Requires the Oregon Military Department to study veterans. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Abolishes the Educator Advancement Council and educator networks. Transfers the powers, duties and functions related to the beginning teacher and administrator mentorship program to the Department of Education. Modifies the membership and selection requirements for the State Board of Education, the Early Learning Council, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
HB 2923 requires Oregon public officials and candidates to disclose specific business roles on their economic interest statements, including directorships, management positions, and business ownership held by themselves or household members. It clarifies reporting requirements for income sources exceeding $1,000 that come from businesses with government ties, and updates thresholds for travel expense disclosures ($50+) and honoraria ($15+). The bill modifies Oregon’s existing disclosure rules (ORS 244.060) to ensure transparency about financial connections between officials and entities doing business with their agencies. This affects all Oregon state officials and candidates filing economic interest statements, effective after the bill’s 2025 enactment.
Provides for an additional exemption against Oregon estate tax in order to account for inflation in the calculation of a taxable estate. Adjusts the amount of an exemption based on inflation. Allows an estate to file an amended return seeking a refund based on the operation of the exemption. Applies to the estates of all decedents who die on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
HB 3690 prohibits Oregon's Housing and Community Services Department from using state funds to provide housing-related assistance to noncitizens not lawfully present in the United States. The bill specifically blocks funding for rental assistance, housing, housing subsidies, loans, or tax credits to unauthorized noncitizens under programs governed by ORS 456.515-456.725 or ORS chapter 458. This directly affects individuals living in Oregon without legal immigration status who would otherwise qualify for these housing support programs. The measure does not alter federal immigration status but restricts state funding eligibility for specific housing benefits.
Requires the Judicial Department to study ways to improve the efficiency of the process for setting aside convictions. Directs the department 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.
Removes the requirement that architectural paint be collected by a stewardship organization to be excluded from the definition of "covered product" under the packaging, printing and writing paper and food serviceware producer responsibility law. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Creates statewide preparedness offices in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Imposes duties on the offices relating to statewide coordination of emergency management. [ Creates the Commission on Statewide Intergovernmental Emergency Response Training Facilities and Programming. Directs the commission to develop and carry out a strategic plan for investments to improve statewide emergency preparedness. ] Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to make grants for public safety projects. Creates the Statewide Regional Training Office within the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Directs the office to manage and operate facilities for emergency response training. [ Creates the Task Force on Twenty-first Century Emergency Management Local Governance. Directs the task force to evaluate models for conducting local and regional emergency management operations. ] Requires all state agencies to designate employees to act as liaisons for emergency management operations or for preparing continuity of governance plans. Requires each county to submit biennial reports on the state of the county's emergency preparedness. Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the emergency notification system is transferred to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the Department of Corrections to study community corrections. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.
Prohibits a person from denying a real estate licensee access to the multiple listing service because the licensee is not a member of a professional real estate association or organization. Punishes violation of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study mental health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Repeals a manner of committing the crime of harassment. Requires that for a manner of committing the crime of aggravated harassment, the person must create a risk of spreading communicable disease to the victim. Reduces to Class A violation offenses the crimes of failure to appear in a violation proceeding, failure to appear in the second degree, criminal trespass in the second degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, failure to carry a license or to present a license to a police officer and, under specified circumstances, failure to appear on a criminal citation, theft in the third degree, failure to report as a sex offender, driving while suspended and failure to perform the duties of a driver when property is damaged. Punishes by a maximum fine of $2,000.
