All Bills - Oregon 2025 Regular Session
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2412
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would have Business Oregon study media production in this state. The Act would require a report of the study to be turned in next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.9). Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study media production in Oregon. Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2413
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would have Business Oregon study the outdoor gear and apparel industry in this state. The Act would require a report of the study to be turned in next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study the outdoor gear and apparel industry in Oregon. Directs the department to submit a report of the study 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 House Bill HB2414
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act requires the DLCD to study permitting. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to study permitting and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2415
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/10/25
Engrossed
4/16/25
The Act would let Business Oregon set the dollar cap on grants to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund by rule. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). [Digest: The Act tells DAS to do a study on ports. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).] [Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study ports. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ports not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Replaces the dollar cap on grants awarded to ports from the Port Planning and Marketing Fund with a maximum amount adopted by the Oregon Business Development Department by rule.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2416
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Makes the OBDD do a study on semiconductors and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study semiconductors. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2417
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
The Act would fund certain grants to signature research centers. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). [Digest: The Act would require a study of signature research centers set up by the Oregon Innovation Council. The Act would require a report of the study to be submitted next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).] [Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study signature research centers established by the Oregon Innovation Council. Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets January 2, 2027.] Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to fund Center for Innovative Excellence grants to signature research centers.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2418
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
The Act would give money to Business Oregon so that it may make grants to small firms in conjunction with a federal grant program. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). [Digest: The Act would require a study of the Small Business Innovation Research matching grant program. The Act would require a report of the study to be submitted next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7).] [Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study the Small Business Innovation Research matching grant program administered by the Oregon Innovation Council. Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets January 2, 2027.] Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department for grants awarded in conjunction with the federal Small Business Innovation Research program.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2419
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Tells the Secretary of State to study small business and report what the study finds out. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the Secretary of State to study small business. Directs the Secretary to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to small business not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2420
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act would have Business Oregon study the funding of sports in this state. The Act would require a report of the findings to be turned in next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.2). Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study sports funding in Oregon. Directs the department to submit its findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2421
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
3/28/25
Engrossed
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
The Act adds private higher learning schools to the direct admissions program created by HECC. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Includes [independent institutions] certain private post-secondary institutions in the direct admissions program established by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2422
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act allow allows denser housing to be considered a rural use. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires that lands zoned to allow density of one or fewer dwellings per acre to be considered a rural use. Allows counties to rezone rural lands accordingly if the land is currently zoned for up to one dwelling per 2.5 acres.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2423
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
The Act makes a task force about licensed health care providers that work in schools, school districts and education service districts. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Task Force on Licensed Health Care Services in Oregon Schools. Directs the task force to examine the employment duties for licensed health care providers employed by schools, school districts and education services districts. Requires the task force to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2424
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Allows the head of ODVA to appoint a deputy. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Allows the Director of Veterans' Affairs to appoint a deputy director, subject to approval by the Governor.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2425
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/15/25
Sets up a task force to look at who is supplying the goods and services that public bodies in this state buy and to make sure that the products don't involve forced labor or child labor. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8). [Digest: Tells a public body that buys electric cars or solar panels that it needs proof from the vendor that no forced labor was used in producing the car or panel. Specifies penalties for lying about the proof. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8).] [Requires public bodies that procure electric vehicles and solar photovoltaic energy systems to receive before entering a contract for the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system a certification from the manufacturer, distributor, vendor or supplier that the production, assembly, transportation or sale of the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system did not use or involve forced labor or oppressive child labor. Requires probative evidence to accompany the certification.] [Provides that a person that supplies a certification that is false, materially misleading, illegitimate, untruthful, forged or substantially inaccurate is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 or half of the price the public body paid for the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system. Subjects the public body to similar penalties for knowingly or intentionally accepting a certification that the public body knows is false, materially misleading, illegitimate, untruthful, forged or substantially inaccurate.] [Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.] Establishes the Task Force on Ethical Procurement with 11 members appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Governor. Requires the task force to devise methods for verifying the identities of manufacturers, distributors, vendors or suppliers of products that public bodies procure in this state and ensuring that the public bodies do not procure products for which production, assembly, transportation or sale used or involved forced labor or oppressive child labor. Specifies methods by which the task force may carry out the task force's purpose. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon House Bill HB2426
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Repeals the law that requires there to be a place for radioactive waste to be disposed of before a nuclear power plant may be sited in this state. Repeals the law that requires a proposed nuclear power plant first receive approval from the electors of this state. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Repeals the requirement that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste before a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant may be issued. Repeals the requirement that a proposed site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.