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Oregon House passes 10 third‑reading bills, including literacy expansion and DEQ permitting changes
Summary
The Oregon House cleared 10 bills on third reading including codifying the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, banning speculative ticket sales, expanding transition‑age behavioral health services and clarifying DEQ permitting authority; all measures on the calendar were declared passed.
The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bipartisan slate of 10 bills on third reading Tuesday, advancing measures on early‑childhood literacy, consumer protections for ticket buyers, technical fixes to utility rules, animal‑rescue regulation, behavioral health services and agency permitting procedures.
The most prominent education measure, House Bill 4022, codifies the Dolly Parton Imagination Library into state law to provide a free children’s book each month to eligible children. Representative Mark Bowman said Oregon faces “a literacy crisis,” noting state results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and that “73,116 children in Oregon are receiving a book by mail each month.” Bowman and Representative Elmer said the program’s book selections are vetted by a panel of early literacy experts and include bilingual titles; the measure was carried on a voice vote and declared passed.
Consumer protection was the focus of House Bill 4024, which…
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