] [ Directs the State Department of Agriculture to study rules related to animals. Directs the department to report to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2026. ] Prohibits a research facility from using public funds to directly fund medically unnecessary laboratory research on dogs or cats that is classified under certain pain and distress categories.
Directs education service districts to [ reimburse parents and legal guardians for fees incurred by parents and legal guardians related to ] provide and pay for examinations administered to homeschooled children.
] Extends the sunsets for the pass-through business alternative income tax and the related personal income tax credit. [ Allows trusts to be members of participating pass-through entities. Allows members of participating entities to opt out of the election to participate. ] Provides that an overpayment of tax may be applied to a subsequent tax year payment. Applies to [ tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2028 ] overpayments made before January 1, 2027 . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Expands Housing and Community Services Department authority regarding homeownership housing projects and lending. Allows the department to refinance housing loans.
Makes it unlawful to distribute, sell or allow to be sold an inhalant delivery system that is packaged inconsistent with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority that are tailored judiciously to the specific purpose of protecting minors from the negative health effects of unlawfully using inhalant delivery systems. .
] [ Directs the Department of Justice to study ways to address retail theft, and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2026. ] [ Sunsets January 2, 2027. ] Modifies the Organized Retail Theft Grant Program. Provides that cities, counties and the Department of Justice are eligible to receive grants. Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to submit a report on the program to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary by September 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits the increased cost or denial of a Medicare supplement insurance policy due to a preexisting condition and establishes open enrollment standards for Medicare supplement policies.
SB 947 updates Oregon law by replacing outdated terms like "militia" with "National Guard" throughout statutes and removing references to "unorganized militia." It creates new rules prohibiting paramilitary activity (such as armed public drills or assuming police powers without authorization), but explicitly excludes the National Guard, the Armed Forces, and certain historical or training groups from these restrictions. The bill also adds a provision allowing National Guard members called to active duty by the governor to terminate rental agreements with 30 days' notice upon providing official orders. These changes clarify legal definitions, strengthen protections for National Guard members, and address specific concerns about unauthorized paramilitary conduct.
Directs the Board of Cosmetology to adopt rules to allow the holder of a provisional certificate to perform in a cosmetology field of practice under the supervision of a practitioner in the same field of practice under certain circumstances . Establishes requirements for a practitioner to act as a supervisor. Directs the board to adopt rules for the Health Licensing Office to issue a provisional certificate. Provides that, upon application for certification, a holder of a provisional certificate may submit evidence of supervised practice in order to meet the educational requirements. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Declares that this state does not want the amendments set forth in section 521 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 to apply to consumer finance loans made in this state. Specifies persons to whom the consumer finance laws of this state apply and circumstances in which the laws apply. Specifies the requirements for an application for a license to make consumer finance loans in this state. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] Expands offenses relating to the use of an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with official duties to include firefighting and search and rescue efforts. Modifies penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response efforts.
] [ Provides a temporary exemption from assessments imposed by a homeowners association or by an association of condominium unit owners on foreclosed property that has been deeded to a county. ] Establishes when homeowners and condominium association assessments accrue on property deeded to the county in the tax foreclosure process. Creates a lien for the amount of the assessments against the property. Excludes certain costs from the amount of assessments secured by the lien. Establishes the liability for the assessments and the date on which the lien must be satisfied. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
