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in committee · Oregon · Senate Mar 7, 2026

SB 1560: Relating to allowable uses of place of worship.

SB 1560 requires Oregon counties to permit places of worship (like churches and mosques) to conduct customary activities such as worship services, weddings, funerals, meal programs, and child care. Counties may only restrict these uses if they prove inadequate public facilities (e.g., transportation or water systems) or health/safety risks. The bill explicitly clarifies that parochial schools (K-12) may still be sited under existing zoning rules. This directly affects how counties regulate religious properties statewide.

in committee · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2026

HB 4046: Relating to nuclear energy; declaring an emergency.

Directs the State Department of Energy, subject to the availability of funding, to conduct a study on nuclear energy, including advanced nuclear reactors. Directs the department to engage with tribal governments, consult with certain [ state agencies and ] organizations and utilize moneys from federal, private and other public sources to carry out the study. Requires the department to report and make public information on the sources of moneys or assistance and amounts of moneys that the department receives to carry out this Act, anticipated uses of those moneys or assistance and any potential conflicts of interest. Directs the department to submit the report to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than one year after the date the department receives the moneys or assistance necessary to complete the study. Directs the department to provide an update on the department's progress in carrying out this Act to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than February 15, 2027. Establishes the Nuclear Energy Study Fund. Sunsets January 2, [ 2028 ] 2030 . Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Topics ✓ Energy

in committee · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2026

HB 4118: Relating to food; declaring an emergency.

Requires the Department of Human Services to provide replacement supplemental nutrition assistance benefits if a recipient's benefits are stolen through electronic theft. Requires the Department of Human Services to report to the Legislative Assembly about underutilization of the temporary assistance for needy families program. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to report to the Legislative Assembly about underutilization of the Women, Infants and Children Program. Requires the Hunger Task Force to study food wasted by grocery stores, farms and schools and submit a report to the Legislative Assembly. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Requires the Hunger Task Force to study food deserts and programs that provide food in this state and submit a report to the Legislative Assembly. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

in committee · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2026

HB 4002: Relating to legislative measures; declaring an emergency.

Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 200 the combined total number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials and the Judicial Department may each ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Authorizes the Senate Rules Committee or the House Rules Committee to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare additional measures on behalf of requesters. Authorizes the measure's requester to ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare an additional measure when the first legislative chamber passes or adopts a measure. Applies to requests for legislative measures made for the 2027 regular session and subsequent odd-numbered year regular sessions. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

in committee · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2026

HB 4032: Relating to fuel storage sites.

Directs the State Department of Energy to evaluate and prioritize geographically dispersed emergency fuel storage sites. Requires the department to submit preliminary and final findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy and emergency management.

in committee · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2026

HB 4074: Relating to hospital staffing.

Directs a hospital to implement a hospital-wide nurse staffing plan that has been developed and adopted by the hospital nurse staffing committee or, if the committee has not adopted a plan, a hospital-wide nurse staffing plan that meets the statutory requirements. Directs that the statutory direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios constitute the nurse staffing plan for a unit if the hospital nurse staffing committee has not adopted a nurse staffing plan for the unit. Changes from four to five the number of patients that a direct care registered nurse may be assigned for a medical-surgical unit under the statutory staffing ratios. Allows a type C hospital to vary from the statutory direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. Modifies the definition of type C hospital. Requires a unit manager to notify the cochairs of the hospital nurse staffing committee after each deviation from a nurse staffing plan. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to determine whether a complaint is valid or not within 30 days after receiving the complaint. Requires the authority to accept an attestation from a hospital as sufficient documentation the hospital took certain actions. Establishes a maximum amount in civil penalties that may be imposed for violations of the hospital staffing requirements. Directs that all civil penalties collected shall be paid into the Hospital Quality Assurance Fund. Requires the authority to submit an annual report on the number and types of violations to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care. Prohibits the impositions of civil penalties for violations that occur before July 1, 2030.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2026

HB 4023: Relating to mass transit districts initiated by resolution; prescribing an effective date.

HB 4023 restores voter approval requirements for most financing methods used by Oregon mass transit districts formed under specific resolutions. It prohibits districts from using any financing method under ORS 267.300 (except methods (b) or (h)-(j)) without first holding a public election. Existing financing ordinances adopted after January 1, 2026, are suspended until voters approve them. The bill takes effect 91 days after the 2026 legislative session ends.

Topics ✗ Transportation

in committee · Oregon · Senate Mar 7, 2026

SB 1577: Relating to the labeling of alternative protein food products.

Provides that a manufactured-protein food product that bears a label suggesting that the food product is made from meat is misbranded unless the food product label contains text disclosing that the food product is not made from meat. Provides that a fabricated-egg food product that bears a label suggesting that the food product is made from eggs is misbranded unless the food product label contains text disclosing that the food product is not made from eggs.

in committee · Oregon · Senate Mar 7, 2026

SB 1536: Relating to educational assessments.

Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of assessments administered in the public schools of this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than September 15, 2027. Sunsets on January 2, 2028.

passed · Oregon · Senate Mar 7, 2026

SB 1530: Relating to crime; declaring an emergency.

Expands the crime of aggravated harassment to include threats concerning public officials in specified circumstances. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, a fine of up to $125,000, or both. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

in committee · Oregon · Senate Mar 7, 2026

SB 1574: Relating to voting at primary elections.

Permits a person who will be 17 years of age on the date of a primary election and 18 years of age on the date of the general election to vote at the primary election for candidates of a major political party with which the person is affiliated. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for the purpose of printing and counting additional ballots.

in committee · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2026

HB 4117: Relating to universal representation; declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for purposes of deposit in the Universal Representation Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.