Oregon Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
OREGON Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
(Adjourned on June 27, 2025)
10 pet related items were proposed during the 2025 legislative session, 7 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 2744 | Pet Insurance Regulation/ Restrictions: Amends Volume 18 (Financial Institutions, Insurance), Title 56 (Insurance) of Oregon Revised Statutes by adding a new section to prohibit insurers that issue a policy of insurance that provides coverage or benefits to an insured for veterinary services for the insured’s pet from excluding, limiting or reducing the coverage or benefits on the basis of a preexisting condition that affects the pet’s health or physical condition. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| HB 3549 | Fluorescent Lamp Prohibition: Amends Volume 13 (Housing, Games, Environment), Chapter 459 (Solid Waste Management), Section 459.485 (Prohibition on Sale of Fluorescent Lamps) of Oregon Revised Statutes to exempt lamps used for animal care. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| HB 3604 | Animal Holding Agencies – Legal Protections: Amends Volume 4 (Criminal Procedure, Crimes), Title 16 (Crimes & Punishment), Chapter 164 (Offenses Against Property), Section 164.035 (Defenses) to establish defenses to the crimes of theft and animal abandonment by providing legal protections for animal holding agencies handling stray or abandoned cats. | ENACTED (EFFECTIVE ON 9/27/25) |
| HB 3871 | Animal Welfare Trust and Fund: An Act to establish the Animal Welfare Trust and Fund to support veterinary services for animals in underserved communities, with a structured governance and funding mechanism. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| SB 327 | Veterinarians – Animal Seizure: An Act to amend Oregon Revised Statutes to prohibit a veterinarian from requiring the owner of an animal treated by the veterinarian to surrender the animal on the basis that the owner has not paid for the treatment. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| SB 328 | Animal Shelters – Disposition and Recordkeeping Requirements: An Act amending Oregon Revised Statutes to: (1) Prohibit animal shelters from euthanizing dogs and cats due to space constraints, except in cases of terminal illness or severe injury; and (2) Require annual reporting on animal intake and destruction, with oversight by the State Department of Agriculture. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| SB 382 | Licensed Retail Pharmacies – Drug Sales Tax Exemption: Amends Volume 8 (Revenue & Taxation), Title 29 (Revenue & Taxation), Chapter317A (Corporate Activity Tax), Section 317A.123 (Receipts from sale of prescription drugs excluded) of Oregon Revised Statutes to exempt receipts from the sale of prescription drugs by ALL licensed retail pharmacies from commercial activity subject to the corporate activity tax. “Eligible pharmacy” does not include a pharmacy that caters primarily to veterinary customers. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
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