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SB 549 - Requires faster decisions on prior authorization for repairs to rehabilitation devices. The Oregon Health Authority or a coordinated care organization must make a determination on paying for repair of complex rehabilitation technology within 72 hours. 

SB 550 - Widens repair options so users of wheelchairs and other mobility equipment can shrink the length of time their important devices are out of commission. The measure adds electric wheelchairs and complex rehabilitation technology to Oregon’s Right to Repair Law, so customers and independent shops will get the same access to repair resources that equipment companies give authorized repair shops. 

HB 3179 - Requires the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to consider the economic impact on customers when they decide whether to approve increases in gas and electric 

increases up until January of 2027, and it calls on the PUC to adopt rules on how long utilities must hold rates steady after that date. 

HB 3546 - Stops massive energy users, like data centers and cryptocurrency operations, from shifting electrical costs to regular residential customers. 

SB 548 - Raises the state’s legal minimum age for marriage from 17 to 18 years old, strengthening legal protections against sexual exploitation. 

SB 710 - Requires that state training for judges covers verified, meaningful information on sexual assault, stalking, and other matters related to interpersonal violence. The measure is designed to give survivors of sexual assault a court experience of protection, not further harm. 

SB 950 - Allows the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters to establish by rule criteria for the issuance of a supervisory sign language interpreter license. 

SB 1016 - Prohibits the Department of Human Services from using trash bags for transporting foster kids’ personal belongings and requires durable carriers—such as duffel bags, suitcases, or rigid containers—when children are moving from one living situation to another. 

HB 2299 - Updates Oregon law to protect against the unlawful use of AI-generated intimate images. The measure modifies the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, so victims of digital abuse and sextortion receive the same legal protections as anyone else. 

SB 91 - Bans perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in foam substances that fire departments use to put out fires. PFAS are chemicals that persist without breaking down for very long periods, and scientific studies have found they are harmful to people and animals. Fire stations in Forest Grove and the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue district already don’t use PFAS foam. 

SB 551 - Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing single-use checkout bags to consumers. 

SB 992 - Authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to approve one or more alternative access redemption centers.