Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to establish a liaison for each county to foster development of county-level organizations or networks to address emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires a policy or certificate of health insurance or health care services contract offered by a health care service contractor in this state, state medical assistance and health benefit plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board and the Oregon Educators Benefit Board to cover certain treatments for an obesity diagnosis with certain requirements.
Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to study legislation affecting local governments. Directs the director to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to rules not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
HB 3743 requires owners or operators of specific radio towers (lattice towers 60-200 feet tall or monopoles 25-125 feet tall) to maintain an emergency backup power system capable of providing continuous power for at least 14 days during natural disasters or severe weather. This directly affects commercial radio and cellular communication infrastructure providers who operate these tower structures. The key provision mandates that backup systems must function reliably when primary power fails due to weather events or other emergencies. The law does not specify system types but requires the power duration to be sufficient for extended outages. It applies only to towers supporting communication services, not general utility infrastructure.
Requires the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly regarding aligning prescription drug price transparency. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Removes the Department of State Police as the designated state point of contact for purposes of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Directs gun dealers to obtain authorization to transfer firearms directly from the system. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study alternative methods to implement retainage provisions in public improvement contracts. Directs the department to submit findings to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to public procurement not later than September 15, 2026.
Requires a publicly traded corporation that makes a political expenditure of more than $100 in a calendar year to first obtain approval for the political expenditure from shareholders by an affirmative vote of the majority of shares entitled to vote. Requires a corporation to disclose the amount, recipient and purpose of each political expenditure in excess of $100 in each calendar year. Requires the directors and officers of a publicly traded corporation to disclose a statement of economic interest that provides certain information with respect to the director's or officer's interest in the recipient of the political expenditure or in the candidate or expected change in policy for which the publicly traded corporation made the political expenditure. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs the Department of Education, in conjunction with various education stakeholders, to develop, administer and maintain a statewide data system for the education workforce in this state.
Establishes the Task Force on Impacts of Ballot Measures 5 and 50. Requires the task force to study the impacts of the ballot measures on local governments and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to taxation no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets the task force January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes the Task Force on Youth Apprenticeship. Requires the task force to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than December 1, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Directs the Oregon State Board of Nursing to establish an advisory committee to study the nursing educator shortage and make recommendations to address the issues identified by the committee. Requires a report on the nursing education shortage to the board and to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than March 15, 2026. Directs the board to dissolve the first advisory committee by March 31, 2026. Directs the board to then establish an advisory committee to study recruitment and retention challenges in the nursing workforce and make recommendations to address the issues identified by the committee. Requires a report on the nursing workforce to the board and to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. Allows the board to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to convene the advisory committees. Sunsets on June 2, 2027. [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
