Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 214)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3304

Introduced
1/21/25  
The Act tells OEBB to look at benefits for education workers and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires the Oregon Educators Benefit Board to study the adequacy of benefits offered to education workers. Directs the board to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3251

Introduced
1/21/25  
The Act is about leasing state land for cell phone towers in rural areas. The Act says that the lease rate in Clatsop County and Tillamook County must be $1,500 per year. The Act says that about 10 years in the future, the rate must be consistent with the rate for leasing federal forest land for the same purpose. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.8). Directs the State Board of Forestry to allow the lease of land in Clatsop County and Tillamook County that is owned or managed by the board for telecommunications towers at the rate of $1,500 per year. Provides that on and after January 2, 2036, the rate shall change to a rate consistent with the rate for leasing land in federal forests for the same purpose. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3306

Introduced
1/21/25  
Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 received by a person 62 years of age or younger as retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces. The Act applies to tax years that start on or after January 1, 2025. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 in retirement pay or pension received for service in the Armed Forces of the United States for a taxpayer who is receiving retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and who has not attained 63 years of age before the close of the taxable year for which a return is filed. 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 HB3324

Introduced
1/21/25  
The Act says that some product liability claims may not be filed against a health care facility. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Provides that a health care facility is not a manufacturer, distributor, seller or lessor of a product for purposes of a product liability civil action if the health care facility was not involved in the design or manufacture of the product.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3253

Introduced
1/21/25  
This Act changes how counties review the siting of a telecom tower. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Establishes review criteria for telecommunications towers to be applied by counties. Requires existing telecommunications towers to comply with criteria by January 1, 2032.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3313

Introduced
1/21/25  
Makes power made from the direct burning of solid waste eligible for RECs. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Establishes the eligibility for renewable energy certificates for facilities that generate electricity from the direct combustion of municipal solid waste and became operational before January 1, 1995, if such facilities register with the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System at any time, and for up to 11 average megawatts of electricity generated, per calendar year, from the combustion of biogenic material.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB353

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act gives money to the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund. The Act says that the money must be used to move wolves that have preyed on livestock to certain counties. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.1). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund. Provides that the moneys must be used for relocating wolves that have preyed on livestock to public lands in Hood River County, Multnomah County and Washington County. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB778

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells OHA to make changes to the rates for reimbursing air ambulance services. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to provide reimbursement for air ambulance services provided to medical assistance recipients at rates in accordance with the national Ambulance Inflation Factor.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2381

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act directs the OHA to set up a program and hotline to provide help to pregnant people. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer the Pregnancy Launch Program to provide certain services to specified persons. Prohibits the authority from contracting for the provision of program services with an organization that directly or indirectly promotes, refers for or assists pregnant persons in obtaining abortions. Directs the authority to establish a pregnancy resources hotline. Requires the hotline to automatically connect pregnant persons seeking abortions with organizations providing services through the Pregnancy Launch Program. Exempts specified records and information from public disclosure. Creates exceptions. Requires specified reports. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2266

Introduced
1/13/25  
This Act requires OHCS to study home ownership. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study homeownership and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB239

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells the State Court Administrator to look at lawsuits and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Requires the State Court Administrator to study lawsuits and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2362

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act makes a new exemption against Oregon estate tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Provides for an additional exemption against Oregon estate tax. Phases out the availability of the exemption based on the size of the estate. Applies to the estates of all decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB618

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells school districts to designate sports by gender. The Act forbids males from playing in female sports. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Requires school districts to designate athletic competitions and extracurricular sports according to biological sex. Prohibits biological males from participating in athletic competitions or extracurricular sports designated for biological females. Provides causes of action for students and school districts. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2544

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act creates laws about a labor standards board for agricultural workers. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Establishes the Agricultural Workforce Labor Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for agricultural workers. Provides remedies for agricultural workers alleging a violation of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct an biennial comprehensive review to determine whether to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Directs the board to establish uniform training requirements for agricultural workers, supervisory and nonsupervisory employees and establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to agricultural workers. Requires the board to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior year. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SCR7

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Honors the life and memory of Dr. Phillip David Creighton. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). In memoriam: Dr. Phillip David Creighton, 1945-2024.