Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
Paul Evans
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards.
In committee1
Authorizes all public universities in Oregon to offer doctoral degrees, subject to approval by Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Co-sponsored
Passed the House · 8
Exempts dog training facilities from state structural specialty codes.
Specifies conditions for requiring, issuing and maintaining in effect surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit for person that creates, attaches, asserts or claims lien in connection with making, altering, repairing, transporting, storing, performing services, supplying materials or performing labor in connection with motor vehicle.
Modifies criteria for erecting roadside memorial signs for deceased veterans formerly prisoners of war or unaccounted for.
Provides that, for purposes of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan, salary includes housing allowance paid to prison chaplain.
Prescribes grace periods for payment of premiums on certain types of health insurance.
Imposes tsunami design standards for certain buildings and other structures.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Authority as public corporation.
Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing program of state inspection for processing and sale of meat products from amenable species, including but not limited to cattle and sheep.
Out of committee · 16
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants, loans and technical assistance to organizations increasing homeownership program access to persons of color.
Makes permanent small school district grants and school district funding for foreign exchange students.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing.
Allocates lottery moneys from Veterans' Services Fund to Long Term Care Ombudsman for purpose of providing public guardian and conservator services to veterans.
Allows payment from Wage Security Fund to be made to wage claimant for wages earned and unpaid in event that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries has obtained judgment in action or has issued final order in administrative proceeding for collection of wage claim.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for transition services for current foster children and former foster children.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services to fund existing contracted domestic violence specialist positions in child welfare offices.
Narrows requirement that grants for certain student transportation costs be prioritized for school districts that did not receive public moneys in previous school year for same student transportation costs.
Appropriates money to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for deposit in Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund and distribution to CASA Volunteer Programs.
Prohibits spending moneys of State of Oregon or of public body on or for benefit of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage.
Increases rate of privilege tax imposed on Oregon motor vehicle dealers upon retail sale of taxable motor vehicle and rate of use tax imposed on storage, use or other consumption in this state of taxable motor vehicle purchased at retail.
Prohibits Oregon State Lottery from offering games playable via mobile phone, personal computer or other personal electronic device, except for certain sports betting and multistate numbers drawing games.
In committee · 5
Requires Oregon Health Authority, upon receipt of federal approval, to assess fee on emergency medical services providers and use fee to reimburse costs of emergency medical services transports.
Requires seller of real property to test well water used for domestic purposes.
Increases penalties for crime of disorderly conduct in the first degree when report concerns school.
Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of certain assault and attempted murder offenses when defendant causes permanent physical injury to victim during commission of crime.
Creates crime of unlawfully threatening a school or place of worship.