The Act changes the law about how a publisher must correct or retract a statement in a digital paper. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). [Digest: The Act changes the law about how to ask a publisher to correct or retract a statement. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).] Modifies provisions relating to demands for correction or retraction of a [published] defamatory statement published in an electronic newspaper, magazine or other periodical.

This Act makes the county and OWRD speed review of permits for specific projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.1). Requires Curry County and the Water Resources Department to expedite review of applications for use on specified lands. [Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry County to expedite review.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

This Act makes OHCS look at homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study homelessness and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026.

This Act tells some insurers, OEBB and PEBB to pay all children's care providers the same and to cover this care in the same way for in-network and out-of-network care. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires a group or individual health benefit plan, policy or contract, including plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board or the Oregon Educators Benefit Board, to reimburse out-of-network providers the same as in-network providers for pediatric care and prohibits additional out-of-pocket costs for pediatric care. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires ESDs to pay fees for certain tests that homeschooled children must take. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Directs education service districts to [reimburse parents and legal guardians for fees incurred by parents and legal guardians related to] provide and pay for examinations administered to homeschooled children.

Tells PRAC to study public records and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Requires the Public Records Advisory Council to study public records. Directs the council to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Makes a power provider recoup the costs to store the waste made from making electric power. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires an electric utility to recover costs for storing the waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity. Requires a person who develops an energy facility to disclose the costs of storing the waste produced by the energy facility in generating electricity. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act requires that some review teams include members of local CASA programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: The Act requires that CASAs be members of certain councils, committees and teams. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).] Requires the appointment of [court appointed special advocates to specified advisory councils, advisory committees and] representatives of local CASA Volunteer Programs to specified review teams.

Adds lands that are inside Metro's UGB to Metro district upon adding to a Metro city. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Adds lands to a metropolitan service district when those lands are within Metro's urban growth boundary and annexed by a city in Metro.

The Act gives moneys to an agency to fund help for low-income people with their taxes. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Appropriates moneys to be used for funding outreach regarding federal earned income tax credits and other tax benefits and to provide tax navigation and preparation to low-income individuals. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

The Act tells OHA and CCOs to make various changes designed to improve maternal and infant health. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). [Directs the Oregon Health Authority, for contracts entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization, to establish terms and conditions designed to achieve transformational changes to maternal and infant health.] Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to develop and implement a whole-person maternal health model for medical assistance recipients. Requires coordinated care organizations to partner with Early Learning Hubs and federally qualified health centers in adopting community health improvement plans. [Directs the authority to require coordinated care organizations to spend a portion of any bonus payment on value-based payments to maternal health or early childhood providers.] Directs the metrics and scoring subcommittee of the Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to [develop health equity milestones for pregnancy and early childhood] consider the need to prioritize equity-focused health outcome and quality measures relating to pregnancy and early childhood. [Extends the term of a contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization to 10 years and directs the authority to review a coordinated care organization's performance after the initial five years.] Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act suggests a change to the Constitution to set aside money from the lottery for wildfires. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a certain percentage of lottery revenues to be expended for wildfire prevention, suppression or management. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

The Act gives money to DOJ for the Sexual Assault Task Force for SANE certification. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice to fund the management of the Oregon SAE/SANE Certification Commission by the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force.

The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Limits 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 Employment Department. Appropriates moneys from certain federal funds to the department for certain purposes. Appropriates moneys from the Employment Department Special Administrative Fund for certain purposes. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from other federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

The Act tells OHA to study how coverage will be determined for the Oregon Health Plan. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study potential changes to the prioritized list of health services compiled by the Health Evidence Review Commission under ORS 414.690. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.