Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study homelessness and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026.
Requires the State Court Administrator to study courthouses and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Provides that a person may request that the Department of Transportation include on a registration card, driver license, driver permit or identification card the fact that the person has a disability that interferes with the person's ability to effectively communicate with a police officer. Requires the person to submit an application to the department and have a health care professional verify the disability.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer the Pregnancy Launch Program to provide certain services to specified persons. Prohibits the authority from contracting for the provision of program services with an organization that directly or indirectly promotes, refers for or assists pregnant persons in obtaining abortions. Directs the authority to establish a pregnancy resources hotline. Requires the hotline to automatically connect pregnant persons seeking abortions with organizations providing services through the Pregnancy Launch Program. Exempts specified records and information from public disclosure. Creates exceptions. Requires specified reports. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of sentencing types on recidivism rates. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Specifies that the laws governing the storage of the personal property of homeless individuals applies to personal property removed from a public camping site. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes a city or county to impose a public transit incentive surcharge on the amount of any fine for violation of the city's or county's motor vehicle parking code.
Requires the Secretary of State to study recalls of public officials. Directs the secretary to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to elections not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish minimum reimbursement rates for behavioral health services provided to medical assistance recipients. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to report the amount of federal moneys the state receives for each dollar the state spends on outreach and programming for veterans and the amount of federal moneys received by service members and veterans in this state not later than December 1 of each year.
HB 3767 repeals Oregon's ban on local rent control, allowing cities and counties to require new multifamily buildings (with 20+ units) to include affordable housing. Specifically, it permits local governments to mandate that 20% of units in such buildings be affordable to households earning up to 80% of the area median income, or allow developers to pay an in-lieu fee instead. Developers may also receive incentives like fee waivers or tax breaks for including affordable units. The law applies only to new construction and does not affect buildings with permit applications submitted before the law's effective date.
Establishes the Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for the purpose of providing options in education to certain students of this state. Restricts the percentage of students from each school district who may enroll in the program for the first 10 years. Requires a student to demonstrate proficiency in specified Essential Learning Skills prior to the student being awarded a high school diploma or a modified diploma. Applies to diplomas awarded on or after January 1, 2026. Removes the requirement that a student must receive approval from the student's resident school district before enrolling in a virtual public charter school that is not sponsored by the school district if a specified percentage of students in the school district already are enrolled in virtual public charter schools that are not sponsored by the school district. Establishes the open enrollment process for school districts to allow students to attend schools in a nonresident school district with the consent of the receiving school district. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
