Transfers the authority to appoint a State Forester from the State Board of Forestry to the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
] Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit , unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God .
[ Reduces ] Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility [ to match changes to the consumer price index. Limits to 10 percent the maximum increase in rent paid by the purchaser of a dwelling or home in a facility. ] beginning in 2026. Creates an exception for certain infrastructure upgrades approved by a vote of the tenants. Prohibits a landlord from requiring aesthetic improvements or internal inspections as conditions of sale of a dwelling or home in a facility. [ Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study water, sewer and septic systems of facilities and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. ] Declares an emergency, effective September 1, 2025.
Maddy summaryHB 3643 designates October 9 of each year as Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day and declares an emergency effective upon passage. The bill directly affects Oregon youth and communities by establishing an annual day to focus attention on youth suicide prevention, citing that 109 Oregon youth died by suicide in 2022 and Oregon ranked 12th nationally in youth suicide rates. Its key mechanism is the annual observance date, supported by an emergency declaration to prioritize action on this issue. The bill became law on June 16, 2025, after passage by the legislature and governor's signature. It does not create new programs or funding but aims to raise awareness of a critical public health concern.
Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities. Requires any tariff schedule adopted for the class to allocate the costs of serving large energy use facilities to the facilities and mitigate the risks to other classes of retail electricity consumers. Defines "large energy use facility." Directs the commission to require an electric company to use a contract when providing electricity service to a large energy use facility. Requires the contract to meet certain requirements and conditions. Directs the commission to report each even-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on trends in load requirements and other implications from large energy use facilities. Sunsets January 2, 2035. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Allows a plaintiff to bring a civil action against a person who transmits an intimate image to the plaintiff's computer or electronic device in certain circumstances.
Maddy summarySB 47 eliminates outdated laws and references to obsolete public entities by repealing 20+ specific Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and updating related provisions. It modifies statutes governing public assistance programs, including child welfare, temporary aid, and medical assistance, by removing outdated references to repealed entities like the Family Services Review Commission. The bill updates administrative processes for the Department of Human Services, such as grievance reporting and policy change procedures, but does not alter eligibility or benefit levels. This is primarily an administrative cleanup to modernize legal references, affecting state agencies managing public assistance programs. The changes take effect January 1, 2026.
Requires the Secretary of State to allow to be included in the translated version of each state voters' pamphlet that is made available on the website of the secretary or of a county the translations of a party's statement of arguments for the success of its principles and election of its candidates. Sets forth the requirements for a statement to be included by the secretary.
] [ Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to create a program to award grants and provide loans to state agencies for replacing outdated information technology and for certain other purposes. Creates an advisory board that the department must consult in awarding grants and providing loans. Establishes the Technology Modernization Fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for the purpose of the department's program. ] Directs the State Chief Information Officer to adopt a policy and procedure for state agencies to follow in requesting funding for information technology budgets and projects. Requires state agencies that intend to request funding for a budget or project to submit requests to the State Chief Information Officer for review. Directs the State Chief Information Officer to collaborate with the Legislative Fiscal Office to establish criteria for assigning priorities among state agency requests and directs the office of Enterprise Information Services to collaborate with state agencies to set priorities for the State Chief Information Officer's approval. Specifies reporting requirements. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual's unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual's place of employment. Provides that individuals unemployed due to a strike are disqualified for benefits for one week before eligibility begins, with the usual unpaid waiting week, subject to a [ possible ] limit based on the tax schedule in effect at the time. Provides for the collection of benefits overpaid during a strike due to the later receipt of back pay. Requires a school district to deduct from an employee's future wages benefits charged for weeks during a labor dispute.
