Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · House Mar 28, 2024

HB 4145: Relating to animal crush videos.

Digest: The Act creates new crimes concerning visual displays of animal abuse. The Act creates exceptions to the new crimes. The Act amends related animal cruelty laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Criminalizes the creation of a visual recording of aggravated animal abuse. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Establishes certain exceptions to the new crimes. Establishes certain changes related to a prohibition against possession of the same genus or domestic animal against which a crime was committed or involved.

signed · Oregon · Senate Mar 28, 2024

SB 1580: Relating to fraudulent misrepresentation by employers to reduce workers' compensation premiums; declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act would make it a crime for an employer to file a false payroll report to lower its workers' comp premium. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). [ Digest: The Act would make it a crime for an employer to report false data in order to lower its workers' comp premium. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). ] [ Creates the crime of fraudulent misrepresentation by an employer to an insurer of certain employee-related data with the intent to decrease the employer's workers' compensation insurance premium. Punishes by a maximum fine of $125,000 plus specified forms of restitution. ] Provides that an employer commits a Class A misdemeanor if the employer knowingly submits a false payroll report with the intent to decrease the employer's premium for workers' compensation insurance. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, a $6,250 fine, or both. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Mar 28, 2024

HB 4147: Relating to school buses.

Digest: Authorizes the use of stop arm cameras on school buses to record people who do not stop for bus safety lights. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Permits an education provider to have stop arm cameras on school buses for the purpose of recording persons who fail to stop for bus safety lights. Permits a law enforcement agency to issue a citation for failure to stop for bus safety lights based on photographs or video if certain other conditions are met.

signed · Oregon · House Mar 28, 2024

HB 4153: Relating to artificial intelligence; declaring an emergency.

Digest: Creates a task force to look for and find words and meanings related to artificial intelligence that may be used in laws. Makes task force report its findings on or before December 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Establishes the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. Requires the task force to examine and identify terms and definitions related to artificial intelligence that may be used for legislation and report its findings and recommendations to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology on or before December 1, 2024. Sunsets the task force January 1, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Mar 28, 2024

HB 4129: Relating to in-home service providers.

Digest: The Act requires OHA and DHS to contract with no more than two agencies to provide agency with choice services. The Act defines the services that must be provided and the rights of individuals who receive the services. The Act requires the OHA and DHS to adopt certain rules. The Act requires people who provide agency with choice services to report any suspected child abuse or neglect to the proper powers that be. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Requires the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to contract with no more than two agencies to provide agency with choice services to individuals who are older adults or who have disabilities. Specifies the duties of the agency providing agency with choice services and rights of the individuals who are receiving agency with choice services. Requires the department and the authority to adopt rules that contain specified provisions. Specifies that all agency with choice providers are mandatory reporters of abuse or neglect.

signed · Oregon · Senate Mar 28, 2024

SB 1587: Relating to children's advocacy centers; declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act protects a children's advocacy center from legal action for looking into the abuse of a child if a nationwide group says that the center meets certain standards. The Act protects the center's employees, too. The Act does not protect a center from legal action based on its employees' adverse treatment of a person on the basis of a protected class. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Grants certain immunities to children's advocacy centers and to employees and designated agents of children's advocacy centers. Requires applicants for funds to establish and maintain a children's advocacy center to include evidence of the center's accreditation with a nationally recognized organization. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Mar 28, 2024

HB 4001: Relating to specialty courts; declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act creates the Task Force on Specialty Courts and tells the task force to report to the legislature by November 15, 2024. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). [ Digest: The Act creates the Task Force on Specialty Courts and tells the task force to report to the legislature by September 15, 2024. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). ] Establishes the Task Force on Specialty Courts. Directs the task force to study certain issues concerning specialty courts and to provide the results of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than [ September ] November 15, 2024. Sunsets on December 31, 2024. [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Mar 25, 2024

HB 4024: Relating to campaign finance; prescribing an effective date.

Digest: The Act creates campaign giving and spending limits and new disclosure laws on campaign giving and spending. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). [ Digest: Tells the Secretary of State to study money in voting. (Flesch Readability Score 61.3). ] [ Requires the Secretary of State to study how best to improve the campaign finance system in the State of Oregon. Directs the secretary to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to campaign finance not later than September 15, 2025. ] Establishes political campaign contribution limits applicable to candidates, political committees and membership organizations. Authorizes local governments to establish lower limits for local elections. Requires specified persons to report the original sources of funds used to pay for candidate campaign independent expenditures. Creates exceptions where reporting need not occur or, for donations under $5,000, where less information is reported. Directs the Secretary of State to develop a web-based campaign finance dashboard to be used to disclose campaign contributions, independent expenditures and other specified data to enhance transparency and to foster research on campaign finance. Requires the disclosure of specified information on certain political advertising. Requires public office incumbents who intend to seek reelection to file nominating petitions or declarations of candidacy at least seven days prior to the filing deadline applicable to nonincumbents. Modifies penalties to ensure compliance with the new campaign finance and disclosure requirements. Provides that the contribution limits become operative on January 1, 2027, and that the enhanced campaign contribution and independent expenditure reporting requirements become operative on January 1, 2028. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Mar 25, 2024

SB 1514: Relating to family and medical leave insurance; and declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act would require the Director of OED to conduct periodic assessments of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund. The Act would allow the director to take actions if the director found the fund to be insolvent. The Act would take effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Director of the Employment Department to conduct periodic assessments to determine the solvency of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund. Specifies the actions that the director may take to restore solvency if the director determines that the fund is, or may be, insolvent. Requires the Director of the Employment Department to include in the department's biennial reports to the Legislative Assembly a summary of the periodic assessments conducted by the director and a summary of any actions taken by the director to restore solvency. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Mar 25, 2024

HB 4121: Relating to cannabis; declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act makes new laws about marijuana and hemp and changes some laws about marijuana and hemp. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture, to create a map of locations of premises licensed to produce marijuana or industrial hemp. Allows law enforcement agencies to accompany the department to industrial hemp operations throughout the state for specified purposes. Directs the commission to adopt rules to establish standards for certain industrial hemp products. Directs the commission to establish a registration system for industrial hemp products that contain cannabinoids and are intended for human or animal consumption or use. Establishes a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Establishes a per capita requirement for the issuance of marijuana licenses. Becomes operative January 1, 2025. Directs the commission to establish uniform standards for minor decoy operations to investigate sales of adult use cannabis items to minors. Becomes operative January 1, 2025. Directs the commission to adopt rules to issue a temporary permit to a qualified individual to perform work for or on behalf of a marijuana licensee or laboratory. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Mar 25, 2024

HB 4026: Relating to elections; declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act states how certain UGB changes are to be reviewed. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9). [ Digest: Tells the Secretary of State to study voting. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). ] [ Requires the Secretary of State to study how to improve voter access in this state. Directs the secretary to submit the findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to elections not later than September 15, 2025. ] Limits the review of certain local government proposals to modify the local government's urban growth boundary to the process outlined in statute. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate Mar 25, 2024

SB 1515: Relating to leave laws concerning time off from work; declaring an emergency.

Digest: Makes changes to laws related to paid and unpaid family and medical leave. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Directs the Employment Department to collaborate with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to identify statutory changes that are needed to require the department and the bureau to perform certain duties. Requires the Employment Department to make certain findings regarding the consideration of implementing programmatic changes and benefits that are paid to certain employees under the paid family and medical leave insurance program and report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Makes changes to the statutory provisions governing paid and unpaid job-protected leave entitlements. Makes technical changes and conforming amendments. Creates an exception from predictive scheduling penalty compensation requirements for employers that are unable to provide an employee with advance notice of scheduling changes that are necessitated by another employee's use of paid or unpaid leave. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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