestland against fire. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires a court to award damages for the cost of replanting to a plaintiff prevailing against the federal government or a contractor in an action for injury to private land arising from a fire originating on federal forestland. Requires the Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a joint underwriting association for the purpose of ensuring the availability of property insurance to protect small tract forestland against the peril of fire.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB346
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells an agency to create a pilot grant program for managing wildfire risk. The Act gives money for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.4). Directs the State Forestry Department to establish by rule a pilot grant program for the purpose of managing wildfire risk by certain methods. Sunsets the grant program on June 30, 2027. Appropriates moneys to the department out of the General Fund for the purpose of funding the grant program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB347
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
3/24/25
Refer
3/24/25
Report Pass
6/2/25
Engrossed
6/4/25
Refer
6/5/25
The Act would end special tax assessment for land if the owner or the person in control of the land gets a civil penalty for growing pot on the land or is found guilty of growing it there. The Act would make an exception if the owner reasonably didn't know about the pot or called the police as soon as they did know. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Disqualifies land from farm use special assessments upon a final civil penalty or judgment of conviction for the illegal growing of marijuana against the landowner or person in possession and control of the land. Provides an exception for a landowner or other obligated taxpayer who reasonably lacked knowledge of the illegal growing of marijuana or promptly notified a law enforcement agency of the illegal growing of marijuana. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB348
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells an agency to set fees for multiyear hunting licenses. The Act sets agent fees for issuing the licenses. The provisions go into effect later. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.9). Requires the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish and prescribe fees for multiyear resident and nonresident hunting licenses. Sets the amount of the agent fee for issuance of each multiyear license. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB349
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act provides that county voters can adopt a measure that allows the use of dogs to hunt cougars in the county. The Act allows an agency to issue special cougar tags to implement the measure. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.0). Allows the electors of a county to approve a measure allowing the use of dogs for hunting, pursuing or taking cougars within the county. Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue to a resident of the county a special cougar tag that allows the use of dogs for hunting, pursuing or taking cougars within the county.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB35
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells OHA to study the Oregon Health Plan. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study medical assistance. 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 SB350
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act finds that barred owls prey on spotted owls. The Act tells an agency to take actions to reduce the numbers of barred owls. The Act gives money for one of the actions. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.8). Finds that barred owls are known to prey on spotted owls. Instructs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue an order authorizing the taking of barred owls and to establish a program rewarding the taking of barred owls. Appropriates moneys to the commission to fund the program rewarding the taking of barred owls. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB351
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act gives money for a program for taking certain fish. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3). Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purpose of funding programs that award $5 for each take of pikeminnow, if the take complies with wildlife laws. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB352
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells an agency to create a grant program to eradicate gorse. The Act creates a fund for the grant program. The Act gives money for the grant program. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.7). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program to facilitate the eradication of gorse for wildfire mitigation in southwest Oregon. Establishes the Southwest Oregon Gorse Wildfire Risk Reduction Fund to support the grant program. Appropriates moneys to the department for deposit into the fund. Sunsets the grant program and fund on January 2, 2030. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB353
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act gives money to the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund. The Act says that the money must be used to move wolves that have preyed on livestock to certain counties. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.1). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund. Provides that the moneys must be used for relocating wolves that have preyed on livestock to public lands in Hood River County, Multnomah County and Washington County. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB354
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act changes a program for voluntarily moving beavers. The Act makes the voluntary program include moving beavers from one part of this state to a different part of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to include the relocation of beavers from western Oregon to central and eastern Oregon in a program for voluntarily relocating beavers.