Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 10)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1195

Introduced
3/20/25  
The Act tells OHA to make new rules and study certain residential mental health settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to conduct studies and adopt rules relating to residential treatment facilities, residential treatment homes, secure residential treatment facilities and secure residential treatment homes. Requires the authority to report findings and recommendations to the Legislative Assembly. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1191

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Report Pass
4/11/25  
Engrossed
4/15/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
5/14/25  
Enrolled
5/20/25  
Passed
5/28/25  
Chaptered
6/6/25  
The Act says that some laws making crimes do not apply to the act of telling another person about their rights. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.7). Provides that certain laws establishing crimes do not apply to the act of informing another person of the other person's civil or constitutional rights.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SCR29

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Pays respect to the life and memory of Bill Thorndike. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Recognizes Bill Thorndike (1953-2025) for his service and commitment to the people of the State of Oregon.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1196

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
The Act tells the LRO to study ways to raise money for recreation activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study means for raising dedicated revenue to support recreation activities in Oregon. Directs the Legislative Revenue Officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than December 1, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3943

Introduced
3/20/25  
This Act makes agencies report on impacts of current and future rules on home production. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires all state agencies to prepare a report within 60 days on the impacts of the agency's current rules on construction of new housing and the agency's land that may be available for housing production. Requires the agencies to submit the report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026. Expands, to all state agencies, the requirement to complete housing impact statements upon proposing rules. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1198

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
The Act changes the law for the packaging of vapes to protect the health of minors. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Makes it unlawful to distribute, sell or allow to be sold an inhalant delivery system that is packaged inconsistent with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority that are tailored judiciously to the specific purpose of protecting minors from the negative health effects of unlawfully using inhalant delivery systems. .
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1197

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
4/18/25  
The Act requires the state Medicaid program to provide respite care. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). [Digest: The Act tells OHA to create a respite care program for unpaid caregivers of children and youth with complex mental health needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).] Requires respite care services to be provided through the state medical assistance program to provide relief to [unpaid caregivers of individuals under the age of 26 who have complex mental health or substance use-related needs] children or youth under the age of 26 who have complex behavioral health needs or an intellectual or developmental disability and to the caregivers of such children or youth. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to seek any necessary federal approval. Becomes operative on the date that notice of federal approval is received. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HCR34

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Report Pass
4/16/25  
Engrossed
5/1/25  
Refer
5/1/25  
Creates a new state day to remember the Vietnam War and to honor those affected by it. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.1). Designates April 30, 2025, as Vietnamese American Remembrance Day. Honors the contributions of Vietnam War veterans from the United States and the Republic of Vietnam, Vietnamese refugees and the Vietnamese American community.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1199

Introduced
3/24/25  
This Act allows rural counties to rezone up to 50 acres for dense housing and provides grants for services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Allows counties with a population density of less than 10 people per square mile to rezone up to 50 acres to be divided and developed for residential dwellings of at least five units per acre. Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to provide grants to counties for infrastructure supporting these lands. Sunsets January 2, 2034.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3950

Introduced
3/24/25  
The Act allows a landowner in a certain area to store water for preventing or fighting fires. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Allows a person who owns property on which a certain spring originates to store water from the spring for use for fire prevention and fire suppression if the person obtains a permit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1

Introduced
3/24/25  
Allows for the use of epinephrine in schools by means other than shots. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Allows for the provision of epinephrine in schools by methods other than injections. Broadens the training requirements related to the administration of epinephrine.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HCR35

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
4/10/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Honors the life and memory of Philip Lang. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). In memoriam: Former Speaker of the House Philip Lang, 1929-2024.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3951

Introduced
3/27/25  
The Act changes the agency that oversees places that rescue animals. The Act changes the records that the places have to keep. The Act makes changes related to licensing the places. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to enforce provisions related to regulating animal rescue entities. Makes changes related to recordkeeping and licensing requirements for animal rescue entities. Removes the impoundment of animals as a civil penalty for a violation of provisions related to animal rescue entities.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1200

Introduced
3/27/25  
Gives the CCB the power to oversee people who get workers for companies that do construction work. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Transfers regulatory authority over construction labor contractors from the Bureau of Labor and Industries to the Construction Contractors Board. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB1201

Introduced
3/27/25  
The Act would require a study of whether constructing bridges across the Columbia River west of the I-5 bridges would be feasible and useful. The Act would require a report of the study to be turned in next year to the JCT. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility and utility of constructing bridges across the Columbia River west of the Interstate 5 bridges. Directs the department to submit a report to the Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.