Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, Senate.
Cedric Hayden
Sponsored
Became law2
Requires the Department of Human Services to seek a waiver of federal requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance installment payments of the tax credit for dependent care expenses.
Establishes medical assistance eligibility for individuals under age 26 who have aged out of foster care in Oregon or another state.
Out of committee4
Requires the state medical assistance program and health insurance policies and certificates to cover computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans for individuals 40 years of age or older.
Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish and administer a pilot program to award grants to counties.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop, implement and administer a program to support consumer engagement efforts aimed at increasing and optimizing consumer involvement in planning and decision-making surrounding the access to, and delivery of, behavioral health services in this state.
Requires individual and group health benefit plans to cover a child over the age of 26 in certain circumstances.
In committee15
Establishes standards for establishment of farm cafes on lands in Lane County zoned for exclusive farm use.
Creates an income tax credit for subscriptions to media news outlets and donations to certain journalism organizations.
Allows specified production of food in planned communities by lot owners and their tenants.
Exempts claims based on conduct that constitutes child abuse, or conduct that constitutes knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse, from the notice requirement of the Oregon Tort Claims Act.
Prohibits the recovery of reimbursements paid on claims in the medical assistance program if the provider can verify that the patient visit occurred or the service or item was provided.
Imposes personal income tax at flat rate if a taxpayer has an adjusted gross income below threshold amount.
Allows a person who has been deprived of rights, privileges or immunities secured by the Oregon Constitution or the laws of this state by a person acting under color of law to bring a civil action for economic and noneconomic damages and for injunctive or other equitable relief.
Requires the Oregon Health Policy Board to produce and provide to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health by December 31, 2026, a comprehensive report regarding the success in achieving the aims of the Oregon Integrated and Coordinated Health Care Delivery System.
Allows a person to petition for an order restraining a respondent from harassment of the petitioner.
Changes the definitions of "audiologist" and "practice of audiology."
Requires that the sex offender risk assessment methodology take into consideration specified information.
Defines "victim" for purposes of the release of sex offender information by the Department of State Police.
Requires the Department of Human Services to operate a pilot program, subject to approval by the United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit the purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value or foods with a high sodium, sugar or fat content using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Directs the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to classify a sex offender who has previously been placed into a risk level in another jurisdiction into the corresponding risk level in this state.
Directs the court to enter an order, at the first appearance on a charge of misdemeanor unlawful possession of a controlled substance, prohibiting the charged person from possessing a firearm.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to require oral health care providers to complete an intake screening with an enrollee of the Veterans Dental Program within 60 days after the enrollee initiates contact with the provider.
Removes the annual cap on matching funds that an individual development account holder may accrue.
Modifies the exemption from taxable estate for the value of natural resource property as applicable to forestland.
Requires filing officers in each county and city to make publicly available on the county or city website certain election documents that are filed with the filing officer within a specified period.
Requires the Public Employees Retirement Board to refer a contested case for a hearing requested by a police officer or firefighter who is denied disability benefits within a certain period of time.
Extends to all public bodies the prohibition against denying mental health services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Requires public employer employment policies to provide for a pay differential for sign language skills in the same manner that pay differentials are provided for other bilingual or multilingual skills.
Requires health benefit plans to cover autologous breast reconstruction procedures and related services with specific requirements related to out-of-pocket costs, cost-sharing, utilization review, reimbursement rates and network adequacy.
Vetoed · 2
Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care.
Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
Passed the Senate · 1
Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 in federal retirement pay or pension received for service in the Armed Forces of the United States for a taxpayer who is receiving federal retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and who hasattained 63 years of age before the close of the taxable year.
Out of committee · 2
Requires dental insurers to follow certain rules for payment and denial of claims.
Requires the Department of Human Services to pay parents to provide attendant care services for children with developmental disabilities who have very high behavioral health or medical needs.
In committee · 3
Creates an Oregon personal income tax subtraction for tips received by the taxpayer during the tax year.
Modifies the definition of "vulnerable person" for purposes of civil action for abuse of a vulnerable person to include individuals under 18 years of age.
Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study means for raising dedicated revenue to support recreation activities in Oregon.