Oregon Bills

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2552: Relating to violence in health care settings; prescribing an effective date.

Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities. Requires subject entities to compile data concerning incidents of workplace violence and submit reports to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Requires certain health care employers and home care settings to take certain actions to protect workers against risks of violence and other safety-related risks. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities for workplace violence prevention efforts. Establishes a timeline within which the authority must begin distributing funds to approved grant applicants. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3572: Relating to emergency medical services; prescribing an effective date.

] Directs the Emergency Medical Services Program to develop a state emergency medical services 10-year strategic plan. Sunsets on January 2, 2037. Directs the program to provide loan repayment subsidies to certain licensed emergency medical services providers. Directs the program to subsidize the cost of obtaining an emergency medical services provider license for which an individual must have earned at least an associate degree . [ Enacts the EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. Permits the Oregon Health Authority to disclose specified information to the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice. Exempts individuals authorized to work as emergency medical services providers from the requirement to obtain a license from the authority. Allows the authority to use moneys to meet the financial obligations imposed on the State of Oregon as a result of participation in the compact. Requires an entity to provide a labor peace agreement prior to engaging certain individuals authorized under compact privilege to practice as emergency medical services providers. Sunsets on January 2, 2030. ] Allows the program to award funding to each regional emergency medical services advisory board for innovation proposals to improve emergency medical services within the emergency medical services regions. Accepts specified emergency medical services training programs and apprenticeships as sufficient for meeting certain emergency medical services provider education requirements for licensure. Allows the Governor to assign and make available for use any emergency medical services resources and equipment in response to an emergency for which emergency medical services are required. Establishes the Emergency Medical Services Mobilization Advisory Board to advise the Governor on the mobilization of emergency medical services in this state. Changes the "Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee" to the "Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee." Directs the Legislative Assembly to allocate moneys from the Criminal Fine Account to the Emergency Medical Services Program Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3923: Relating to transfers of members from one care organization to another; prescribing an effective date.

Requires the Oregon Health Authority to approve the transfer of 500 or more members of a coordinated care organization or dental care organization if the transfer meets specified conditions, unless the transfer diminishes patient care. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2257: Relating to housing; declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to provide grants to specified cities to build infrastructure that will contribute to the development of housing under the program established by a 2024 Act. Extends sunsets for the program and for cities' reports on the program. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Housing

passed · Oregon · Senate Jun 28, 2025

SJM 10: Urging the President, the Executive Director of the Maritime Administration and Congress to purchase the SS United States, designate it as a National Historic Landmark, restore it and name it the flagship of our nation.

Urges the President of the United States, the Executive Director of the Maritime Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and the Congress of the United States to purchase the SS United States from Okaloosa County, Florida, using funds transferred from the United States Department of Defense, designate it as a [ National Historic Landmark ] national landmark , restore it to its full working condition and name it the official flagship of our nation.

Noah Robinson (R) · 18 co-sponsors

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HCR 27: In memoriam: Ron Hudson.

HCR 27 is a ceremonial concurrent resolution honoring Ron Hudson, a longtime Gresham-Barlow School District educator and coach who passed away in August 2024. It formally recognizes his 30-year career teaching and mentoring students, coaching basketball, and supporting youth sports in Gresham, emphasizing his dedication to student character development and community impact. The resolution has no policy or financial effect - it solely expresses the Oregon Legislative Assembly’s tribute to his life and legacy. It will be presented to his family as a gesture of condolence.

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3736: Relating to translation services.

Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study more cost effective ways for state agencies to procure translation services. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to general government no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3347: Relating to family support payments.

Directs the Department of Justice to disburse to certain obligees payments of support that have been assigned to the state beginning January 1, 2027 . Directs the Department of Human Services to disregard certain child and spousal support paid to the family beginning January 1, 2027 .

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3516: Relating to the Attorney General.

Requires the Attorney General to study matters relating to state laws affecting safety and health in places of employment. Directs the Attorney General to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2946: Relating to an audit of the Department of Transportation.

HB 2946 requires Oregon's Secretary of State to conduct a fiscal audit of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and complete it by June 30, 2027. The bill mandates a financial review of the DOT's operations but does not alter the department's existing responsibilities or funding. This procedural measure directly affects the DOT through oversight by the Secretary of State's office, with no changes to DOT's day-to-day functions.

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 3359: Relating to the definition of a totaled vehicle.

HB 3359 modifies Oregon's definition of a "totaled vehicle" in the Vehicle Code. It clarifies that a vehicle is "totaled" if: (1) an insurer declares it a financial total loss, (2) it's stolen and unrecovered within 30 days, or (3) repair costs equal at least 80% of its pre-damage retail market value. This change directly affects vehicle owners, insurers, and law enforcement when determining insurance claims and legal status after accidents or theft. The bill uses plain language to set a clear, objective threshold for repair costs based on standard market value publications.

in committee · Oregon · House Jun 28, 2025

HB 2340: Relating to eligibility criteria for the homestead property tax deferral program; prescribing an effective date.

Reduces the minimum number of years that property must have been the homestead of an individual before the property is eligible for the homestead property tax deferral program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Housing

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