] [ Directs a hospital to conduct HIV and syphilis screening when an individual undergoes a blood test or analysis as part of medical care received within an emergency department, unless the individual declines a test. Provides for exceptions. ] [ Requires health insurance coverage of HIV and syphilis screening conducted at a hospital emergency department. ] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish a voluntary pilot program where participating hospitals may screen an eligible individual for hepatitis C, HIV and syphilis when the eligible individual undergoes a blood test or analysis as part of medical care received within an emergency department. Requires a participating hospital to give the eligible individual notice and opportunity to decline the tests. Defines "eligible individual." Directs the authority to submit a report on the outcomes and findings from the pilot program to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2029. Requires health insurance coverage of the tests conducted under the pilot program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority to cover costs incurred by counties in carrying out investigation and outreach related to the increase in HIV and syphilis screening. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Maddy summaryHB 3203 requires Oregon's Department of Education to create an advisory committee focused on improving school attendance, particularly for students facing language barriers. The committee, including representatives from education, human services, school boards, and educator associations, will gather current practices (like family coach programs) and communication methods to help develop new attendance policies. The bill declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage. It directly affects Oregon public schools and students with language barriers by directing state-level action to address attendance challenges. The bill does not change existing laws but initiates a process to develop new guidance.
Maddy summaryHB 3523 prohibits housing discrimination based on "minor status" (a person under 18) in real property transactions like renting or buying homes. It adds "minor status" to Oregon's existing fair housing protections, making it illegal for landlords, real estate agents, or housing providers to refuse to rent or sell property to families with minors. The law applies to all housing transactions covered by Oregon's fair housing law, with limited exceptions for past conduct or inability to pay rent (consistent with existing rules). It takes effect 91 days after Oregon's legislative session ends.
Prohibits the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission from collecting a late application fee for the renewal or reinstatement of a substitute teaching license. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to disburse moneys to Community LendingWorks to provide grants to purchase housing in Clackamas County that will be made available through a community land trust as affordable housing to first-time home buyers. Appropriates moneys for this program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Maddy summaryHB 3530 requires Oregon public bodies to remove the term "squaw" from highway names and replace it with a name in an Indian tribe's language. It directly affects state and local agencies managing highways, mandating name changes for any route using the term. The bill provides exceptions if federal law requires "squaw" or if the highway is a federally named geographic feature. Public bodies must consider tribal language terms for replacements, but the rule doesn't apply to federally mandated names.
Establishes the Landowners Living with Beavers Grant Program Subaccount in the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to award block grants from the subaccount under the Landowners Living with Beavers Grant Program, on recommendations from the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. Directs the department and the committee to jointly report on the grant program to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment on or before September 15, 2027. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for deposit in the subaccount for purposes related to the grant program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs the Commission on Indian Services to employ a natural resources management tribal liaison officer to facilitate opportunities for integrated natural resources management between Indian tribes and state agencies with natural resources management duties. Appropriates moneys to fund the work of the liaison officer. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Early Learning and Care for the purpose of funding Relief Nursery programs. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue a grant to Clackamas County for infrastructure improvements in the Sunrise Corridor. Allocates lottery revenues to the department for the grant. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.