Expanding UGBs is not a way to bring housing quickly and affordably to those who need it, located near to stores, schools, and jobs. Requires Employment Department to study issues relating to family and medical leave insurance benefits. June 24, 2023 HB 3414 Requires local governments to approve certain adjustments to land use regulations for housing development within urban growth boundary. Of more than 200 large dairies in the state, just 14 are Tier 2, and among the 26 large chicken plants, just four are Tier 2, according to state Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland. "Beyond the suffering of Oregon families which I could describe for the rest of our meeting the damage to infrastructure and community life is beyond imagination.". Seventeen Senators voted in favor of the bill, and eight voted against. Now, its time to roll up our sleeves and get to work to build a skilled and diverse workforce, said Brown in a statement released by her office. HB 2021 Requires retail electricity providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with . Technical fixes to the rules can be made, and cities should be funded to implement them (as some are already doing). My neighbors and I found out about these sites in the community rumor mill, she said. He is a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue. For questions about the legislature, legislative process, or other government agencies, please email It would divert public investments away from lands inside UGBs, where they should be focused to make existing urban land development-ready. You can see her testimony, and that of others, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, 1000 Friends of Oregon An improved revenue forecast does not mean more revenue to use in programs but instead goes "right back out the door," Frederick said. The bill would also make changes to the states parole and probation system. What it does: This bill, from Rep. Pam Marsh, makes it easier to reuse commercial buildings for housing people whose incomes are at or belowthe area median. He said he and other lawmakers had received hundreds of emails about the proposed measure. In 2012, the legislature passed SB 16, which allowed certain farmland in the Eastern Oregon Border Region to be rezoned to allow up to 100 houses, not related to farming. They would effectively repeal rules adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) pursuant to laws passed over a decade ago and the Governor's Executive Order on climate, and that are applicable to the states eight major urban areas. Relating to the family and medical leave insurance program; and declaring an emergency. The bill failed by one vote. What it does: This bill would change the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) membership to be based on congressional districts, expand the number of seats from five to nine, and require representation for youth, tribal, disability, and transit dependent identifying individuals. The pace quickened at the Oregon legislature Thursday, as lawmakers passed dozens of bills in anticipation of a Friday adjournment to the 2022 legislative session. There are many industries that are required to notify the neighbors because of the impact on quality of life for obvious reasons, but in the case of CAFOS there is no such requirement. It would create a pilot project to deploy two mobile health clinics to provide abortion, gender-affirming care and other reproductive health services in rural areas. Ayes, 37; Nays, 18--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Cramer, Elmer, Goodwin, Hieb, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Morgan, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Smith G, Stout, Wallan, Wright; Excused, 5--Boshart Davis, Fahey, Javadi, Kropf, McLain. 1000 Friends is following about 150 bills that relate to land use. Carried over to 04-05 by unanimous consent. (Lance Cheung/U.S. A bill may be introduced in either the Senate or the House with the exception of revenue bills which must originate in the House. Democrats framed the bill as an effort to protect patients privacy rights, close gaps in insurance coverage, and increase access to abortion and gender-affirming care in rural parts of the state. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search. She has reported from the Arctic to the Antarctic for national and international media, and from Minnesota and Oregon for The Washington Post. Weddings on farmland are controversial. State senate in session at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, March 20, 2023. Referred to President's desk. This bill would prohibit including golf courses (whether public or private) that are inside urban growth boundaries from being considered as "buildable" lands, even though they have often been developed when the golf use no longer makes sense. Smaller operators talked about the impact to rural communities when a handful of large operators take over, driving up land prices and consuming limited water resources. Why it matters: By changing to the narrower definition of high value, SB 70 opens up not only more EFU land, but EFU land that is still high value. In the Eastern Oregon Border Region, this could include lands related to irrigation districts and farmland in the officially designated Snake River Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) region, which spans from eastern Oregon into Idaho, including around Ontario. The proposed changes to parental consent law and the expansion of gender-affirming care are the main points of controversy. Either this measure is not currently scheduled for a public hearing, or the deadline to register to testify Dozens of farmers, environmental advocates and representatives from industry packed a legislative hearing to express their opposition or support for a bill that would stop any new, large animal operations from being permitted for eight years. Under the OHNA, the state will regularly assesses total housing need and housing need by income category both statewide and for each city for the next 20 year highlighting gaps in meeting current and projected housing needs. Senate Bill 1545, which would fund the governors $200 million workforce development plan. Third reading. Of more than 200 large dairies in the state, just 14 are Tier 2, and among the 26 large chicken plants, just four are Tier 2, according to state Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland. The path of a bill, from the time it's an idea to the time it arrives at the Governor's desk for approval, may follow a path with many detours. Tina Kotek announced the move Thursday, saying Oregon patients will have access to the abortion pill regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court decides. When lawmakers return to the Capitol Friday, theyll have a relatively short docket of bills to consider. This year is also the 50th anniversary of Oregons land use planning program! . For questions about the legislature, legislative process, or other government agencies, please email help.leg@oregonlegislature.gov or call 1-800-332-2313. State Sen. Suzanne Weber, R-Tillamook, said halting new large operations and expansions for eight years would close many businesses in her district. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. If you register to testify and the meeting is Third reading. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than December 1, 2023.] HB 2487 would make this worse by allowing wedding and other event venues on farmland without any limits on the size of the buildings, number of guests, or frequency of events. Enrolled Senate Bill 5506 (SB 5506-A) Page 37. The 2023 Oregon Legislative session got off to a fast start on January 17, with approximately 2,000 bills filed. bills or committee agendas, sign up for Capitol E-Subscribe. Today, Oregon is short about 140,000 homes, and much of that missing housing is for those whose incomes are at or below the median family income. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. SB 1501 Directs State Board of Forestry to adopt single rule package on or before November 30, 2022, to implement Private Forest Accord Report. Sen. Lynn Findley, R-The Vale, echoed the disagreement with kicker reform during the public hearing. SB 2 Summary; Sponsors; Texts; Votes; Research; . You are registering to speak to: The Senate passed Senate Bill 611, which proposes capping rent increases at either 7% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower. View Latest Bill Text Sign In to Follow Abstract Requires employer to offer contribution to ABLE account in lieu of contribution to retirement account.] For questions about the legislature, legislative process, or other government agencies, please email help.leg@oregonlegislature.gov or call 1-800-332-2313. Committee meetings are sometimes cancelled or rescheduled. It expands the Double Up Food Bucks Oregon, a matching program for recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance. Oregon Senate approves bill to tighten rent cap when inflation runs hot To have both in eastern Oregon is not common. Senate Bill 762 was passed to establish a wildfire program and directed $220 million to wildfire preparedness. Read more about the moments and legislation that defined the five-month session and the key bills that lawmakers approved in the final days: Oregon notches record gains toward taming housing shortage, Republican boycott casts long shadow over session, Oregons political future, Oregon bill to accelerate housing development with change to urban growth boundaries fails by 1 vote, Oregon voters to decide whether state commission should review -- and potentially raise -- elected officials salaries, Phone fee of 40 cents per month to fund 988 suicide prevention hotline passes Oregon Legislature, Should Oregon Legislature be able to impeach statewide officeholders? To receive email updates on selected We help readers understand how those in government are using their power, whats happening to taxpayer dollars, and how citizens can stake a bigger role in big decisions. We have slowly forced agricultural operations to get larger to survive. How you can help: Submit testimony in support of SB 509. Why it matters: SB 530 is voluntary and incentive-based; it creates a win-win for the farmers who participate and for the climate. Rep. Dan Rayfield of Corvallis was elected speaker of the house Tuesday morning at the Oregon State Capitol. We will keep you updated with future opportunities to testify. Senate Bill 611 attempts to make a similar increase less possible. You can do that here. Malheur County products include cattle, onions, hay, dry bean, mint, potatoes, and sugar beets. During a lengthy floor debate, Republicans said that barring police from pulling drivers over for things like having a single headlight or taillight out would make the states roads more dangerous. Politics After record-breaking legislative walkout, Oregon 2023 legislative session ends in crush of bills By Dirk VanderHart (OPB) and Lauren Dake (OPB) June 25, 2023 4:36 p.m. Oregon's Senate Chamber features paneling and furniture of matched black walnut. Yet now we're here talking about limiting how big a farm can get or how many animals we think are appropriate. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 7/1/2023). Find Your Legislator Senators | Representatives | By Address Senate and House Bills Explore the Senate and House Bills Watch Meetings Senate, House, and Committees Session Committees The bills instead substitute a process that will take until at least 2028 and has weak standards. Passed. For questions about the legislature, legislative process, or other government agencies, please email It's always been their money.". What it does: Senate Bill 509 and the dash-1 amendment continue, improve, and expand upon the strong programs provided for in legislation passed in 2021, which established Oregon's comprehensive wildfire-resilience and preparedness program. Greg Addington, director of the nonprofit Oregon Farm Bureau with about 6,500 members, said it was not fair to farmers to stop permitting large operations after decades of being pushed to grow. Bills passed by the Oregon Senate in the 2022 session - Your Government help.leg@oregonlegislature.gov or call 1-800-332-2313. rescheduled, you will need to register for the new meeting date. Oregon Attorney General Announces 2023 Legislative Package Finally, the Capitol building itself is under significant construction to address seismic upgrades and technology needs. If you would like to provide written testimony to the committee, see instructions to submit written testimony, Registration does not guarantee that you will have an opportunity to speak; the chair may determine that time for public testimony will be limited. It passed both chambers without opposition. Over the last 20 years, Oregon has lost 40% of its Grade A licensed dairies, even as cow numbers and the number of mega dairies in the state have increased, she said. Oregon Senate Bill 31. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned and theres no federal constitutional right to abortion, its possible that Oregons general law that establishes 15 as the age of medical consent could apply to abortions too. Its a slippery slope in my opinion, he said. Republicans walked out of the Oregon Senate this week in large part to avoid a vote on a reproductive health care bill that passed the House on Monday. Oregon used to have a statute that required parental consent for abortions, but it was repealed in the 1980s after the U.S. Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional to give a parent absolute veto power over their childs abortion. Third reading. Why it matters: Farmers often complain of being asked to cease farming for a wedding event or change their operations, so noise, dust, and other common farming activities do not interfere with the wedding or other event. All rights reserved (About Us). Carried over to 03-30 by unanimous consent. Cities develop buildable-lands inventories to determine where housing can be built. Its established state law. Many were from districts where agriculture drives the economy, including several from Tillamook County, which has large dairy operations, and Lane and Benton counties, where more large chicken operations are being proposed. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked lower court rulings that would have limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone. Rules suspended. The states irreplaceable farmland produces more than 200 crops and generates more than $30 billion in goods and services. Committees; PERS data; Bills passed by the Oregon Senate in the 2022 session. 26, 2023, 11:04 a.m. 63 1/63 Oregon state lawmakers rush to pass slew. The bill undermines the purpose of urban reserves by allowing premature expansion of UGBs into them, without application of the land use goals, and under conditions that could be challenging to enforce and that risk deflecting city planning and investments away from lands already inside the UGB. It will better coordinate and align state agencies to support wildfire-risk reduction; establish neighborhood risk-reduction programs to provide training, grants, and investments in community-defensible space and home hardening; establish the Home Hardening Assistance Fund and focus those investments on people with higher vulnerabilities and lower incomes; and establish a statewide, one-stop dashboard with all the information a property owner or resident needs to know about wildfire preparedness. It directed 11 state agencies, including Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), to develop and implement various plans, programs, and investments so Oregon families and communities may live safely in a western environment, where wildfire is a natural part of the ecosystem, but the risks have been exacerbated by climate change and sprawling development. Close this Window Oregon State Legislature Building Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm 1-800-332-2313 | 900 Court St. NE, Salem Oregon 97301 Why it matters: The rules were adopted after extensive public engagement, and are designed to integrate land use and transportation planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's number-one source transportation while ensuring that the benefits of mixed-use, walkable, transit-served neighborhoods are accessible to all by providing for diverse housing options. Oregon forests provide wood products, habitat, and clean air and water. Why it matters: The proliferation of housing in Oregons forests can harm forest health, compromise their carbon sequestration capacity, and in some places increase wildfire risk. House lawmakers cheered and hugged when Speaker Dan Rayfield,. When you submit a registration, a confirmation screen will appear, and you will receive an email with meeting details. You are registering to speak to: If you registered to testify remotely, the If you do not, check your spam folder. Agriculture is the number-two industry in Oregon, employing one in five working Oregonians. Oregons remaining family dairy farms are facing growing economic pressure to get big or get out.. It comes after reported cases of harassment and threats to people who work in elections offices, including some in Oregon. After completing the required fields (. Slew of education bills and record-setting school funding passed by The bill would then transfer the remaining kicker funds to a new Oregon Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. The drug will remain available in the U.S. for now, while appeals in the lower courts continue to play out. 2023 Oregon legislative session - Ballotpedia Key bills passed in Oregon legislature's final days - MSN Greg Addington, executive director, Oregon Farm Bureau. We will need you to be successful! 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A default on the U.S. debt would be far worse than a, Northwest scientists study source of pervasive plastic, Brown, state and U.S. lawmakers in Oregon widely condemn. Changing Oregons kicker would make a big difference for the typical Oregonian household," Pham said in an email to the Statesman. Relating to sentencing; prescribing an effective date; providing for criminal sentence reduction that requires approval by a two-thirds majority. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has been advocating for protecting access to mifepristone for Americans, and gives his perspective on the latest decision. Joe Doornenbal, a permit holder for an organic dairy farm on Thomas Creek near Scio, said the concerns of neighbors worried about water quality, quantity and air quality around large chicken and dairy operations need to be taken seriously. Oregon Senate Bill 2023 Regular Session Introduced in Senate Mar 28, 2023 Passed Senate Mar 27, 2023 Passed House May 09, 2023 Governor Relating to the family and medical leave insurance program; and prescribing an effective date. We will keep you informed through regular updates on our webpage and legislative updates and alerts.
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