Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish by rule a program for providing rebate vouchers to qualifying individuals who purchase electric assisted bicycles. Establishes the Electric Bicycle Incentive Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] [ Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study electric vehicles. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15, 2026. ] [ Sunsets on January 2, 2027. ] Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to reduce the amount of rebates available under zero-emission vehicle rebate programs, subject to certain conditions. Expands eligibility for the charge ahead rebate. Requires the department to allocate additional moneys from the Zero-Emission Incentive Fund to education and outreach each biennium, unless the balance of the fund is below a certain threshold. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for distribution to school districts to fund services to migrant children in a manner that is consistent with the Migrant Education Program. Declaring an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Transportation to create an emergency contact information form and make the form available for individuals to voluntarily provide emergency contact information for inclusion in the individual's record for police officers to use, during or after emergency situations, to contact those listed. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Requires the Public Records Advisory Council to study public records. Directs the council to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Establishes the Latino Health System Task Force. Prescribes the task force's membership and duties. Directs the task force to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summaryHB 3787 prohibits Oregon restaurants and retail stores from providing reusable plastic checkout bags to customers. Instead, businesses must charge at least 5 cents for reusable fabric or recycled paper checkout bags, though they may offer these for free under limited circumstances (e.g., to customers using WIC vouchers or electronic benefits cards). The bill defines "reusable plastic checkout bag" as durable plastic at least four mils thick and clarifies that single-use bags remain restricted under existing law. It also prevents local governments from creating stricter bag rules than the state law, though they may require higher fees than the 5-cent minimum. This bill directly affects all retail and food service businesses operating in Oregon.
Creates the crime of possessing, purchasing, making, delivering or selling a pill press or similar equipment. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, a $125,000 fine, or both. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to an organization and Polk County for [ expanding a program ] programs for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the [ program ] programs . Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Directs the Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop a program under which the department, pursuant to contracts with financial institutions, provides loan or credit guarantees for qualified veterans for the purpose of refinancing existing home mortgages on veterans' primary residences. Establishes the Veterans Refinancing and Reintegration Services Fund. Appropriates moneys in the fund to the department. Prohibits the department from paying amounts due under a loan or credit guarantee agreement from any source other than available funds in the Veterans Refinancing and Reintegration Services Fund. Provides that amounts due and payable under an agreement do not constitute a debt, or a lending of credit, of the state. Authorizes financial institutions to exercise rights against the security if there are insufficient available funds to pay amounts due under a loan or credit guarantee agreement. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to include in the Governor's budget request to the Legislative Assembly for each fiscal period amounts sufficient to permit the payment of amounts due on unpaid loan and credit guarantees for that fiscal period.
