Rep. Paul Holvey

Authorizes sale of unpasteurized milk from small-scale farm through delivery service or at farmers' market or other farm-to-consumer sales location if milk is labeled as unpasteurized. Provides that violation of labeling requirements may be subject to civil penalty and maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Establishes certain safety-related requirements regarding sale of unpasteurized milk, or dairy products from unpasteurized milk, for human consumption. Repeals general prohibition on sale of unpasteurized milk from cows.

Eliminates Oregon Forest Resources Institute and Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund. Directs certain forest products harvest tax moneys from Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund to General Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Extends low income rental housing property tax exemption to housing units owned by limited equity cooperative corporations. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees. Requires political committee to identify as caucus, measure, multicandidate, political party, recall or small donor political committee. Prohibits person from controlling more than one of each committee. Authorizes Secretary of State and Attorney General to require return of contribution excess of limits and impose civil penalty up to 100 percent of total amount of contribution. Repeals Ballot Measure 47 (2006), currently held in abeyance, which establishes limits on political campaign contributions and independent expenditures on candidate races and establishes certain campaign finance disclosure requirements. Establishes Small Donor Elections Program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations. Limits matching funds. Allows resident taxpayers to designate contribution to Small Donor Elections Fund on income tax return form. Directs most election law penalties to Small Donor Elections Fund. Becomes operative on November 4, 2026. Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election. .

Requires certain entities that received funding to develop, implement, administer or oversee certain workforce programs to meet certain reporting requirements for purposes of measuring outcomes of programs.

Creates tax credit for contributions to publisher of local journalistic publication. ] Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2028. ] Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue one-time ] grants for purposes related to supporting Oregonians' local news and information needs ] to specified recipients . Directs recipients to convene work group to carry out specified duties related to local journalism. Sunsets January 2, 2026.

Imposes severance tax on owner of timber harvested from public or private forestland. Imposes tax at rates, determined under brackets according to acreage of forestland held in common ownership, multiplied by pond value of timber at time of harvest. Repeals forest products harvest taxes. Abolishes Emergency Fire Cost Committee. Abolishes Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows local governments to adopt maximum applicant screening charges. Exempts third party screening reports that are available to multiple landlords.

Establishes Oregon Desalination Authority. Directs authority to study development and maintenance of desalination facilities in state. ] Establishes Task Force on Desalination. Directs task force to study creation of statewide desalination program. Requires task force to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Specifies contract price at which apprentice utilization requirements apply to qualified contracts with institutions of higher education and school districts. Requires contractors and subcontractors on qualified contracts to employ apprentices for 15 percent of work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform under qualified contracts, to provide workers with health insurance and retirement benefits and to make good-faith efforts to encourage minority individuals, women, economically disadvantaged individuals, socially disadvantaged individuals and service-disabled veterans to become apprentices with contractor or subcontractor with aspirational goal of employing minority individuals, women, economically disadvantaged individuals, socially disadvantaged individuals and service-disabled veterans to perform 15 percent of work hours performed by apprentices in apprenticeable occupations under qualified contracts. Specifies actions that constitute good-faith efforts. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.