February 2025 Archives

SB 426 Property owner made responsible for unpaid wages

Posted on February 27, 2025 by BJ

02/27/2025 VOTE: NO – PASSED – Signed: Gov Kotek 6-9-25 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB426 Amendment: property owner is limited to when the contract with more than one contactor or subcontractor, which makes them a part of the contracting team, exempts owners primary residence from suit, reduces 6 years to 2 years to file a suit. Makes an owner and…

SB 951 The end to private healthcare physicians

Posted on February 27, 2025 by BJ

02/27/2025 VOTE: NO – PASSED – Signed into Law, Gov. Kotek 6-9-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB951 Stops people in charge of companies that do not do medical work from running both the company and another entity that does medical work. Stops companies from telling their workers that they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or…

HB 2528 Gives overreaching power to OHA

Posted on February 26, 2025 by BJ

02/26/2025 VOTE: NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2528 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HCCP/Overview Adds “nicotine derived from any source” to the definitions of “inhalant delivery system” and “tobacco products.” Repeals existing criminal prohibition on the sale of inhalant delivery systems or tobacco products to a person under 21 years of age and replaces the repealed law with a…

HB 2528 Gives overreaching power to OHA

Posted on February 26, 2025 by BJ

HB 3742 Permits legislators and staff to carry a firearm

Posted on February 25, 2025 by BJ

02/25/2025 VOTE:NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3742 Provides that members of the Legislative Assembly and legislative branch employees who have a valid concealed handgun license have an affirmative defense to a charge of possessing a firearm within the Capitol, and may not be arrested or charged for the offense while in possession of the license. Is security…

HB 3302 Creates public bank for cash transactions

Posted on February 24, 2025 by BJ

02/24/2025 VOTE:NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3302 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HRULES/Overview Establishes the Oregon Cash Depository Corporation as an independent public company to take and securely hold cash from people who do business in cash. Tells the company what its powers and functions are. Creates the Oregon Cash Depository Corporation Fund the public company can use to…

HB 2640 Reduces some crimes to violations

Posted on February 23, 2025 by BJ

01/17/2025 VOTE:NO – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2640 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HJUD/Overview Repeals a manner of committing the crime of harassment. Requires that for a manner of committing the crime of aggravated harassment, the person must create a risk of spreading communicable disease to the victim. Change “crime” to “offense” and reduces them to Class A violation offenses…

HB 3419 Extends authority of Water Resources Dept. on existing owners

Posted on February 23, 2025 by BJ

02/23/2025 VOTE: NO – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3419 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HALNRW/Overview Amendment 3 is a gut-and-stuff. It will standardize and grow the authority of the Water Resources Department (WRD). It may cost share at 75% for eligible owners but no funding source is guaranteed. It targets existing owner water rights. HB 3573 is the appropriations bill….

HB 3224 Review of background checks

Posted on February 19, 2025 by BJ

02/19/2025 VOTE:NO – PASSED – Signed into Law; Gov Kotek, 6-11-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3224 Requires the Department of Human Services to review the statutes of this state to identify all instances of required background checks, similarities and differences in the different background checks, and report on options to consolidate and reduce the number of different background checks for similar…

SB 678/SB 83 Repeals wildfire mapping

Posted on February 18, 2025 by BJ

02/18/2025 VOTE: YES – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB678 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SNRW/Overview Undoes wildfire protection provisions adopted in Senate Bill 762 (2021). Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025. Provides that the State Board of Forestry establish criteria by which the forestland-urban interface must be identified and classified. The criteria must recognize differences across the state in…

HR 3 Honoring Black drag in Oregon

Posted on February 18, 2025 by BJ

02/18/2025 VOTE:NO – Adopted – 6/19/25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HR3 Amended to include recognition of Juneteenth Day and LGBTQ communities. Recognizes and honors the history of Black drag in Oregon. This bill exposes Portland’s shadow that is behind a lot of Portland’s issues and has no place in state governance. “Whereas Portland’s Black drag community is deeply rooted in an…