Category Legislature
Bill to protect residential electricity customers from subsidizing data centers moves forward
The POWER Act would create a separate rate class for data centers so their grid expansion and infrastructure needs are paid for by tech companies that own them.
‘Get it done’: Advocates push Oregon lawmakers to fund services for victims of abuse
Crisis centers and shelters for victims of sexual assault and other crimes are seeking state money to make up for a drop in federal grants that usually fund such services.
Oregon poised to join most other states allowing governor to appoint vacant U.S. Senate seats
Senate Bill 952 would allow the governor to appoint someone to fill a suddenly vacant U.S. Senate seat rather than wait for a special election.
Oregon bill would reduce administrative burden for patients seeking physician assisted death
Senate Bill 1003 proposes to amend Oregon ‘Death with Dignity Act," cutting in half the waiting period for asking for a lethal dose of medication.
Slate of bills to modernize Oregon water laws await votes in final month of session
Bills from Gov. Tina Kotek and a bipartisan duo of representatives would streamline water rights transfers and impose new environmental reviews.
Republicans intensify opposition to capping bills per session in Oregon
Despite bipartisan support for an Oregon bill limiting the amount of legislation a lawmaker can introduce every session, the measure has angered some prominent Republican lawmakers.
Oregon bill streamlining payout process for wrongfully convicted draws support
State Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, is a primary author of a bill to make it easier for wrongfully convicted Oregonians to get compensation.
Keizer woman champions new state law after web harassment
A law making expanding Oregon's "revenge porn" law to include AI-generated and fake intimate photos of people passed the Oregon Legislature unanimously and is awaiting the governor's signature.
New Oregon law allows tribes to petition for removal of state control from tribal affairs
A law that passed the Oregon Legislature unanimously would simplify the patchwork of oversight governing jurisdiction on tribal lands.