Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to transfer the proceeds of certain taxes, fees, fines, penalties and other monetary obligations the director imposes upon out-of-state insurers and insurance producers to the State Forestry Department for deposit into the State Forestry Department Account. Requires the State Forester to use the proceeds to fund wildfire prevention and suppression.
Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture out of the General Fund for purposes related to the brand inspection program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to study issues related to conducting hearings. Directs the board to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than September 15, 2026.
Instructs the Water Resources Commission to allow the appropriation of water from the mainstem of the Columbia River at a total rate and duty of two percent of average annual flow. Requires state agencies to convey easements to facilitate the appropriation of water from the mainstem of the Columbia River.
Provides that new or increased fees adopted by state agencies do not become effective unless approved by the Legislative Assembly by law. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Provides, for purposes of ad valorem property taxation, a specially assessed value for the owner-occupied primary residences of veterans and surviving spouses of veterans. Disqualifies the residence for the special assessment on the death of the veteran, remarriage of the surviving spouse or sale of the residence. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires each county clerk to permit authorized persons to observe the receiving and counting of votes. Requires that, at a minimum, authorized persons must be permitted to observe any signature verification procedure.
Authorizes a law enforcement agency to release a booking photo upon the second or subsequent arrest of the person depicted in the photo within a 12-month period, or when the person depicted in the photo is a missing person.
Directs the Division of Audits to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Transportation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to notify the Attorney General if the air quality index readings for an area of the state reach 250 or higher during seven consecutive days and the cause is believed to be a wildfire originating on lands owned by the United States. Directs the Attorney General to investigate and bring a civil action if the wildfire was caused by negligent or unlawful forest management practices.
Replaces the requirement that an owner or operator of a municipal solid waste incinerator conduct continuous monitoring or sampling of specified air contaminants with a requirement that the monitoring or sampling be conducted annually. Modifies the time for submission and implementation of a monitoring or sampling plan. Provides that the Department of Environmental Quality may modify the plan. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to study methods for legislative oversight of administrative rules. Directs the director to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to general government not later than September 15, 2026.
