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On June 23, Oregon enacted SB 605, barring medical-debt information from appearing in consumer credit reports. The measure, which amends the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act, takes effect January 1, 2026....more
On June 23, the Oregon Legislature chaptered SB 605, enacting new restrictions on the reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. The law prohibits any person from reporting to a consumer reporting agency the...more
Concerned with business entities attempting to circumvent the ban on the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) “through complex ownership structures,” and its impact on patient care and physician autonomy, Oregon Governor...more
On June 9, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 426 into law. The bill, set to become effective on January 1, 2026, follows the Oregon Legislature’s ongoing attempts to pass a “wage theft” bill imposing strict liability on...more
On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 951 (SB 951) into law. According to sponsors of SB 951, this new legislation is designed to curb the influence of private equity and third-party management...more
Overview of SB 951 - Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Monday, June 9, 2025, signed a first-of-its-kind law that significantly reshapes the state’s regulatory landscape for non-physician investment in medical practices. Senate...more
Oregon’s Senate Bill 951 (SB 951) was signed into law by Governor Kotek on June 9. While several states have recently proposed additional restrictions to the prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine, this law imposes...more
SB 951, which bolsters existing Oregon law prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM), passed the state House of Representatives on May 28 and now awaits the signature of Governor Tina Kotek....more
Washington state has joined the growing list of states addressing the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in biosolids that are widely used in farming. With Governor...more
Available data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that Oregon is not meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing production goal of 36,000 new homes per year, nor is it on pace to address the need identified by the 2024 Oregon...more
Back in 2023, with little fanfare, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 224: long overdue legislation that modernized the regulation of the practice of architecture in the state. Though the changes have been in effect...more
On January 10, 2025, the Oregon Legislative Counsel introduced Senate Bill (SB) 951, aiming to modernize Oregon’s corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) doctrine. If enacted, SB 951would prohibit management services...more
Understanding the New Landscape for Energy Developers - The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) has introduced rule changes to clarify the contested case procedures for large-scale energy project approvals....more
In the 2023 legislative session, Oregon passed Senate Bill 4 – a groundbreaking move to bolster its position as a leader in the semiconductor industry and to strengthen the industry within its borders. The legislation...more
The OPS simultaneously issued licenses to other essential participants in the state’s licensed psilocybin market, including manufacturers, facilitators (individuals who support clients through psilocybin services) and testing...more
Employers in Oregon and across the U.S. are struggling to understand how to respond to recent conflicting decisions around noncompete clauses, which restrict workers from changing jobs in the same industry. Originally...more
As we enter into the heart of the summer there is no time to relax in privacy-land with the next batch of “comprehensive” privacy laws coming into effect on July 1. Namely, those in Texas and Oregon (and Florida if you count...more
The key provisions of the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (the OCPA) will take effect on July 1, 2024. The OCPA provides Oregonians with a number of important privacy rights with regard to their data, and sets forth specific...more
In what many employers will regard as a welcome change, on February 27, 2024, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 1515 (which Governor Tina Kotek is expected to sign into law right away) to eliminate many of the...more
As described in our blog post last year, an increasing number of states across the country are seeking to regulate physician practice management (“PPM”) and private equity transactions in the health care sector. As part of...more
It is a new year, which means new employment laws for employers in the Pacific Northwest. The following is a brief overview of significant new laws and changes for Washington and Oregon employers (all effective January 1,...more
Both Texas and Oregon recently adopted rules that will, among other things, implement a registry required by both states’ data broker laws. The Texas law went into effect September 1, 2023, and the Oregon law will go into...more
California recently passed a groundbreaking new law aimed at further regulating the data broker industry. California is already one of only three states (along with Oregon and Vermont) that require data brokers—businesses...more
In the latest legislative session, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed two new bills directly impacting the siting and development of photovoltaic solar power generation facilities. Oregon House Bill (HB) 3179, which expands...more
As we’ve discussed, the federal government seems to be getting on board with the legal use of psychedelics. So are many states. While states across the country are moving towards expanding legal (or at least decriminalized)...more