Oregon 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 69)

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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB403

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act requires ballots that are returned by mail to be received by the date of the election. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.5). Requires that ballots that are returned by mail must be received by the date of the election.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2565

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
3/24/25  
Engrossed
3/31/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Enrolled
4/30/25  
Passed
5/8/25  
Chaptered
5/20/25  
Lets the state contract with some research firms that get federal money, without having to follow the state's rules for contracting for goods and services. Goes into effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Exempts contracts with certain federally funded research and development centers from the provisions of the Public Contracting Code. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB3018

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
This Act makes new laws to prevent and dispose of food waste. (Flesch Readability Score: 95.9). Requires entities that cook, assemble, process, serve or sell food to recover and dispose of food waste as specified in the Act. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a program to educate entities on food waste separation and disposal requirements. Requires local governments responsible for solid waste management to provide collection service to entities covered under the Act. Requires state agencies to prioritize a specified compost feedstock when procuring compost. Modifies food date labeling laws to require foods packaged with a date label to use uniform terms. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2652

Introduced
1/13/25  
Requires a public college to get the consent of the LA before changing athletic groups. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires a public university to submit any proposed change in affiliation with an athletic association, conference or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports to the appropriate legislative committees for review. Prohibits the public university's a change in affiliation from occurring unless the change is first approved by the Legislative Assembly.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2958

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
The Act modifies the earned income tax credit and extends the sunset for the credit. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit. [Provides that a credit is available to all adults, including childless adults, over 18.] Provides that the credit may be paid quarterly, in advance, and is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Extends the sunset for the credit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2816

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act would extend three taxes on the privilege of harvesting forest products and set the new tax rates. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Extends certain taxes on the privilege of harvesting merchantable forest products on forestlands. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2902

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act makes a new tax credit for unreimbursed costs of educators. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Creates an income tax credit for the unreimbursed expenses of teachers and adjunct instructors. Adjusts the credit amount for inflation. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2031. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2894

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act would direct a portion of lottery revenue for tuition waivers for certain soldiers. The Act takes effect 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Allocates $500,000 of lottery revenue to the Oregon Military Department for purposes of providing tuition waivers for eligible post-secondary institutions to members of the Oregon National Guard. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB364

Introduced
1/13/25  
This Act requires the DEQ to study and make a report on marine ecosystem data. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study marine ecosystem data. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2216

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
The Act tells OHA to study ways to improve how community health workers are paid. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to assess current fee-for-service billing practices and non-fee-for-service payment pathways for community health workers serving medical assistance recipients to identify improvements for ensuring adequate and sustainable funding. Directs the authority to provide technical assistance to coordinated care organizations, organizations that serve medical assistance recipients who are not enrolled in a coordinated care organization and community health worker organizations in establishing billing structures or alternative payment pathways for community health worker services. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2828

Introduced
1/13/25  
Tells colleges to give 12 credits to veterans who have served two or more years on active duty. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Requires public post-secondary institutions to grant 12 academic credits to veterans who have served two or more years on active duty.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB275

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/14/25  
Engrossed
4/16/25  
The Act makes changes to the Organized Retail Theft Grant Program and tells the CJC to report on the program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.9). [Digest: The Act tells the DOJ to do a study. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).] [Directs the Department of Justice to study ways to address retail theft, and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2026.] [Sunsets January 2, 2027.] Modifies the Organized Retail Theft Grant Program. Provides that cities, counties and the Department of Justice are eligible to receive grants. Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to submit a report on the program to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary by September 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2619

Introduced
1/13/25  
Tells OJD to study privacy and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.3). Requires the Judicial Department to study privacy. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB552

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act tells OPDC to do a study on public defense. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9). Directs the Oregon Public Defense Commission to study best practices to improve the provision of public defense services within this state, and provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
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Oregon 2025 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB821

Introduced
1/13/25  
The Act takes away the deadline for the parole board to assess some sex offenders into a risk level. The Act also repeals the sunset on the law that makes the board report to the legislature on risk level assessments every two years. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.0). Removes the deadline by which the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision is required to assess existing sex offender registrants into a risk level. Repeals the sunset on the requirement that the board report biennially to the Legislative Assembly on risk assessments.