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; declaring emergency), HB 3264 (fire service provision training standards; prescribing an effective date), HB 3265 (retainage and public improvement contracts), HB 3266 (community water systems), HB 3267 (veterans recognition registration plate), HB 3268 (selection of directors for the school district in which the state capital is located), HB 3269 (correctional facility staffing), HB 3270 (emergency board), HB 3271 (state department of energy; prescribing effective date), HB 3272 (academic credits at public institutions of higher education), HB 3273 (Oregon safety assessment program), HB 3274 (youth career training opportunities), HB 3275 (tuition at postsecondary institutions), HB 3276 (airport infrastructure resilience), HB 3277 (military spouses), HB 3278 (public safety), HB 3279 (professional licensing during emergencies), HB 3280 (rural medical training facilities; declaring emergency), HB 3281 (veterans), HB 3282 (restructuring of Oregon Health Authority), HB 3283 (animal sanctuaries), HB 3284 (aquacultural products; declaring emergency), HB 3285 (long term recovery workers; declaring emergency), HB 3286 (community organizations active in disaster; declaring emergency), HB 3287 (property tax exemptions for disabled veterans; prescribing effective date), HB 3288 (unemployment insurance taxes), HB 3289 (post‑custodial workforce development), HB 3290 (alcohol delivery), HB 3291 (military), HB 3292 and HB 3293 (seaport transportation infrastructure resilience), HB 3294 (staffing plans for health care provider entities; prescribing effective date), HB 3295 (improvements to Powell Boulevard), HB 3296 (transportation infrastructure resilience), HB 3297 (employment), HB 3298 (education), HB 3299 (special bridge district; prescribing effective date), HB 3300 (desalination; prescribing effective date), HB 3301 (ground transportation infrastructure resilience), HB 3302 (public corporation for establishing secure cash storage facilities; declared emergency), HB 3303 (infrastructure financing; declared emergency), HB 3304 (employment benefits for education workers), HB 3305 (desalination; prescribing effective date), HB 3306 (taxable income exemption for military taxpayers; prescribing effective date), HB 3307 (emergency volunteers; declaring emergency), HB 3308 (fuel), HB 3309 (emergency management), HB 3310 (regional foodstuffs supplies), HB 3311 (degrees offered by certain public universities), HB 3312 (school meals; declaring emergency), HB 3313 (eligibility to use electricity generated from waste for renewable energy certificates), HB 3314 (harmful algae blooms; prescribing effective date), HB 3315 (website of the Oregon Business Development Department; declaring emergency), HB 3316 (video recordings of certain labor negotiations; declaring emergency), HB 3317 (political expenditures by public and trade of corporations; prescribing effective date), HB 3318 (civil penalties for violation of environmental laws), HB 3319 (authority of the State Accident Insurance Fund corporation to set premium rates), HB 3320 (emergency management volunteers), HB 3321 (primary prevention of substance use), HB 3322 (primary team time), HB 3323 (traffic offenses; prescribing an effective date), HB 3324 (product liability), HB 3325 (transient lodging taxes; prescribing an effective date), HB 3326 (dental care for seniors), HB 3327 (legislation affecting local governments), HB 3328 (expanding county roads; fund moneys for patrolling; declare emergency), HB 3329 (incentives for film production; prescribing effective date), HB 3330 (participation in medical procedures), HB 3331 (catastrophic disaster), HB 3332 (horse racing), HB 3333 (income tax subtraction for teachers; prescribing effective date) and related measures cited on the floor. The clerk noted that measures read for the first time are passed to the speaker's desk for referral.

During the message portion of the floor session, a House staff member announced a communication from the Senate: "Madam speaker, I'm directed by the senate to inform you they have adopted HCR 14 and HCR 15." The House record on the floor treated that as a message from the Senate reporting action taken by that body.

Floor remarks at the start of the session included routine opening items such as the pledge of allegiance, a moment of silence for an opening ceremony and verification of the presence of a quorum; a list of members excused for the day was read on the record. The House completed its orders of the day and adjourned until the next stated time on the calendar.