Digest: This Act makes OBDD give money to cities for infrastructure to support housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [ Digest: This Act makes DAS give money to cities for infrastructure to support housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). ] Requires the [ Oregon Department of Administrative Services ] Oregon Business Development Department to provide grants to cities for specified infrastructure projects that will benefit housing developments that will make at least 30 percent of the dwelling units affordable to workforce income households. Requires cities receiving grants to provide reports to the Oregon Business Development Department. Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Digest: Exempts awards from and legal fees paid in wildfire suits from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Digest: Exempts award from wildfire suit from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). ] Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire. Creates an Oregon tax subtraction for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs. Allows taxpayer to amend return to claim refund for earliest tax year in which subtraction is allowed. Applies to declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, [ 2020 ] 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, [ 2020 ] 2018 . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Digest: Allows school districts to use students for work in district. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). Authorizes district school boards to establish a policy to encourage students to develop vocational skills by performing maintenance tasks for school districts.
Digest: Raises exemption and filing thresholds for CAT tax. Exempts health care reimbursements. Starts with tax year 2025. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Increases the exempt amount and filing threshold for purposes of the corporate activity tax. Exempts reimbursements for certain health care services, including care provided to medical assistance recipients and to Medicare recipients. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Digest: Allows districts and schools to hire people who are not teachers to teach reading. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Allows a school district, an education service district or a public charter school to employ a person who is not licensed or registered with the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to teach reading to students. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Digest: The Act allows FFLs to enter into agreements to hold guns for safety. The Act also directs OHA to develop a firearm safety pamphlet. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9). Authorizes a federal firearms licensee to enter into a firearm hold agreement with a firearm owner. Prohibits a civil cause of action against a licensee who takes possession of a firearm pursuant to a firearm hold agreement unless the action is based on negligence or unlawful conduct. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to develop a firearm suicide prevention pamphlet. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Digest: The Act decreases the rate of interest charged on delinquent property taxes. It takes effect on the 91st day after the end of session. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). Decreases the rate of interest charged on delinquent property taxes from 1.33 percent per month to 1.33 percent per year. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Digest: The Act lowers weight-mile taxes. The Act directs ODOT to adopt rules so that ODOT may issue refunds to taxpayers who overpaid weight-mile taxes in recent years. The Act limits ODOT spending on certain things. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Decreases weight-mile taxes. Directs the Department of Transportation to adopt rules specifying the manner of calculating, applying and issuing refunds to taxpayers who overpaid weight-mile taxes. Limits certain expenditures by the department. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Digest: Honors the birth and growth of the City of Dallas, Oregon, for its 150th birthday. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Commemorates the sesquicentennial anniversary of the City of Dallas, Oregon.
Allows owner of property outside urban growth boundary to site additional dwelling on property for occupancy by relative of owner. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.