Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Jeffrey Helfrich
Sponsored
Became law1
Exempts sales to purchasers with facilities totaling more than one million square feet from a prohibition on sales of certain fluorescent lamps until January 1, 2030.
In committee1
Provides that an operator may require an adult person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Revises the definition of "animal rescue entity."
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules and procedures to allow a hospital to apply for a license as a rural emergency hospital.
Requires the State Treasurer to use up to $44 million from the Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund to guarantee a loan made to a rural hospital for financial stabilization.
Establishes the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management and veterans no later than September 15, 2026.
Allows residential landlords of multifamily housing to convert premises to nonsmoking for existing tenants upon 180 days' written notice.
Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.
Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when a person intentionally causes an enhanced law enforcement response and recklessly causes serious physical injury or death as a result of the response.
Allows counties to approve farm stores as nonfarm use on lands zoned for farm use.
Out of committee · 2
Increases the biennial lottery allocation made for the outdoor school program.
Requires certain health insurers to cover fertility services and treatments.
In committee · 6
Appropriates moneys to the State Forestry Department to offset landowners' costs of fire protection provided by the department.
Allows a person to title and register a Kei truck in Oregon.
Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire.
Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion.
Increases sentencing guidelines for felony fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.
Limits greenhouse gas emission reductions, for purposes of low carbon fuel standards, to 10 percent below 2010 levels.