Sen. Jeff Golden

Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies. Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination by major political parties for federal and state partisan offices.

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, 2021.

Requires State Forestry Department to study and make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding efficacy of forest policy. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing right to clean and healthy environment and to preservation of natural, cultural, scenic, recreational and healthful qualities of environment. Requires state to serve as trustee of natural resources and maintain natural resources for benefit of all people. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next general election.

Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to make changes to statewide land use planning goals by December 31, 2026, to address climate justice by addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation and environmental justice for disadvantaged communities. ] Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to establish environmental justice advisory committee. ] Requires commission to adopt interim climate justice standards for local government's use until meeting compliance with goal changes. Establishes deadlines for compliance with interim standards and changed goals. ] Establishes Climate Justice Planning Goals Fund. Appropriates moneys to fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to commission for specified purposes. ] Sunsets interim standards on January 2, 2030. Sunsets goal amendment process after commission certifies adoption of goal. ] Requires that statewide land use planning goal relating to citizen involvement address participation and engagement for disadvantaged groups. Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend goal by June 30, 2023, consistent with requirement. Establishes timelines for local governments to implement amended goal. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to commission for goal amendment and implementation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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, 2023.

Requires State Forestry Department to study and make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding operation of State Board of Forestry. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Instructs Oregon State University Extension Service to establish certain new positions related to organic production and maintain certain existing position related to organic production ] expand Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems through certain hiring . Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from removing, on basis of cost, organic food products from list of foods approved under Women, Infants and Children Program. ] Directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish grant program for purpose of facilitating infrastructure to support organic food production. ] Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct market analysis of Oregon organic market. Directs State Department of Agriculture to promote Oregon organic agriculture through department's Buy Oregon Agriculture program ] create certain new positions . Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish organics program area. ] Establishes Organic Action Plan Task Force to study issues related to organic food production. Requires task force to submit biannual reports containing recommendations for legislation to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs State Department of Agriculture to study and make recommendations for pesticide regulation and provide results of study in report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Department of Revenue to study taxation from which funding for Oregon Forest Resources Institute derives and to report its findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue on or before September 15, 2022. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.