Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 581: Relating to earned reduction in supervision.

Requires Department of Corrections to adopt rules requiring supervising officers to provide to eligible persons on supervision quarterly updates on progress toward earning reduction in supervision. ] Modifies applicability of earned reduction of supervision changes in House Bill 2172 (2021).

Kayse Jama (D) Floyd Prozanski (D) Janelle Bynum (D) Chris Gorsek (D) James Manning (D) · 10 co-sponsors

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 5517: Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Licensed Social Workers; and declaring an emergency.

Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Board of Licensed Social Workers. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 224: Relating to the regulation of the practice of architecture in this state; and prescribing an effective date.

Updates and modernizes statutes that regulate practice of architecture in this state to conform with actual current practice of architecture. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 207: Relating to Oregon Government Ethics Commission authority over public meeting executive sessions.

Authorizes Oregon Government Ethics Commission to proceed on own motion to review and investigate, if commission has reason to believe that public body conducted meetings in executive session that were not in compliance with laws authorizing executive sessions.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 5508: Relating to the financial administration of the Employment Relations Board; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Employment Relations Board 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 board. Limits biennial expenditures by board from moneys received from assessment against state agencies. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 31: Relating to the family and medical leave insurance program; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Employment Department to study issues relating to family and medical leave insurance benefits. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than December 1, 2023. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Requires Director of Employment Department to determine solvency of Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund for purposes of paying benefits and grant awards. Specifies timelines within which director shall make solvency determinations and regarding when payment of benefits and grant awards shall commence once fund is deemed solvent. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 5501: Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Board of Accountancy; and declaring an emergency.

Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Oregon Board of Accountancy. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 16: Relating to transportation by rail; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Department of Transportation to study funding options to support transportation by rail. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than September 15, 2024. ] Sunsets January 2, 2025. ] Clarifies that moneys in State Rail Rehabilitation Fund may be used by Department of Transportation for rail projects. Modifies provisions authorizing use of moneys in fund. Directs department to report annually to Joint Committee on Transportation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 305: Relating to special motions to strike.

Modifies provisions relating to special motions to strike.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 644: Relating to accessory dwelling units on lands zoned for rural residential use; and declaring an emergency.

Removes certain ] Amends requirements relating to wildfire risk maps ] hazard mitigation for development of accessory dwelling units on lands zoned for rural residential use. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 864: Relating to voluntarily fighting fire.

Provides that person who voluntarily fights wildfire on private forestland is not civilly liable for injury to person or property resulting from good faith performance of firefighting efforts.

signed · Oregon · Senate May 16, 2023

SB 545: Relating to reuse of containers; and declaring an emergency.

Directs State Department of Agriculture and Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules allowing consumers to use own containers for refilling with food at food establishment. Directs department and authority to adopt rules allowing food establishments to reuse take-home food containers returned to restaurant by consumer. ] Requires department and authority to adopt rules that take effect no later than December 31, 2023. ] Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules allowing restaurants to allow consumers to fill consumer-owned container with food. Requires authority to adopt rules that take effect no later than June 30, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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