Creates an income or corporate excise tax credit for a taxpayer that employs youth through the Oregon Youth Employment Program. 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.
Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study health care benefits for part-time faculty members at post-secondary institutions of education. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education not later than September 15, 2026.
Requires commercial operators of unmanned aircraft systems to maintain liability insurance. Imposes a tax on the insurance premiums for unmanned aircraft systems and directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to deposit the revenues from the tax in the State Aviation Account for the purpose of establishing and maintaining an advanced air mobility program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the impacts of waste from solar or wind renewable energy facilities. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15, 2026.
Requires the Department of Justice to study victims and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Establishes minimum amounts of reimbursement for primary care, optometry, dental care and behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance.
Requires each county clerk in this state to provide a live video feed to be made available to the public through the Internet of rooms in which ballots are tallied and official ballot drop sites. Requires each county clerk to cause the live video feed to be recorded and made available to the public through the Internet for at least two years following the election at which the live video feed was provided.
Deletes two bases for a worker to refuse an offer of modified employment without losing temporary total disability benefits to increase possible modified employment placements.
Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees. Specifies that reforestation requirements apply after the trees have been harvested. Allows the State Board of Forestry to adopt rules.
Prohibits an individual from collecting and returning a ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions. Imposes a fine of $2,500 per ballot for a person other than an individual that illegally collects and returns the ballot of an individual and a fine of $500 per ballot for an individual who illegally collects and returns the ballot of a different individual.
SB 713 authorizes Oregon to issue lottery bonds to generate $15 million in net proceeds for the Levee Project Grant Fund, which will support levee investigations, repairs, and certification. The bill directs these funds to be used for grants to improve levees, with specific rules including a 20% matching fund requirement for applicants, 80% maximum funding for construction, and a 60% minimum allocation for rural or distressed areas. It declares an emergency effective July 1, 2025, to expedite the funding for levee infrastructure critical to public safety and economic development. The bill amends existing law to clarify the fund's structure and grant eligibility under ORS 285B.421.
] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to distribute moneys to an entity within the Oregon Health and Science University that advocates for improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. Requires the authority and a coordinated care organization to [ provide reimbursement for services provided by a peer support specialist ] reimburse the costs of covered peer delivered services , regardless of the clinical setting in which services are provided, and for inpatient hospital services provided to specified individuals. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
