Rep. Kevin Mannix

Maddy summaryHB 2429 removes the ability of unemancipated minors under 18 to consent to most healthcare services without parental approval. It repeals existing laws (like ORS 109.640) that allowed minors to make certain medical decisions independently. The bill also updates school immunization requirements to require parental signatures on health forms, with exceptions only for minors who are legally emancipated. This change affects all minors under 18 in Oregon, requiring parental consent for routine medical care decisions.

Requires the Department of Corrections to reimburse counties for incarcerating a defendant if the defendant is sentenced to a felony and receives credit for time served in a local correctional facility.

Increases the Oregon standard deduction allowed for personal income taxpayers. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs the Department of State Police to release sex offender information for level two sex offenders to certain entities on a website maintained by the department.

Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for income of a taxpayer with three or more dependent children under the age of 18. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires the office of Enterprise Information Services to study cybersecurity. Directs the office to submit its findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology not later than September 15, 2026.

Maddy summaryHCR 11 is a concurrent resolution proposing to designate June 4, 2025, as "Communist Survival Day" to honor individuals affected by the 1989 Tiananmen Square events, as described in the resolution's preamble. The bill states it commemorates those who died during the June 4, 1989, incident, citing historical claims about peaceful protests and subsequent government actions. As a symbolic measure, it has no legal effect beyond Oregon's legislative recognition and does not create new laws or policies. The resolution focuses on commemoration rather than policy change, with no direct impact on individuals or organizations.

Directs the governing body of each county to coordinate the provision of public defense services within the county. Modifies the duties of the Oregon Public Defense Commission. Directs the commission to develop policies, standards and procedures for the provision of public defense in coordination with the governing body of each county. Directs the commission to assist the counties in providing public defense services and to provide funds to counties on a proportionate basis for public defense. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides that the Oregon estate tax is imposed only on the estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Encourages Oregon counties that have not already done so to create and adopt a natural resource plan and invoke and enforce coordination with all federal and state agencies.