Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Ken Helm
Sponsored
Became law1
Increases the state transient lodging tax.
In committee1
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to study housing development opportunities conditioned upon land conservation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Revises the definition of "animal rescue entity."
Provides that evidence of a party's or a witness's immigration status is not admissible as evidence in a civil proceeding.
Declares that this state does not want the amendments set forth in section 521 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 to apply to consumer finance loans made in this state.
Prohibits covered entities from purchasing, acquiring or offering to purchase or acquire a single-family residence unless the residence has been listed for sale to the general public for at least 90 days.
Designates March 4th of each year as HPV Awareness Day.
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.
Requires producers of batteries or battery-containing products to join a battery producer responsibility organization and implement a battery producer responsibility program for the collection and recycling of batteries.
Allows net local transient lodging tax revenue to be used for resiliency grants for small businesses in the restaurant and lodging industry.
Directs school districts to adopt policies that provide for the immediate enrollment, school placement and provision of services to homeless students.
Out of committee · 5
Directs the State Department of Energy, subject to the availability of funding, to conduct a study on nuclear energy, including advanced nuclear reactors.
Authorizes the Water Resources Commission to encourage and approve voluntary agreements between ground water users in the Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern to achieve reasonably stable ground water levels.
Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws.
Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and manage available state forestland.
Increases the biennial lottery allocation made for the outdoor school program.
In committee · 2
Allows a retail electricity consumer to install and use portable solar photovoltaic energy devices with up to a total maximum generating capacity of 1,200 watts.
Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, a mortgage interest deduction for a residence other than the taxpayer's principal residence, unless the taxpayer sells the residence or actively markets the residence for sale.