Oregon Legislative Information System

Governor Signed Bills - 2026 Regular Session

SB 1504 Governor Signed Allows for the provision of epinephrine in schools by methods other than injections.
SB 1512 Governor Signed Expands the goals and purposes of the Prosperity 10,000 Program.
SB 1518 Governor Signed Clarifies the meaning of "companionship services" for purposes of minimum wage and overtime requirements for certain individuals performing such services.
SB 1520 Governor Signed Authorizes the Director of the Employment Department to adopt rules establishing an accounting system for handling moneys in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund.
SB 1523 Governor Signed Defines "tenant portal" for the purposes of residential tenancies.
SB 1527 Governor Signed Prohibits cost-sharing on certain health insurance, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and Public Employees' Benefit Board coverage of cervical cancer screenings and follow-up examinations.
SB 1532 Governor Signed Adds requirements for imposing a condition on the license of a residential care facility or long term care facility in response to a preliminary finding or substantiated finding of immediate jeopardy.
SB 1538 Governor Signed Requires district school boards to admit all students to all schools and instructional programs of the school district.
SB 1547 Governor Signed Authorizes the Oregon Board of Psychology to issue a license to practice behavioral health promotion, prevention and brief intervention to a qualified applicant.
SB 1596 Governor Signed Directs the State Board of Education to allow play-based learning to be considered instructional time for students in kindergarten through grade five.
SB 1599 Governor Signed Moves the election date for the parts of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special session), referred to the people by Referendum Petition 2026-302, to the primary election held on May 19, 2026.

HB 4005 Governor Signed Designates the first Saturday of October of each year through the end of the Sunday of the following weekend as Water Professionals Appreciation Week.
HB 4012 Governor Signed Directs the Construction Contractors Board to consult and collaborate with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to carry out a targeted assessment initiative to observe and collect information regarding the use of services of unlicensed labor contractors and unlicensed construction labor contractors at construction job sites.
HB 4013 Governor Signed Clarifies which federal rules apply to the scope of the rulemaking authority of the Bureau of Labor and Industries regarding rules that govern the hours a minor can work.
HB 4022 Governor Signed Establishes the Oregon Imagination Library Program to provide a free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning and improve school readiness, third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates.
HB 4024 Governor Signed Prohibits a reseller or person affiliated with a reseller from offering for resale or engaging in a resale of an admission ticket unless the reseller or person affiliated with the reseller has actual or constructive possession of the admission ticket or explicit authorization in a written contract to obtain the admission ticket from an operator, a ticket seller or a person the operator or ticket seller authorized to purchase the admission ticket in an initial sale.
HB 4025 Governor Signed Allows an increase in the residential rates of a public utility to take effect from November 1 to March 31 for public utilities other than public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas services.
HB 4029 Governor Signed Requires a solar energy contractor or person that installs a solar energy system to have a license appropriate for the scope of work the solar energy contractor or person will perform.
HB 4031 Governor Signed Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted on or before December 31, 2028.
HB 4034 Governor Signed Revises the definition of "animal rescue entity."
HB 4041 Governor Signed Reduces penalties for driving while suspended if the suspension is due to a conviction for criminal mischief resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or reckless driving.
HB 4068 Governor Signed Modifies the definition of "transition aged youth residential treatment home" to include young adults between the ages of 17 and 25.
HB 4083 Governor Signed Requires the Oregon Health Authority to, no later than June 30, 2027, adopt a uniform process for credentialing behavioral health providers and select an existing electronic credentialing system.
HB 4092 Governor Signed Prohibits a retailer from knowingly selling or offering for sale, and a retail platform operator from knowingly permitting a retailer to advertise or offer for sale, a child safety system that does not comply with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule.
HB 4097 Governor Signed Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization.
HB 4099 Governor Signed Establishes the Task Force on Responding to Veterans in Crisis and directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to emergency management and veterans no later than September 15, 2026.
HB 4135 Governor Signed Designates March 4th of each year as HPV Awareness Day.
HB 4152 Governor Signed Modifies provisions regarding solemnization of marriage to permit deployed service members to be married remotely.