Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Jules Walters
Sponsored
Became law1
Allows net local transient lodging tax revenue to be used for resiliency grants for small businesses in the restaurant and lodging industry.
Passed the House1
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to collaborate with the Department of Human Services and the Employment Department to submit an annual report that provides information about employers that employ 500 or more employees in this state and have employees who are medical assistance recipients.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Requires a social media platform to respond to a search warrant within 72 hours of service, and all other communications providers to respond within five business days of service, when the warrant pertains to an investigation of stalking or a crime constituting domestic violence.
Creates a corporate excise tax credit for each of the first three years that a bank does business in this state.
Directs school district boards and governing bodies of institutions of higher education to adopt policies that address how the school district or the institution of higher education will respond when a federal immigration authority enters school property or a campus.
Declares this state's policy to protect engagement in certain activities relating to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment.
Prohibits a retailer from knowingly selling or offering for sale, and a retail platform operator from knowingly permitting a retailer to advertise or offer for sale, a child safety system that does not comply with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule.
Requires owners or operators of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminals to obtain a certificate of financial responsibility from the Department of Environmental Quality.
Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process.
Requires an urgent care center to make publicly available specified information about the urgent care center, offer specified services and, except in certain circumstances, have at least one licensed health care provider on site during the hours of operation.
Provides that evidence of a party's or a witness's immigration status is not admissible as evidence in a civil proceeding.
Provides that a criminal records check on certain caregivers shall last for three years, subject to exceptions.
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.
Limits the circumstances under which a landlord may disclose confidential information.
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct a study of the condition of Oregon's post-secondary education system and to develop detailed recommendations for the design, implementation and operation of a viable and superior institutional framework.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt a payment mechanism to pay certain nonprofit reproductive health care providers that are not eligible to receive federal Medicaid funds for services provided to medical assistance recipients.
Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions.
Increases the state transient lodging tax.
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 law enforcement agencies to require officers to wear uniforms with specified identifying information.
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.
Passed the House · 3
Imposes requirements and restrictions on insurer and coordinated care organization audits of claims for reimbursement submitted by behavioral health treatment providers.
Allows the Adjutant General to facilitate, assist or coordinate in the mobilization of the Oregon National Guard under Title 10 of the United States Code or Title 32 of the United States Code under an authority other than the Governor, only if the active service is for certain listed reasons.
Authorizes the Governor to direct state agencies to withhold moneys owed to the federal government if federal funds are being withheld from the state in contravention of a valid court order.
Out of committee · 5
Expands the rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural communities.
Directs the Bureau of Labor and Industries to create certain guidance and informational materials to assist employers and employees.
Requires employers that provide, by written policy or employment contract, for the payment of earned or accrued but unused paid time off upon termination to make such payments in accordance with statutory requirements governing final wages.
Provides that a violation of prohibitions against certain practices with respect to insurance is subject to an enforcement action under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Increases the biennial lottery allocation made for the outdoor school program.
In committee · 2
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for purposes of deposit in the Universal Representation Fund.
Prescribes methodology for the preparation of revenue estimates used in the budgeting process and as applicable to the surplus revenue refund process.