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 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.
Extends low income rental housing property tax exemption to housing units owned by limited equity cooperative corporations. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop and maintain electronic system to collect information about administration of naloxone or other specified drugs, and deaths resulting from opioid overdose. Requires specified individuals to report information to electronic system. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates Oregon Soil Health Initiative. Describes goals ] purpose of initiative. Describes responsibilities of state agencies and other entities participating in initiative. Directs Institute for Natural Resources to convene Soil Health Advisory Committee. ] Directs institute, in consultation with other entities, to develop Soil Health Roadmap. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates tax credit for contributions to publisher of local journalistic publication. ] Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2028. ] Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue one-time ] grants for purposes related to supporting Oregonians' local news and information needs ] to specified recipients . Directs recipients to convene work group to carry out specified duties related to local journalism. Sunsets January 2, 2026.
Imposes severance tax on owner of timber harvested from public or private forestland. Imposes tax at rates, determined under brackets according to acreage of forestland held in common ownership, multiplied by pond value of timber at time of harvest. Repeals forest products harvest taxes. Abolishes Emergency Fire Cost Committee. Abolishes Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Bank of the State of Oregon. Specifies purposes of bank. Establishes Bank of the State of Oregon Board to operate and manage bank. Creates advisory board of directors to advise bank board and management on operation of bank. Requires bank to accept deposits of public funds and permits bank to accept deposits of other funds. Permits bank to make, purchase, guarantee or hold certain loans and to serve as custodian bank. Specifies other powers. Directs State Treasurer to deposit moneys in bank in amount treasurer determines is necessary to allow bank to fulfill duties. Requires Bank of the State of Oregon Board to determine and reserve amount of revenue necessary to continue bank operations in safe and sound manner and to credit remaining revenue to use for general governmental operations. Directs board to adopt rules to ensure safety and soundness of bank, describe permissible investments, bank services, loan limits and reserve requirements. Requires Secretary of State audit. Specifies that deposits of bank are guaranteed by state and that income bank earns on public funds is not subject to taxation. Specifies that certain bank records are confidential and not subject to disclosure. Becomes operative January 1, 2025.
Permits counties to adopt ranked-choice voting to conduct county elections. Requires Secretary of State to create and staff division to assist counties that adopt ranked-choice voting in purchasing compatible computers, voting machines and vote tally systems. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
