Sen. Jeff Golden

Establishes Semiconductor and Advanced Manufacturing Talent Grant program. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer program and provide grants to public universities and community colleges to support proposed programs or curricula that will effectively impart to students skills and proficiencies that are demonstrably in demand in semiconductor and advanced manufacturing industries. Appropriates moneys to grant program. Sunsets program on January 2, 2026. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build efficiency into buildings. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment not later than September 15, 2024. ] Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to exercise any and all authority and discretion department has under applicable law to facilitate greenhouse gas emission reductions consistent with statewide goals, to take such actions as are necessary to accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including rulemaking, and to consider and integrate into department's planning, budgeting, investment and policy-making decisions prevention or reduction of impacts from climate change. Requires department to set goals for improved energy efficiency in buildings, investigate options for and feasibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions that result from manufacturing, transporting, installing, disposing of and recovering materials used in building construction, investigate benefits of updating building ventilation standards and take implementing actions. Requires department to report to Legislative Assembly concerning findings, recommendations, evaluations of progress and other matters. Specifies required contents of and deadlines for reports. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build resiliency into buildings. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment not later than September 15, 2024. ] Requires designated state agency in carrying out program related to promotion, implementation, incentivization or regulation of energy efficiency in buildings to align, improve and prioritize certain actions to aid in achieving greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. Requires State Department of Energy to report to Legislative Assembly concerning rate of heat pump technology adoption among residents of this state and to estimate date by which state will achieve specified goals for adoption of heat pump technology. Requires department to collaborate with other designated state agencies in reducing financial and nonfinancial barriers to home energy efficiency and resilience by providing technical assistance, education and training. Establishes Energy Efficient Technologies Information and Training Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department for purposes of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes adult foster home provider to provide residential care for up to six residents who are not related to provider.

Establishes state policy regarding natural climate solutions. Establishes Natural and Working Lands Fund and provides for transfer of moneys from fund to certain state agencies. Prescribes uses of moneys from fund and requires Oregon Global Warming Commission to report to legislature on uses of moneys from fund. Directs State Department of Energy and commission to prepare inventory, baseline, activity-based metrics and community impact metrics for net carbon sequestration and storage in natural and working lands and establish carbon sequestration and storage goals. Directs State Department of Energy, in coordination with commission, to study workforce training programs needed to support adoption of natural climate solutions and provide results to committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment no later than September 15, 2024. Authorizes commission to appoint natural and working lands advisory committee. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, mortgage interest deduction for residence other than taxpayer's principal residence, unless taxpayer sells residence or actively markets residence for sale. Phases out allowable deduction for interest for principal residence based upon income. Disallows deduction for principal residence above threshold income amount. Establishes Oregon Housing Opportunity Account. Transfers amount equal to estimated increase in revenue attributable to restrictions on deduction of mortgage interest to account. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build efficiency and resiliency into buildings. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment not later than September 15, 2024. ] Specifies requirements for energy savings performance contract and provides that contracting agency may solicit and award energy savings performance contract without competitive process and without requirement to issue request for proposals but may award energy savings performance contract only to qualified energy service company. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to cooperate with State Department of Energy to develop methodology and work plan for state agencies to conduct assessment of energy use in, and greenhouse gas emissions from, state-owned buildings. Specifies requirements for assessments. Requires departments to create searchable and modifiable database with data collected from state agencies and to use baseline data from database to plan energy use reduction and greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in capital projects. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services, with support from State Department of Energy, to oversee specified capital projects and to develop and implement guidelines for sustainable design and provide guidance and technical expertise to state agencies with respect to construction methods, materials, energy conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction methods, and other techniques and technologies. Requires state agencies to report regularly to Oregon Department of Administrative Services concerning progress on capital projects and toward meeting specified goals. Authorizes state agencies to enter into energy generation projects at state-owned or state rented facilities and to retain 100 percent of net savings from project. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing Citizens Redistricting Commission to adopt redistricting maps for Senate, House of Representatives and United States Congress. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next general election.

Modifies definition of "employment relations" to exclude standards, requirements or procedures relating to body-worn cameras for purposes of law enforcement officer collective bargaining. Prohibits labor organization that represents sworn law enforcement officers of law enforcement agency from negotiating over matters related to standards, requirements or procedures relating to body-worn cameras. Provides that such matters are prohibited subjects of bargaining.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to enumerate examples of rights, the denial or abridgement of which would violate existing constitutional guarantee of equality of rights. Makes conforming change to repeal constitutional policy of marriage being between one man and one woman. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at special election held on same date as next regular general election.