House reads dozens of bills for first time, sends measures to speaker's desk for referral

The Oregon House of Representatives on Jan. 23, 2025, read for the first time a large slate of bills and sent the measures to the speaker's desk for referral to committee.

The list read on the floor included, by the bill numbers and short descriptions provided on the record: House Bill 3246 (relating to circular economy; declaring emergency), HB 3247 (relating to supply of electricity in the state; prescribing an effective date), HB 3248 (relating to abortion restrictions; prescribed effective date), HB 3249 (relating to exemption from property taxes for the homesteads of seniors; prescribing effective date), HB 3250 (relating to consideration of nonfinancial factors in managing state investments), HB 3251 (relating to leasing lanes for placement of cell phone towers in rural areas; prescribing effective date), HB 3252 (administrative rules regarding agriculture, labor, housing; declare emergency), HB 3253 (technology support structures), HB 3254 (veterans), HB 3255 (requirements for online businesses to provide contact methods to respond to customer concerns), HB 3256 (motor vehicle pollution control systems), HB 3257 (licensure portability for military families), HB 3258 (economic development), HB 3259 (public safety answering points), HB 3260 (grant program to improve the resilience of critical community facilities), HB 3261 (diesel fuel; prescribing an effective date), HB 3262 (wildfire recovery providing for revenue raising that requires approval), HB 3263 (carbon sequestration;…