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signed · Oregon · House Jul 25, 2025

HB 3582: Relating to statutes of limitation; and declaring an emergency.

] Modifies the qualifications for certain statutes of limitations for civil actions based on allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse and sexual assault. Prospectively eliminates the statute of limitations for civil actions based on sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Courtney Neron Misslin (D) Annessa Hartman (D) Kathleen Taylor (D) Ben Bowman (D) Mark Meek (D) · 37 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Jul 25, 2025

HB 3134: Relating to prior authorization.

] [ Creates a process that exempts certain health care providers from prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances. ] Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make [ certain ] this data publicly available. [ Applies these requirements to commercial health insurance, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations. ] [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Creates restrictions for prior authorization requirements during certain surgical procedures for insurers offering a health benefit plan. Requires certain insurers offering a health benefit plan to implement a prior authorization programming interface by January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExempts providers from prior authorization barriers, improving patient access; mandates insurer transparency and public data reporting on authorizations.85% confidence
Rob Nosse (D) Deb Patterson (D) · 4 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · Senate Jul 25, 2025

SB 5536: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Revenue; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue for biennial expenses. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal service agreement reimbursements, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
signed · Oregon · House Jul 25, 2025

HB 3038: Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.

Adjusts purposes and eligible recipients of grants related to STEM education. Abolishes the Connecting Education to Careers Account. Clarifies the method for funding approved recovery schools that are also public charter schools. Provides that children who have a 504 Plan or who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind may attend the Oregon School for the Deaf and that a parent or guardian must consent to a placement in the Oregon School for the Deaf . Prescribes requirements related to comprehensive safety programs in schools. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAdjusts STEM grants, clarifies funding for recovery schools, and expands access for deaf students at Oregon School for the Deaf with parental consent.85% confidence
signed · Oregon · Senate Jul 25, 2025

SB 5538: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of the State Fire Marshal; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of the State Fire Marshal for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of the State Fire Marshal. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
signed · Oregon · House Jul 25, 2025

HB 2957: Relating to time limitations associated with violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority; and declaring an emergency.

Prohibits employers from entering into agreements that shorten the statute of limitations with respect to violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority. Designates a violation of the prohibition as an unlawful employment practice. Establishes time limits for when the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries must issue a notice of rights to complainants. Clarifies that the bureau will not issue a notice for matters that have been resolved by a settlement agreement. Establishes time limits for filing a civil action after issuance of the notice. Makes conforming amendments. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits employers from shortening statute of limitations for Bureau enforcement, protecting workers' ability to file complaints within extended timeframe.95% confidence
Tom Andersen (D) Travis Nelson (D) · 7 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2025

HB 2930: Relating to conflict of interest requirements.

HB 2930 expands Oregon's conflict of interest rules to cover household members of public officials. It amends state law to include a public official's spouse, domestic partner, or other household member in definitions of "business association" and "gift" rules. This means officials must now disclose financial ties of household members that could create conflicts when making decisions, such as investments or business relationships exceeding $1,000. The law, effective January 1, 2026, applies to all state officials and candidates filing economic interest reports.
signed · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2025

HB 2339: Relating to changes to the tax laws of this state; and prescribing an effective date.

HB 2339 creates two separate timber severance tax funds - one for western Oregon and one for eastern Oregon - to manage tax revenues from timber harvesting. The bill specifies that 60.5% of each fund’s annual balance goes to the State School Fund, 4.5% to the Community College Support Fund, and 35% to counties in the respective region based on their share of small tract forestland value. These funds will reimburse the state for tax collection costs and directly affect counties in western and eastern Oregon through annual revenue distributions. The bill also clarifies interagency responsibilities for tax administration among the Department of Revenue, Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, and Oregon Health Authority. It takes effect for calendar years beginning January 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates 60.5% of timber severance tax funds to State School Fund and 4.5% to Community College Support Fund, directly funding public education programs through tax revenue management.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates 60.5% of timber tax funds to State School Fund, directly increasing K-12 education funding per bill's specified distribution.95% confidence
signed · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2025

HB 2900: Relating to teachers.

] [ Clarifies the definitions of "contract teacher" and "probationary teacher." Requires a probationary teacher who has completed a three-year probationary period at one school district to complete a maximum one-year probationary period upon assuming employment with a new school district. Establishes a mandatory 60-day improvement period for those probationary teachers if performance deficiencies arise. ] Modifies the definition of "contract teacher" for the purposes of the Accountability for Schools for the 21st Century Law.
signed · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2025

HB 2356: Relating to a metropolitan service district boundaries.

HB 2356 automatically adds land to a metropolitan service district when a city within the district's urban growth boundary annexes that land under Oregon law. This applies only to territories already within the district's urban growth boundary, eliminating the need for additional approval steps. The bill affects cities in the Portland metropolitan area (Metro) that annex land within designated growth boundaries. It streamlines boundary updates for these annexations, making the process automatic once the city completes its annexation under existing laws.
Susan McLain (D) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2025

HB 3643: Relating to Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency.

HB 3643 designates October 9 of each year as Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day and declares an emergency effective upon passage. The bill directly affects Oregon youth and communities by establishing an annual day to focus attention on youth suicide prevention, citing that 109 Oregon youth died by suicide in 2022 and Oregon ranked 12th nationally in youth suicide rates. Its key mechanism is the annual observance date, supported by an emergency declaration to prioritize action on this issue. The bill became law on June 16, 2025, after passage by the legislature and governor's signature. It does not create new programs or funding but aims to raise awareness of a critical public health concern.
Lucetta Elmer (R) Lew Frederick (D) Bobby Levy (R) Court Boice (R) Darcey Edwards (R) · 27 co-sponsors
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