Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to offices of President of United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General. Authorizes cities, counties, metropolitan service districts, school districts and local government and local service districts to elect to use ranked choice voting to nominate or elect candidates for relevant offices. Requires Secretary of State to establish program to educate voters about how ranked choice voting will be conducted in elections held in state. Prohibits nominating election for Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Requires election for commissioner to be held at primary election, where election is conducted using ranked choice voting. Requires Secretary of State and county clerks to jointly submit reports to Legislative Assembly setting forth analysis of whether existing laws are inconsistent with effective and efficient implementation of ranked choice voting and detailing, to degree practicable, each expenditure secretary and county clerks must make to successfully implement ranked choice voting. Becomes operative on December 10, 2026 ] January 1, 2028 . Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
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Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to vest power of impeachment of statewide elected Executive Branch officials in House of Representatives and power to try impeachments in Senate. Requires three-fifths ] two-thirds majority vote of House of Representatives to deliver impeachment resolution to Senate and two-thirds majority vote of Senate for conviction. Limits judgment to removal from office and disqualification from holding other public office in this state. Refers proposed amendment to people for approval or rejection at next regular general election held throughout this state.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to convene advisory council to consider policy implications of identifying specific crimes for which conviction is disqualifying conviction for individuals seeking licensure or registration from Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or seeking employment or contract with school district. Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education and judiciary not later than September 15, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt standards prohibiting engine exhaust and evaporative emissions from new small nonroad engines beginning January 1, 2026, unless a later date is required by federal Clean Air Act. Directs Department of Environmental Quality to establish program to provide incentives for purchase of zero-emission small nonroad equipment. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Housing and Community Services Department to study homelessness. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to homelessness not later than September 15, 2024.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Oregon Medical Coordination Center. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Directs Oregon Department Office of Emergency Management to administer grant program in support of projects to consolidate and modernize or upgrade public safety answering points. Sunsets January 2, 2043.
Creates residential property wholesaler registration. Prohibits residential property wholesaling without registration. Provides exceptions.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department by rule to establish and implement pilot program through which department cooperates with qualified lending institutions to provide 100 percent financing for residential property purchases to persons who qualify for special purpose credit programs. Authorizes department to enter into agreements with qualified lending institutions for purpose of implementing pilot program and specifies required terms and conditions of agreements. Specifies bases on which lending institution may become qualified lending institution. Requires department to offer second position mortgage loan for purchase of residential property to participants in amount that qualified lending institution does not fund with first mortgage loan. Specifies terms and conditions of second position mortgage loan. Establishes Special Purpose Credit Program Loan Fund in State Treasury, separate and distinct from General Fund. Appropriates moneys in fund continuously to department for purpose of making mortgage loans in connection with pilot program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purpose of making mortgage loans in connection with pilot program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies membership of Oregon Transportation Commission. Directs Governor to appoint executive director for commission.