Rep. Pam Marsh

] Directs the Public Utility Commission to establish a pilot program that allows each natural gas company to develop a utility-scale thermal energy network pilot project to provide heating and cooling services to customers. Requires each natural gas company to file a proposal and plan to develop a pilot project or an explanation for why the natural gas company is not submitting a proposal. Identifies criteria the commission shall take into consideration in evaluating a proposal. Establishes labor standards and reporting requirements for certain thermal energy network projects. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to administer a pilot program to provide low-barrier emergency housing for houseless or unsafely housed individuals on waiting lists for residential substance use disorder treatment or withdrawal management programs. Requires the authority to report the outcomes of the pilot program to the Legislative Assembly beginning September 15, 2026, and every two years thereafter. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2033. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Increases the fee paid for alcohol and drug screening specialists. Expands uses of moneys in the Intoxicated Driver Program Fund for indigent defendants. Provides some limitations. Allows an individual who is not a resident of Oregon to complete a treatment program out of state. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits landlords from banning political canvassing or solitication in manufactured dwelling parks and marinas. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows an exclusion from the Oregon taxable estate of a surviving spouse for the unused portion of exclusion that applied to the prior deceased spouse of the decedent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

] Establishes the [ Oregon ] Senator Aaron Woods Commission on Artificial Intelligence within the Department of Justice. Establishes the commission's purpose to serve as a central resource to monitor the use of artificial intelligence technologies and systems in this state and report on long-term policy implications. Directs the commission to provide an annual report to the Legislative Assembly. Allows the commission to make recommendations for legislation, regulations or policies to the Legislative Assembly. Directs the [ State Chief Information Officer ] Attorney General to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to assist the commission in carrying out the commission's duties. Allows the Department of Justice to charge a state or local agency or public body for the commission's services.

Establishes the OregonFlora Program at Oregon State University. Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be distributed to Oregon State University for purposes of the OregonFlora Program. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for distribution to local governments and other entities for purposes related to public safety. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

] Requires the [ Housing Accountability and Production Office ] Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide [ grants ] a grant to a nonprofit by January 1, 2026, to provide up to five regional subgrants for regional housing coordination [ by January 1, 2026 ]. Requires the [ office ] department to report on the [ grants ] grant to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to housing on or before September 15, 2027. Appropriates moneys to the department [ of Land Conservation and Development ] out of the General Fund for [ grants ] the grant . Sunsets January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

] Directs the Department of the State Fire Marshal to establish a grant program to facilitate the retrofitting of dwellings [ and accessory structures ] to reduce vulnerability to wildfire. Appropriates moneys to the department out of the General Fund for the program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.