The Act increases the penalty for making a false report of child abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Modifies the offense of making a false report of child abuse. Punishes a first offense by a maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Punishes a second offense by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes a third or subsequent offense by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Declares that this state does not want a certain federal law to apply to consumer finance loans made in this state. Says who the laws that govern consumer finance loans in this state apply to and when. Says what needs to be in an application for a license to make consumer finance loans in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.0). Declares that this state does not want the amendments set forth in section 521 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 to apply to consumer finance loans made in this state. Specifies persons to whom the consumer finance laws of this state apply and circumstances in which the laws apply. Specifies the requirements for an application for a license to make consumer finance loans in this state. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act lets a pharmacist get a tax credit if they work in a rural area. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities. Directs the Office of Rural Health to establish criteria for certifying pharmacists as eligible for the credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Makes a yearly celebration of water workers in this state that takes place in October. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Designates the first Saturday of October of each year through the end of the Sunday of the following weekend as Water Professionals Appreciation Week. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Tells two state agencies to set rules for making housing easier to access and use for people with disabilities. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act [and to certain American National Standards Institute standards for housing accessibility]. Prohibits the Housing and Community Services Department from funding new rental housing that is a subsidized development unless the housing meets specified accessibility standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act lets a person whose civil rights have been violated by a person acting under the color of law sue for damages and other relief. The Act lets a plaintiff who wins this type of suit recover attorney fees. The Act lets a defendant who wins this type of suit recover attorney fees if the plaintiff's claim was frivolous. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7). Allows a person who has been deprived of rights, privileges or immunities secured by the Oregon Constitution or the laws of this state by a person acting under color of law to bring a civil action for economic and noneconomic damages and for injunctive or other equitable relief. Provides for the award of attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff, or to a prevailing defendant if the court finds that a plaintiff's claim was frivolous, unreasonable or without foundation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act says a person might be allowed to do certain jobs with animals, like checking if cows are pregnant, even if they are not veterinarians. Allows the OSVMEB to adopt rules to explain when this is okay. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). [Digest: The Act says a person might be allowed to do certain jobs with animals, like checking if cows are pregnant, even if they are not veterinarians. Allows the ODA to adopt rules to explain when this is okay. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).] Allows an individual to verify whether cattle are pregnant without holding a valid license issued by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board under certain circumstances. Permits the [State Department of Agriculture] board to adopt rules. Sunsets on January 1, 2031.

The Act says certain tax is not owed for land that does not qualify for forest special assessment due to pests or disease. The Act says the Water Resources Department may allow time extensions for certain water right holders. The Act changes who must be a registered engineer at the department. The Act says the department must help certain water users sign up for a water conservation program. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Provides that additional taxes otherwise imposed upon disqualification of land from certain forestland special assessment programs may not be collected if the disqualification is due to the suspension of reforestation requirements as a result of insects or disease. Authorizes the Water Resources Department to grant time extensions for specified water right permit holders to complete construction and apply water beneficially. Modifies requirement that the department's director or principal assistant be a registered engineer. Modifies provision specifying when a proposed order of the department becomes final. Directs the department to facilitate certain water users' enrollment in a federal conservation program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act permits a large county to reduce or get rid of county vehicle fees in zones for which ODOT finds median income is less than $____. The Act also permits a large county to adopt a plan to use fee moneys for projects with areas listed in the plan, instead of the usual ways fee moneys are used. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Authorizes a county with a population of 700,000 or more to, by ordinance, identify zones within the county where the Department of Transportation has estimated that median household income is less than $____ and to reduce or eliminate county registration fees within those zones. Authorizes a county with a population of 700,000 or more to establish a regional allocation plan and allocate county registration fee revenues derived from sub-areas identified in the plan to specific transportation projects within those sub-areas. Requires counties that adopt fee reduction or elimination ordinances or regional allocation plans to annually report to affected cities and to the Legislative Assembly on specified effects of these decisions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Makes public data that are collected about students going to school. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Requires the compilation of data about students who are regular attenders or who are chronically absent. [Takes effect July 1, 2026.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act would make the county clerk let an owner know when the clerk gets a document that affects the title to the owner's real property. The Act would make an exception for documents that are turned in by real estate professionals. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). Requires the county clerk to notify the owner of real property when an instrument affecting the title to the property is presented for recordation unless presented by a financial institution, an insurer or an attorney, or an employee or agent of the professional person. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act tells the Oregon Health Authority to create a report about large employers that have employees who get health care from the state. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to collaborate with the Department of Human Services and the Employment Department to submit an annual report that [identifies] provides information about employers that employ [50] 500 or more employees in this state and [that] have employees [or dependents of the employees] who are medical assistance recipients. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act changes what "abuse" means when talking about hurting a child. It says that DHS can only look into some reports of child abuse. It also makes a rule for how certain reports of child abuse are resolved. It is an emergency law and starts right away. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). [Digest: The Act changes what "threatened harm" means when talking about hurting a child. It says that DHS can only look into some reports of child abuse. It also makes a rule for how certain reports of child abuse are resolved. It is an emergency law and starts right away. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.7).] Modifies the definition of ["threatened harm"] "abuse" for purposes of determining whether a child has been abused. Limits the investigative jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services to investigate certain reports of child abuse. Prohibits making findings in abuse investigations where the alleged perpetrator was a minor at the time of the alleged abuse. Creates exceptions. [Creates a statutory substantiation standard for certain reports of alleged child abuse.] Increases the standard of proof necessary for reporting certain abuse investigation findings to the central state registry. Directs the department to monitor implementation of new child abuse investigation processes and report back to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to human services. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act tells some insurers to cover care for some fertility treatments and exempts some insurers from parts of this requirement. Tells DCBS to make a program to cover costs for exempt insurers. Creates a new fund. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.2). [Digest: The Act tells some insurers, OEBB and PEBB to cover care for some fertility treatments. The Act tells OHA and DCBS to study access to reproductive treatments and report back to the committee on health. The Act makes it an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0).] Requires certain health insurers[, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board] to cover fertility services and treatments. Exempts certain insurers from specific coverage requirements. [Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health.] [Declares an emergency, effective on passage.] Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to administer a program to provide reimbursement for the costs for treatments when not covered by exempted insurers. Establishes the Family Building Fund in the State Treasury.

Fixes firm dates for measures during session. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Establishes deadlines and procedural rules for completion of legislative measures for the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly.