Sen. Anthony Broadman

Transfers the office of Children's Advocate from the Department of Human Services to the office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. Establishes the Children's Advocacy Advisory Board to nominate candidates for the Governor to select from when appointing the Children's Advocate. Expands the duties and authority of the Children's Advocate. Transfers oversight of the Critical Incident Review Teams from the Director of Human Services to the Children's Advocate. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. .

Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of the Open Educational Resources Program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Adds school districts[ , education service districts and public charter schools ] that apply for and receive a matching fund grant from the Department of Education to the definition of "qualifying agency" for the purpose of applying apprenticeship requirements in connection with constructing public improvement projects. [ Specifies demonstrations that contractors must make to a qualifying agency as part of the qualifying agency's responsibility determination. Specifies exemptions for contractors that enter into project labor agreements with school districts ] Provides that school districts that are qualifying agencies must retain in the school district general fund the amount of any reduction in payment to a contractor as a consequence of the contractor's failure to meet apprenticeship requirements . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits the Energy Facility Siting Council from exercising jurisdiction over an energy facility that is a renewable energy facility or transmission line, is sited wholly within federal lands and is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Requires the person seeking federal approval for the facility to meet certain requirements.

] Establishes a state gun dealer licensing program. Requires a license for specified dealers selling firearms, frames, receivers and unfinished frames and receivers beginning [ January ] July 1, 2027, [ or October 15, 2027, for certain federal firearms licensees ] and for all other dealers, beginning July 1, 2028 . Authorizes the Department of Justice to establish licensing fees. Specifies eligibility criteria for obtaining the license. Directs the department to conduct licensee inspections. Specifies circumstances that result in license suspension or revocation or the imposition of a civil penalty. Directs the department to adopt rules concerning licensee employee training, the storage of firearms and ammunition by licensees and other security requirements. Requires licensee employee background checks and specifies requirements for recordkeeping. Punishes the selling of a firearm by a dealer without a license by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs the department to submit an annual report on the licensing program to the Legislative Assembly. Establishes the Firearm Dealer License Fund. Requires a transferor at a gun show to hold a state license. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice for the licensing program. [ Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

[ Establishes a testimonial privilege for ] Modifies provisions related to the confidentiality and admissibility of communications by certain public safety employees to a peer supporter.

] Directs the [ Oregon Historical Society ] Oregon Geographic Names Board , in consultation with [ the Oregon Geographic Names Board, ] federally recognized Indian tribes, state and local government leaders, local landowners and other interested parties, to compile a list of [ highways and ] geographic features in Oregon that bear offensive names. Requires the [ society ] board to recommend nonoffensive names to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names no later than three years following the effective date of this Act. Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Requires the board to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to history no later than February 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Makes it unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative. Provides that a labor organization shall have, as a matter of internal governance, the sole authority to identify and designate the union representatives associated with the labor organization. Provides a cause of action for a union representative alleging a violation of the prohibition against falsely impersonating a union representative.

Maddy summarySB 547 designates April of each year as Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month, encouraging public recognition of native plant species. The bill also declares an emergency effective upon passage, though it does not specify emergency measures. This procedural bill became law on June 20, 2025, after being signed by the Governor and enacted as Chapter 368, 2025 Laws. It directly affects Oregon residents through the official designation of the month for educational and community awareness purposes.

Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within [ 90 ] 120 days of submission. [ Defines "urban housing application." Requires urban housing applications to be reviewed as limited land use decisions. Authorizes award of attorney fees to applicant if engineering plans or land use applications for residential development are not processed timely. ] Establishes a limited review process for certain applications for residential development within an urban growth boundary. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026. Prohibits local governments from applying certain design review requirements for certain [ urban housing applications ] residential developments within an urban growth boundary . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.