Rep. Paul Evans

Directs the Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board to establish a program to award grants to state certified appraisers and state licensed appraisers to whom the board issues a certificate or license on or after January 1, 2026. Directs the board to issue temporary certificates and licenses to engage in real estate appraisal activity. Sunsets on January 1, 2028. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes reserve officers sponsored by a law enforcement unit to pay for training as police with cash and G.I. Bill education benefits. Requires the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to increase training class sizes by up to 25 percent as necessary to train sponsored reserve officers. Requires a reserve officer to remain with the law enforcement unit for at least three years after certification and allows the department to suspend or revoke certification if the reserve officer fails to comply. Requires the department to conduct a study of the impact of the measure on state and local public safety budgets and recruitment and maintenance of public safety and to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public safety. Sunsets on January 2, 2032.

Requires the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to study alcohol delivery. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Allows a school district or a public charter school to require a student to demonstrate proficiency in civics by a method other than completion of a civics course.

Directs the State Department of Energy to study laws related to energy incentives and provide the results to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to vest the power of impeachment of certain judges in the House of Representatives and the power to try impeachments in the Senate. Requires a two-thirds majority vote of the House of Representatives to deliver an impeachment resolution to the Senate and a two-thirds majority vote of the Senate for conviction. Limits the judgment to removal from office and disqualification from holding other public office in this state. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Directs the Department of Education to establish a program to assist student inventors in the development of intellectual property and to assist education service districts in the acquisition of interests in intellectual property developed by student inventors. Establishes the Oregon Invents Partnership Fund.

Establishes the Task Force on Containment of Petroleum Contamination. Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation on or before December 15, 2026. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to various entities for food production and distribution. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Requires the Department of Human Services to study long term services and supports for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.