Rep. Mark Gamba

Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual's unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual's place of employment. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations.

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a rental licensing program for the annual licensing of dwelling units for rental or vacation occupancy. Authorizes the department to assess licensing fees and penalties. Requires dismissal of eviction for units not licensed. Requires the department to report annually on aggregate data and to provide a copy of the report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing. Requires the department to provide no-cost education courses to licensees. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Establishes the Residential Licensing Account for the licensing program. Appropriates moneys to the account.

Allows the State Forester to lease forestlands for the purpose of siting energy facilities that use wind energy. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires the State Department of Energy to study clean energy. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish by rule a program for providing rebate vouchers to qualifying individuals who purchase electric assisted bicycles. Establishes the Electric Bicycle Incentive Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Maddy summaryHB 2792 requires Oregon hospitals licensed under ORS 441.025 to report spending on replacement workers during strikes or lockouts. Specifically, hospitals must disclose costs for recruiting, advertising, and paying temporary replacements for employees involved in labor disputes, covering the entire duration (one month before to one month after the dispute). Reports must be submitted monthly to the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Oregon Health Authority, with a final report due within 30 days after the dispute ends. This bill directly affects hospitals during labor disputes by mandating transparency around replacement labor expenses.

Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to give a grant to an organization to support first-time home buyers that purchase residential property to build equity ownership in the residential property through reduced interest rate loans and accelerated loan terms. Specifies qualifications for loan recipients. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 2798 requires all hospitals and hospital systems licensed or operating in Oregon to publicly share their annual expenses, including detailed salary and benefit information for each employee classification and individual executives. This applies to all facilities in the state, with information to be posted annually on their website or provided in hard copy at reception areas if no website exists. The Oregon Health Authority will create rules defining employee classifications and may impose civil penalties for non-compliance. The bill aims to increase transparency around hospital spending without altering patient care or insurance coverage.

Prohibits the Public Utility Commission, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives and people's utility districts from setting a maximum amount of cumulative generating capacity for solar net metering systems that is allowed to be interconnected.