Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3167: Relating to publication of legal notices; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies definitions to allow for publication of legal notices in digital facsimile ] newspaper. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Tim Knopp (R) Deb Patterson (D) Greg Smith (R) Pam Marsh (D)

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 2100: Relating to transportation funding.

Directs Department of Transportation to study issues related to transportation funding and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2024. ] Sunsets January 2, 2025. ] Increases fees related to driver licenses, driver permits, identification cards and motor vehicles. Provides that registration period for new mopeds and motorcycles is two years instead of four years.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3260: Relating to the dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids; and declaring an emergency.

Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary in rural Oregon. Defines "rural Oregon. ] Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail if dispensary is in city in Marion County located in certain area and city was impacted by 2020 wildfires. Sunsets January 2, 2029. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3220: Relating to electronics recycling; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies provisions of electronics recycling program. Expands definition of covered electronic device. Establishes criteria for electronics producer responsibility programs. Repeals requirement that Department of Environmental Quality establish state contractor program. Repeals requirement that department make certain calculations used in administration of program. Directs Environmental Quality Commission to establish fee calculated to cover costs to department of carrying out program. Establishes that changes to program become operative on July 1, 2025 ] January 1, 2026 . Provides transition provisions. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 5036: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of the State Fire Marshal; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of State Fire Marshal for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Department of State Fire Marshal. Limits biennial expenditures by department from federal funds. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3632: Relating to statute of limitations.

Increases statute of limitations for first degree sex crimes to 20 years after commission of crime or, for minor victim, any time before victim attains 30 years of age, whichever occurs later.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3395: Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency.

Allows affordable housing on lands zoned for commercial uses within urban growth boundaries. Allows local governments to extend decision-making period for application to develop residential structures within urban growth boundary or to reconsider land use decision for development of residential structures. Makes permanent requirements that local governments allow siting of certain emergency shelters, conditioned upon latest estimates of percentage of individuals experiencing homelessness. Awards attorney fees for certain appeals of emergency shelter application. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to update Oregon Structural Specialty Code to allow additional single-exit residential occupancies. Exempts certain affordable housing from Oregon Planned Community Act. Restricts local governments' ability to regulate condominium form of ownership. Requires cities or counties to accept funding letters to affordable housing developers as sufficient assurances needed to approve subdivision plat. Requires local governments to allow certain single room occupancies in residential zones. Amends definition of "needed housing" to include single room occupancies. Requires more cities to allow duplexes on certain lands zoned to allow single-family dwellings. Updates deadlines for compliance by affected cities and appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Land Conservation and Development to provide grants for support. Provides process and form by which associations may amend declarations and bylaws of planned community or condominium to remove unlawfully discriminatory provisions. Extends until December 31, 2024, deadline by which associations must review declarations and bylaws. Allows Public Utility Commission to allow public utility to sell or convey real property for affordable housing. Requires Department of Human Services to provide financial support to nonprofits to provide affordable housing for low-income college students. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for urban community housing supporting agricultural employees. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grants for regional housing coordination and to local governments to support development of needed housing. Sunsets January 2, 2034. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to make grant to Network for Oregon Affordable Housing to provide low-interest loans to purchasers of homes with limited equity. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires department to report on use of loan fund to interim committee of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2025, and September 15, 2027. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for housing. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Amends allowable purposes of Emergency Housing Account to include account moneys to be used for grants to assist companion animals of individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3229: Relating to fees for air pollution programs; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies federal operating permit program fees. Removes certain elements of federal operating permit program fee schedule. Becomes operative January 1, 2025. ] Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to annually adjust federal operating permit program fees, air contaminant reporting fees and asbestos abatement program fees by no more than three percent. Directs Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate and make recommendations for alternative fee structures for federal operating permit program. Directs department to submit findings and recommendations in report to Legislative Assembly by December 31, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3610: Relating to alcohol; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes Task Force on Alcohol Pricing and Addiction Services. Directs task force to study issues related to alcohol addiction in this state. Directs task force to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 2757: Relating to crisis services; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. Establishes 9-8-8 Trust Fund. Imposes 9-8-8 tax on consumers and retail subscribers who have telecommunications service or interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service and who have prepaid telecommunications services, to pay for crisis services system. Exempts from taxation telecommunications services provided, based on need, under plan of assistance. Applies to subscriber bills issued and retail transactions made on or after January 1, 2024 , and before January 1, 2030 . Requires city to enter into memorandum of understanding with county regarding provision of mobile crisis intervention services. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 3320: Relating to financial assistance for the cost of health care services.

Imposes new requirements on hospitals with respect to financial assistance policies and processes. Requires Oregon Health Authority to impose civil penalties for violation of requirements. ].

signed · Oregon · House Jul 24, 2023

HB 2002: Relating to health; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health rights. Modifies provisions relating to access to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Modifies provisions relating to protections for providers of and individuals receiving reproductive and gender-affirming health care services. Creates crime of interfering with a health care facility. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates right of action for person or health care provider aggrieved by interference with health care facility. Makes statutory change to achieve gender neutral language with respect to unlawful employment discrimination because of sex. Declares public policy regarding interstate actions arising out of reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Prohibits public body from participating in interstate investigation or proceeding involving reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Creates exceptions. Prohibits clerk of court from issuing subpoena if foreign subpoena relates to reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment. Declares that Oregon law governs certain actions arising out of reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment provided or received in this state. Repeals criminal provisions relating to concealing birth. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to Office of Rural Health, for purposes of providing grants through rural qualified health center pilot project. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for specified expenses. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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