Rep. Anna Scharf

Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to enforce provisions related to regulating animal rescue entities. Makes changes related to recordkeeping and licensing requirements for animal rescue entities. Removes the impoundment of animals as a civil penalty for a violation of provisions related to animal rescue entities.

Maddy summaryHB 3316 requires public education entities - including school districts, community colleges, and universities - to video record all labor negotiations and post the recordings online within seven days. It directly affects school districts, education service districts, community college districts, and public universities under Oregon law. The bill mandates video recordings (or audio if broadband is unavailable) for all negotiations, with exceptions for executive sessions and very small districts (under 50 students). It declares an emergency to take effect immediately upon passage.

Restores former provisions restricting the payment of unemployment insurance benefits to certain nonprofessional educational workers that were repealed by enrolled Senate Bill 489 (2023).

Maddy summaryHB 3452 shifts the responsibility for drafting official ballot titles for Oregon state initiatives and referendums from the Attorney General to the Legislative Counsel. This change directly affects the Legislative Counsel's office, which will now prepare and certify the concise titles summarizing proposed measures. The bill amends several Oregon Revised Statutes to update references from the Attorney General to the Legislative Counsel in procedures governing ballot titles. This is a procedural change to the state's ballot measure process, not a substantive policy shift.

Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs a state agency to establish deadlines within which the agency intends to process applications for permits and make the deadlines available to the public. Directs an agency, to the greatest extent possible, to refund application fees when the agency does not process an application before the established deadline. Directs a state agency to publish a catalog of permits issued by the agency within 60 days after the effective date of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes Benton County, Linn County and Polk County, in addition to Marion County, to take specified actions with respect to solid waste and solid waste sites or facilities. Authorizes Benton County, Linn County, Marion County and Polk County to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for the joint management of solid waste.

Maddy summaryHB 2305 allows Oregon landlords to terminate residential leases after a tenant commits a third serious lease violation (such as repeated late rent payments or material breaches like property damage) without giving the tenant a chance to fix the problem. To qualify, landlords must first provide two prior written notices allowing the tenant to correct violations, each including a warning that a third violation will result in no cure option. The third notice must explicitly state the tenant has no right to correct the violation and must specify the cause of termination. This applies to all residential leases, including manufactured home dwellings, and directly affects tenants with recurring lease noncompliance.

Maddy summaryHB 2295 modifies Oregon's landowner immunity laws to protect property owners from liability for injuries occurring during recreational activities, gardening, woodcutting, or harvesting special forest products. It shifts the focus from a visitor's *intended purpose* for entering land to the *actual activities and location* where the injury occurred. For example, a landowner wouldn't be liable if someone is injured while hiking (a recreational activity) even if they were on the land for unrelated reasons. The bill also clarifies that immunity generally applies unless the landowner charges more than $25 annually for gardening use or explicitly charges for specific recreational activities with proper notice. This affects landowners and users engaging in outdoor activities on private or public land in Oregon.

Requires an applicant for change of name who has been convicted of some crimes to prove necessity of name change by clear and convincing evidence. Removes provisions allowing a person to request an amendment of a record of live birth to change a name for the purpose of affirming gender identity without court approval.