2025 Oregon Legislature

Last week, Oregon lawmakers passed Senate Bill 726. Once signed by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, it will require the Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County to expand its system for monitoring methane releases.

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would loosen restrictions on how police can use drones. A coalition that includes privacy and racial justice advocates say the measure would allow wide-spread, warrantless searches.

A 2021 bill made doxing a sueable offense in Oregon. Now, some lawmakers want to make it a misdemeanor.

The bill will include a 15-cent increase in the state’s gas tax along with other tax and fee hikes.

Two Eugene women worked to get the law passed in honor of their late mothers, who were in memory care.

Ongoing trade tensions and slow economic growth have left state lawmakers with less to spend. That could make it harder to fulfill Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing vision.

Senate Bill 916, one of the session’s most contentious ideas, passed the House on Wednesday.

A bill that would add devices such as wheelchairs to the list is through both chambers of the legislature.

Bills from Gov. Tina Kotek and a bipartisan duo of representatives would streamline water rights transfers and impose new environmental reviews

A bill headed to Gov. Tina Kotek would restore the power to appoint people to temporarily fill vacancies.

House Bill 3582 would put Oregon in league with a growing number of states

The legislation bans rapid-fire devices such as bump stocks.