Requires the owner of a public building to periodically conduct inspections and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems in the public building. Specifies qualifications for inspectors. Requires an inspector to issue a certificate of compliance if the public building complies with the applicable standards or to issue a deficiency report if the public building does not comply. Specifies a time period within which the public building owner must return the public building to compliance. Directs a building owner that receives public moneys for the purpose of replacing or repairing fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems to require a contractor to provide certain benefits to workers in connection with an installation or repair of equipment that fails an inspection or test or is otherwise deficient. Punishes violation of the Act with a civil penalty equivalent to five cents for each square foot of occupied space in the public building. Authorizes additional civil penalties for a continuing failure to comply. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Provides that a police officer or firefighter member of the Public Employees Retirement System is considered disabled if the member is unable to perform the work the member performed at the time the member became disabled.
Maddy summarySB 477 allocates $12 million from Oregon's General Fund to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program, effective July 1, 2025, for a two-year period. The funds will be distributed through the Northwest Health Foundation Fund II to support this program, which focuses on reducing racial disparities in the justice system as established in Oregon Laws 2022. This bill directly affects the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, the Northwest Health Foundation Fund II, and the communities served by the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program. It is a funding bill with no new policy requirements, solely providing financial resources for an existing program.
Permits a labor organization to file a civil action against a public employer for failing to timely provide the labor organization with certain information regarding public employees. Directs the Employment Relations Board to impose civil penalties against a public employer that fails to comply with certain requirements under the public employee collective bargaining act.
Maddy summarySB 7 removes Oregon’s legal ban preventing transit workers from striking. It allows transit workers to strike under specific conditions, including giving 30 days’ notice, following mandatory mediation procedures, and avoiding strikes that threaten public safety. The bill also maintains requirements for binding arbitration if a strike is deemed a threat to public health or safety. This directly affects transit workers and their unions, changing how labor disputes are resolved in the transit sector. The policy shifts Oregon’s approach by permitting strikes while preserving dispute resolution safeguards.
Requires the Department of Justice to study graffiti courts. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse the cost of clinically validated blood pressure cuffs prescribed to medical assistance recipients.
Directs the Department of Human Services to adopt by rule a minimum staffing ratio of 30 to 1 for service coordinators and personal agents serving individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes the Department of Education to expend moneys from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account for the purpose of awarding grants to develop and provide educational activities during recess, lunch or after school for Title I elementary schools. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Maddy summarySB 475 modifies how overtime pay is counted toward retirement benefits for Oregon public employees under the Public Service Retirement Plan. It establishes a new annual overtime cap calculation method: public employers must calculate actual average overtime hours from the previous year, and if that exceeds 105% of the current cap, the higher amount becomes the new cap for the coming year. This change directly affects public employees whose retirement benefits are calculated using "final average salary," excluding overtime hours exceeding this new cap from pension calculations. The bill requires employers to maintain records of these caps and apply the first new caps starting in 2026.