Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a program to register all dwelling units that are rented or available for rent. Allows the department to impose a civil penalty for failure to register a dwelling unit. Provides that specified entities that own in excess of a certain number of dwelling units are subject to an additional fee.
HB 3848 prohibits owners of historic properties in Oregon from using them as vacation rentals unless the property is their primary residence. This directly affects owners of properties classified as historic under Oregon law, requiring them to live in the property full-time if they wish to avoid restrictions on short-term rentals. The bill amends existing statutes to enforce this rule, adding "failure to comply with the primary residence requirement" as a specific reason for losing historic property tax benefits. It does not change the existing requirements for historic property classification, such as preservation plans or insurance, but ties vacation use directly to the tax assessment status.
Requires the Department of State Lands to establish a program to foster county acquisition of federal lands. Requires the department to notify counties and federal agencies of the program on or before January 1, 2027.
Allows counties to designate certain rural lands for rural housing development that are not subject to statewide land use planning laws. Exempts the lands from repayment of additional property taxes based on disqualification from special assessment.
Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study repealing the sunset of the Justice Reinvestment Program. Requires the commission to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than May 1, 2026.
Allows students enrolled full-time in an Oregon institution of higher education to be treated as residents for the purpose of purchasing licenses, tags and permits issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Directs the Oregon Drinking Water Services of the Oregon Health Authority to establish a pilot program for training drinking water system operators. Sunsets the program on January 2, 2028. Directs the Water Resources Department to establish a matching funds grant program that awards grants to certain municipal water providers. Extends the sunset on rules for the Deschutes Basin ground water study area to January 2, 2039. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Health Authority out of the General Fund for distribution to the Oregon Drinking Water Services for the pilot program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for the matching funds grant program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to state agencies for purposes related to the treatment of western juniper. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
HB 2793 requires Oregon hospitals licensed under ORS 441.025 to annually report to the Bureau of Labor and Industries and Oregon Health Authority the amount spent on third parties for strategies aimed at discouraging, avoiding, or preventing labor organizing. This directly affects all licensed Oregon hospitals by mandating transparency about their expenditures related to labor organizing efforts. The key provision is the annual financial reporting requirement, specifying the exact dollar amount spent on such strategies, to be submitted in a format set by the Bureau of Labor and Industries. The bill does not prohibit any specific actions but creates a public record of hospital spending on labor organizing tactics.
Prohibits local governments from requiring the payment of a system development charge prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy for a dwelling within an urban growth boundary.
Allows the State Forestry Department to enter into a lease agreement for management authority and responsibility for the Ochoco National Forest for no less than 15 years.
Authorizes local governments to adopt additional criteria to encourage energy efficiency and energy generation on property granted certain exemptions from ad valorem property taxation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes the Task Force on Innovative Housing Strategies for Veterans. Directs the task force to study innovative housing strategies for veterans and submit its findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing and veterans' affairs not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
