Rep. Paul Evans

Requires the State Forestry Department to establish the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink as a geographical area and take certain actions regarding the area on or before January 1, 2035. Establishes the Task Force on the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Establishes the Western Oregon Regional Carbon Sink Advisory Board. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes the Oregon Partnership for Resilience as a public corporation, the mission of which is to enhance the emergency preparedness of the state through innovation. Establishes the governance structure and sets forth powers and duties of the partnership. Requires annual reporting to the Legislative Assembly and the Governor of partnership activities and plans.

Creates an income tax credit for employing up to three youth workers. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2031. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Digest: Lets a state board set licensing standards for doing masonry work in essential buildings. Lets another board set standards for putting in fire proofing materials in essential buildings. Tells a state agency to adopt rules that say that there must be good fire proof materials in essential buildings. Takes effect on the 91st day after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8) Permits the Building Codes Structures Board to adopt licensing standards for performing structural masonry in essential facilities. Permits the Construction Contractors Board to adopt licensing standards for applying or installing fireproofing materials in essential facilities. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules for adequate fireproofing in all newly constructed essential facilities. Specifies minimum provisions required in the department's rules. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires businesses receiving more than 20 percent of gross receipts from public contracts to include a statement of the amount received with a tax return filed with the Department of Revenue. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2028.

Maddy summaryHB 2826 requires Oregon's Department of Veterans' Affairs to create a grant program funding counties to support veterans' courts - specialized courts for veteran defendants. Counties can apply for grants of $25,000 to $100,000 every two years to either operate existing veterans' courts or start new ones in counties without them. To qualify, counties must commit to providing local matching funds and report how grant money is used. The program prioritizes expanding access to veterans' courts through competitive grants, with the department consulting an advisory committee on funding decisions.

Allows a city with a population of 20,000 or fewer to bring exchanged lands into its urban growth boundary, under a temporary program, without regard to the land designation.

Maddy summaryHCR 6 is a concurrent resolution proposing to designate *One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest* (1975) as Oregon’s official film. It cites the film’s connections to Oregon, including being shot at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, featuring local locations like Depoe Bay, and being based on author Ken Kesey’s Oregon roots. The resolution does not create new laws or affect any policies - it is a symbolic gesture recognizing the film’s cultural ties to the state. The measure was referred to committee in June 2025 but has not yet passed.

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study the feasibility of providing discounted mortgage loans to home buyers who install energy generation improvements capable of providing electricity to a local utility. Directs the department to submit findings to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy resources not later than September 15, 2026.

Establishes the Oregon Public Assistance Grant Account as an account in the Oregon Disaster Response Fund. Continuously appropriates the moneys in the account to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management for funding to state agencies, local governments, special government bodies, federally recognized Indian tribes and nonprofit organizations for specified emergency response activities.