The Oregon Legislature on Thursday recorded final passage or concurrence on a broad set of bills spanning tax policy, housing, infrastructure, public health and agency budgets. Several measures were adopted with little floor debate after committees and the Senate completed their work; others were carried over for later floor action.
Highlights and outcomes (final passage or concurrence on the floor):
• House Bill 20 87 (omnibus revenue/tax expenditures): Passed. The revenue bill extends or modifies multiple tax credits and subtractions, including the earned income tax credit and modifications to crop donation and affordable housing lender credits, among others. Sponsor: Representative Nathanson.
• House Bill 23 16 (state lands for housing): Passed. The measure allows the state to designate surplus lands within urban growth boundaries for sale to public or nonprofit entities for affordable and worker housing. Sponsor: Representative Mannix.
• House Bill 24 11 (industrial site loan fund): Passed. Establishes an industrial site loan fund within the Business Oregon (Oregon Business Development Department) to help make industrial land shovel‑ready; companion bill in the Senate would provide an initial infusion. Sponsor: Representative Wind.
• House Bill 30 31 (housing infrastructure financing program): Passed. Creates a housing infrastructure program and associated fund for site and system improvements; includes limited appropriation for program setup. Sponsor: Representative Breeze Iverson.
• House Bill 31 45 (factory‑based housing incentives): Passed. Uses bonding authority to support projects that use factory‑based housing components and funds technical assistance to spur modular and factory production in the state. Sponsor: Representative Marsh.
• House Concurrent Resolution 42 (transportation revenue alternatives): Adopted. A nonbinding statement that signals the legislature may consider alternative funding sources (including cap‑and‑invest) to fund certain transportation programs. Sponsor: Representative Marsh.
• Senate Bill 163 (parentage / uniform parentage act): Passed. Updates Oregon parentage law to reflect portions of the Uniform Parentage Act and clarifies procedures for assisted reproduction, surrogacy and parentage adjudication. Sponsor floor: Representative Graeber (carried on Senate calendar).
• Senate Bill 230 (veterans dental program changes): Passed. Requires organizations providing dental services through the veterans dental program to complete initial intake screening within 60 days; OHA to coordinate with CCOs. Sponsor floor: Representative Javidy carried the measure from the Senate.
• Senate Bill 690 (perinatal public health omnibus): Passed. Unanimous in Senate; directs prioritization and prevents eviction of families with children under one while awaiting certain Medicaid‑waiver housing payments; requires reporting to track unsheltered children. Sponsor floor: Representative Graeber.
• Senate Bill 5515 (Department of Education budget): Passed. The House adopted the agency budget; it includes funds for literacy, summer learning staff and IT modernization with adjustments to current‑service levels and Fund for Student Success allocations. Sponsor floor: Representative Ruiz.
• Multiple housing and preservation measures (SB 48, SB 51, SB 684, SB 684 planning elements, and related bills): Passed or advanced. These bills cover technical changes, property management assistance for affordable housing operators, and planning for a revolving construction loan fund.
• Public‑safety and health items (SB 537 workplace violence protections for health workers; SB 296 hospital discharge/eligibility work; SB 136 revocation authority for developmental disability providers): Passed. These measures direct agencies to adopt new reporting, enforcement and program design elements and include appropriations for implementation.
• Other measures on third reading that passed: SB 75 (wildfire hazard requirements for some non‑urban dwellings/ADUs); SB 95 (four new circuit judgeships in Lane, Clackamas and Douglas counties); SB 807 (Oregon National Guard retention bonuses); SB 739 (long‑term care oversight reforms); SB 11 25 (unmanned aircraft penalties where they interfere with emergency responders).
Context and next steps: Many items on today’s calendar had extensive committee review and prior floor debate in both chambers. Several bills include implementation duties for state agencies (for example, OHA, OHS, BOLI and OHCS) and appropriations or reports back to interim committees. A few bills were carried to Friday’s calendar for action in the House because of timing and member attendance.
Ending: The House adjourned until 09:30 a.m. Friday, June 27; members will revisit a small number of carried measures and continue second‑ and third‑reading calendars.