Removes provisions prohibiting a county court or board of county commissioners from establishing a justice of the peace district that includes the county seat or city in which a circuit court regularly holds court.
Prohibits the recovery from customers of certain costs and expenses that an electric company incurs if a court or jury finds that a wildfire resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company. [ Prohibits an electric company from paying or distributing dividends, income, interest or profits or paying, distributing or repurchasing stock or other ownership interest to any person or individual with an ownership or beneficial interest in the electric company if the electric company owes any debt on an outstanding judgment that is based on a finding by a court or jury that a wildfire resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company. ] [ Sets the rate of interest on the judgment at nine percent per annum to accrue from the date the wildfire was ignited if a plaintiff establishes that a wildfire resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company. ] [ Provides that an electric company is liable for all taxes that may be owed by a prevailing party on a judgment that the electric company has not satisfied by January 1, 2026, for a judgment that is based on a finding by a court or jury that a wildfire resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company. ] Requires an electric company to request that the Public Utility Commission open an investigation if the electric company owes more than a certain amount of debt on an outstanding judgment or judgments that are based on a wildfire that resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company and the electric company plans to make a payment, distribution or repurchase related to dividends, income, interest, profits, stock or other ownership interest. Directs the commission to suspend the payment, distribution or repurchase during the investigation and allows the commission to issue a final order that imposes restrictions, requirements or conditions. Allows a plaintiff to file motions in a civil action based on a wildfire caused by an electric company to require the electric company to file a security or bond if the electric company has been found to be liable to other plaintiffs for damages, losses or other harms resulting from the same wildfire, to have prejudgment interest accrue from the date the wildfire caused damages, losses or other harm and for a supplemental judgment for any additional tax liabilities that the plaintiff may owe on the underlying final judgment. Requires an electric company to apply for a wildfire safety certification. Directs the commission to issue a certification if the applicant is implementing a wildfire protection plan and meets certain requirements. Provides that a certification establishes that the applicant has implemented wildfire policies and practices consistent with wildfire safety standards. Provides that a certification does not establish immunity against claims for damages resulting from a wildfire. Directs the commission to commission a study to examine issues related to catastrophic wildfire risk and recovery and develop scenarios for a balanced solution. Directs the commission to provide an interim report on the study's findings and recommendations to the committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy and environment during the 2026 regular session and provide recommendations for a stakeholder process to follow the final study report. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
] Voids noncompetition agreements between a licensed health care provider and another person, with specified exceptions. Applies to noncompetition agreements entered into before, on or after the effective date of the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summaryThis Oregon bill prohibits health insurance plans from charging deductibles, copays, or coinsurance for cervical cancer screenings and follow-up examinations. It covers preventive screenings (like Pap tests) and necessary follow-ups for abnormal results, as defined by health guidelines, but excludes treatments for diagnosed cancer. The law applies to all group and individual health insurance plans in Oregon, removing financial barriers to early detection. Its key provision ensures no out-of-pocket costs for these specific preventive services.
] Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care. [ Requires that the Department of Human Services provide parents and guardians with a notice of rights before interviews in child abuse investigations. ] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is not an attorney and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the [ Oregon Campus Resilience Consortium ] University of Oregon's Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments for the purpose of implementing emergency response, continuity and recovery initiatives at post-secondary educational institutions in this state. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of the Oregon Arts Commission. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of distribution to the Oregon Arts Commission for grants to certain organizations. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
] Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to a nonprofit [ groups ] group for purposes related to interpretation of indigenous languages. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Maddy summaryHB 3363 modifies how overtime is counted in calculating retirement benefits for Oregon public service employees under the Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan. It excludes overtime hours exceeding a newly calculated annual cap from the "final average salary" used to determine pension benefits. The bill requires public employers to calculate this cap each year based on actual overtime from the previous year, applying it to retirement calculations starting in 2026. This directly affects current and future retirees in Oregon's public service sector whose pensions are based on this salary calculation method.
] Requires the Department of Human Services to study [ long term care ] the information that a long term care facility must disclose about its owners and operators and the feasibility of implementing an online portal to collect and share information about long term care facilities with the public . Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than [ September 15, 2026 ] December 31, 2025 . Sunsets the study requirements on January 2, 2027. Requires a long term care facility, before the facility may change its owner or operator, to apply to the department for approval and provide notice to residents. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
