Requires a political subdivision that imposes an income tax to conform to statutory provisions governing the determination of net income. Repeals authority of a metropolitan service district to impose an income tax. Applies to an ordinance imposing local tax that has not received approval of electors of a political subdivision before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] [ Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study electric vehicles. 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. ] Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to reduce the amount of rebates available under zero-emission vehicle rebate programs, subject to certain conditions. Expands eligibility for the charge ahead rebate. Requires the department to allocate additional moneys from the Zero-Emission Incentive Fund to education and outreach each biennium, unless the balance of the fund is below a certain threshold. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the Oregon State Bar to study attorneys. Directs the bar to 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.
Requires the Department of Human Services to study the transition of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities from youth residential settings to adult residential settings. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct activities related to ballast water to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to roads and present the results of the study to the interim Joint Committee on Transportation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires manufacturers of consumer products that enable access to the Internet, that have operating systems that recognize the geographical location where the device is being used and that determine a user's age during setup to also have a parental control filter that blocks access to software applications and Internet sites that provide access to obscene material and to turn the parental control filter on automatically during setup for users who are younger than 18 years of age. Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate and bring an action against consumer product manufacturers that sell devices that do not comply with the requirements of the Act. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Modifies the definition of "farmworker camp" so that the relevant statutes apply to farmworker camps specifically in connection with workers who work on a seasonal or temporary basis. .
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study compensation for members of state boards and commissions. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to rules not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
HB 2142 mandates minimum prison sentences for selling or manufacturing drugs when a person has prior drug-related convictions. It sets specific sentence ranges based on drug type and quantity - for example, 58 to 130 months for 500 grams or more of cocaine or 100 grams or more of fentanyl. Repeat offenders convicted of drug trafficking within the past five years face a minimum 36-month sentence, regardless of other sentencing factors. The bill directly affects individuals convicted of drug delivery or manufacturing with qualifying prior offenses under Oregon law.
Directs the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to appoint a work group to develop a framework for a multi-sector plan for aging to be administered by the Department of Human Services. Specifies the membership and duties of the work group. Requires the work group to submit three reports to the committees and interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services, by December 1, 2025, during the 2026 regular session of the Legislative Assembly and by July 1, 2026, respectively. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Increases the percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as a credit against Oregon personal income tax. Provides an additional percentage tier based upon the age of the youngest dependent of the taxpayer. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Extends the sunset for the earned income tax credit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
