Rep. Jami Cate

Establishes Task Force on the Economic Competitiveness of Oregon Agriculture. ] Instructs task force ] Requires State Department of Agriculture to submit report on economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets task force ] requirement on December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to study effects of social media and cell phone use among youth. Directs authority to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health not later than March 15, 2024. Directs authority to develop and maintain educational resources to assist public with issues associated with excessive use of social media and cell phones. Directs Department of Education to collect data on school cell phone use policies and produce manual of best practices for school cell phone use policies. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Creates crime of harassment by display of pornographic material. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant persons in carrying their pregnancies to term. Establishes Pregnancy Assistance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to authority for purpose of making grants. Specifies minimum biennial amount to be deposited in fund. Specifies that authority may reimburse abortions as part of state's medical assistance program only if abortion is necessary to avoid impairment of pregnant person's major bodily functions or if pregnancy is result of rape or incest. Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety. Directs department to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides for ] Authorizes county to allow homestead rebuilt by same owner on same lot to replace homestead destroyed by September 2020 wildfires to temporarily ] have frozen ] specially assessed value equal to destroyed homestead's assessed ] real market value for 2020-2021 property tax year, to extent of square footage of destroyed homestead. Provides that specially assessed value continues until earliest of date on which rebuilt homestead is no longer principal dwelling of owner, is rented to another person for any duration or is transferred to new ownership. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Limits Governor's ability to exercise authority conferred on Governor during declared state of emergency to no more than 60 days' duration, unless Legislative Assembly authorizes continued state of emergency. Requires continued authorization of state of emergency by Legislative Assembly every 60 days. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Department of State Police to create electronic statewide system for application and issuance of search warrants. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to create system.

Provides that compensation for loss or injury to livestock or working dogs under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program must be based on multiplier of not more than seven times fair market value of livestock or working dogs and recommendation of county advisory committee.