Creates a pesticide licensing exemption for certain employees using a battery-powered device to apply pesticides. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that the crime of buying or selling a person under 18 years of age includes conduct related to adoption. Creates the crime of unlawful adoption activity. Punishes by a maximum of 30 days' imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both.
Requires the Secretary of State to publish a monthly statistical report on voter registrations for each county in this state. Specifies the statistical information to be included in the monthly report.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows Coos County to approve golf courses on land currently zoned for farming under three specific conditions: (1) non-high-value farmland, (2) high-value farmland surrounded by existing golf courses west of U.S. Highway 101, or (3) land previously used for certain crops in 2007 and meeting additional criteria west of Highway 101. It does not override the general rule that farm land must remain available for agricultural use. The new approval criteria expire on January 1, 2028. This directly affects developers and landowners in Coos County seeking to build golf courses on farm-zoned properties.
Maddy summaryHB 3452 shifts the responsibility for drafting official ballot titles for Oregon state initiatives and referendums from the Attorney General to the Legislative Counsel. This change directly affects the Legislative Counsel's office, which will now prepare and certify the concise titles summarizing proposed measures. The bill amends several Oregon Revised Statutes to update references from the Attorney General to the Legislative Counsel in procedures governing ballot titles. This is a procedural change to the state's ballot measure process, not a substantive policy shift.
Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs a state agency to establish deadlines within which the agency intends to process applications for permits and make the deadlines available to the public. Directs an agency, to the greatest extent possible, to refund application fees when the agency does not process an application before the established deadline. Directs a state agency to publish a catalog of permits issued by the agency within 60 days after the effective date of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Maddy summaryHB 3057 requires Oregon's Department of Human Services to create an Adoption Awareness Program run by a nonprofit organization (excluding abortion providers). The program provides resources like a hotline, printed materials, and a website directory for expectant parents, birth parents, and adoptive families, plus education for medical providers on adoption services. It also includes reimbursement for adoption-related expenses (like home studies) and sets eligibility criteria for participants, such as being a resident with specific parental ties. The bill mandates regular reporting to lawmakers and ensures program materials are distributed to schools, health clinics, and public health offices.
Maddy summaryHB 2305 allows Oregon landlords to terminate residential leases after a tenant commits a third serious lease violation (such as repeated late rent payments or material breaches like property damage) without giving the tenant a chance to fix the problem. To qualify, landlords must first provide two prior written notices allowing the tenant to correct violations, each including a warning that a third violation will result in no cure option. The third notice must explicitly state the tenant has no right to correct the violation and must specify the cause of termination. This applies to all residential leases, including manufactured home dwellings, and directly affects tenants with recurring lease noncompliance.
Requires the Attorney General to adopt and maintain a list of foreign adversaries who are ineligible to receive conveyances of farm or forest lands. Makes unauthorized conveyances void. Requires the State Department of Agriculture to create and publish an annual report relating to foreign ownership of agricultural lands and to deliver copies of the report to the Governor and to relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
