Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______. Limits biennial expenditures from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to study solar events. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Prohibits a veterinarian from requiring the owner of an animal treated by the veterinarian to surrender the animal on the basis that the owner has not paid for the treatment.
Requires the State Board of Pharmacy to study pharmacy. Directs the board to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.
Requires course instruction provided as part of a health education curriculum to include information about human development from conception to birth.
Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees. Specifies that reforestation requirements apply after the trees have been harvested. Allows the State Board of Forestry to adopt rules.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study civil commitment criteria. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires the Oregon Military Department to study the military. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans and emergency management not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
SB 502 changes attorney fee rules for appeals of local land use decisions. It requires intervenors (like neighbors or groups opposing a project) to pay the applicant’s legal fees if their appeal against a land use decision fails. The bill specifically applies to affordable housing projects and certain approved developments, directing fees to be paid by the losing intervenor rather than the local government. This policy shift aims to discourage frivolous appeals while clarifying who bears legal costs in land use disputes.
Requires the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to study government ethics. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to government ethics not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
SB 59 removes restrictions that previously prevented homeowners and tenants in planned communities (like neighborhoods with homeowners associations) from growing food, keeping chickens, or keeping bees on their lots. The bill specifically voids any community rules that prohibit or restrict these activities, except for reasonable safety or compliance requirements (e.g., following local laws). This directly affects residents in planned communities who want to grow their own vegetables or raise small livestock for personal use. The key change is making such food production activities legally permissible under state law, overriding conflicting community covenants.
Allows a student who is a resident of this state to attend any public school of this state. Requires a student to receive consent from a district school board to attend the schools of the school district if the student is a nonresident student. Requires the district school board to give consent, with limited exceptions. Prohibits school districts from charging tuition or entering into contracts for admission of nonresident students. Removes the cap on the percentage of students from school districts who may attend certain virtual public charter schools.
