Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 203)
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB68
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act tells BOLI to study matters relating to unpaid, job-protected leave from work. The Act tells BOLI to submit a report by September 15 of next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Requires the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study matters relating to laws concerning unpaid, job-protected leave. Directs the bureau to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB680
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Says that a person may not claim a good effect on the environment from the person or the person's products or services if the claim is not true. Says that a violation is a bad practice under the UTPA and that the person can get sued for $200 for the violation. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Prohibits a person from publishing or causing to be published an environmental marketing claim, net zero claim or reputational advertising that is materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent. Specifies what constitutes a materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent environmental marketing claim or net zero claim or reputational advertising. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act and subjects the violator to statutory damages of $200 if a plaintiff can prove exposure to the claim or advertising and that the plaintiff purchased a product or service from the person based on the claim or advertising. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB681
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act says that for five years, the State Treasurer can't invest in private funds that deal heavily in fossil fuels. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.7). Prohibits the State Treasurer from renewing investments in or making new investments in a private market fund if the managers of the fund have stated an intention to invest in fossil fuels, subject to fiduciary duties. Sunsets on January 2, 2031.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB682
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
This Act creates a program to recover the costs of climate change. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program within the Department of Environmental Quality. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Requires the State Treasurer to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emissions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB683
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/15/25
Refer
4/15/25
The Act tells OHA to conduct a count of primary care physicians in this state who are in active practice. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to conduct a study every two years to count the number of licensed and actively practicing primary care physicians in this state. Directs the authority to submit a report to the Legislative Assembly and make the report publicly available. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB684
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/15/25
Refer
4/15/25
Refer
5/15/25
Refer
5/15/25
Report Pass
6/23/25
Engrossed
6/24/25
Refer
6/24/25
Report Pass
6/25/25
Enrolled
6/26/25
Passed
7/17/25
Chaptered
7/25/25
Passed
7/25/25
This Act makes OHCS report on mixed income housing programs and lets housing authorities run or own more mixed income housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). [Digest: This Act makes OHCS create mixed income housing programs and lets housing authorities run or own more mixed income housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).] [Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a program to issue low-interest short-term loans for the construction of mixed income housing.] Amends the definition of "residential housing" to include certain mixed income housing. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to adopt rules for long-term financing of residential housing on or before January 1, 2027. Requires the department to report on recommendations for mixed income housing by November 15, 2025, and report on updates to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. [Establishes the Mixed Income Public Development Loan Fund to be continually appropriated to the department for those purposes.] Reduces limitations on the mixed income housing that housing authorities may finance, develop, own, operate or manage. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB685
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
4/16/25
Engrossed
4/22/25
Refer
4/24/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
Enrolled
6/3/25
Passed
6/16/25
Chaptered
6/23/25
Passed
6/23/25
Makes a gas company give notice if the gas company plans to blend, for the first time, hydrogen with natural gas more than a certain amount. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). [Digest: Makes a public utility that wants to make or carry out a project with hydrogen to first get approval from the PUC. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).] [Requires a public utility to obtain authorization from the Public Utility Commission to develop or carry out a project that involves the production or use of hydrogen in this state. Provides criteria that the commission shall use to evaluate a proposed project.] Requires a natural gas utility to provide notice to each customer of the utility and the Public Utility Commission if the utility plans to increase the amount of hydrogen that the utility blends with natural gas and the ratio of the volume of hydrogen to the volume of natural gas will, for the first time, be greater than 2.5 percent. Requires a natural gas utility that has a program for blending hydrogen with natural gas to maintain on the utility's website information regarding the utility's program and how a customer may communicate with the utility about the utility's program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB686
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
6/6/25
Report Pass
6/6/25
Report Pass
6/20/25
Requires a covered platform to have an agreement in order to access the online content of a news provider. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). [Digest: Makes online platforms pay online news providers and a group for civic information. Creates a group for civic information to give grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0).] [Requires online platforms to pay moneys to digital journalism providers and the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Allows an online platform to use an arbitration process to determine the percentage of an online platform's advertising revenue to be remitted to digital journalism providers.] Prohibits a covered platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement. Specifies requirements that an agreement must meet. Creates a private cause of action that a digital journalism provider may bring against a covered platform if the covered platform accesses for an Oregon audience the online content of the digital journalism provider without an agreement or fails to comply with an agreement. Allows for the recovery of the greater of statutory or actual damages, and for punitive damages. Bars a cause of action if the covered platform is participating in arbitration or in compliance with a final arbitration order, judgment or settlement agreement. Bars a cause of action for access that occurs between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027, if the covered platform elects to pay a certain sum amount. Allows a covered platform or group of digital journalism providers to initiate an arbitration process to determine a percentage of the covered platform's advertising revenue to be remitted to the digital journalism providers. Requires online platforms to report annually certain information about compensation paid to digital journalism providers. Establishes the Oregon Civic Information Consortium. Directs the consortium to award grants for applicants that seek to improve civic information.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB687
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act says that a city or county may enact a fuel tax. The proposed tax will not need to go to the electors first. The Act says a county that is smaller may enact a car fee and does not need elector approval first. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.5). Provides that certain local governments may enact a fuel tax or vehicle registration fee without first submitting the proposed tax or registration fee to the electors.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB688
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
Report Pass
6/19/25
Engrossed
6/23/25
Refer
6/23/25
Report Pass
6/25/25
Enrolled
6/26/25
Passed
7/17/25
Allows the PUC to make a framework to reward or penalize power companies based on how well they perform. States how much money the PUC may spend to make the framework. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). [Digest: Allows the PUC to make a framework to reward or penalize power companies based on how well they perform. Gives money to the PUC to make the framework. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7).] Allows the Public Utility Commission to adopt a framework for carrying out performance-based regulation of electric companies and use incentives and penalties to induce electric companies to bring electric utility operations in line with the public interest and certain objectives. Declares a public interest for purposes of the Act. [Appropriates moneys to the commission for implementing performance-based regulations.] Limits expenditures from certain moneys collected or received by the commission for the purposes of carrying out performance-based regulation of electric companies.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB689
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
The Act creates a new agency to govern rail in Oregon. The new agency name is the Oregon Rail Department. Transfers duties of governing rail from ODOT to the ORD. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.9). Creates the Oregon Rail Department. Creates the State Rail Board. Transfers the duties and functions of the Department of Transportation relating to rail to the Oregon Rail Department. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB69
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
5/1/25
Enrolled
5/5/25
Passed
5/14/25
Chaptered
5/20/25
Passed
5/20/25
The Act makes changes to laws concerning job-protected time off from work. The Act takes effect 91 days after adjournment sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). [Digest: The Act tells OED to study issues related to job-protected time of from work. A report will be submitted by September 15 of next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).] [Requires the Employment Department to study issues related to laws concerning job-protected leave from work. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Specifies that the Bureau of Labor and Industries is responsible for certain administrative and regulatory oversight regarding certain provisions under the laws governing paid family and medical leave that relate to retaliation and discrimination. Directs the bureau to adopt any rules that are necessary to administer those provisions. Tolls the applicable statute of limitations periods for administrative complaints and civil actions alleging certain violations when a claimant has filed an appeal for review of a decision of the Director of the Employment Department. Makes changes relating to the use of unpaid leave to care for a child who requires home care due to certain circumstances. Permits the Employment Department to disclose certain information to employers to the extent necessary to allow the employer to make a determination regarding wage replacement amounts that have been received by employees. Permits employers to require of an employee returning to work after a period of medical leave a certification from the employee's health care provider that the employee is able to resume work. Clarifies that the qualifying purposes for paid family and medical leave benefits constitute permissible uses for sick leave. Exempts certain flight crew employees from the eligibility requirements for unpaid leave when certain conditions are met. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB690
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
4/14/25
Report Pass
6/13/25
Engrossed
6/17/25
Refer
6/17/25
Report Pass
6/23/25
Enrolled
6/26/25
Passed
7/24/25
This Act delays evictions for babies' families who get help with rent through OHP. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Requires courts to delay residential eviction trials for nonpayment until at least 90 days following [approval of] defendants' motion and declaration regarding their health-related social needs housing supports. Requires the Judicial Department to make conforming updates to the nonpayment termination notice. Becomes operative on September 1, 2025. Sunsets on September 28, 2027. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to prioritize housing funding for children under 12 months of age and to annually report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing on the rate of children experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB691
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
The Act tells OHA to give some moneys to an OHSU entity that helps get better maternal and neonatal health care. The Act also says OHA and a CCO have to pay for some peer delivered services and for some hospital services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). [Digest: The Act tells OHA to give some moneys to an OHSU entity that helps get better maternal and neonatal health care. The Act also says OHA and a CCO have to pay for peer support specialist services and some hospital services. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to distribute moneys to an entity within the Oregon Health and Science University that advocates for improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. Requires the authority and a coordinated care organization to [provide reimbursement for services provided by a peer support specialist] reimburse the costs of covered peer delivered services, regardless of the clinical setting in which services are provided, and for inpatient hospital services provided to specified individuals. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session
Oregon Senate Bill SB692
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
4/14/25
Report Pass
6/19/25
Engrossed
6/23/25
Refer
6/23/25
Report Pass
6/25/25
Enrolled
6/26/25
Passed
7/17/25
Chaptered
7/25/25
Passed
7/25/25
The Act expands access to maternal health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Establishes a community-based perinatal services access program to increase access to culturally specific and culturally competent community-based services during the perinatal period. Expands coverage in the medical assistance program and under health insurance policies for services provided by doulas, lactation counselors and lactation educators. Directs the Health Licensing Office to adopt rules to regulate the practice of lactation counselors and lactation educators.