Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of offense when defendant commits felony after receiving commutation. Directs court to calculate sentence by determining sentence for underlying crime and adding 60 months' imprisonment.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing. Establishes Rural System Development Charges Fund. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purposes of program. Sunsets June 30, 2029. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to hiring retired police officers to provide security in public schools. Directs department to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for investment in affordable housing, available to taxpayer eligible for federal low-income housing credit, and allocated by Housing and Community Services Department. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2039. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs district school boards to adopt policy for selecting and reviewing books and materials for school libraries. Prescribes requirements of policy.
Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions. Allows health care facility to refuse to perform procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide. Allows person to bring action for damages and equitable relief against health care facility, health professional regulatory agency, employer or school for violation. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff.
Authorizes holders of certain water rights in Upper Klamath Basin to relocate points of diversion to consolidated point of diversion under certain circumstances.
Allocates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement program to award grants to Oregon cultural organizations and support businesses ] county fair operators in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on organizations' and businesses' ] county fair operators' earned revenue. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires parent or legal guardian of student to provide written permission prior to student participating in human sexuality education course. Directs school districts to provide form for parent or legal guardian to grant permission, and requires school districts to include with form information about curriculum and how to access instructional materials. Limits provision of human sexuality education courses to grades 5 through 12. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions. Imposes fine of $2,500 per ballot for person other than individual that illegally collects and returns ballot of individual and fine of $500 per ballot for individual who illegally collects and returns ballot of different individual. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
