Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1510: Relating to taxation; and prescribing an effective date.
Status: Chaptered, April 6, 2026
Digest: The Act makes technical fixes and slight policy updates to some tax statutes. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Updates the terminology used to describe certain income earned by multinational corporations to reflect a change in the term used in federal law. Aligns sunset dates for earned income tax credit provisions with the underlying sunset date for the credit. Expands the tax credit for certified film production development contributions to allow the use of contributions for the production of commercials. Applies to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2026. [ Provides an exception from the annual filing requirement for the property tax exemption for property burdened by an affordable housing covenant used for owner-occupied housing. Applies to property tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2027. ] Extends the sunset for the property tax exemption for cargo containers. Repeals the requirement that revenue from a tribal tax on the distribution of motor vehicle fuel that is exempt from the gas taxes under Oregon law is subject to the highway-use restrictions under the Oregon Constitution. Extends the applicability of the pass-through business alternative income tax and tax credit through the 2027 tax year. Allows overpayments to be credited as estimated payments for the next tax year. Requires the State Board of Tax Practitioners to register as enrolled agents individuals who are authorized by the Internal Revenue Service to represent taxpayers as enrolled agents. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session Senate Bill 1510 Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Finance and Revenue) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to taxation; creating new provisions; amending ORS 284.368, 314.698, 317.267, 319.245, 673.605, 673.610, 673.615, 673.625, 673.637 and 673.685 and section 2, chapter 783, Oregon Laws 1979, section 32a, chapter 579, Oregon Laws 2019, section 50, chapter 525, Oregon Laws 2021, sections 3, and 12, chapter 589, Oregon Laws 2021, and section 16, chapter 82, Oregon Laws 2022; and prescribing an effective date. SECTION 1. ORS 314.698 is amended to read: 314.698. For purposes of ORS 317.267, amounts of [global intangible low-taxed] net controlled foreign corporation tested income described in section 951A of the Internal Revenue Code and included in gross income shall be treated in the same manner as a dividend. SECTION 2. ORS 317.267 is amended to read: 317.267. (1) To derive Oregon taxable income, there shall be added to federal taxable income: (a) Amounts received as dividends from corporations deducted for federal purposes pursuant to section 243 or 245 of the Internal Revenue Code, except section 245(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) …