January 2025 Archives

HB 2370 PUC increases for public utilities

Posted on January 29, 2025 by BJ

01/29/2025 VOTE:NO – PASSED – Signed: Gov Kotek 6-26-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2370 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/JWMTR/Overview Raises the annual fee amount that the Public Utility Commission (PUC) may impose on public utilities to cover costs of the commission. Takes effect when the Governor signs it. Increases the annual fee amount that the Public Utility Commission may impose on public…

HB 2176 Repeals the Corporate Activity Tax (CAT)

Posted on January 29, 2025 by BJ

01/29/2025 VOTE:YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2176 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HREV/Overview Repeals the corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. It transfers from Funds for Student Success $40 million to the High Cost Disabilities Account. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. The Corporate Activities Tax is…

SB 813 Forces testing for communicable disease by youth organizations

Posted on January 29, 2025 by BJ

01/29/25 VOTE: NO – PASSED – Signed into Law; Gov Kotek, 6-3-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB813 An invasive mandate and a captive audience for vaccinations/treatment. Adds employees of the Oregon Youth Authority or a county juvenile department to the list of people who are authorized to petition the circuit court for an order compelling a third party to complete a…

SB 569 Grants minority businessowners priority

Posted on January 29, 2025 by BJ

01/29/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB569 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SLB/Overview Tells a state agency to grant money to groups that help a business to get certified as a minority owned business so it can have a better chance to get public contracts. Tells the agency to figure out how to award the grants and watch…

HB 2961A Mandates more electric charging stations

Posted on January 29, 2025 by BJ

01/29/2025 VOTE:NO-Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2961 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HRULES/Overview Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. Increases the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or…

SB 63 Flat rate income tax for income under $50,000

Posted on January 27, 2025 by BJ

01/27/2025 VOTE:NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB63 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SFR/Overview Imposes personal income tax at flat rate if a taxpayer has an adjusted gross income below $50,000. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. This is a socialist policy of wealth distribution….

SB 223 Forced recognition of Peter Courtney

Posted on January 27, 2025 by BJ

01/27/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB223 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SED/Overview Directs Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to design and give plaques to schools that have benefited from Senator Peter Courtney’s support of funding seismic safety for schools. Directs the ODE to design and distribute memorial plaques to schools in honor of Senator Peter Courtney’s contributions…

SB 599 Landlords prohibited from asking immigration status

Posted on January 26, 2025 by BJ

01/26/2025 VOTE:NO – PASSED -Signed into law, Gov Totek, 5-28-25 Prohibits landlords from inquiring about, disclosing information about, or rejecting an application due to a tenant’s immigration status. Prohibits landlords from inquiring about or discriminating on the basis of a tenant’s or applicant’s immigration or citizenship status rejecting an applicant based on the type of identifying documentation or disclosing or…

HB 3119 Delays implementing transitioning diesel to electric

Posted on January 26, 2025 by BJ

01/26/2025 VOTE:YES – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3119 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HCEE/Overview This Act tells DEQ to wait to enforce some California rules on truck exhaust. Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. Oregon’s diesel ban went into effect January…

HB 3103A State timber harvesting at sustainable levels

Posted on January 25, 2025 by BJ

01/25/2025 VOTE: YES – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3103 Directs the State Forester to establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and develop a timber inventory model to inform sustainable harvest levels to prevent wildfires. Directs the State Forester to establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and develop a timber inventory…

HB 2200 State investing in carbon free funds

Posted on January 24, 2025 by BJ

01/24/2025 VOTE:NO – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2200 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HEMGGV/Overview Pushes for a “carbon-free” investment fund by 2050. Directs the Oregon Investment Council and the State Treasurer to take certain actions to reduce the carbon intensity of state investments and address certain investment risks relating to climate change. Directs the State Treasurer to report on the…

HB 2571 The Public Pension Protection Act

Posted on January 24, 2025 by BJ

01/24/2025 VOTE:YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2571 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HEMGGV/Overview The Public Pension Protection Act ensures that Oregon’s public pension plans always act in the fiduciary best interests of taxpayers and pensioners. This is a basic, common-sense standard—one that aligns with the expectations Oregonians already have for their personal retirement plans whether it’s PERS or an employee public…

SB 682 Retro tax on fossil fuel entities

Posted on January 24, 2025 by BJ

01/24/2025 VOTE:NO – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB682 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SEE/Overview This Act creates a program to recover the costs of climate change. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program within the Department of Environmental Quality. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Requires the State Treasurer to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse…

SB 210 In-person voting, day of election

Posted on January 24, 2025 by BJ

01/24/2025 VOTE:YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB210 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SRULES/Overview Makes voting in person the normal method for voting. Requires voters to show picture ID when voting or requesting a ballot. Refers the Act to the people at the next general election. Makes in-person voting on the date of an election the standard method for conducting…

SB 566 Standard Time year round

Posted on January 23, 2025 by BJ

01/23/2025 VOTE:?? Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB566 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SVEMFW/Overview For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if…

SB 867 Prescribes local response in discrimination occurrences

Posted on January 23, 2025 by BJ

01/23/2025 VOTE: NO – PASSED – Signed into Law; Gov Kotek, 5-19-25 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB867 Makes many changes to the powers and duties of ODE for investigations at a school or school district. Prescribes sanctions that the Department of Education may impose when an elementary or secondary school or program is found to be in noncompliance with a discrimination…

HB 2543 Uses $15M to defend illegal criminals

Posted on January 22, 2025 by BJ

01/22/2025 VOTE:NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2543 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HJUD/Overview Appropriates $15 million from the General Fund to the for purposes of deposit in the Universal Representation Fund. Appropriation includes $10.5 million to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to disbursement to Oregon Worker Relief as the fiscal agent under ORS 9.85. Appropriates $4.5 million to the…

SB 680 Prohibits marketing ‘net-zero’ without the science

Posted on January 21, 2025 by BJ

01/21/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB680 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SJUD/Overview Prohibits a person from publishing or causing to be published an environmental marketing claim, net zero claim or reputational advertising that is materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent. Specifies what constitutes a materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent environmental marketing claim or net zero claim…

SB 666 Limits abortion to 15 weeks, with exceptions

Posted on January 17, 2025 by BJ

01/17/2025 VOTE: YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB666 Prohibits an abortion unless a health care provider first determines the probable gestational age of the unborn child, except in the case of a medical emergency. Prohibits the abortion of an unborn child with a probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks, except in the case of a…

SJR 28 Mandating Utopia

Posted on January 17, 2025 by BJ

01/17/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SJR28 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SRULES/Overview Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish a fundamental right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. Allows lawsuits against the state action or inaction just for the fun of it to make their point. Prevailing parties securing protection for public safety or…

SJR 24 School Choice

Posted on January 16, 2025 by BJ

01/16/2025 VOTE: YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SJR24 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SRULES/Overview Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish the right of a parent to choose the school that the parent’s child attends. Requires the establishment of school choice accounts for parents who choose nonpublic education. Allows parents who choose nonpublic education to pay for…

SJR 25 Requires passing school budget within 80 days

Posted on January 16, 2025 by BJ

01/16/2025 VOTE: YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SJR25 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SRULES/Overview The measure would make the legislature pass the schools budget early in each long session. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require the Legislative Assembly, in each odd-numbered year regular session, to appropriate moneys to fund public education in the first 80 days…

SJM 3 Federal reimbursement for wildfire costs

Posted on January 14, 2025 by BJ

01/14/2025 VOTE: YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SJM3 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SNRW/Overview Urges the establishment and funding of a federal system to reimburse state and local government property owners and private property owners for damage to real property that results from the spreading of wildfires originating on federal lands Since private property owners are having all…

SB 11 Authorizes officer to question citizenship

Posted on January 12, 2025 by BJ

01/12/2025 VOTE:YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB11 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HJUD/Overview Directs an arresting officer to inquire about citizenship when the officer arrests a person for a crime and the person is in possession of a firearm. Directs the arresting officer to notify federal immigration authorities if the person is not a citizen. Noncitizens are already violating…

HB 2370 PUC increases for public utilities

HB 2176 Repeals the Corporate Activity Tax (CAT)

SB 813 Forces testing for communicable disease by youth organizations

SB 569 Grants minority businessowners priority

HB 2961A Mandates more electric charging stations

SB 63 Flat rate income tax for income under $50,000

SB 223 Forced recognition of Peter Courtney

SB 599 Landlords prohibited from asking immigration status

HB 3119 Delays implementing transitioning diesel to electric

HB 3103A State timber harvesting at sustainable levels

HB 2200 State investing in carbon free funds

HB 2571 The Public Pension Protection Act

SB 682 Retro tax on fossil fuel entities

SB 210 In-person voting, day of election

SB 566 Standard Time year round

SB 867 Prescribes local response in discrimination occurrences

HB 2543 Uses $15M to defend illegal criminals

SB 680 Prohibits marketing ‘net-zero’ without the science

SB 666 Limits abortion to 15 weeks, with exceptions

SJR 28 Mandating Utopia

SJR 24 School Choice

SJR 25 Requires passing school budget within 80 days

SJM 3 Federal reimbursement for wildfire costs

SB 11 Authorizes officer to question citizenship

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