Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of a specific portion of U.S. Highway 30 and present a report to the Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study means for raising dedicated revenue to support recreation activities in Oregon. Directs the Legislative Revenue Officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than December 1, 2026.
Adds entities in which employees of the entity own at least 50 percent of the ownership interest in the entity directly or through an employee stock ownership plan to the list of sources to which a contracting agency may give preference in procuring goods or services for public contracts. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Maddy summarySB 547 designates April of each year as Oregon Native Plant Appreciation Month, encouraging public recognition of native plant species. The bill also declares an emergency effective upon passage, though it does not specify emergency measures. This procedural bill became law on June 20, 2025, after being signed by the Governor and enacted as Chapter 368, 2025 Laws. It directly affects Oregon residents through the official designation of the month for educational and community awareness purposes.
Prohibits a management services organization[ , an individual who works as an independent contractor with a management services organization ] or a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a management services organization from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee of, working as an independent contractor with or otherwise managing, directing the management of or participating in managing a professional medical entity with which the management services organization has a contract for management services. Specifies what conduct constitutes ownership or control of a professional medical entity. Voids noncompetition agreements, nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement agreements between certain business entities and medical professionals, with specified exceptions, and prohibits the business entities from retaliating against the medical professional for violating the void agreements. [ Punishes violations of specified provisions of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. ] Voids and makes unenforceable agreements that violate prohibitions against management services organization control of professional medical entities and permits a professional medical entity or medical licensee to sue to recover an ascertainable loss of money or property as a result of the violation. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
] [ Removes the requirement that a licensee member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state. ] Requires that each public member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state. Requires that at least one licensee member of the board be a resident of this state.
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to submit by January [ 15 ] 31 of each even-numbered year a report to the Legislative Assembly concerning the soundness of the state's Insurance Fund. Specifies the contents of the report and directs agencies of state government and participants in the fund to cooperate with and assist the department in carrying out the department's duties under the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summaryOregon's SCR 13 designates the T-bone steak as the official state steak, making it the first official "state steak" for Oregon. The resolution recognizes the T-bone's dual cuts (strip and filet) and Oregon's long history of cattle farming, which contributed nearly $800 million to agriculture in 2022. This designation is symbolic - it does not create new laws, funding, or requirements, but formally honors beef's role in the state's agricultural heritage. The bill passed unanimously in June 2025 and became law without further action.
Establishes a statewide goal for homeownership. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to track goal progress [ as part of the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis ]. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Exempts, until January 2, 2030, lamps purchased by a school district from the prohibition on the sale of certain fluorescent lamps. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
