New Oregon laws taking effect July 24, 2025
25 laws take effect July 24, 2025.
Of the 778 bills enacted since 2025, 778 have an effective date and 0 don't yet (pending). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 11:43 a.m. EDT.
Budget (12)
HB 5004 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Corrections for certain biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.HB 5011 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Housing and Community Services Department for biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.HB 5015 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Bureau of Labor and Industries for biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.HB 5016 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Legislative Administration Committee, Legislative Assembly, Legislative Counsel Committee, Legislative Fiscal Officer, Legislative Revenue Officer, Commission on Indian Services and Legislative Policy and Research Committee for biennial expenses.
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Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.HB 5025 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority and the Emergency Board for certain biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.HB 5031 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for certain biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.SB 5511 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Consumer and Business Services for biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.SB 5514 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Early Learning and Care for certain biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.SB 5515 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Education for certain biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.SB 5521 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for certain biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.SB 5537 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for certain biennial expenses.
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Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.SB 5543 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Water Resources Department for biennial expenses.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
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Healthcare (4)
HB 2005 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Describes when a person is in need of treatment because the person is a danger to self, a danger to others, unable to provide for basic personal needs or has a chronic mental disorder.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HB 2015 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to conduct studies and adopt rules relating to residential treatment facilities, residential treatment homes, secure residential treatment facilities and secure residential treatment homes.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.HB 2024 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster the recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers at the entities.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HB 3410 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Amends portions of an Act that restricts management services organizations from owning a majority interest in professional medical entities and that prohibits noncompetition agreements, nondisparagement agreements and nondisclosure agreements between medical licensees and other persons.
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Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Government (3)
HB 2614 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Directs the Oregon Public Defense Commission to submit an agency request budget to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services after approval by commission members.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 494 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study classification and compensation for forestry and wildland fire positions in state government.
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Effective date July 24, 2025.
.SB 95 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Creates new circuit court judge positions in certain judicial districts.
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Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Housing (2)
SB 690 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Requires courts to delay residential eviction trials for nonpayment until at least 90 days following defendants' motion and declaration regarding their health-related social needs housing supports.
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Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 829 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a program to assist eligible entities in paying the costs of property insurance or liability insurance premiums for affordable housing, shelters and other facilities.
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Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
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Agriculture (1)
HB 2548 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys to the Center for Public Service at Portland State University to conduct, in consultation with Oregon State University, a study examining the labor standards and working experiences of farmworkers in this state.
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Effective date July 24, 2025.
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Climate (1)
SB 83 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Eliminates certain building code standards and mapping requirements for wildfire hazard mitigation.
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Effective date July 24, 2025.
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Education (1)
HB 2508 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a standardized method to be used by school districts, education service districts and the department to electronically create, collect, use, maintain, disclose, transfer and access student data.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Public Lands (1)
HB 2803 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Increases certain fees related to water.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
Effective date July 24, 2025.
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