Sen. Janeen Sollman

Requires entities that cook, assemble, process, serve or sell food to recover and dispose of food waste as specified in the Act. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a program to educate entities on food waste separation and disposal requirements. Requires local governments responsible for solid waste management to provide collection service to entities covered under the Act. Requires state agencies to prioritize a specified compost feedstock when procuring compost. Modifies food date labeling laws to require foods packaged with a date label to use uniform terms. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for distribution to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for the purpose of promoting seafood in the public schools of this state. Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture for the purpose of implementing local food incentives and product development to provide seafood products in public schools. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 3980 expands eligibility for state financial assistance to help fund levee projects, specifically adding cities and towns (municipalities) as qualifying recipients alongside existing groups like drainage districts and private entities. The bill requires that levee projects receiving assistance must substantially improve infrastructure and be essential for farm, industrial, or commercial land use in Oregon. It amends state law to include municipalities in the list of eligible applicants for loans or grants under the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority. The bill declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage to address urgent flood protection needs.

Expands the definition of "local correctional facility" under the Oregon Jail-Based Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Grant Program to allow people at other types of county facilities to receive opioid use disorder treatment and transition planning services.

Allows the Department of Revenue to establish electronic means for the collection of elector signatures in support of inclusion of an entity on a schedule of the income tax return for the purpose of receiving contributions by means of checkoff. Applies to elector signatures collected on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes the Oregon Public Defense Commission to contract with specified individuals and entities for the provision of public defense services. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Enacts the interstate Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. Permits the Oregon Board of Dentistry to disclose specified information to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission. Exempts individuals authorized by compact privilege from requirement to obtain licensure from the board to practice as a dentist or dental hygienist. Allows the board to use moneys to meet financial obligations imposed on the State of Oregon as a result of participation in the compact. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes the Animal Welfare Trust to provide grants to entities that provide veterinary support services related to animals in low-income households or underserved communities. Establishes the Animal Welfare Fund for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the trust. Instructs the trust to report to committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to animals on the activities of the trust on or before March 31 of each even-numbered year.

Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, out of the General Fund, for deposit in the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund. Establishes a maximum limit for payment of expenses by the board from the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

] Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care. [ Requires that the Department of Human Services provide parents and guardians with a notice of rights before interviews in child abuse investigations. ] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is not an attorney and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.