Rep. Mark Owens

Authorizes the State Forestry Department to take certain actions related to motor vehicles and other equipment used by the department. Instructs and authorizes the department to take certain actions related to rangeland protection associations. Establishes the Rangeland Protection Association Fund. Appropriates moneys to the fund and establishes an expenditure limitation for the fund. Makes certain changes related to the authority of the State Forester to assist rangeland protection associations. Authorizes the State Forester and forest protection associations to acquire or dispose of goods, services or equipment for the prevention, mitigation or suppression of fire on forestland. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Increases boating fees and deposits moneys into the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund. Provides that a waterway access permit is required while operating a nonmotorized boat of any length. Creates exceptions.

] Requires an agency that appoints a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation to invite [ the first chief sponsor ] certain legislators to participate on the committee as [ a nonvoting member ] nonvoting members . Requires the Small Business Rules Advisory Committee to invite [ the first chief sponsor ] certain legislators to participate on the committee as [ a nonvoting member ] nonvoting members when the committee is used as a rules advisory committee with regard to rules implementing legislation.

Maddy summaryHB 3127 requires hospitals and health departments to submit death reports electronically through the state's official reporting system to the Center for Health Statistics, replacing paper forms. This change takes effect January 1, 2026, directly impacting medical facilities and public health agencies that handle death certifications. The bill mandates a digital reporting process without altering eligibility or benefits for individuals. It is a procedural update to streamline data collection for public health tracking.

] Modifies the qualifications for certain statutes of limitations for civil actions based on allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse and sexual assault. Prospectively eliminates the statute of limitations for civil actions based on sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities. Requires any tariff schedule adopted for the class to allocate the costs of serving large energy use facilities to the facilities and mitigate the risks to other classes of retail electricity consumers. Defines "large energy use facility." Directs the commission to require an electric company to use a contract when providing electricity service to a large energy use facility. Requires the contract to meet certain requirements and conditions. Directs the commission to report each even-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on trends in load requirements and other implications from large energy use facilities. Sunsets January 2, 2035. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Legislative Assembly to support a year-round legislative assistant position for each member of the Legislative Assembly. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis concurrent resolution (SCR 9) commemorates the 50th anniversary of Oregon’s Legislative Commission on Indian Services (LCIS), a state commission established in 1975. LCIS serves as Oregon’s first permanent forum for tribal-state government consultation, advising the Legislature and state agencies on American Indian concerns and facilitating communication between Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes and state government. The resolution honors LCIS’s role in addressing tribal needs, monitoring relevant legislation, and promoting intergovernmental cooperation. It does not create new policies or affect specific legislation, as it is purely a ceremonial recognition of the commission’s longstanding service.

Creates the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative in the Oregon Health and Science University. Describes the collaborative's responsibilities. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture for purposes related to a program of state inspection for the processing and sale of meat products from nonamenable species. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.