Rep. Dacia Grayber

Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit. [ Provides that a credit is available to all adults, including childless adults, over 18. ] Provides that the credit may be paid quarterly, in advance, and is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Extends the sunset for the credit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Maddy summaryHB 3012 allows 16- and 17-year-olds who are registered to vote to participate in school district elections, such as voting for school board members. To qualify, they must be registered at least 20 days before the election, reside within the school district, and meet standard voter registration requirements. The bill requires the Secretary of State to create a separate voting process that provides these voters with ballots limited to school district elections, using the same ballot style as other voters in the same election. This change applies only to school district elections and takes effect for elections occurring on or after January 1, 2027.

Maddy summaryHB 3191 allocates $8.875 million from the General Fund to directly fund 14 specific Oregon cultural organizations (such as the High Desert Museum, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and World Forestry Center) for the 2025-2027 biennium. It also creates a $400,000 Cultural Resources Economic Fund and sets aside $50,000 for a competitive grant program to support nonprofits that provide technical assistance to arts and cultural organizations. The bill provides concrete funding for established venues and establishes mechanisms for future grants, directly benefiting cultural institutions and the broader arts sector through financial support and administrative assistance.

] Establishes a state gun dealer licensing program. Requires a license for specified dealers selling firearms, frames, receivers and unfinished frames and receivers beginning [ January ] July 1, 2027, [ or October 15, 2027, for certain federal firearms licensees ] and for all other dealers, beginning July 1, 2028 . Authorizes the Department of Justice to establish licensing fees. Specifies eligibility criteria for obtaining the license. Directs the department to conduct licensee inspections. Specifies circumstances that result in license suspension or revocation or the imposition of a civil penalty. Directs the department to adopt rules concerning licensee employee training, the storage of firearms and ammunition by licensees and other security requirements. Requires licensee employee background checks and specifies requirements for recordkeeping. Punishes the selling of a firearm by a dealer without a license by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs the department to submit an annual report on the licensing program to the Legislative Assembly. Establishes the Firearm Dealer License Fund. Requires a transferor at a gun show to hold a state license. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice for the licensing program. [ Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

[ Establishes a testimonial privilege for ] Modifies provisions related to the confidentiality and admissibility of communications by certain public safety employees to a peer supporter.

] Directs the [ Oregon Historical Society ] Oregon Geographic Names Board , in consultation with [ the Oregon Geographic Names Board, ] federally recognized Indian tribes, state and local government leaders, local landowners and other interested parties, to compile a list of [ highways and ] geographic features in Oregon that bear offensive names. Requires the [ society ] board to recommend nonoffensive names to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names no later than three years following the effective date of this Act. Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Requires the board to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to history no later than February 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Makes it unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative. Provides that a labor organization shall have, as a matter of internal governance, the sole authority to identify and designate the union representatives associated with the labor organization. Provides a cause of action for a union representative alleging a violation of the prohibition against falsely impersonating a union representative.

Maddy summarySB 450 designates November 14 of each year as "Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day" in Oregon, honoring Ruby Bridges' 1960 integration of a previously all-white school. The bill has no policy requirements or direct impact on specific groups - it simply establishes an annual observance for schools and communities to reflect on racial justice. It declares an emergency for immediate effect upon passage (effective June 20, 2025), though this is procedural for commemorative legislation. The designation aligns with nationwide efforts like Salem-Keizer's Safe Routes to School program, which uses the day for anti-racism education. No substantive changes to law or funding are involved.

Prohibits discrimination when selecting or retaining school library materials, textbooks or instructional materials or when developing and implementing a curriculum. Prescribes requirements for the removal of library materials, textbooks and instructional materials. Directs the Department of Education to provide technical assistance for school library programs. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Maddy summaryHB 2556 designates Portland State University as Oregon’s Urban Research University, formally recognizing its established role as the state’s only public urban research institution. The bill, effective January 1, 2026, does not change funding or programs but updates the university’s official designation to reflect its focus on urban research, equity, and community engagement. This title aligns with PSU’s existing mission, including its leadership in sustainability, STEM diversity, and serving underrepresented students (e.g., 58% BIPOC first-year students in 2023). The designation follows legislative approval through all stages, including Governor’s signature in June 2025.