Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 133)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2255

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act says that courts may not defer to a state agency's thinking about a law or rule. The Act says that courts have to use an interpretation that limits agency power and favors people's liberty. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.0). Provides that courts may not defer to an agency's interpretation of a statute or rule. Directs courts to exercise doubt in favor of an interpretation that limits agency power and maximizes individual liberty.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB162

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Enrolled
5/29/25  
Passed
6/9/25  
Chaptered
6/20/25  
The Act makes changes to some of the state laws about marijuana and industrial hemp. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Authorizes the destruction of hoop houses when executing a search warrant to investigate the unlawful production of marijuana. Requires the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to make the map of licensed industrial hemp operations and marijuana production premises available to the Water Resources Department and the Department of Environmental Quality. Allows the commission to adopt rules to establish a license term for up to five years for specified licenses in certain circumstances. Repeals the prohibition on a marijuana retailer locating within 1,000 feet of a building where a public prekindergarten or kindergarten program is provided. Allows the State Department of Agriculture to inspect biomass and processed industrial hemp stored at the location of a licensed industrial hemp operation. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2314

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells ODA and DCBS to agree to let ODA enforce rules relating to farmworker housing. The Act takes effect 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services and the State Department of Agriculture to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the administration and enforcement of the safety and health standards for agricultural labor housing. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB337

Introduced
1/13/25  
This Act permits counties to allow smaller farm or forest parcels. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Allows counties to authorize the subdivision of land zoned for exclusive farm use or forest use into parcels no smaller than the average size of the county's lots and parcels of the same type.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SJR28

Introduced
1/13/25  
This JR proposes a change to the constitution to create a right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish a fundamental right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout this state.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB833

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Enrolled
5/5/25  
Passed
5/14/25  
Chaptered
5/20/25  
The Act makes changes related to soil additions. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Makes certain changes related to label requirements for soil-enhancing products. Makes certain changes related to tonnage reports for soil-enhancing products.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB5040

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Enrolled
6/19/25  
Passed
7/17/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Limits expenditures of lottery funds from the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund for local grant expenditures by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for a six-year period beginning July 1, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB158

Introduced
1/13/25  
This Act lets landlords charge a fee in lieu of a security deposit. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Allows a landlord and a tenant to agree to a recurring charge in lieu of a security deposit. Establishes requirements of an agreement.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2557

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act makes it illegal to raise octopus as food for humans or take part in the sale of octopus that was raised as food for humans. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2685

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Report Pass
6/19/25  
Engrossed
6/23/25  
Refer
6/23/25  
Report Pass
6/24/25  
Enrolled
6/24/25  
Passed
7/17/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
The Act updates the law concerning a disease that affects newborns. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide information on the screening protocol for cytomegalovirus to hospitals and birthing centers. Requires the authority to establish by rule a newborn screening protocol for cytomegalovirus. Eliminates the requirement if cytomegalovirus is added to the newborn bloodspot screening panel. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2892

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act says that the state may not give money to a county for capital construction unless the county attests that it will not secede. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Provides that a state agency may not provide moneys to a county for capital construction unless the county attests that it will remain a county in the State of Oregon for a specified length of time.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2476

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
The Act tells the OHA to do a study. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to study issues related to fitness to proceed and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB108

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/15/25  
The Act changes the tax credit for crop gifts by raising the percentage of crop value allowed and extending the sunset. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). [Digest: The Act extends the sunset for the tax credit for crop donation. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.8).] [Extends the sunset for the income and corporate excise tax credit for crop donation.] Increases, for purposes of the income and corporate excise tax credit allowed for crop donation, the percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit and extends the sunset. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2939

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act makes a hospital that wants to close or cease, reduce or relocate health services first give notice 275 days in advance. Allows the OHA to impose civil penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2282

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/14/25  
Engrossed
4/21/25  
The Act says that a person has to get a new kind of permit from the OLCC to sell alcohol to consumers. The Act also changes how often minor decoy operations happen for liquor stores and distilleries. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). [Digest: The Act tells OLCC to study alcohol. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).] [Requires the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to study alcohol. Directs the commission 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.] Requires certain individuals to hold a retail liquor sales permit from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in order to sell alcohol to consumers. Creates exceptions. Punishes by a maximum fine of $1,000. Provides that a distillery licensee and a retail outlet agent appointed by the commission may not be subject to more than one minor decoy operation per calendar year. Creates exceptions. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.