Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members .
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study road infrastructure as it relates to housing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing not later than September 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summaryHB 3858 clarifies that leftover land (remainder) after legally creating a new land unit - such as a lot or parcel through subdivision or partition - is automatically considered a "lawfully established unit of land," even if not separately described in a deed or contract. This directly affects property owners, local governments, and land developers who divide property under Oregon’s land-use rules. The key mechanism adds a specific definition to Oregon law (ORS 92.010) stating that such remainders qualify as valid land units, preventing disputes over their legal status. The bill explicitly excludes units created solely for separate tax accounts, ensuring the change applies only to legally formed land divisions.
Requires a person that provides debt resolution services to consumers in this state to register with the Department of Consumer and Business Services and regulates the activities of debt resolution service providers. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requests the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service to relinquish control of as much land in this state as possible to the State of Oregon.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer the Pregnancy Launch Program to provide certain services to specified persons. Prohibits the authority from contracting for the provision of program services with an organization that directly or indirectly promotes, refers for or assists pregnant persons in obtaining abortions. Directs the authority to establish a pregnancy resources hotline. Requires the hotline to automatically connect pregnant persons seeking abortions with organizations providing services through the Pregnancy Launch Program. Exempts specified records and information from public disclosure. Creates exceptions. Requires specified reports. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] [ Directs ] Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award grants to soil and water conservation districts that operate in certain counties. Appropriates moneys to the department for distribution to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council for soil and water conservation districts for coordination and administrative support and to perform certain monitoring. [ Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for awarding the grants. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Provides for an additional exemption against Oregon estate tax in order to account for inflation in the calculation of a taxable estate. Adjusts the amount of an exemption based on inflation. Allows an estate to file an amended return seeking a refund based on the operation of the exemption. Applies to the estates of all decedents who die on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Maddy summaryHB 3979 prohibits strikes by Oregon public employees, including teachers, police, and other government workers, and requires labor disputes to be resolved through binding arbitration instead. The bill amends labor laws to mandate final decisions by a neutral third party for unresolved issues like wages, hours, and working conditions. It clarifies which topics qualify as negotiable "employment relations" (e.g., excluding school calendars or minor conduct rules) and defines key terms for dispute resolution. This directly changes how public employee contracts are negotiated, removing strike options as a bargaining tool.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study Medicaid supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transportation services. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
