Increases the Oregon standard deduction allowed for personal income taxpayers. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that a public body may not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting. Provides certain exceptions.
Repeals the statute enacted by House Bill 3115 (2021) that established objective reasonableness as a statewide standard for city and county laws regulating the use of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness, as the basis for a cause of action for injunctive and declaratory relief to challenge such laws and as an affirmative defense in the prosecution of violations of such laws. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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.
Repeals the automatic transfer of voter registration information from the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority to the Secretary of State. Repeals the process for registration of those persons who are at least 16 years of age. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summaryHB 3344 allows cemetery authorities in Oregon to choose a new method for distributing funds from endowment care accounts, which directly affects cemeteries managing these funds. Instead of distributing only interest and dividends (net income method), authorities can elect to distribute based on the average value of the fund's assets multiplied by a set percentage (up to 4%), known as the "total return distribution." Authorities must formally notify the Department of Consumer and Business Services and submit investment policies, trust agreements, and distribution plans to switch methods. The bill also sets safeguards, requiring the department to intervene if fund values decline significantly or if management fails to meet standards.
Prohibits an individual from collecting and returning the ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits the amount of tuition that is waived for qualified students from being reduced by the amount of specified student aid received by the qualified students.
Creates a procedure for a minor who is at least 14 years old to intervene and move the court to suspend or terminate the parenting time of parent against whom the Department of Human Services has substantiated an allegation of abuse.
Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Renames the crime of initiating a false report to initiating a false report in the third degree. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
