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OR HB2805

Bill

Status

Passed

7/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Caps annual license fee increases for food establishments at 3% above the prior year's fee for establishments of the same type and gross sales volume, replacing a previous freeze tied to July 1, 2025 rates

  • Allows the Oregon Department of Agriculture to round license fees up to the next whole dollar when adopting fee rules, even if it exceeds the 3% cap

  • Limits license fee schedule changes to no more than once per year for the same license fee

  • Removes ORS 616.706 (food establishment licensing) from a group of statutes scheduled to have amendments become operative on July 1, 2026

  • Passed House June 5, 2025 and Senate June 17, 2025; filed at request of Governor Kotek for the State Department of Agriculture

Legislative Description

Relating to food establishment licenses.

Last Action

Chapter 440, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

7/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means6/9/2025
Natural Resources5/19/2025
Ways and Means2/17/2025
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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