Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
James Manning Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Sets maximum matching fund requirements for state grants to small incorporated cities for certain capital construction and municipal infrastructure and improvements.
In committee1
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.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Requires the director to be a veteran who has received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions.
Requires law enforcement agencies to require officers to wear uniforms with specified identifying information.
Modifies provisions regarding solemnization of marriage to permit deployed service members to be married remotely.
Passed the House1
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreements to own and oversee the operations of the Moda Center in the City of Portland.
Allows for the provision of epinephrine in schools by methods other than injections.
Requires hospitals to have policies and procedures in place that address how the hospital will respond if a law enforcement authority arrives at the hospital and to designate which areas of the hospital are not open to the public.
Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program.
Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act.
Prohibits public bodies from disclosing personally identifiable information to a data broker unless the data broker attests that the information will not be sold or transferred to any entity that will use it to enforce federal immigration law.
Requires the Department of Justice to consult with the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement when the department develops, reviews or updates model policies intended to limit immigration enforcement at public facilities.
Requires a professional licensing board to publish specified guidance regarding licensure and ensure certain staff receive culturally responsive training not later than January 1, 2028.
Directs the State Board of Education to allow play-based learning to be considered instructional time for students in kindergarten through grade five.
Requires certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for preventive health services in accordance with federal rules in effect on June 30, 2025, and immunizations recommended by the Public Health Officer in the future.
Passed the Senate · 2
Modifies the offense of making a false report of child abuse.
Requires an electric utility to disclose to its customers the costs of storing nuclear waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity.
Out of committee · 4
Directs specified investigators of deaths of decedents, prior to making any findings as to the cause or manner of death where the decedent is suspected to have died from suicide, accident or other undetermined cause, to review documented evidence of abuse and interview family members of the decedent if the decedent has a history as a victim of domestic violence or child abuse and certain conditions exist.
Prohibits an electric company from recovering from retail electricity consumers certain litigation or settlement costs or expenses if a court or jury finds that a wildfire resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company.
Provides that certain members of the Public Employees Retirement System qualify as police officers under the system.
Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income.
In committee · 5
Establishes immunity from action for trespass for persons that corner cross on public land.
Prohibits an online news aggregating platform from accessing for an Oregon audience the online content of a digital journalism provider without an agreement.
Establishes the Behavioral Health and Deflection Committee within the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.
Requires each electric company to develop an inclusive utility investment program to provide financing for customers' energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy projects.
Requires lobbyists to provide a notice to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission regarding certain information about the lobbyist's representation of certain clients, the lobbyist's compensation and the lobbyist's new or different position on legislative action or administrative action.