Rep. Lesly Muñoz

Removes the eligibility requirement for the low income rental housing property tax exemption that property of a limited equity cooperative be constructed or converted after the local governing body adopts the exemption program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires certain private persons, before engaging in search and rescue efforts, to make specified disclosures to the family of the missing person and to notify county sheriffs.

[ Clarifies the meaning of "because of age" for purposes of employment discrimination law. Permits observing the terms of a bona fide seniority system or bona fide employee benefit plan when taking an employment action. ] Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require or request disclosure of certain information regarding age and attendance or graduation dates. Provides exceptions. Removes the provision allowing age limits for the purpose of selecting apprentices to bring such conduct within the scope of the unlawful discrimination statute. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

] Includes outpatient facilities with a certified substance use disorder program that employ certified alcohol and drug counselors as providers for the purposes of mental health treatment insurance coverage.

[ Prohibits ] Allows licensees of certain health professional regulatory boards [ from disciplining licensees for providing ] to provide psilocybin services as licensed psilocybin service facilitators [ or for discussing ] while providing the health care or behavioral health care services the provider is authorized to provide. Allows health care providers to discuss psilocybin services with clients or patients and to provide psilocybin services if the health care provider is a licensed psilocybin service facilitator . Allows the Oregon Health Authority and certain health professional regulatory boards to share with each other information relating to complaints and discipline, but otherwise requires confidentiality. Changes membership of the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board. Requires psilocybin product labels to include the psilocin potency in a product. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

] Expands the health insurance coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices and exempts the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from the expansion of covered services unless the boards provide notice to the Department of Consumer and Business Services . [ Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ].

Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse pharmacies and pharmacists in the same manner as other health care providers for certain services related to HIV treatment. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Maddy summarySCR 31 is a ceremonial resolution commending Oregon's Legislative Commission on Indian Services (LCIS) for its 50th anniversary. It recognizes LCIS as the nation's first permanent state commission dedicated to tribal-state consultation, established in 1975 to advise Oregon's government on American Indian needs and foster communication between the state and Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes. The resolution has no policy impact - it solely honors LCIS's historical role as a forum for tribal-state collaboration without creating new programs or altering laws.

Establishes medical assistance eligibility for individuals under age 26 who have aged out of foster care in Oregon or another state. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to seek federal matching funds for the costs of medical assistance provided to individuals who aged out of foster care in another state.

Maddy summaryHB 2582 removes all references to the National CASA Association from Oregon law governing Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs. The bill amends statutes to eliminate requirements that statewide CASA coordinators must be National CASA Association members, follow its standards, or that local CASA programs must have National CASA accreditation. This change affects Oregon's CASA Volunteer Programs, which recruit and train advocates for children in foster care, by removing a specific connection to the national organization. The law modifies existing statutory language without altering CASA program operations or funding mechanisms. The bill was signed into law and takes effect January 1, 2026.