Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB543
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells ODOT to translate student driver education and instructor guides into Spanish. ODOT must put the materials on its website. ODOT must also offer printed copies but may charge a fee to cover the costs of printing. ODOT must update the guides every three years. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.7). Directs the Department of Transportation to translate student driver education curriculum and student driver instructor curriculum into the Spanish language and post the materials on the department's website. Directs the department to provide printed copies and authorizes the department to charge a fee to cover the printing costs.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB544
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act requires vaping detectors to be installed in certain high schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires vaporizing detection devices to be installed in certain areas of high schools that have 1,000 or more enrolled students.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB545
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act makes a new tax credit for volunteer firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB546
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
4/15/25
The Act makes it so that when voters sign on in support of the listing of a charity that wants to seek money gifts on the income tax forms they can do so by an electronic means. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Allows the Department of Revenue to establish electronic means for the collection of elector signatures in support of inclusion of an entity on a schedule of the income tax return for the purpose of receiving contributions by means of checkoff. Applies to elector signatures collected 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 SB547
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/17/25
Engrossed
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
Report Pass
6/3/25
Enrolled
6/11/25
Makes the month of April of each year Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Designates the month of April of each year as Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB548
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
3/6/25
Engrossed
3/11/25
Refer
3/13/25
Report Pass
5/16/25
Enrolled
5/20/25
Passed
5/28/25
The Act increases the age a person must be to get married to 18. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Increases the minimum legal marriageable age to 18 years of age.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB549
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/15/25
Engrossed
4/22/25
Refer
4/24/25
Report Pass
5/19/25
Enrolled
5/21/25
Passed
6/3/25
The Act tells OHA and CCOs to respond within 72 hours to certain requests related to the repair of CRT. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). [Digest: The Act prohibits OHA and CCOs from making people get prior approval for the repair of CRT. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).] [Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations from requiring prior authorization for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology.] Requires the Oregon Health Authority or a coordinated care organization to make a determination on a request for prior authorization for medical assistance coverage for the cost to repair complex rehabilitation technology within 72 hours after receiving the request.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB55
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act allows certain farm cafes in Lane County. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.9). Establishes standards for establishment of farm cafes on lands in Lane County zoned for exclusive farm use. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to review a land use compatibility statement before licensing a farm cafe. Authorizes the authority to revoke, deny or suspend a license upon certain violations of land use conditions.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB550
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/18/25
Engrossed
2/25/25
Refer
2/27/25
Report Pass
5/23/25
Enrolled
5/29/25
Amends the state's new right to repair law. Adds more items to the list of consumer equipment for which an owner or repair provider can get from the item's maker a tool or part needed to fix the item. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Adds electric wheelchairs and complex rehabilitation technology to the type of consumer equipment for which an original equipment manufacturer must make available to an owner or independent repair provider a tool, part or other device or implement that the original equipment manufacturer makes available to an authorized service provider for the purpose of diagnosing, maintaining, repairing or updating consumer equipment.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB5501
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
Engrossed
6/2/25
Refer
6/3/25
Report Pass
6/4/25
Enrolled
6/11/25
The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the office. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB5502
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
6/3/25
Engrossed
6/9/25
Refer
6/9/25
Report Pass
6/10/25
The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for certain biennial expenses. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and certain federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from lottery moneys. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB5503
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
6/3/25
Engrossed
6/9/25
Refer
6/9/25
Report Pass
6/10/25
Enrolled
6/13/25
Enrolled
6/16/25
The Act approves agency fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by the State Department of Agriculture. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB5504
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
5/20/25
Engrossed
5/22/25
Refer
5/22/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
Enrolled
6/4/25
The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Department of Aviation. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB5505
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act governs bonding by the state for the biennium. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Establishes amounts authorized for issuance of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates of participation and other financing agreements for the biennium. Establishes amounts allocated for private activity bonds. Authorizes general obligation bonding for the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project for future biennia. Makes legislative findings regarding benefits to higher education institutions and community colleges from the issuance of bonds under Article XI-F(1) and Article XI-G of the Oregon Constitution. Requires a constructing authority to make certain certifications before issuance of bonds under Article XI-G of the Oregon Constitution. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB5506
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act sets a budget for capital construction by the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Limits for the six-year period beginning July 1, 2025, payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by various state agencies for capital construction. Limits for the six-year period beginning July 1, 2025, expenditures by specified state agencies from federal funds for specified capital construction projects. Limits for the six-year period beginning July 1, 2025, payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for expenditures of bond proceeds for the benefit of public universities and community colleges. Sets expiration date on project approvals and expenditure limitations. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.