The Act changes oversight laws for certain types of long term care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Modifies the requirements for investigations of a residential care facility following a complaint of a licensing violation. Prohibits exceptions to statutory licensing requirements for residential care facilities. Requires a residential care facility to notify a resident's designated contact person of a substantiated licensing violation or abuse finding or of the facility's placement in the enhanced oversight and supervision program. Requires an applicant for a license to operate a residential care facility, if the applicant does not have experience in the operation or management of a residential care facility, to contract with an experienced consultant or management company. Adds new requirements for obtaining a license to operate a residential facility or an adult foster home. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to inspect residential facilities and adult foster homes under certain conditions. Permits the department to extend the duration of an adult foster home license to two years if the department determines that the home has been in substantial compliance for three consecutive years.

The Act would give money to the SPRD to work on the Oregon Coast Trail. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.4). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to and directs allocation of lottery revenues by the State Parks and Recreation Department to continue to develop, maintain or work toward completion of the Oregon Coast Trail. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act says that marijuana items and stores have to warn people that the use of marijuana by a person who is pregnant might cause danger. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Requires a marijuana retailer and a medical marijuana dispensary to post warning signs regarding the consumption or use of marijuana during pregnancy. Requires marijuana items and inhalant delivery systems that contain an industrial-hemp derived vapor item to include in labeling that consumption or use of marijuana during pregnancy may be dangerous.

This Act makes power companies file plans with the PUC to use grid enhancing tech. Simplifies the local review of the tech. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). [Digest: Makes a power company file with the PUC a plan for using grid enhancing technologies where doing so is cost-effective. Requires the plan to be updated every two years. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).] Declares a state policy regarding the electric transmission system. Requires an electric company to file with the Public Utility Commission a strategic plan for using grid enhancing technologies where doing so is cost-effective. Requires the plan to be updated [every two years] with the integrated resource plan. Requires an electric [company to carry out the electric] company's first filed strategic plan to identify which actions can be carried out not later than January 1, 2030. Requires an electric company to conduct a cost-effectiveness and timetable analysis of multiple strategies when proposing additions, improvements or modifications to a transmission system. Requires local governments to review certain applications for the use of grid enhancing technology in an existing right-of-way or easement without holding a hearing and through the application of only clear and objective criteria. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs school boards to provide facts about courses on the district's website. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Prescribes information related to courses of study offered by a school district that a district school board must ensure is provided on the school district's website. Declares an emergency, effective September 1, 2025.

The Act tells ODOT to study ways to make roads strong against future challenges. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to improving ground transportation infrastructure resilience and to report to an appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.

The Act creates a task force on desalination and tells it to carry out a study. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2). Establishes the Task Force on Desalination. Directs the task force to study the creation of a statewide desalination program. Requires the task force to report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to water no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Creates a public company to take and securely hold cash from people who do business in cash. Tells the company what its powers and functions are. Creates a fund the public company can use to carry out its functions. Tells the Secretary of State to audit the public company each year. Tells the Attorney General to defend the public company against actions brought against the company as it carries out its functions. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Establishes the Oregon Cash Depository Corporation as an independent public corporation and prescribes the corporation's purposes and powers. Directs the corporation to lease or acquire real property and construct or renovate offices, facilities and business locations throughout the state at which the corporation receives, handles, stores and dispenses cash and other valuable property. Establishes the Oregon Cash Depository Corporation Fund in the State Treasury and requires the corporation to deposit all moneys the corporation receives into the fund. Permits the corporation to invest the moneys in the fund and a fraction of the corporation's deposits in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Subjects the corporation to an annual audit by the Secretary of State and requires the corporation to respond to the recommendations in the audit report. Requires a study of the corporation's operations every four years and a report to the Legislative Assembly. Requires the Attorney General to defend the corporation and the directors, officers and employees of the corporation against a claim or charge brought for actions in performing the duties of the corporation. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act tells an agency to study animal sanctuaries. The Act tells the agency to report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to study animal sanctuaries. Directs the department to submit findings to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to wildlife no later than September 15, 2026.

The Act tells ODOT to work with others to plan and pay for rail. Every two years, ODOT must report to the JCT about the plans and progress for rail transportation. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.4). Directs the Department of Transportation to work with the Washington State Department of Transportation and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to develop plans to operate and fund rail transportation. Directs the Department of Transportation to submit a biennial report on plans to the Joint Committee on Transportation.

The Act makes new laws for youth career training opportunities. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with certain other agencies, to establish criteria for recognizing student internship programs. Makes student internship programs eligible for Career and Technical Education Revitalization grants. Modifies references in certain career and technical education funding provisions to focus on high demand jobs. Removes cap on the number of students that may participate in youth apprenticeship programs per biennium.

The Act tells ODEM to give grants to make facilities more resilient. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and maintain a grant program to harden community facilities against man-made and natural disasters. Establishes the Community Facility Hardening Fund.

Requires health classes to cover from conception to birth. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires course instruction provided as part of a health education curriculum to include information about human development from conception to birth.

Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws.

The Act requires billboards for the state lottery to have a phone number for problem gambling help. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Requires that certain billboards related to the state lottery include information about a problem gambling helpline.