Rep. Darcey Edwards

Allows the siting and operation of a small modular reactor energy facility without requiring that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste or that the proposed site certificate for the small modular reactor energy facility be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection.

Establishes the Task Force on Youth Apprenticeship. Requires the task force to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than December 1, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for the development of moderate income housing, paid to cover or offset permitting fees and charges. Appropriates moneys for grants. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 3673 shortens the deadline for cities and counties to review land use applications for housing, mental health, or addiction facilities from 120-150 days to 90 days after an application is deemed complete. This directly affects developers seeking permits for these specific facility types and local governments responsible for processing such applications. The bill amends Oregon land use laws to establish this 90-day timeline as the standard, replacing longer existing deadlines for these applications. It does not change review timelines for other land use projects or address fees, appeals, or other procedural details.

Permits contracting agencies to grant a preference in awarding a public improvement contract to a benefit company organized in this state and with a majority of the benefit company's employees located in this state, or to prospective contractors that fabricate or process construction materials in this state, if the increase in the cost of the construction materials does not exceed a specified percentage. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Increases the penalty for operating an unmanned aircraft system over a critical infrastructure facility that is a correctional facility or youth correction facility. Makes the crime punishable by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Provides that, upon conviction, the court shall order that the unmanned aircraft system be forfeited. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Permits a person to operate Class I, Class III and Class IV all-terrain vehicles on highways that are not interstate highways if the all-terrain vehicle meets vehicle equipment standards and the all-terrain vehicle is registered. Directs the Department of Transportation to permit optional registration for Class I, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicles if the applicant provides satisfactory proof that the all-terrain vehicle meets equipment standards for highway use.

Establishes the E-Oregon Task Force for the purposes of evaluating potential solutions and methods for creating a coordinated electronic portal or portals that create a common pathway for residents of this state to apply for and receive licenses, registrations, certifications, identification cards and other credentials or permits necessary for engaging in business or other common transactions in this state. Requires the identified solution to organize and reduce the complexity of interactions with state and local agencies that are now required to engage in business or undertake many common tasks that require official permission, grouping similar or related tasks into straightforward and streamlined procedures and protecting and enhancing information security and privacy where appropriate. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Allows owners of rural land on which a dwelling is sited to divide the land to add up to four additional dwellings. Requires that the development of each dwelling be substantially completed on or before December 31, 2028. Invalidates divisions of land if the development is incomplete. Sunsets January 2, 2029.

Expands the crime of murder in the second degree to include intentionally or knowingly engaging in unlawful conduct that causes the death of an unborn child.