Sen. Michael Dembrow

Directs Department of Transportation to establish grant program for fuel cell electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling demonstration projects. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for grant program. Requires department to study existing state statutes, regulations, rules and policies that may impede or hinder wide-scale adoption and use of fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen fueling. Directs department to submit findings and recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy and economic development not later than September 15, 2024.

Permits individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast ballot in school district elections. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits seller from selling or leasing motor vehicle if sale or lease is contingent upon lender's agreement to purchase retail installment contract or lease agreement. Provides that if seller sells retail installment contract or lease agreement to lender, lender must provide final approval of funding within 14 days after buyer takes possession of motor vehicle. Provides that if lender does not agree to buy retail installment contract or lease agreement or agrees to buy on terms other than exact terms that seller and buyer agreed to, seller must retain retail installment contract or lease agreement, must notify buyer of seller's retention and may not thereafter sell, assign, transfer or delegate any of the benefits, duties or obligations of the contract or agreement. Provides that seller's failure to comply with provisions of Act deprives seller of right to collect payment due under contract or agreement and right to repossess motor vehicle.

Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality and State Department of Agriculture from issuing or renewing license or permit to allow construction or operation of new industrial confined animal feeding operation, addition to or expansion of existing industrial confined animal feeding operation or addition to or expansion of livestock farm that would cause livestock farm to become industrial confined animal feeding operation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs State Forestry Department to establish by rule ] Prescribed Fire Capacity Grant Program. Establishes Prescribed Fire Capacity Fund in State Treasury, separate and distinct from General Fund, to fund program. Appropriates moneys to department out of General Fund for deposit into Prescribed Fire Capacity Fund. Sunsets January 2, 2029. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on the Economic Competitiveness of Oregon Agriculture. ] Instructs task force ] Requires State Department of Agriculture to submit report on economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets task force ] requirement on December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows motorcycle operator to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions.

Directs county clerk to keep residence address of elector exempt from disclosure as public record if elector is education board member. Establishes that crime of harassment or aggravated harassment includes harassment against education board member. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires pharmacy benefit managers to annually report specified information to Department of Consumer and Business Services, including costs and rebates of prescription drugs for enrollees. Authorizes civil penalty, or refusal, revocation or suspension of registration, for failing to comply with reporting requirements.

Establishes legislative findings relating to expanding need-based financial aid opportunities, ensuring that historically underrepresented students have increased access to wraparound services and support programs at post-secondary institutions of education and increasing levels of targeted state investment that result in increased student service levels. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to regularly evaluate administrative rules relating to distribution of grants and financial aid and, to degree permitted by law, amend rules to ensure enrollment needs of adult Oregonians who are currently in professional workforce are met in equitable manner. Requires commission to establish program to enable post-secondary institutions of education to provide current high school students with services and outreach regarding transitioning from high school to post-secondary institutions of education. Requires commission to establish block grant program that allows any public institution of higher education to apply for block grant for any program desired by institution. Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to conduct comprehensive review of Oregon Student Child Care Grant Program and child care centers located at post-secondary institutions of education to determine combination of direct student support and state grants that best meets needs of greatest number of student parents enrolled at post-secondary institutions of education. Requires department to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education detailing findings of review. Requires each public institution of higher education to internally develop integrated network that includes all student support services and provide each enrolled student with liaison to help student navigate and utilize integrated network. Authorizes commission to award Oregon Opportunity Grant awards in excess of maximum statutory amount to low-income students. Sunsets authority on June 30, 2025. Appropriates moneys to commission. Appropriates $5,000,000 to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to expand scope and community reach of college access and success programs at public universities and community colleges. ] Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.