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.
Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for teachers. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Maddy summaryHB 3441 establishes Oregon's State Commission on Public Charter Schools, a new oversight body created to sponsor and manage public charter schools. The commission, composed of nine members appointed by political leaders (three by the Governor, two by Senate leadership, and two by House leadership), has three core duties: (1) sponsor high-quality charter schools with a focus on serving at-risk students, (2) ensure accountability for sponsored schools, and (3) hold school governing boards responsible. This bill does not change how existing charter schools operate but creates a new state-level entity to oversee them, replacing or supplementing current school district or state board sponsorship under Oregon law. The commission will meet quarterly, have no paid members, and set charter renewal processes through amendments to existing statutes.
Maddy summaryHB 3219 appropriates a specific amount from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon. The bill directly affects the lab by providing funding for its operations during the 2025-2027 biennium. This is a procedural funding measure with no substantive policy changes; it simply allocates existing state funds to support the lab's work. The bill is currently under review in the Ways and Means committee.
Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Repeals the corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study certain impacts of damages from wildfire. Directs the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting an election. Allows an elector to request a ballot that may be voted by mail if the elector is unable to vote in person on the date of the election. Retains vote by mail as the primary method for conducting elections for military and overseas electors and for electors who have a mailing address outside of Oregon. Requires electors to present valid government-issued identification when appearing in-person to vote or when requesting a ballot be sent by mail. Requires all ballots to be returned by the date of an election. Removes a requirement that the state pay postage for ballots returned by mail. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Enacts the interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Permits the Occupational Therapy Licensure Board to disclose specified information to the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission. Exempts individuals authorized to work as occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants under compact privilege from the requirement to obtain a license from the board and from restrictions on the use of titles. Allows the board to use moneys to meet financial obligations imposed on the State of Oregon as a result of participation in the compact. Enacts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. Permits the State Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to disclose specified information to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission. Exempts individuals practicing audiology or speech-language pathology under the compact from the requirement to obtain a license from the board. Allows the board to use moneys to meet financial obligations imposed on this state as a result of participation in the compact. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates to the Department of Education out of the General Fund for the State School Fund an amount of money determined by the Quality Education Commission to be sufficient to ensure that the state's system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education meets quality goals. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
