Requires a person that intends to register to do business in this state as a pharmacy benefit manager to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services that the person is not owned or operated by an insurer or an affiliate of an insurer. Applies the requirement to renewals of registration beginning January 1, 2031.
Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services offered or provided by the hospital. Specifies the information that a list of standard charges must include. Requires a hospital to provide each newly created or updated list of standard charges to the Oregon Health Authority. Directs the authority to create an electronic form for submitting complaints to the authority. Directs the authority to require a hospital to take immediate or corrective action to remedy any violations. Provides for a private right of action if a hospital initiates or pursues a collection action for a debt owed on an item or service if the hospital is not in compliance. Provides for civil penalties.
Creates a subtraction from taxable income for start-up expenditures. 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.
Establishes the Oregon All Funds Crisis and Disaster Resourcing Task Force. Directs the task force to review sources of public and private moneys used to support public safety and security in this state, assess the value of existing taxes, fees and other moneys and evaluate outcomes resulting from these funding sources. Directs the task force to make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly for design and implementation of the strategic resources structure necessary to respond to future public safety and security needs. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the State Department of Agriculture to submit a report on the economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than December 31, 2026. Sunsets the requirement on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the sentencing court to consider as mitigation evidence whether the defendant was subjected to domestic violence that was ongoing when the criminal behavior occurred and was a significant factor in the criminal behavior, and the criminal behavior was directed against the domestic violence perpetrator. Provides that such evidence constitutes substantial and compelling reasons justifying a downward departure sentence. Authorizes the court to impose a lesser sentence even if there is a mandatory minimum sentence or a sentence otherwise required by law. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
HB 2455 changes Oregon's zoning law to allow property owners in resource-use zones (like farms or forests) to operate home-based businesses without living on the property. Previously, such businesses had to be run by a resident owner or their employee; this bill removes that residency requirement for the property owner. The law keeps existing rules about business size (max five employees), location (in the home or associated buildings), and avoiding interference with other zone uses. It does not permit new structures or affect decisions about changing land zones.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.
Requires every corporation to annually file an affidavit with the Department of Revenue attesting that the corporation has registered or attempted to register with the United States Selective Service System. Directs the department to disallow all state corporate excise or income tax subtractions and credits claimed by the corporation if the corporation fails to file an affidavit with the corporation's tax return. Allows the corporation to comply with the law by filing an affidavit within three years after filing a return.
Authorizes cities to bring certain lands within their urban growth boundaries for light industrial and open space uses. Sunsets January 2, 2037. Sunsets 2011 program under which the Economic Recovery Review Council designated regionally significant industrial areas.
Requires the Oregon Youth Authority to study the demographics of youth receiving services from the authority. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires home health agencies and home hospice programs to establish home health and home hospice staffing committees to develop staffing plans. Imposes penalties for certain violations. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to post the staffing plans to the authority's website and establish an online portal for filing complaints regarding violations. Prescribes a complaint process. Adds enforcement tools for the authority to enforce the home health and home hospice staffing requirements. Permits employees or exclusive representatives of employees of home health agencies and home hospice programs to seek enforcement by the Bureau of Labor and Industries of rules adopted by the bureau regarding meal periods and rest periods. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
