The Act creates an agency to encourage certain acts related to ensuring there is food throughout this state. The Act tells the agency to create a related grant program. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7). Establishes the Oregon Strategic Resilience Sustainability Commission. Requires the commission to develop and administer a grant program to provide grants for increasing the amount, availability and security of regional foodstuff supplies.

Tells a state agency to make fire insurance and property insurance available to people in this state to protect against wild fires. Sets up a fund for this purpose. Says that the agency must focus on insurance in areas where insurers do not do enough to protect people. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to establish a division or subsidiary for the purpose of issuing policies of fire insurance and property insurance against the peril of wildfire. Provides that the corporation shall preferentially issue policies of insurance in locations and insurance markets in this state in which other insurers do not provide fire insurance or property insurance against the peril of wildfire or in which existing policies are inadequate. Establishes the Wildfire Risk Insurance Fund within the State Treasury for the use of the corporation in providing insurance under the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act would allow for lower premiums for a type of insurance in some situations. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Permits the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to evaluate the risk the corporation has insured for employers during the past three years and reduce the premium the corporation charges the employer to reflect any reductions or mitigations in risk that result from an agreement between the employer and the corporation. Permits the corporation to specify in an agreement with the person that owns a new business or that assumes ownership of an existing business conditions under which the corporation will charge the person a reduced premium rate for a probationary period during which the corporation evaluates the person's adherence to the terms of the agreement.

The Act would let tax districts in counties with high tourist counts use a certain percent of net lodging taxes for essential services. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Provides that taxing districts within counties with high averaged annual ratios of tourists to residents may expend a certain percentage of net transient lodging taxes for essential services that benefit both residents and tourists. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act would have Business Oregon develop a plan to promote industrial symbiosis, which is defined to mean the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would require a report on the plan to be turned in next year. The Act would appropriate funds to be used for technical aid for up to six symbiosis pilot programs. The Act would let certain county service districts fund water resource services with charges for services, works or commodities. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). [Digest: The Act would have Business Oregon develop a plan to promote industrial symbiosis, which is defined to mean the use of the resources of one firm by a second firm. The Act would have the agency submit a report on the plan next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).] Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop a roadmap for the purpose of promoting voluntary industrial symbiosis activities in Oregon. Requires the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development not later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to fund technical assistance for up to six industrial symbiosis pilot communities in Oregon. Authorizes certain county service districts to fund water resource management services with charges for district services, facilities or commodities. [Sunsets on January 2, 2028.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

This Act creates processes by which cities can amend their UGBs or urban reserves. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Authorizes certain cities with a demonstrated need for housing to add a project area to their urban growth boundary upon certain conditions. Sunsets the authorization January 2, 2035. Amends principles that the Land Conservation and Development Commission must consider in adopting rules regulating urban reserves. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Directs ODE to make standards for a student to earn credit for a student activity. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Investment Council, to conduct specified reviews for the purpose of developing and recommending standards by which technology-based competitive student activities may satisfy high school diploma requirements or career and technical education program requirements. Sunsets on June 30, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bans a local government from banning or limiting in homes the use of natural gas. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Prohibits local governments from prohibiting or limiting the residential use of natural gas as an energy source. Provides for certain exceptions.

The Act tells PERB to look at the age of retirement and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.4). Requires the Public Employees Retirement Board to study age qualifications for retirement. Directs the board to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to general government not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

The Act would create a staffing committee at each DOC facility. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Establishes a correctional facility staffing committee within each Department of Corrections facility. Directs the committee to develop a written facility-wide staffing plan. Directs department facilities to implement the staffing plan. Directs the committee to periodically review and modify the staffing plan.

Makes changes to the OSC reports including dates and the committee which reviews the reports. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8) Disestablishes the subcommittee on public records and changes the committee that reviews the Oregon Sunshine Committee reports to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary. Modifies dates the reports from the Oregon Sunshine Committee are due.

Honors Louis Southworth for his grit and resolve and for all he did for the State of Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). Recognizes and honors Louis Southworth (1830-1917) for his industriousness, perseverance in the face of adversity and remarkable contributions to the State of Oregon.

The Act requires credit card tips to be given to certain employees within 24 hours. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires employers to distribute to food service industry employees the tips received from credit card transactions within 24 hours after the credit card transaction is processed.

The Act changes the uses of certain moneys that the ORC receives from racing hubs. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). Modifies the uses for certain moneys received by the Oregon Racing Commission from Multi-Jurisdictional Simulcasting and Interactive Wagering Totalizator Hubs. Requires entities that receive distributions of such moneys to expend the moneys and report on the expenditures within a certain time period. Provides for clawback if a recipient fails to expend the moneys or report on expenditures. Provides that moneys that are clawed back be deposited in a fund for horse and jockey safety. Provides that certain moneys that the commission does not expend within a fiscal biennium are deposited in the fund.

Makes a power company have a new power source that meets certain standards before the company can close a power plant. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires an electric company to first acquire a replacement resource of reliable or dispatchable electricity prior to retiring an electric power generating facility that provides reliable or dispatchable electricity. Requires the Public Utility Commission to seek a waiver to, or if unable to obtain a waiver, seek an injunction against, any federal regulations or requirements that impose increasing costs to the maintenance or operation of an electric power generating facility such that an electric company seeks to retire the electric power generating facility. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.