Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, Senate.
Dick Anderson
Sponsored
Became law4
Changes from $300 to $1,000 the threshold value above which an owner of a self-service storage facility must publish a notice of sale for personal property that is subject to a lien for unpaid rent, labor, materials or other services related to storing the personal property.
Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within 120 days of submission.
Provides that each of the cities of Bandon, North Bend and Reedsport may set charges for water and wastewater services provided by the city by a majority vote of its governing body.
Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to assist and provide support to the Oregon Building Officials Association to develop a proposal for establishing an apprenticeship program for building inspectors.
Out of committee7
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services, a municipality, a building official or any other agency or official responsible for administering and enforcing the state building code to approve and issue, or disapprove and deny, any application for a building permit for middle housing or conventional single-family residential housing in a residential subdivision with more than six lots not later than 45 business days after the date on which the applicant submits a complete application.
Provides that constructing a nonprofit child care facility within a project for affordable housing does not subject the project for affordable housing to prevailing wage requirements if the child care facility meets specified requirements.
Directs the Department of Transportation to conduct a study and make a report on increasing the capacity of motor vehicle travel on a portion of U.S. Highway 20.
Transfers the management and control of the grounds in the capitol area from the State Parks and Recreation Department to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to establish and implement a child care provider incentive program.
Establishes the After-School Learning and Enrichment Grant Program.
Permits a child's parent or guardian to admit the child, with or without the child's consent, to an inpatient treatment facility or program licensed by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services for certain mental, emotional or behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment.
In committee32
Requires the governing board of each public university in this state to adopt a personnel policy that includes institutional standards for faculty qualifications.
Establishes the Ocean Beach Fund.
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to study the Housing Accountability and Production Office and submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026.
Expands the application of certain statutes requiring publication in a newspaper to allow publication in online news publications.
Allows the owner of property outside an urban growth boundary to site an additional dwelling on the property for occupancy by a relative of the owner.
Provides that constructing a child care facility within a project for affordable housing does not subject the project for affordable housing to prevailing wage requirements if the child care facility meets specified requirements.
Increases the exempt amount and the filing threshold for purposes of the corporate activity tax as applicable to homebuilding contracts.
Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for tips received by the taxpayer during the tax year.
Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for child care expenses paid by a taxpayer during the tax year.
Removes the requirement that a student must receive approval from the student's resident school district before enrolling in a virtual public charter school that is not sponsored by the school district if a specified percentage of students in the school district already are enrolled in virtual public charter schools that are not sponsored by the school district.
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for interest received by financial institutions from loans made for purchase or improvement of agricultural real estate, rural residences and coastal fishing boats.
For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years.
Provides, for purposes of ad valorem property taxation, a specially assessed value for the homestead of individuals who are at least 70 years old.
Increases the maximum percentage of tax that the governing body of a city or county may impose on the sale of marijuana items.
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study road infrastructure as it relates to housing.
Permits a person to open a first-time home buyer savings account until January 1, 2030, and doubles the annual contribution limits on the accounts.
Exempts from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax reimbursements for certain health care services, including care provided to medical assistance recipients and to Medicare recipients.
Authorizes certain cities with a demonstrated need for housing to add a project area to their urban growth boundary upon certain conditions.
Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to administer a grant program to award moneys to tenants to update dwellings for use as a family child care home.
Directs the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to establish a grant program to facilitate the establishment of a full-service redemption center in each city in this state with a population greater than 10,000.
Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify the crime of felon in possession of a firearm as crime category 8.
Permits a child's parent or guardian to admit the child, with or without the child's consent, to an inpatient treatment facility or program licensed by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services for certain mental, emotional or behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment.
Amends the definition of "public agency" to include only certain public bodies and other entities with statewide operations or jurisdiction, incorporated cities with a population of 2,500 or more and counties with a population of 300,000 or more.
Appropriates moneys to the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund.
Prevents local governments or state agencies from prohibiting natural gas use or other energy options in or availability for new or existing residential or commercial buildings.
Exempts from Oregon personal income taxation a taxpayer with Oregon adjusted gross income that is equal to or less than 120 percent of the median Oregon adjusted gross income.
Directs the Department of State Police to release information about level two sex offenders on the website maintained by the department.
Adds crimes of conviction that qualify for sexually violent dangerous offender sentencing, requiring lifetime post-prison supervision if the court makes certain findings.
Imposes excise tax on net investment income of public universities.
Quarters the minimum acreage for farm, forest and rangeland lots or parcels.
Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt model ordinances by which a city outside of Metro with a population of less than 25,000 may add lands to its urban growth boundary.
Allows the division of a portion of tracts used as golf courses on lands zoned for exclusive farm use for the purpose of siting single-unit or middle housing.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to use Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund moneys for factory-built housing.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Modifies the duties and composition of the Oversight and Accountability Council.
Amends the definition of "residential housing" to include certain mixed income housing.
Provides that when offering a service with age restrictions, a private entity is allowed to swipe a driver license or identification card to verify a person's age, regardless of how old the person looks.
Requires cities and counties to allow lands where worship is allowed to be used for preschool.
Passed the Senate · 1
Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met.
Out of committee · 9
Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to create and distribute memorial plaques to schools in honor of Senator Peter Courtney's contributions in supporting seismic rehabilitation funding.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for distribution to specified ports to carry out dredging projects.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to distribute moneys to an entity within the Oregon Health and Science University that advocates for improved maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Establishes the Task Force on the Perinatal Workforce.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to develop and implement a whole-person maternal health model for medical assistance recipients.
Authorizes the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority to approve a loan to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay for shipyard repairs.
Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to establish a program to issue grants to certain nonprofit organizations for security enhancements.
Exempts a county or other entity that operates a nurse-family partnership program from paying the nonfederal share of the costs of targeted case management services provided by the program to medical assistance recipients.
Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.
In committee · 13
Creates an Oregon tax subtraction for interest received by financial institutions from loans made for the purchase or improvement of agricultural real estate, rural residences and coastal fishing boats.
Directs the Superintendent of State Police to establish a division for the purpose of identifying and implementing ways to better serve and protect drug endangered children.
Provides for an additional exemption against Oregon estate tax.
Provides that, for the estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2026, Oregon estate tax is not due unless the value of the Oregon taxable estate exceeds $13.61 million.
Exempts workers on public works who are participants in a pre-apprenticeship program from the application of laws that determine and require payment of a prevailing rate of wage.
Revises the duties of boards of education of community college districts.
Establishes an income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Allows an occupying homeowner outside of an urban growth boundary to site one additional family dwelling unit on the tract of the home.
Deletes two bases for a worker to refuse an offer of modified employment without losing temporary total disability benefits to increase possible modified employment placements.
Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study means for raising dedicated revenue to support recreation activities in Oregon.
Directs the Department of State Lands, in consultation with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, to develop a salmon credit pilot program to encourage the voluntary restoration of salmonid habitat in the Coquille and Coos watershed basins.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse certain rural hospitals at rates no less than 150 percent of the rates paid as of the effective date of the Act.