Rep. Mari Watanabe

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.

] [ Prohibits a transient lodging provider and a transient lodging intermediary from making, storing, transmitting or transferring an audio or video recording of an occupant of transient lodging in any space within the transient lodging in which the occupant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Punishes violation of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. ] Provides a cause of action for invasion of personal privacy against a transient lodging provider's or transient lodging intermediary's capturing, making, storing, transferring, transmitting or broadcasting, or intentionally permitting another person to make, store, transfer, transmit or broadcast, a visual image or recording or audio of a plaintiff while the plaintiff occupies a private space within transient lodging that is under the transient lodging provider's or transient lodging intermediary's ownership or control. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 3) formally recognizes and commemorates the history of Black drag in Oregon, specifically honoring Portland's Black drag community's decades-long contributions. It highlights key milestones, including the 1958 foundations of the International Court System, the first Black Rose Queen in 1969, the formation of organizations like ISRC in 1970, and modern figures like Poison Waters. The resolution has no policy or funding provisions - it is purely symbolic, celebrating the community's role in building Oregon's vibrant LGBTQ+ cultural landscape. It directly acknowledges the historical impact of Black drag performers and events on state and national levels.

Designates April 30, 2025, as Vietnamese American Remembrance Day. Honors the contributions of Vietnam War veterans from the United States and the Republic of Vietnam, Vietnamese refugees and the Vietnamese American community.

Establishes a statewide goal for homeownership. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to track goal progress [ as part of the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis ]. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires certain health insurers to credit any amount an enrollee pays directly to a provider toward out-of-pocket costs and deductibles in certain circumstances.

Allows tenant to terminate a tenancy during the fixed term without penalty upon 30 days' notice if the landlord delivers certain notices terminating the tenancy in 90 days or more. [ Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ].

Limits the property tax special assessment program for historic property to commercial property. Makes other structural changes to the program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

] [ Increases the penalty for unlawful dissemination of an intimate image and renames the crime. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, or 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if the person has a prior conviction. Modifies the crime to include the disclosure of digitally created, manipulated or altered images. ] [ Creates the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, or five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if the person has a prior conviction. ] Modifies the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image to include the disclosure of digitally created, manipulated or altered images.