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.
Directs the Department of State Police to release sex offender information for level two sex offenders to certain entities on a website maintained by the department.
Requires the Department of Education to contract with a third party to conduct a study to determine how to promote the effective use of instructional time for the purposes of achieving positive learning outcomes and promoting a positive classroom learning environment. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study nurse faculty compensation in this state. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to higher education not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires each city with a population of less than 200,000 to establish local standards to promote housing stability no later than July 1, 2027. Allows adoption of rent control through local standards adopted under this Act or by cities with a population of 200,000 or greater. Requires review of local standards at least every 10 years. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
