Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Dacia Grayber
Sponsored
Became law7
Establishes program within Apprenticeship and Training Division of Bureau of Labor and Industries to make grants to local service districts and local joint committees that develop and administer pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training.
Extends sunset from 2024 to 2034 on provisions allowing retired member of Public Employees Retirement System to be reemployed by participating public employer for unlimited number of hours without reduction in pension benefits.
Creates right of action for person injured by paramilitary activity.
Requires Employment Relations Board to develop guidelines and procedures for authorizations designating bargaining representatives of bargaining unit to be prepared and signed electronically.
Requires hospitals to adopt policies and procedures to ensure provision of human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylactic drugs or therapies following patient's possible exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.
Authorizes physician assistants to provide same level of service as nurse practitioners for workers' compensation claims in managed care organization setting.
Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.
Out of committee2
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to establish program for providing rebates to qualifying individuals who purchase electric assisted bicycles .
Provides for transparency and coordination when local governments enter into agreements for property tax exemptions with business firms.
In committee7
Requires Public Employees Retirement Board to study retirement credit for military service.
Lowers retirement age for police officers and firefighters under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to study policies to reduce or eliminate incidences of viral hepatitis.
Authorizes Multnomah County to form master plan and service district regarding bridges that span Willamette River.
Lowers normal retirement age and earliest retirement age for member of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan who has 25 years or more of retirement credit as police officer or firefighter, regardless of whether person retires from service as police officer or firefighter.
Requires employer to report to insurer any worksite accident or injury for which injured worker receives onsite treatment.
Modifies requirements for attaining normal retirement age under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan for police officer or firefighter.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct comprehensive inspection of any place of employment as deemed necessary by department based on prior violation history of place of employment.
Requires health benefit plan and health care service contract coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
Provides that zone directors on local governing body of soil and water conservation district must reside within zones they represent in district and be registered voters.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 65
Establishes Oregon Housing Needs Analysis in Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health rights.
Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
Broadens public contracting preference for businesses that service-disabled veterans own to include all veteran-owned businesses.
Allows specified persons to distribute and administer short-acting opioid antagonist and distribute kits.
Directs Department of State Fire Marshal to coordinate urban search and rescue function of this state.
Prohibits person from recklessly, knowingly or intentionally using unmanned aircraft system to interfere with wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response effort.
Requires Department of Corrections to establish doula program for pregnant and postpartum adults in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Requires that dental and vision are included in health benefits available to part-time faculty members.
Declares children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind have same rights and potential as children who are not deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind.
Modifies Department of Justice crime victim compensation program.
Requires hospitals to establish professional and technical staff and service staff staffing committees, meeting specified criteria, to develop staffing plans, in addition to nurse staffing committee.
Provides that first full week in March is known as Classified School Employees Week.
Adds outdoor child care program to definition of "child care facility." Requires Early Learning Council to adopt rules governing the operation of outdoor child care programs.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division, for distribution to eligible children's advocacy centers.
Expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline.
Provides that person that knows or consciously avoids knowing that another person is engaging in act or practice that violates laws that regulate telephone solicitations or use of automatic dialing and announcing devices and nonetheless provides substantial assistance or support for violation is liable for loss and subject to penalty to same extent as person that engaged in violation.
Establishes requirements for approving recovery schools.
Establishes Jurisdictional Transfer Advisory Committee within Department of Transportation.
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts of personal casualty loss that are barred from deduction on federal tax return because loss is not attributable to federally declared disaster.
Increases military leave of absence to which public employee who is member of National Guard, National Guard Reserve or reserve component of Armed Forces of the United States or of United States Public Health Service is entitled to 21 work days.
Amends Oregon Housing Needs Analysis and land use requirements for local governments related to urbanization.
Extends time during which recreational vehicle may be sited on lot with single-family dwelling that was damaged by natural disaster.
Encourages schools to provide instruction on preparing for, and recovering from, fires, earthquakes, safety threats and natural disasters.
Expands list of individuals whose histories, contributions and perspectives are required to be included in social studies academic content standards and in related textbooks and instructional materials.
Establishes Oregon Abandoned and Derelict Vessel program in Department of State Lands to address abandoned and derelict vessels.
Prohibits retail pet store from offering to sell or selling dogs or cats.
Extends deadlines for affinity group task forces to complete their work with respect to allocations of resources to address communities' needs and health inequities faced by communities and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly.
Designates August 4 of each year as Bracero Program Day.
Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district.
Requires insurer to offer 70 percent of coverage insured previously purchased for contents of residence to insured who holds policy of personal insurance without requiring inventory of loss if total loss of contents occurs as result of major disaster.
Directs Department of Transportation to waive fee for Fallen Hero roadside memorial highway sign if applicant is Gold Star Family member and funds are appropriated or otherwise made available to department for purpose of paying fees.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules that allow for reimbursement of school district expenses incurred for alternative transportation costs.
Prohibits employer from requiring employee to use vacation, sick or annual leave for time spent by employee as appointed member of state board or commission.
Requires school districts undertaking HVAC infrastructure improvements for which state and federal funds are made specifically available to expend such funds on certain activities aimed at improving indoor air ventilation quality in schools.
Limits terminations and rent increases for three years after tenants' housing is withdrawn from publicly supported housing.
Revises provisions relating to chemicals in children's products.
Establishes Oregon Disaster Response Assistance Matching Fund.
Authorizes peace officer to issue investigative subpoena or request order from circuit court for information regarding missing individual if specified standards are met.
Provides for confidentiality of communications made in peer support counseling session conducted by mass transit district.
Establishes Task Force on Tribal Consultation and specifies task force membership.
Increases amount of scholarships that may be awarded by Higher Education Coordinating Commission to diverse teacher candidates.
Establishes Early Literacy Success Initiative.
Repeals provision specifying fiscal year end date for credit unions.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance to support broadband access, affordability and adoption.
Prohibits manufacturer from selling or offering to sell cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test.
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to support replacement, reconstruction or rehabilitation of residential units damaged or destroyed by disaster and to support recovery of residents of such housing.
Creates refundable child tax credit, calculated based on number of dependents of taxpayer that are qualifying children with respect to taxpayer and are under six years of age at close of tax year.
Requires pharmacy to report dispensation of prescription drugs classified in schedules II through V under federal Controlled Substances Act to electronic system established for monitoring and reporting prescription drugs when drug is prescribed and dispensed to individual for use by individual or individual's animal.
Requires county clerk to replace recorded instrument with court-ordered version that redacts discriminatory language.
Requires entity that receives funds for certain workforce program initiatives to establish wage standards and develop training plan for individuals who participate in program administered by entity if, under program, entity provides individuals with paid work experience.
Provides that individuals who participate in certain on-the-job training programs are entitled to certain rights and protections concerning civil rights, discrimination and harassment as employees in employment relationship with employer.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Department of Transportation, in procuring public improvement contract or contract for public works with estimated contract price of $250,000 or more, to include in solicitation documents conspicuous notice that resulting public improvement contract or contract for public works will require contractors to use steel, iron, coatings for steel and iron and manufactured products that are produced in United States.
Requires State Department of Energy to report on rate of heat pump technology adoption and to collaborate with designated state agencies to reduce barriers to home energy efficiency and resilience.
Expands landlord guarantee program to include landlords providing housing to tenants who have received rental assistance under specified rehousing initiative.
Directs Oregon State Board of Nursing to issue license to practice as certified registered nurse anesthetist to qualified applicant.
Prohibits landlords from terminating lease or taking other specified actions due to status of tenant as victim of bias crime.
Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council.
Provides that, if certain state agencies provide temporary housing to displaced individuals in response to emergency, agencies shall ensure housing is safe and provided in compliance with state and federal laws relating to discrimination.
Provides, for purposes of certain statutes relating to taking of predatory animals, that term "predatory animal" does not include beavers.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to make offer to negotiate settlement agreement conditional upon worker also entering into agreement that includes no-rehire provision.
Directs schools or school districts to provide electronic communication to parents and guardians of students attending, and to school district employees employed at, school at which safety threat action occurred.
Directs State Department of Energy to establish program to provide assistance related to energy projects and activities to environmental justice communities.
Increases statute of limitations for first degree sex crimes to 20 years after commission of crime or, for minor victim, any time before victim attains 30 years of age, whichever occurs later.
Passed the House · 4
Establishes Missing Endangered Person Alert System.
Establishes separate limitation on inclusion of hours of overtime worked for Oregon State Police in final average salary for purposes of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Requires pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by Department of Consumer and Business Services beginning January 1, 2024.
Requires Public Utility Commission to establish eligibility cap for standard avoided costs rates and contracts for purchase of energy or energy and capacity from qualifying facilities at no less than 10 megawatts.
Out of committee · 30
Exempts from state income tax military pay received by Oregon National Guard member while in active service of state or on state active duty.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to distribute to Oregon cultural organizations in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on organization finances.
Requires Portland State University, subject to sufficient moneys being appropriated, to enhance state's capacity to educate public mental health and addiction treatment providers by July 1, 2028, by materially increasing number of graduates from relevant degree programs.
Directs Oregon Department Office of Emergency Management to administer grant program in support of projects to consolidate and modernize or upgrade public safety answering points.
Allows marijuana producer, marijuana wholesaler, marijuana processor or marijuana retailer to use motion detection camera system at licensed premises.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue grants to specified recipients.
Allows veterans to participate in Oregon Promise program if first enrolled in classes within 12 months after discharge from military.
Creates credit against income taxes for selling publicly supported housing to retain as affordable housing.
Directs Department of Human Services to ensure provision of specified services to individuals receiving child welfare services who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Transfers jurisdiction of portion of Hall Boulevard to City of Tigard.
Establishes Imagination Library of Oregon Program to provide free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop love of reading and learning, and improve third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of Oregon Constitution for emergency preparedness equipment grant program.
Expands regular employment protections afforded for performance of legislative duties by members of Legislative Assembly by requiring employers, at option of member , to grant time off for less than full-day absence to member to perform legislative duties.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for deposit into Oregon Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Fund.
Directs Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement program to award grants for fairgrounds used as emergency evacuation sites.
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board as semi-independent state agency to develop and promote Oregon's distilled spirits industry.
Directs State Forestry Department to establish Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program and administer program .
Directs State Forestry Department to establish Prescribed Fire Capacity Grant Program.
Directs Department of Human Services to provide grants, support and technical assistance for resilience hubs and networks in Oregon.
Modifies provisions of Department of Transportation wildlife-vehicle collision program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation to cover costs associated with Fallen Hero roadside memorial signs and veterans' recognition registration plates for biennium beginning July 1, 2023.
Establishes Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program.
Authorizes Department of Justice to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with housing needs.
Transfers revenue from levy of additional privilege tax under forest products harvest tax to State Forestry Department Account for distribution to Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund, Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund and Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Oregon State University Extension Service to implement Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan.
Prohibits distributing, selling, attempting to sell or allowing to be sold flavored inhalant delivery system product or flavored tobacco product in this state.
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Establishes Welcome and Reception Program within Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to provide immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers with support services.
Requires Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to require applicant for cannabis-related license or license renewal to submit signed attestation that applicant will refrain from interfering with labor organizing efforts or submit attestation that applicant and labor organization that is certified to represent employees of applicant have entered into and will abide by terms of labor peace agreement.
Expresses commitment of Legislative Assembly to support specified bridge projects through investments of specified amounts.
In committee · 21
Prohibits person under 21 years of age from possessing firearms with specified exceptions.
Authorizes governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public building to adopt policy, ordinance or regulation or precluding affirmative defense for possession of firearms in public building and adjacent grounds by concealed handgun licensees.
Prohibits practice of conversion therapy by certain professionals.
Reduces lot size of rural residential lots on which accessory dwelling units may be sited.
Limits terminations and rent increases for senior tenants of publicly supported housing following termination of affordability restrictions.
Establishes Legislative Oversight and Accountability Committee and directs committee to select Legislative Oversight and Accountability Director.
Expands duties of State Resilience Officer.
Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law.
Prohibits seller from selling or leasing motor vehicle if sale or lease is contingent upon lender's agreement to purchase retail installment contract or lease agreement.
Creates refundable child tax credit based upon percentage of federal child tax care credit, as applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022.
Establishes commission to develop, maintain and oversee system for standardization of reporting opioid overdoses.
Changes term "naloxone" to "short-acting opioid antagonist.".
Allows owner of publicly accessible building or facility to obtain from Oregon Health Authority kit including short-acting opioid antagonist and necessary medical supplies to administer short-acting opioid antagonist for use by members of public.
Prohibits person from using dogs to hunt or pursue lynx or bobcats.
Directs insurer to consider only specified information in determining rates for motor vehicle liability insurance policy.
Directs Public Utility Commission to require person or municipality that manages, operates, owns or control pipeline facilities for transmission or distribution of hazardous substance or material by pipeline to mail residences within 500 feet of pipeline annual notice with certain information and, in event of pipeline leak, to provide update on efforts to fix pipeline leak and mitigate spillage every 24 hours and, when pipeline leak is fixed, to update on cleanup efforts every seven days.
Requires governing board at each public university to include graduate student as voting member if university has more than 400 graduate students or if graduate students comprise more than 15 percent of total student body.
Establishes Universal School Meal Account for purpose of reimbursing school districts for certain costs incurred in providing federally reimbursable meals.
Requires certain entities that received funding to develop, implement, administer or oversee certain workforce programs to meet certain reporting requirements for purposes of measuring outcomes of programs.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Multnomah County for Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project.
Requires owner of public building to periodically conduct inspections and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems in public building.