Rep. Lucetta Elmer

Maddy summaryHB 3643 designates October 9 of each year as Oregon Youth Suicide Awareness Day and declares an emergency effective upon passage. The bill directly affects Oregon youth and communities by establishing an annual day to focus attention on youth suicide prevention, citing that 109 Oregon youth died by suicide in 2022 and Oregon ranked 12th nationally in youth suicide rates. Its key mechanism is the annual observance date, supported by an emergency declaration to prioritize action on this issue. The bill became law on June 16, 2025, after passage by the legislature and governor's signature. It does not create new programs or funding but aims to raise awareness of a critical public health concern.

Modifies the safe haven law to allow a parent to anonymously leave an infant in a newborn safety device. Allows an authorized facility to install a newborn safety device. Prescribes standards for newborn safety devices.

Expands the exemption for receipts from the sale of prescription drugs from commercial activity subject to the corporate activity tax to include critical access pharmacies. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for amounts received in resolution of a civil action arising from wildfire. Creates Oregon corporate excise and income tax subtractions for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs. Allows a taxpayer to amend a return to claim a refund for earliest tax year in which subtraction is allowed. Applies to declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2026, and to amounts received, losses incurred and legal fees paid in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires public bodies and law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws with respect to any individual who is convicted of a violent felony or Class A misdemeanor or felony sexual offense.

Prohibits a county clerk from using certain information provided by the Department of Transportation or the Oregon Health Authority to update any registration information for an elector who is already registered to vote. Provides that an elector may update the elector's registration information by submitting a registration card. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Amends the allowable uses of moneys appropriated to the Oregon Business Development Department for distribution to the City of Madras. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish a program to provide reinsurance against the risk of economic loss for insurers that issue policies of insurance against damage or loss caused by wildlife. Establishes the Wildlife Damage Reinsurance Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund, for the department to use for reinsuring insurers that issue the policies. Appropriates moneys to the department for deposit in the Wildlife Damage Reinsurance Fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires the Secretary of State to verify information provided to the secretary by the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority regarding voter registration. Prohibits the secretary from providing voter registration information the secretary receives from the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Health Authority to a county clerk until and unless the secretary verifies that the voter is a United States citizen.

Allows an additional estate tax exclusion of $7 million. Imposes tax at a flat rate of seven percent. Applies to estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.