] Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit , unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God .
[ Reduces ] Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility [ to match changes to the consumer price index. Limits to 10 percent the maximum increase in rent paid by the purchaser of a dwelling or home in a facility. ] beginning in 2026. Creates an exception for certain infrastructure upgrades approved by a vote of the tenants. Prohibits a landlord from requiring aesthetic improvements or internal inspections as conditions of sale of a dwelling or home in a facility. [ Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study water, sewer and septic systems of facilities and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. ] Declares an emergency, effective September 1, 2025.
] Modifies the qualifications for certain statutes of limitations for civil actions based on allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse and sexual assault. Prospectively eliminates the statute of limitations for civil actions based on sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
] [ Creates a process that exempts certain health care providers from prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances. ] Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make [ certain ] this data publicly available. [ Applies these requirements to commercial health insurance, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations. ] [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Creates restrictions for prior authorization requirements during certain surgical procedures for insurers offering a health benefit plan. Requires certain insurers offering a health benefit plan to implement a prior authorization programming interface by January 1, 2027.
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.
Maddy summaryHB 3522 allows property owners or landlords in Oregon to evict individuals occupying property without permission (squatters) by providing 24 hours' written notice specifying the vacate date and stating the reason is the occupant's status as a squatter. The bill amends Oregon eviction laws to explicitly include "squatter" as a valid reason for eviction under ORS 105.115, requiring this notice before seeking court action. It directly affects property owners/landlords seeking to remove unauthorized occupants and squatters themselves. The law takes effect January 1, 2026, after passing the Oregon legislature in June 2025.
Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities. Requires any tariff schedule adopted for the class to allocate the costs of serving large energy use facilities to the facilities and mitigate the risks to other classes of retail electricity consumers. Defines "large energy use facility." Directs the commission to require an electric company to use a contract when providing electricity service to a large energy use facility. Requires the contract to meet certain requirements and conditions. Directs the commission to report each even-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on trends in load requirements and other implications from large energy use facilities. Sunsets January 2, 2035. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes the process and requirements by which the City of Monmouth may amend its urban growth boundary to add up to 75 acres and to remove up to 90 acres. Sunsets January 2, 2033.
Allows a plaintiff to bring a civil action against a person who transmits an intimate image to the plaintiff's computer or electronic device in certain circumstances.
] Prohibits the Secretary of State from publishing the residence address of certain individuals who are affiliated with a [ candidate's principal campaign ] political committee on the electronic filing system maintained by the secretary.
