Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Jeffrey Helfrich
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine impact, cost and feasibility of implementing Salem-Keizer Threat Assessment System in school districts, to conduct study to identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety and to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school.
In committee37
Establishes Rent Reporting Pilot Program in Housing and Community Services Department.
Expands offense of driving while under influence of intoxicants to include any substance that, when taken into human body, can impair the ability of person to operate vehicle safely.
Expands open container law to include adult use cannabis item.
Establishes Task Force on Electric Aircraft.
Directs Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine to study impact of naturopathic physicians on health care outcomes and industry in this state.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study of need for educators to be better trained in relation to mental health of students and of programs and resources available to students in relation to mental health.
Directs Department of Education to identify cost and feasibility of implementing recommendations of study on recruitment, retention, mentoring and professional development of educators who serve students from student groups that may be at risk for experiencing achievement gap.
Establishes timelines for Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to conduct investigation after receiving complaint.
Directs Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to conduct study of feasibility of reporting transactions electronically and each quarter, rather than each month.
Directs Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Oregon Medical Board and Oregon State Board of Nursing, to study shortages of licensed health care providers in medically underserved areas of this state.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to study methods by which to increase access to health care services in cities and unincorporated areas with 10,000 or fewer residents.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify best method for ensuring amount of moneys appropriated for education is adequate, consistent, stable and sustainable.
Modifies definition of "supervisory employee" to exclude certain strike prohibited public employees.
Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to study feasibility and develop preliminary framework for purchase, through public-private partnerships, of private timber land within Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to be managed for recreational purposes.
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to distribute moneys for veterans' service officers to counties that have population of less than 30,000 and are or will be unable to maintain operations of veterans' service officers due to budget decreases.
Expands property tax exemption for food processing machinery and equipment to include machinery and equipment used to process meat and wild game.
Extends statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine need, feasibility and cost of providing school-based mental health center in every public middle school.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify methods for improving safety of schools.
Revises definition of term "sexual conduct" for purposes of certain laws involving students.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to hiring retired police officers to provide security in public schools.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school and to determine if costs may be covered in seismic rehabilitation projects.
Includes first cousins as members of same family for purposes of exclusion from definition of "employment" under unemployment insurance law.
Directs Department of Education, in collaboration with Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and Educator Advancement Council, to conduct study on recruitment, retention, mentoring and professional development of educators who serve students from student groups that may be at risk for experiencing achievement gap.
Requires forensic laboratory to test blood or urine sample within 90 days of receiving sample in prosecution of driving while under influence of intoxicants.
Requires business entity that receives public funds from state agency to develop and submit emergency preparedness plan to Secretary of State along with annual report.
Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses.
Creates process for charging aggravated version of certain sex offenses when defendant, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes victim to ingest controlled substance without victim's consent.
Makes permanent county safety corridor program.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to examine impact of biennial legislative appropriations that are less than amount of moneys determined by Quality Education Commission to be sufficient to fund public education.
Replaces references to vehicle accident and vehicle collision with vehicle crash.
Provides that person commits offense of driving while under influence of intoxicants or offense of operating boat while under influence of intoxicants if person drives vehicle or boat and has 0.05 percent or more by weight of alcohol in person's blood.
Provides that exception for person participating in diversion to use prescription and nonprescription drugs applies only to those drugs that are approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.
Requires individual and group health insurance policies to reimburse services provided by naturopathic physicians within scope of their practice if services are reimbursed when provided by licensed physicians.
Directs Legislative Policy and Research Director to study feasibility and costs of providing infrastructure necessary to support telemedicine in rural counties of this state and other areas of this state that are underserved by medical professionals.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Provides that course work in aviation maintenance occurring at airport in neighboring state may be included in clock hours of instruction for purposes of Community College Support Fund.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes Oregon Housing Needs Analysis in Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl.
Prohibits governing body of local government from granting exclusive right to one operator to develop vertiports or control vertiport operations within local government's jurisdiction.
Identifies certain covered vendors.
Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.
Authorizes local governments to allow, prohibit, require zone change for or subject to conditional use permit development of certain affordable housing on certain lands within tsunami inundation zones or 100-year floodplains.
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.
Passed the House · 1
Permits employer to pay employees at different compensation levels pursuant to retention bonus provided that employer does not discriminate in payment of retention bonus, and that retention bonus accounts for entire compensation differential.
Out of committee · 11
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of State Police for biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to increase capability of department's forensic laboratories to conduct analyses of blood for controlled substances.
Appropriates moneys for 2023-2025 biennium to Department of Justice to fund county victim assistance programs.
Removes requirement that amount of net proceeds from Oregon State Lottery allocated to County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually.
Requires individual and group health benefit plans and benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to reimburse services provided by naturopathic physicians within scope of their practice if services are reimbursed when provided by licensed physicians.
Creates Oregon personal income tax subtraction for amounts received for renting out room in taxpayer's home.
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grant to Regional Rural Revitalization Strategies Consortium to plan for and develop housing.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing.
Requires Housing and Community Services Department to award grants for predevelopment costs of affordable housing and grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under Act.
Establishes alternative process by which local government must approve application to develop housing on lands zoned to allow residential uses.
Expresses commitment of Legislative Assembly to support specified bridge projects through investments of specified amounts.
In committee · 25
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties.
Requires Department of Education to transfer funds to school districts necessary to pay for school resource officers.
Modifies estate tax brackets to provide additional estate tax exclusion of $1 million.
Increases exempt amount and filing threshhold for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Prohibits strikes by public employees.
Requires political subdivision that imposes income tax to conform to statutory provisions governing determination of net income.
Modifies personal income tax brackets.
Exempts from private transfer criminal background check requirement transfer of curio or relic firearm to person licensed as collector under federal law.
Provides that parent or legal guardian may be notified of minor's consent to treatment.
Provides person with privileges and legal defenses available to person with Oregon concealed handgun license if person is licensed to carry concealed handgun by another state, or city or county in another state.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study both requirements related to subsurface and alternative sewage disposal systems that create barriers to siting and construction of accessory dwelling units in areas outside urban growth boundary and solutions to eliminate barriers.
Requires district school board or higher education governing board that adopts policy limiting possession of firearms by concealed handgun licensees on school grounds to install metal detectors at entrances to buildings subject to policy.
Requires sentencing court to order person convicted of drunk driving offense that resulted in death of victim to pay restitution to surviving child of victim in form of child maintenance.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2023.
Requires public universities and community colleges to charge tuition and fees of no greater than resident rate for active member of Armed Forces of United States and for spouse or dependent child of active member of Armed Forces of United States.
Allows city to expand its urban growth boundary, or to require Metro to expand its urban growth boundary, in order to include land designated as urban reserve that supports workforce housing and commercial development supportive of workforce housing if certain conditions are met.
Changes requirements for members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Directs district school boards to adopt policy for selecting and reviewing books and materials for school libraries.
Directs Department of State Police to release sex offender information for level two sex offenders to certain entities on website maintained by department.
Directs agencies of state government to revoke remote work arrangements that were put in place due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Amends income eligibility requirements for various housing programs and land use regulations.
Requires general hospital licensed in Oregon to provide maternity services subject to exemption that Oregon Health Authority may allow under criteria prescribed by rule.
Prohibits tolling on state highways until January 2, 2026.
Allows owner of property outside urban growth boundary to site additional dwelling on property for occupancy by relative of owner.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund.