Sen. James Manning

Maddy summarySB 1036 limits towing companies' authority to tow vehicles without proper authorization and adds new requirements for their operations. It requires towing companies to take a photo of a vehicle before towing (showing its parked position), maintain records for two years, and get written permission from property owners before towing from parking facilities. The law also prohibits towing without clear signage, restricts where towing vehicles can park while monitoring facilities (at least 1,000 feet away), and bans unfair fees or demands that owners waive rights to dispute charges. This law directly affects towing companies, property managers, and vehicle owners in Oregon, with the changes taking effect January 1, 2026.

] [ Requires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to study emergency management. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management not later than September 15, 2026. ] [ Sunsets on January 2, 2027. ] Delays the date on which responsibility for management of the state multijurisdictional emergency notification system is transferred from the Department of State Police to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Maddy summarySB 47 eliminates outdated laws and references to obsolete public entities by repealing 20+ specific Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and updating related provisions. It modifies statutes governing public assistance programs, including child welfare, temporary aid, and medical assistance, by removing outdated references to repealed entities like the Family Services Review Commission. The bill updates administrative processes for the Department of Human Services, such as grievance reporting and policy change procedures, but does not alter eligibility or benefit levels. This is primarily an administrative cleanup to modernize legal references, affecting state agencies managing public assistance programs. The changes take effect January 1, 2026.

] 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.

Requires the Secretary of State to allow to be included in the translated version of each state voters' pamphlet that is made available on the website of the secretary or of a county the translations of a party's statement of arguments for the success of its principles and election of its candidates. Sets forth the requirements for a statement to be included by the secretary.

Requires filing officers in each county and city to make publicly available on the county or city website [ within two business days ] certain election documents that are filed with the filing officer within a specified period. Permits filing officers to charge a fee in certain circumstances . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

] [ Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to create a program to award grants and provide loans to state agencies for replacing outdated information technology and for certain other purposes. Creates an advisory board that the department must consult in awarding grants and providing loans. Establishes the Technology Modernization Fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for the purpose of the department's program. ] Directs the State Chief Information Officer to adopt a policy and procedure for state agencies to follow in requesting funding for information technology budgets and projects. Requires state agencies that intend to request funding for a budget or project to submit requests to the State Chief Information Officer for review. Directs the State Chief Information Officer to collaborate with the Legislative Fiscal Office to establish criteria for assigning priorities among state agency requests and directs the office of Enterprise Information Services to collaborate with state agencies to set priorities for the State Chief Information Officer's approval. Specifies reporting requirements. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual's unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual's place of employment. Provides that individuals unemployed due to a strike are disqualified for benefits for one week before eligibility begins, with the usual unpaid waiting week, subject to a [ possible ] limit based on the tax schedule in effect at the time. Provides for the collection of benefits overpaid during a strike due to the later receipt of back pay. Requires a school district to deduct from an employee's future wages benefits charged for weeks during a labor dispute.

] Allows the Department of Transportation to [ gift, ] lease or sell surplus real property of the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Project to Albina Vision Trust, Inc. Sunsets on January 2, [ 2030 ] 2040 .

Establishes limitations and deadlines for legislative measures for the 2026 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly. Provides that certain labor negotiations are not legislative deliberations and are to be conducted under executive session.