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Oregon Legislature Passes Major Bills on Immigrant Rights, Housing, and Healthcare in 2026 Session

Oregon Legislature Passes Major Bills on Immigrant Rights, Housing, and Healthcare in 2026 Session

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 Oregon's 2026 legislative session recently concluded after 35 days, delivering key wins in immigrant protections, housing affordability, and healthcare amid federal uncertainties. Coalition Communities of Color reports passage of House Bill 4114, allowing lawsuits over Fourth Amendment violations, and House Bill 4111, barring use of immigration status in civil cases. AARP Oregon highlights consumer safeguards like HB 4123, protecting tenant data privacy, and HB 4116, closing loopholes on high-interest out-of-state loans exceeding 36 percent. Housing measures include HB 4036, creating a fund to preserve nearly 8,000 at-risk affordable homes, while SB 1547 establishes a new bachelor's-level behavioral health practitioner license to address workforce shortages.

In top headlines, Kaiser Permanente and the Oregon Nurses Association reached a tentative contract after over a year of talks, covering 5,000 workers with a 21 percent wage increase, per KGW News. A late-night shooting at a Hillsboro venue injured three teens, with police seeking witnesses, KATU reports. Education challenges persist: A Children's Institute survey reveals 70 percent of 4-year-olds and 90 percent of 3-year-olds lack preschool access despite increased state spending, especially in rural areas. Teacher training faces criticism, with most programs earning poor grades in science of reading instruction, contributing to low third-grade proficiency.

Economically, gas prices surged over 75 cents since late February to $4.70 per gallon, hitting spring break travelers, according to OPB and AAA data. Business developments include CHIPS Act projects engaging 700 Oregon firms. Infrastructure advances in Douglas County, where a $25,000 grant funded a bike safety fleet for rural schools, reaching 1,011 students and boosting safety knowledge by 27 percent at one site, GHSA notes. No major recent weather events reported.

Looking Ahead: Watch for WNBA preseason tip-off April 19, University of Oregon tuition decisions for 2026-27, and potential NBA expansion talks for Seattle influencing regional sports. Governor Kotek's signature on pending bills like SB 1570, the Health Care Without Fear Act.

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