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Senate Bill 859 · Increases amount that State Marine Board may deposit and retain in Salvaged Vessel Subaccount each biennium.

Sent May 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 30 days

Senate Bill 863 · Authorizes rural fire protection district to acquire real property or easement for purpose of establishing fire evacuation route, to construct or maintain fire evacuation route or to participate in agreement related to fire evacuation route.

Sent May 27, 2021 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 319 · Dedicates portion of State Capitol State Park to Vietnam War memorial to be funded and constructed by qualified nonprofit corporation.

Sent May 20, 2021 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 250 · Provides that county clerk shall establish regular business hours of at least four hours per day, and 30 hours per week, Monday through Friday, for receipt and certification of instruments presented for recording.

Sent May 19, 2021 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 259 · Modifies statutory deadlines for reapportionment of congressional districts and judicial review.

Sent May 19, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3399 · Requires each public school to provide full-time, in-person classroom instruction during 2021-2022 school year.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 40 days

House Bill 3400 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to establish multiple laboratories.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 40 days

House Bill 3401 · Requires Secretary of State to establish electronic filing system to allow candidates for nomination or election to county or city office held at primary or general election to file portrait and statement electronically with secretary if candidate cannot have portrait and statement printed in county voters' pamphlet.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 40 days

Senate Bill 742 · Limits local government regulations on certain nonresidential alarm systems and battery-charged fences.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 40 days

Senate Bill 780 · Limits liability of certain health care entities and providers for certain claims arising during COVID-19 emergency period.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 40 days

Senate Bill 620 · Repeals obligation of persons on supervision to pay supervision fees.

Sent May 13, 2021 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3398 · Delays implementation requirements for paid family and medical leave program.

Sent May 11, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 27 · Requires that cover sheet of state, county, district and city initiatives list city and state of residence for chief petitioners, rather than residence address of chief petitioners.

Sent May 11, 2021 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 193 · Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death.

Sent May 11, 2021 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 691 · Requires Secretary of State to ensure that county election officials conduct election recounts in manner that is consistent, transparent, accurate and pursuant to all applicable laws in recounts conducted in statewide ballot measures or involving nomination or election of listed public offices.

Sent May 11, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 46 days

Senate Bill 47 · Provides that 15 percent of grant funds awarded as part of Justice Reinvestment Program must be distributed to build and maintain capacity for culturally responsive services.

Sent May 6, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 51 days

House Bill 3396 · Grants authority to Public Employees Retirement Board to waive or alter certain statutory requirements during state of emergency.

Sent May 4, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 53 days

House Bill 3397 · Establishes temporary limitations on lenders' remedies for borrowers' failures to make payments on obligations secured by mortgages, trust deeds or land sale contracts for certain real property.

Sent May 4, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 53 days

House Bill 2002 · Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish program to award grants for restorative justice programs.

Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 40 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 792 · Exempts from disclosure as public record personally identifiable information about child under age of 16 years that is submitted to State Fish and Wildlife Commission or agent of commission to obtain license, tag or permit under wildlife laws.

Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2204 · Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish program to award grants for restorative justice programs.

Sent April 20, 2021 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 483 · Creates rebuttable presumption that person violated prohibition against retaliation or discrimination against employee or prospective employee if person takes certain action against employee or prospective employee within 60 days after employee or prospective employee has engaged in certain protected activities.

Sent April 20, 2021 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2164 · Renames "Health Care for All Oregon Children" program to "Cover All People" program.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 68 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted

House Bill 2501 · Increases formula weight for students in poverty families for purposes of State School Fund distributions.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 68 days

House Bill 3062 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than September 15, 2022, for legislative changes needed to increase access to health care for all Oregonians.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 68 days

House Bill 3166 · Makes certain findings and declarations concerning water budgets and water use data.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 68 days

House Bill 3394 · Establishes State Gambling Task Force.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Reported out after 63 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 60 · Extends period for Oregon Government Ethics Commission to complete Preliminary Review Phase of alleged violation of ethics laws from 30 calendar days to 60 calendar days.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 61 · Authorizes Oregon Government Ethics Commission to provide written commission advisory opinions, staff advisory opinions and oral or written staff advice on application of executive session provisions of Oregon public meetings law.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 62 · Prohibits current or former public official from soliciting, receiving or using public moneys from public body to pay or make payments on civil penalty imposed by Oregon Government Ethics Commission.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 63 · Extends maximum amount of time person may serve as member of Oregon Government Ethics Commission from one full four-year term to two full four-year terms.

Sent April 19, 2021 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2281 · Directs State Department of Agriculture to administer Oregon Hemp State Program for production, processing and sale of hemp.

Sent April 16, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 71 days

House Bill 3000 · Defines "adult use cannabis item," "artificially derived cannabinoid," "delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol" and "total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol" for statutes related to marijuana and industrial hemp.

Sent April 16, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3112 · Establishes Equity Investment and Accountability Board and Equity Investment and Accountability Office within office of Governor to provide equity oversight of cannabis industry in this state.

Sent April 16, 2021 · Reported out after 38 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 2001 · Requires school district that is making reductions in educator staff positions to retain teacher with less seniority if release of teacher would result in lesser proportion of teachers with cultural or linguistic expertise.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2026 · Requires public employers to give preferences to residents of Malheur County for civil service positions if majority of work of position will be performed within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2166 · Establishes Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Program.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2358 · Prohibits employers from permitting, requiring or suffering agricultural workers to work in excess of certain maximum hours in one workweek unless workers are compensated for overtime hours worked.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 2852 · Directs court to consider, when determining aggravation in imposition of criminal sentence, evidence that defendant committed crime during emergency, evacuation while emergency in effect, or within one year after emergency ceases, provided that emergency is related to natural disaster and defendant took advantage of circumstances related to emergency, evacuation or recovery from emergency.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 72 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted

House Bill 2906 · Provides that, if monthly salary of member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan does not exceed $3,333, instead of $2,500, Public Employees Retirement Board shall credit all employee contributions made by member to employee account and credit no employee contributions made by member to employee pension stability account.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3072 · Allows local government to expand its urban growth boundary to include land designated as urban reserve that supports workforce housing and commercial development supportive of workforce housing if certain conditions are met.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 72 days

House Bill 3073 · Changes name of Early Learning Division to Department of Early Learning and Care.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3212 · Lowers number of actions to foreclose trust deed by advertisement and sale or by suit that beneficiary may commence during preceding calendar year and still claim exemption from requirement to participate in resolution conference with borrower that has failed to pay amount due on obligation secured by residential real property.

Sent April 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 72 days

House Bill 3393 · Requires nominating petition or declaration of candidacy and certificate of nomination to contain phone number and electronic mail address of candidate that cannot be from public body.

Sent April 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 75 days

Senate Bill 175 · Allows certain assistant attorneys general to use employment address on certain records maintained by Department of Transportation.

Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 759 · Directs presiding officers of each house of Legislative Assembly to represent legislative department in collective bargaining negotiations with legislative department employee bargaining units.

Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2543 · Prohibits transfer of firearm by gun dealer or private party if Department of State Police is unable to determine whether recipient is qualified to receive firearm.

Sent April 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 79 days

Senate Bill 16 · Allows counties to partition and rezone up to 200 acres of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region from exclusive farm use to residential uses.

Sent April 8, 2021 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 554 · Requires person to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.

Sent April 8, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3391 · Establishes goal of planning for development of three gigawatts of commercial scale floating offshore wind energy projects within federal waters off Oregon coast by 2030.

Sent April 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 80 days

Senate Bill 493 · Provides that prevailing rate of wage for trade or occupation in locality is rate of wage set forth in collective bargaining agreement for trade or occupation in locality or, if more than one collective bargaining agreement covers trade or occupation in locality, highest rate of wage among collective bargaining agreements for trade or occupation in locality.

Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3382 · Prohibits director, officer, employee or agent of publicly traded corporation from communicating with member of Legislative Assembly with intent to influence matter before Legislative Assembly and while purporting to communicate for or on behalf of publicly traded corporation unless director, officer, employee or agent has express written authorization from board of directors or majority of shareholders of publicly traded corporation.

Sent March 29, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 89 days

House Bill 2060 · Identifies economically disadvantaged students based on State Board of Education rule for purposes of Student Investment Account distributions.

Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3389 · Extends look-back period used to determine Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund solvency level from 10 years to 20 years.

Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3299 · Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days

House Bill 3301 · Authorizes local government to publish notice of public hearing regarding proposed rule on agency's website instead of in newspaper of general circulation.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days

House Bill 3309 · Expands membership of Emergency Board.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days

House Bill 3318 · Requires, if certain conditions are met, Department of Land Conservation and Development to approve City of Bend's expansion of urban growth boundary to include specified lands and allows department to approve other land use regulations for those lands.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 100 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3323 · Provides that directors of district school board of Salem-Keizer School District must be nominated and elected by zone.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days

House Bill 3326 · Prohibits local governments from charging fee to review application for mural and limits grounds for application denial.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days

House Bill 3331 · Prohibits state agencies from disbursing moneys to City of Portland to pay for costs, losses or damages resulting from certain public demonstrations occurring in city.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days

House Bill 3343 · Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees.

Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days

House Bill 2897 · Requires certain government officials and management employees to complete education on incident command, National Incident Management System and emergency response.

Sent March 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 113 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted

House Bill 2337 · Requires advisory committee to Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services on collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages and disability status to commission study to inventory state agencies' databases used to compile data on race, ethnicity, language and disability status, ability readiness of data systems to collect data, cost to collect data, needed upgrades to data systems and which data systems are priority for upgrades.

Sent March 4, 2021 · Reported out after 95 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 3240 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to map wildfire risk and to develop appropriate fire protection standards within state building code for residential structures based on fire risk identified in maps.

Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

House Bill 3257 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study state administration and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.

Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

House Bill 3258 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study agency administration and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.

Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

House Bill 3259 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study and make recommendations regarding capital construction.

Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

House Bill 3268 · Prohibits possession of weapons in Capitol except by police officer or member of military performing duties.

Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

House Bill 3288 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry County to acquire certain real property.

Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

House Bill 3196 · Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of other individual, subject to specified exceptions.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3207 · Requires Secretary of State to establish electronic filing system to allow candidates for nomination or election to county, city or special district office within county to file portrait and statement electronically with secretary if candidate cannot have portrait and statement printed in county voters' pamphlet.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3233 · Requires paid-for-by tagline on political communications by candidate to identify top five large donors to candidate's principal campaign committee.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3235 · Prohibits person who is foreign national from making contribution or expenditure to candidate, political committee or petition committee to influence nomination for or election to public office, election on measure or initiative, referendum or recall petition or to pay for communication in support of or in opposition to candidate or measure.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3241 · Establishes Task Force on Alternative Voting Methods.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3246 · Allows partition of land zoned for exclusive farm use that contains dwelling.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3247 · Establishes approval voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to state offices.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3248 · Permits counties, cities and districts to adopt alternative forms of voting for county, city and district elections.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3250 · Establishes STAR voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to state offices.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3251 · Restores staggering of terms of county commissioners in certain circumstances.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3264 · Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator and interpreter services free of charge in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act, or in conjunction with constituent outreach services.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3270 · Designates offices of Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, state Senator and state Representative as nonpartisan.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3291 · Requires ballots returned by mail to have postal indicator showing ballot was mailed not later than date of election and be received by county clerk not later than seven days after date of election.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3292 · Requires Secretary of State to conduct study and develop recommendations regarding how to amend election timelines in Oregon to ensure both more efficient electoral process and increased participation by electors.

Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3131 · Prohibits outdoor production of industrial hemp or marijuana within specified distance of residential property or boundary of area zoned for residential use.

Sent February 16, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

House Bill 3178 · Temporarily removes condition for being deemed "unemployed" that individual's weekly remuneration for part-time work must be less than individual's weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount.

Sent February 16, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3144 · Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly at annual mean occupational employment and wage estimate for Oregon for year preceding start of biennium.

Sent February 12, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 3147 · Modifies definition of governing body for public meetings law purposes, to include bodies of two or more members who have authority to make recommendations to statewide elected official on policy.

Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days

House Bill 3148 · Requires Department of State Lands to petition United States Congress for the transfer of certain public lands.

Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days

House Bill 3153 · Modifies laws relating to duration and termination of states of emergency and emergency powers under certain statutes.

Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days

House Bill 3179 · Requires legislative committees to consist of equal members of majority party and of minority party.

Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days

House Bill 3097 · Increases allowable size of temporary signs on private property.

Sent February 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

House Bill 3110 · Requires board of directors of publicly traded corporation to have specified proportion of female directors and directors who are members of underrepresented communities.

Sent February 9, 2021 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 2605 · Imposes tsunami design standards for certain buildings and other structures.

Sent February 4, 2021 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2771 · Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.

Sent February 4, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 142 days

House Bill 3076 · Authorizes additional individuals to serve as treasurer of political committee or petition committee.

Sent February 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 143 days

House Bill 3060 · Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to study issues relating to land use and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.

Sent January 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 149 days

House Bill 3063 · Directs State Treasurer to study and make recommendations regarding improvements to state financial administration.

Sent January 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 149 days

House Bill 2991 · Requires Legislative Policy and Research Director or chief sponsor of bill or proposed constitutional amendment to prepare racial and ethnic impact statement.

Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days

House Bill 2992 · Modifies amount of compensation paid to members of state boards and commissions.

Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2993 · Provides that advisory committees appointed by agency as part of rulemaking must represent interests of persons and communities likely to be affected by rule.

Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3021 · Requires Secretary of State to create and make publicly available list of five most common languages spoken, other than English, by residents of state and of each county.

Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 108 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2020 · Establishes durational limits for states of emergency declared under certain statutes.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2022 · Makes district attorney, rather than county clerk, responsible for determining whether prospective petition for initiative ballot measure for county complies with requirements of Oregon Constitution.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2029 · Establishes Public Records Advocate as independent office within executive department.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2030 · Modifies provisions relating to advocacy commissions.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2064 · Modifies quorum requirement for Energy Facility Siting Council.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2110 · Modifies costs for petitioners filing notice of petition with Land Use Board of Appeals.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2167 · Creates Racial Justice Council within Office of Governor.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 106 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2168 · Establishes Juneteenth as legal state holiday.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2174 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services, upon request of county governing body, to credit forest reserve moneys that would otherwise be credited to county road fund to certain public bodies whose service areas include entire county.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2215 · Modifies crimes of official misconduct in the second degree and official misconduct in the first degree.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2216 · Establishes that certain statements and assertions set forth in legislative subpoena or other process used by Senate President, Speaker of House of Representatives or chair or vice chair of legislative committee are binding on court for purposes of enforcement of process.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2220 · Removes ability for member of Legislative Assembly to appoint or employ relative or member of household on personal legislative staff unless relative or member of household serves as unpaid volunteer.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2222 · Modifies definition of "meeting" for purposes of public meetings law to state that meeting may occur without regard to location or stated purpose for which members of governing body convene.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2224 · Limits amount public body may charge for public employee time for responding to public records request.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2225 · Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly who is absent and unexcused when Legislative Assembly is in session from receiving salary, per diem or expense reimbursement, and imposes fine of $500 per day of unexcused absence.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2226 · Requires ballots returned by mail to be postmarked not later than date of election.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2227 · Prohibits portraits of candidates from being included in voters' pamphlets.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2228 · Requires public office holder or candidate for public office who uses campaign contributions for travel outside of Oregon to file statement on ORESTAR stating whether travel is for official duties or campaign purposes and identifying name and mailing address of any other persons paying for part of travel expenses.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2238 · Clarifies Governor's authority to use property during emergency.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2243 · Requires that declarations and extensions of states of emergency under certain statutes be accompanied by written explanations.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2249 · Expands definition of "rule" for purposes of Administrative Procedures Act.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2278 · Establishes Task Force on Government Transparency.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2287 · Requires that, in election proposing annexation, votes from city and territory to be annexed be counted separately to determine separate majorities if territory to be annexed includes 100 acres or more.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2288 · Authorizes district or city to require consent to eventual annexation of property before providing extraterritorial service to property.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2312 · Provides that lawful units of land whose property lines are relocated by certain judgments remain lawful units.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2323 · Prohibits knowingly communicating materially false statement, including by electronic or telephonic means, with intent to mislead electors about date of election, deadline for delivering ballot, voter registration deadline, method of registering to vote, locations at which elector may deposit ballot, qualifications of electors or voter registration status within 30 days of primary election or special election or within 60 days of general election.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 105 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2329 · Directs Secretary of State to create public process to develop state song to replace "Oregon, My Oregon" as state song.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2353 · Requires agency to include in rulemaking notice statement identifying how adoption of rule will affect racial equity.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2366 · Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2422 · Directs court that declares administrative rule invalid to award reasonable attorney fees to petitioner.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2466 · Establishes Office of Oregon Ombudsmen to provide administrative services and support to Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman, Office of the Residential Facilities Ombudsman, Office of the Foster Parent Ombudsman, Office of the Foster Child Ombudsman and Office of the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2478 · Maintains indefinitely exemption from required disclosure of public records that are subject to lawyer-client privilege and public records exemption for privileged information.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2485 · Requires state agencies to reduce public records request fees by 50 percent if request is made in public interest, and requires state agencies to entirely waive fees if public records request is in public interest and narrowly tailored.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2486 · Requires, on or after October 1, 2021, officials of public bodies to grant news media representatives access to scenes of emergencies or emergency police activity that are otherwise closed to public.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2487 · Modifies provisions relating to public records about public safety officers.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2499 · Authorizes Department of Revenue to disclose address information from individual tax returns to Secretary of State to verify address of voters contained in voter record.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 142 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 2524 · Places limits on certain restrictions by local governments, planned communities and condominiums on use of property for child care facilities.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2526 · Designates second Monday of October of each year as Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2556 · Requires delivery of certain land use notices to property owners and to properties within wider geographic range.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2560 · Requires governing body of public body, to extent reasonably possible, to make all meetings accessible remotely through technological means and provide opportunity for members of general public to remotely submit oral and written testimony .

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2566 · Establishes Task Force on Audit Equity Analysis.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2567 · Directs Secretary of State to study and make recommendations regarding best practices for conducting audits related to equity issues.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2601 · Requires Secretary of State to conduct study and develop recommendations regarding most effective methods for improving ballot measure process.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2628 · Establishes Office of the State Prosecutor under authority of State Land Board.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2635 · Authorizes legislative caucus leaders to each appoint Senate Majority Legislative Counsel, Senate Minority Legislative Counsel, House Majority Legislative Counsel and House Minority Legislative Counsel, and establishes legislative caucus leaders as Legislative Counsel Committee.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2644 · Renames portion of Interstate 5, beginning in Albany and ending in Salem, to Atomic Veterans and Atomic Cleanup Veterans Memorial Highway.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2651 · States explicitly that voter's political party affiliation may be changed only by voter.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2656 · Permits municipality or Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with person to administer and enforce building inspection program and act as building official.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2658 · Directs Legislative Policy and Research Director to study methods for legislative oversight of administrative rules and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2659 · Expands duties of Oregon Government Ethics Commission to conduct investigations, make findings and impose penalties for violations of public meetings law.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2678 · 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.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2679 · Permits person who will be 17 years old on date of primary election and 18 years old on date of general election to vote at primary election for candidates of major political party with which person is affiliated if major political party has adopted rule to this effect.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2680 · Establishes Small Donor Elections Program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 146 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 2681 · Prohibits moving voter to inactive status due to voter not voting or updating voter registration for any period of time.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2684 · Requires Secretary of State or county clerk, rather than filer, to designate argument filed for publication in voters' pamphlet as either supporting or opposing ballot measure.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2685 · Requires that Secretary of State provide official Military or Overseas Elector Ballots for elections held on date of primary election that permit military or overseas electors to rank candidates by order of preference.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2686 · Requires that any voting machine or vote tally system approved by Secretary of State must be compatible with elections conducted by ranked-choice voting and any other form of voting that is authorized under Oregon Constitution and has been used within previous 10 years in any federal, state or local election in United States.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2687 · Requires ballots returned by mail to be postmarked not later than date of election.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2706 · Establishes certain requirements for contracts related to timber harvesting on state lands.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2713 · Limits Governor's ability to exercise authority conferred on Governor during declared state of emergency to no more than 60 days' duration, unless Legislative Assembly authorizes continued state of emergency.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2745 · Requires voter registration cards and electronic voter registration system to include option for person to identify race, ethnicity and preferred language of person.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2763 · Allows establishment of cider businesses producing less than 100,000 gallons of cider annually on lands zoned for farm use when businesses own certain orchards of at least one acre.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2764 · Limits standing in appeals of land use decisions or limited land use decisions to persons that reside or maintain business within 25 miles of boundary of local government or special district and appeared before decision maker in person at hearing if available.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2765 · Provides grants to counties that received federal Secure Rural Schools program payments in calendar year 2008 equal to at least 30 percent of all moneys deposited into county general fund.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2773 · Directs State Board of Forestry, pursuant to joint rules adopted by State Board of Forestry and State Land Board, to establish pilot project for county management of certain Elliott State Forest Lands.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2779 · Authorizes counties to allow contiguous clustered nonresource dwellings on clustered development tract in lieu of approval of individual nonresource dwellings on exclusive farm use or forest lands.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2798 · Allows counties to authorize subdivision of land zoned for exclusive farm use or forestland into parcels no smaller than the average size of county parcels of the same type.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2807 · Directs Legislative Policy and Research Director to study methods for legislative oversight of administrative rules and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2832 · Requires Washington County to approve property owner's petition for redesignation of rural reserves under certain circumstances.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2837 · Removes designation of rural reserves from private road commonly known as Lasich Lane in Washington County.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2853 · Establishes criteria for state and United States flags to be official flags.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2865 · Requires statement of economic interest to be filed by all members of board of directors or governing body of nonprofit that has either received or submitted testimony to Legislative Assembly requesting $1 million or more in state capital construction funding over previous five calendar years.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2884 · Extends time for recording partition plat incorporating city or county's permit validating unit of land to 365 days.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2908 · Requires Secretary of State to randomly select for examination accounts of political committees.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2914 · Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 146 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2921 · Establishes Small Donor Elections Program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2922 · Requires statement of economic interest to include certain information about sources of income for business in which public official or candidate, or member of household of public official or candidate, is officer, holds directorship or does business under if source of income has legislative or administrative interest and 10 percent or more of total gross annual income of business comes from that source of income.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2923 · Prohibits candidate or principal campaign committee of candidate from expending campaign moneys for professional services rendered by certain businesses required to be listed on candidate's statement of economic interest.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days

House Bill 2944 · Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator and interpreter services free of charge in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act, or in conjunction with constituent outreach services.

Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days