Transportation

Sets maximum matching fund requirements for state grants to small incorporated cities for certain capital construction and municipal infrastructure and improvements . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

SB 1544 requires Oregon's Department of Transportation to study whether uniform standards for speed bump height and markings should be developed. The study must be completed by September 15, 2027, with a report submitted to transportation committees. This bill does not create new rules but directs the DOT to evaluate potential standards for local communities that use speed bumps. The bill expires on January 2, 2028, meaning the study requirement ends then.

Prohibits a retailer from knowingly selling or offering for sale, and a retail platform operator from knowingly permitting a retailer to advertise or offer for sale, a child safety system that does not comply with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule. [ Requires a retailer to disclose clearly and conspicuously in any advertisement or offer for a child safety system whether the child safety system complies with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule. ] Prohibits a retail platform operator from permitting a retailer to advertise or offer for sale a child safety system unless the retailer affirmatively discloses to the retail platform operator whether the child safety system complies with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule. [ Punishes ] Provides for a private right of action to enforce a violation of, or failure to comply with, the requirements and prohibitions set forth in the Act, allowing a recovery of the greater of the plaintiff's actual damages or statutory damages of $500 after allowing for a period of 30 days to cure the violation or failure to comply. [ as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. ].

SCR 202 is a non-binding concurrent resolution urging Oregonians to avoid psychoactive drugs (like marijuana, fentanyl, heroin, meth, and cocaine) except for legitimate medical purposes. It specifically clarifies that Oregon's licensing of marijuana facilities by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission does not constitute state endorsement of recreational use. The resolution cites rising drug-impaired driving fatalities (e.g., from 56 to 188 fatal crashes linked to psychoactive drugs since 2015) to support its recommendation. It directly addresses all Oregon residents and emphasizes that current laws criminalize small drug possessions, while the state does not approve recreational use.