Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to establish and implement a child care provider incentive program. Establishes the Child Care Provider Incentive Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Expands tuition benefits available to disabled veterans to permit veterans who are Oregon residents and are 80 percent or more disabled, and the spouse and child of disabled veterans, to have tuition waived for enrollment in a vocational program or an associate degree, baccalaureate degree or master's degree program at community colleges, public universities and the Oregon Health and Science University. Prohibits the reduction of the amount of tuition that is waived by the amount of scholarships, grants or other aid a qualified student receives. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Agriculture for deposit in the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Maddy summarySB 372 repeals two existing restrictions on growing cabbage-family crops (like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage) in Oregon's Willamette Valley. It directly affects local farmers who produce these crops by removing legal barriers that previously limited their cultivation in the region. The bill's sole provision is the repeal of specific sections from 2023 and 2024 Oregon laws, with no new requirements or funding. This is a procedural change focused on updating outdated regulations.
Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire. Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs. Allows a taxpayer to amend a return to claim a refund for earliest tax year in which subtraction is allowed. Applies to declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2026, and to amounts received, losses incurred and legal fees paid in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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 public bodies that procure electric vehicles and solar photovoltaic energy systems to receive before entering a contract for the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system a certification from the manufacturer, distributor, vendor or supplier that the production, assembly, transportation or sale of the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system did not use or involve forced labor or oppressive child labor. Requires probative evidence to accompany the certification. Provides that a person that supplies a certification that is false, materially misleading, illegitimate, untruthful, forged or substantially inaccurate is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 or half of the price the public body paid for the electric vehicle or solar photovoltaic energy system. Subjects the public body to similar penalties for knowingly or intentionally accepting a certification that the public body knows is false, materially misleading, illegitimate, untruthful, forged or substantially inaccurate. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] [ Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to operate a summer steelhead fish hatchery at the Rock Creek Hatchery and release the hatchery fish into the North Umpqua River. ] Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to study the impacts of temperature, predation and rearing practices associated with the Rock Creek Hatchery. Directs the department to report on the study to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the [ commission ] department out of the General Fund for [ operating the hatchery and releasing the hatchery fish ] conducting the study . Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summarySB 932 changes Oregon's rules for people who had their driving privileges permanently revoked for serious offenses like using a vehicle as a weapon in a killing, repeated DUI convictions, or aggravated vehicular homicide. It sets a minimum 10-year waiting period after release from parole, probation, or sentencing before a petition can be filed to restore driving privileges, with additional time required if a new driving-related conviction occurs during the revocation period. Courts must hold a hearing considering the offense's severity, the person's behavior, and a psychological evaluation, and must find clear evidence of rehabilitation and no public safety risk before restoring privileges. The bill declares an emergency to take effect immediately upon passage.
Directs the Department of State Police to establish a section dedicated to drug enforcement and human trafficking with at least 10 officers. Directs the Department of Justice to hire at least two resource prosecutors for the section.
