Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to include the relocation of beavers from western Oregon to central and eastern Oregon in a program for voluntarily relocating beavers.
Maddy summarySB 503 allows farms to temporarily site recreational vehicles (RVs) or use existing buildings for security purposes on land zoned exclusively for farming. This directly affects farmers needing short-term security solutions, such as during harvest seasons or to protect against trespassing. The bill amends zoning rules to permit these temporary structures without requiring permanent dwelling permits, with the condition that the RV or building must be removed within three months after the security need ends. It does not change long-term land use or housing rules for farms.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to convene an advisory group to assist in the study of solutions to ensuring access to care for individuals who have been civilly committed or who have complex mental or behavioral health needs. Requires the authority to report findings of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health. Requires the authority to administer a pilot program to provide grants to hospitals and their community partners to form regional partnerships to increase capacity to provide care for individuals who have been civilly committed or who have complex mental or behavioral health needs. Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.
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.
Expands the exemption for receipts from the sale of prescription drugs from commercial activity subject to the corporate activity tax to include critical access pharmacies. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may adopt an amendment to a legislative measure only if the chief sponsor of the measure approves the amendment prior to amendment adoption by the committee.
Prohibits the Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered. Directs the department to pay for the costs of assistance rendered to officers and agencies of state government out of funds appropriated to the department for that purpose. Becomes operative on July 1, 2027. Provides that the department may not enter into or renew a collective bargaining agreement that permits job classification or evaluation on the basis of hours billed by an attorney. Allows the department to track billable hours only for the purposes of reimbursement.
Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to provide grants and funding for drug treatment and other related services. Transfers the duties of the Oversight and Accountability Council to the commission.
Allows counties to approve the alteration, restoration or replacement of certain nonresidential structures on rural residential lands for use as an accessory dwelling unit.
Maddy summarySB 495 removes annual rent increase limits for residential properties within 25 miles of Oregon's coastline. This means landlords in coastal areas (like beach towns and coastal cities) can raise rents more freely without the standard 90-day notice requirement or annual cap restrictions. The exemption applies to both week-to-week and month-to-month tenancies under Oregon's existing rent control laws. It directly affects tenants and landlords in these coastal communities by changing how rent increases are regulated in those specific locations.
