Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to the Tsuga Community Commission for the Oregon Summer Star program. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Authorizes the governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public buildings to adopt a policy, ordinance or regulation limiting the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for the crime of possessing a firearm in a public building. Provides that in a prosecution for possessing a firearm in a building or on grounds subject to such a policy, ordinance or regulation, the concealed handgun licensee affirmative defense is not a complete defense, but results in a Class A misdemeanor conviction punishable by 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Requires the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to study changes to procedures for the early medical release of adults in custody. Directs the board 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. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits the court from awarding more than 50 percent of parenting time to a noncustodial parent. Modifies remedies a court is permitted or required to impose when parenting time is not occurring as required by the parenting plan.
Maddy summarySB 1212 requires Oregon school districts to adopt policies prohibiting students from using personal electronic devices (like smartphones) during regular instructional hours, including passing time and meals. Exceptions allow device use for academic activities, independent communications, medical needs, individualized education plans (IEPs), 504 plans, or written exemptions approved by school administrators. The policy must include clear procedures for student requests and appeals, while prohibiting disciplinary actions like losing instructional time or suspension for violations. Schools must make these policies available to staff, students, and parents. The bill explicitly prohibits schools from demanding access to students' personal accounts or email.
Allows a person to title and register a Kei truck in Oregon. Amends and creates laws related to allowing Kei trucks to operate on highways in Oregon. Creates the offense of unlawfully operating a Kei truck on a highway. Punishes by a maximum fine of $1,000.
Requires the Department of Human Services to administer a program to provide medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities without regard to the individuals' income or resources. Allows consideration of income when determining cost-sharing for the program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summarySB 1209 would prohibit public bodies - including government agencies, district attorneys, county counsel, and city attorneys acting in official capacity - from filing "special motions to strike" against lawsuits brought against them. The bill amends Oregon Revised Statute 31.155 to exclude claims involving such public entities from this legal procedure. This change means government entities could no longer use this tactic to dismiss lawsuits early without addressing the merits of the case. The bill aims to ensure claims against public officials are evaluated on their substance rather than procedural grounds.
Removes the annual limit of $1.53 million, adjusted for inflation, on allocations from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the County Fair Account.
Digest: Demands at least 8% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign an IM petition. Demands at least 10% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign a petition to amend the Constitution. Demands that the signatures must come from among all congressional districts. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative laws to contain at least eight percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative amendments to the Oregon Constitution to contain at least ten percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
