Sen. Khanh Pham

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 funds matching deposits for IDA accounts. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Housing and Community Services Department for the purpose of making matching deposits into individual development accounts. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Digest: The Act changes the state law that prohibits housing discrimination. The Act removes an exemption from the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Removes from state law an exception that allowed for residential property owners to engage in housing discrimination based on certain protected characteristics in certain circumstances.

Digest: Remembers the life of Steve Druckenmiller and honors him in his death. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). In memoriam: Steve Druckenmiller, 1950-2023.

Digest: The Act requires the Oregon Health Plan to pay for certain health services for people with mental deficits. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires medical assistance reimbursement of cognitive assessment and care planning for recipients who experience the signs or symptoms of cognitive impairment.

Digest: The Act would impose a new tax on the gross proceeds from the sale of unprocessed timber cut on private land larger than 500 acres held in common ownership. The Act would provide funding to counties and to protect homes, neighborhoods and water supplies from wildfire damage. The Act would repeal the current forest products harvest tax. The Act will be referred to the people at the 2024 general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Imposes a new tax on the gross proceeds from the sale of unprocessed timber harvested on private land in excess of 500 acres held in common ownership in this state. Repeals the current forest products harvest tax regime. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election.

Digest: Tells the Secretary of State to get data about a person's background if the person tries to register a business in this state and wants to give the data. Lets the Secretary of State share the data with some people, but says to keep it secret otherwise. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Requires the Secretary of State to collect, and share with state agencies, small business development centers and certain organizations, information about the ethnicity, gender and veteran status of an owner or principal of a business that applies for , [ or ] renews or updates a business registration in this state, if the owner or principal chooses to provide the information. Prohibits the Secretary of State from mandating an owner or principal to submit the information as a condition of applying for, [ or ] renewing or updating a business registration. Exempts the information from disclosure as a public record. Becomes operative January 1, [ 2028 ] 2026 . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Digest: Stops people in charge of companies that do medical work from running both the company and other business that does work that is not medical work. Stops the people in charge from hiring, firing or telling medical workers when and how to do their jobs. Stops companies from giving control of the company to other businesses that do work that is not medical work. Lets the Secretary of State punish bad actors. Stops companies that give medical care from telling their workers that they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or speak out about the company's bad acts. Stops companies from punishing those who speak out. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Prohibits a shareholder, director or officer of a domestic or foreign professional corporation organized for the purpose of practicing medicine or naturopathic medicine, or for the purpose of allowing physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee or contractor of or otherwise participating in managing both the professional corporation and a management services organization with which the professional corporation has a contract. Prohibits shareholders, directors or officers from participating in hiring, terminating or specifying the terms of employment for medical professionals that the professional corporation employs or with which the professional corporation has a contract for services while owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director of or being an employee or contractor of a management services organization with which the professional corporation has a contract. Specifies exceptions. Prohibits a professional corporation from relinquishing or transferring control over the professional corporation's assets, business operations, clinical practices or decisions or the clinical practices or decisions of medical professionals the professional corporation employs or with which the professional corporation has a contract. Specifies examples of prohibited methods of transferring control and exceptions to the prohibition. Provides that requirements that apply to domestic and foreign professional corporations organized for the purpose of practicing medicine or naturopathic medicine, or for the purpose of allowing physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, also apply to domestic and foreign limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships organized for a medical purpose. Provides the Secretary of State with authority to enforce violations of the requirements by administratively dissolving or revoking or inactivating the registration of entities that engage in violations. Voids noncompetition agreements, nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement agreements between certain business entities and medical professionals, with specified exceptions, and prohibits the business entities from retaliating against the medical professional for violating the void agreements. Punishes retaliations as an unlawful employment practice. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires insurer to offer 70 percent of coverage insured previously purchased for contents of residence to insured who holds policy of personal insurance without requiring inventory of loss if total loss of contents occurs as result of major disaster. Requires insurer to notify insured that additional benefits may be available if insured submits inventory. Requires insurer to disclose methodology for depreciating covered property ] information about how insurer determines depreciated value of contents of insured property, if insurer provides depreciated value, and to make certain payments within specified time limits. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Specifies membership, powers and duties. Requires board to appoint executive director. Requires board to create comprehensive plan to finance and administer Universal Health Plan that meets specified requirements and is consistent with specified values and principles. Directs board to present comprehensive plan for implementation of Universal Health Plan to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and to Governor no later than September 15, 2026. Declares emergency, effective on passage.