Adds additional purposes for which moneys in the Seismic Risk Mitigation Fund may be expended. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires nonprofit corporations that meet certain requirements, including a receipt of public funds, to comply with open meetings law and public records law, to post a copy of the corporation's proposed annual budget to the corporation's public website and to submit to and cooperate with an audit. Subjects members of a corporation's board of directors and officers and employees of a corporation to government ethics standards. Applies the provisions of the Act to corporations over a 15-year period, with required compliance during the period depending on the proportion of the budget or revenues of the corporation that comes from public funds. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
HB 3138 requires Oregon's Director of Agriculture to hire an organic policy special assistant. This new position would track national organic trends, support marketing and trade of organic products, address data gaps, and improve infrastructure for handling organic goods. The bill directly affects Oregon's agricultural department and organic producers by adding this role to coordinate existing organic-related efforts. It amends existing law to create this specific position without changing current agricultural policies or regulations.
HB 2156 requires Oregon's Department of Transportation to study whether uniform standards for speed bump height and markings should be developed. The study must be completed and reported to legislative transportation committees by September 15, 2026, with the bill expiring on January 2, 2027. This bill directly affects the Department of Transportation and future local government implementation of speed bumps, but does not create new regulations itself.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations, to the extent permitted by federal law, to establish reimbursement rates for labor and delivery services provided by hospitals to medical assistance recipients that are no less than the costs to provide the services.
Directs the Department of State Police to study locations where controlled substances can be incinerated. Requires the department to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 1, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petitions for proposed initiative laws to be signed by qualified voters in each county in this state in numbers that equal six percent of the total votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the preceding gubernatorial election. Requires petitions for proposed initiative amendments to the Oregon Constitution to be signed by qualified voters in each county in numbers that equal eight percent of the total votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the preceding gubernatorial election. Prohibits persons who are not qualified voters from making contributions in connection with initiatives or to influence elections on initiatives to the extent limitations on contributions are permitted under the Constitution of the United States. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Creates a credit against personal income tax for the cost of a criminal history record check required by state law for a transfer of a firearm. Creates a subtraction from taxable income for mileage for travel associated with a criminal history record check. 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.
Prohibits the claiming of an earned income tax credit by a taxpayer using an individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of a Social Security number. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Extends the sunset for the credit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of education in the public schools of this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study the effects of regulating sensitive data. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to consumer protection no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires a company or state agency that diverts a body of water within 15 miles of high-value farmland to conduct a study to ensure that the diversion will not negatively impact the high-value farmland.
