The Act would let a water supply district act as a sanitary district in more cases. The Act would require a public hearing first. The Act would require written consent from the sanitary district or other current provider of the service in the district. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). [Digest: The Act would let a water supply district act as a sanitary district in more cases. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).] Expands the justifications for a domestic water supply district to exercise the powers of a sanitary district. Requires a public hearing on the exercise of the powers and written consent from any sanitary district or other provider of sanitary services within the district. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act makes a person who says they are a doctor on some materials say in what health care profession they are a doctor. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.6). Requires an individual who uses the title "doctor" in connection with a health care profession to designate on specified material, including social media and professional name badges, the health care profession in which the individual earned a doctoral degree.

The Act makes the Department of Corrections pay counties for housing inmates in some instances. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Corrections to reimburse counties for incarcerating a defendant if the defendant is sentenced to a felony and receives credit for time served in a local correctional facility.

The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study behavioral health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

The Act changes the law so that transit workers can strike. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9). Repeals the provision of law that prohibits transit workers from striking.

This Act tells ODA to make a model low-impact pesticide list. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to develop and maintain a model list of low-impact pesticides for use with school integrated pest management plans. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act exempts tips from personal income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for tips received by the taxpayer during the tax year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act directs higher learning schools to have a policy that requires certain teachers to have obtained at least a master's degree. The Act provides for exceptions. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Requires the governing board of each public university in this state to adopt a personnel policy that includes institutional standards for faculty qualifications. Requires that the standards include that faculty must have obtained at least a master's degree. Provides for exceptions to the policy.

Says an application for a building permit must be acted on not later than 45 days after it is done. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services, a municipality, a building official or any other agency or official responsible for administering and enforcing the state building code to approve and issue, or disapprove and deny, any application for a building permit for middle housing or conventional single-family residential housing in a residential subdivision with more than six lots not later than 45 business days after the date on which the applicant submits a complete application. Requires any other agency or jurisdiction that must review an application for a building permit to complete the review within 10 business days after receipt or the portion of the application that is subject to the review is approved. Declares that an application for a building permit is approved if the department, a municipality, a building official or any other agency or official fails to deny or act upon the application within the allowable period. Requires prompt issuance of the building permit in such circumstances. Makes the department, municipality, building official or other agency or official that fails to promptly issue the building permit liable to the applicant for the fees the applicant paid and the costs the applicant incurred in preparing the application.

The Act tells OHA to give grants for local health workforce development activities. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to certain recipients for certain workforce development activities. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Creates a fund to pay for damage claims arising from catastrophic wildfires. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Creates the Catastrophic Wildfire Fund to pay for property damage claims arising from catastrophic wildfires that are ignited by the facilities of a public utility. Allows a public utility to participate in and capitalize the fund. Defines "public utility." Requires the Public Utility Commission to appoint an independent administrator to administer payments of eligible claims arising from a catastrophic wildfire. Provides for an independent administrator to prepare and present a plan of operations. Provides for a process to recapitalize the fund as needed, as determined by an independent administrator. Provides for procedures if an independent administrator determines that the fund is depleted. Establishes a claims process. Limits the amount of property and noneconomic damages that may be recovered by a claimant from the fund. Directs the commission to investigate whether the actions and conduct of a public utility prior to the ignition of a catastrophic wildfire were prudent or imprudent. Allows the commission to require a public utility whose actions were imprudent to reimburse the fund in whole or in part. Allows a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses associated with contributions to the fund. Applies to wildfires that begin on or after the effective date of this Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Makes an Internet service provider give a bill credit for any service outage that is more than one hour. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Requires an Internet service provider to issue a prorated bill credit to a consumer for any service outage that lasts longer than one hour. Requires a provider to maintain records of all outages and bill credits for at least three years.

The Act tells DAS to lower some car and truck taxes. This must happen if the HCAS report says that cars or trucks are paying more than their fair share for the use of the roads and the legislature does not pass a bill to fix the imbalance within 120 days of getting the report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to decrease either the weight-mile tax or vehicle fuel taxes if the highway cost allocation study indicates that a vehicle class is paying more than its fair share for the use of the highways in the state and the Legislative Assembly does not enact a measure within 120 days of the Joint Committee on Transportation receiving a report on the study to correct the imbalance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act tells state agencies to tell the public how long it takes to process an application for a permit. The Act tells state agencies to try to give back application fees if the agency takes too long. The Act tells state agencies to make a list of the permits given by the agency. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Directs a state agency to establish deadlines within which the agency intends to process applications for permits and make the deadlines available to the public. Directs an agency, to the greatest extent possible, to refund application fees when the agency does not process an application before the established deadline. Directs a state agency to publish a catalog of permits issued by the agency within 60 days after the effective date of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act says that certain students may receive free tuition. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Increases the age limit for tuition waivers for qualified students. Permits a qualified student to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree notwithstanding whether the qualified student received a waiver for a baccalaureate degree. Removes the requirement that a qualified student apply for a master's degree within 12 months of receiving a baccalaureate degree to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree. Permits a qualified student to receive a tuition waiver for a master's degree if the student presents proof of eligibility for specified federal assistance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.