Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Ken Helm
Sponsored
Became law6
Defines "center of the subject tract" for siting certain permissible forest dwellings.
Modifies definition of "energy facility" for purposes of regulation of energy facilities by Energy Facility Siting Council.
Requires State Department of Energy to adopt by rule program for providing rebates for purchase, construction or installation of residential and certain nonresidential solar electric systems and paired solar and storage systems.
Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife, in cooperation with Department of Transportation, to develop Wildlife Corridor Action Plan for use by state agencies.
Requires state agencies to post notice on agency website before restricting or closing site on state public lands where public may access lands for recreational use of floatable natural waterway.
Out of committee4
Allows cause of action against patent holder or licensed manufacturer for genetically engineered organism present on land without permission of owner or lawful occupant.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt by rule and administer program for authorizing voluntary projects for stream restoration and habitat improvement through construction of environmental restoration weirs.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to advance design of cannabis business certification program.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to award matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry.
In committee9
Provides for regulation by Oregon Liquor Control Commission of consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events, including licensure of premises at which temporary events are conducted.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to reimburse certain recipient of reduced payment under Public Employees Retirement System if recipient establishes that payment was subject to Oregon personal income tax.
Allows owners in planned communities or condominiums to record open association meetings unless prohibited by declarations or bylaws.
Prohibits county's governing body from charging more than $1,000 for appeal of most land use decisions unless appeal costs are within estimate and itemization of county's limited and specified costs.
Applies Oregon Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association's $300,000 liability limit for long term care insurance retroactively.
Allows delivery of marijuana items, pursuant to bona fide orders, to consumers within city or county in which marijuana retailer is located and to consumers in cities or counties that have adopted ordinances allowing for delivery of marijuana items from adjacent cities or counties.
Authorizes local officials to determine whether residential properties subject to ongoing foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings are abandoned.
Allows outdoor production of homegrown marijuana for recreational use.
Increases distance from certain parts of public places and places of employment where person may not smoke, aerosolize or vaporize from 10 feet to 25 feet.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes Governor to enter into agreement with another state for purposes of cross-jurisdictional coordination and enforcement of marijuana-related businesses and cross-juridictional delivery of marijuana items.
Passed the Senate1
Applies retroactive to January 1, 2009, Oregon Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association's $300,000 liability limit for long term care insurance.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide partially or fully compensated time away from work to covered individual who meets certain criteria while covered individual is on family leave, medical leave or safe leave.
Eliminates requirement that person provide proof of legal presence before Department of Transportation issues noncommercial driver license, noncommercial driver permit or identification card.
Requires public employer to grant reasonable paid time to public employee who is designated representative to engage in certain activities.
Clarifies receivership proceedings and reporting and notice requirements for residential properties that city or county determines are threat to public health, safety or welfare.
Designates May of each year as ALS Awareness Month.
Removing population requirement for affordable housing pilot program if no qualifying nomination is received for city with population under 25,000.
Authorizes State Marine Board to adopt special regulations to protect shoreline in Willamette River Greenway.
Creates towed watersports program within State Marine Board.
Expands types of entities that may receive grant from Farm-to-School Grant Program to purchase food produced or processed in state or to identify sources of foods or to process foods.
Prohibits use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with vendor to conduct demographic study of dental needs and geographic distribution of COFA citizens in this state and to issue request for information to gauge interest and determine capacity of dental care organizations to provide oral health care to COFA citizens.
Allows State Department of Fish and Wildlife to refuse or condition disclosure of information relevant to department ability to manage or protect described fish or wildlife species or individual members or populations of species.
Provides that labor organization's charging certain employees reasonable fees and costs for representation that is unrelated to negotiation of collective bargaining agreement is not unfair labor practice.
Increases maximum penalty for certain wildlife law offenses committed without culpable mental state to $2,000 fine.
Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to notify Construction Contractors Board of valid wage claim filed against contractor or business subject to licensing by board.
Directs each covered manufacturer of covered drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities covered drugs for disposal.
Passed the House · 1
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death.
Out of committee · 27
Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance acquisition and restoration of Willamette Falls navigation canal and locks.
Establishes Prosperity 1,000 Pilot Program to provide career coaching, occupational training and job placement services for at least 1,000 low-income job seekers residing in areas of concentrated poverty.
Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend statewide land use planning goals related to energy conservation to incorporate development of renewable energy facilities and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and to match state energy policies.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to study and make recommendations regarding funding of search and rescue operations.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos.
Authorizes Department of Revenue to reimburse State Department of Agriculture, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department for expenses incurred in administration and enforcement of activities related to cannabis.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for purposes related to programs for grants from Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Establishes Oregon Hemp Commission.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
Requires public schools to make available, at no cost, menstrual products in at least 50 percent of bathrooms at schools with students in any grade from grade 7 through 12.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide employee who is eligible for coverage with portion of wages while employee is on family and medical leave or military family leave.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish and administer program to provide moneys for third-party child care for child in foster home.
Prohibits sale of mattress or children's product that incorporates or bears fire-retardant chemical in concentrations of more than one-tenth of one percent by mass.
Permits duplicate health benefit plan coverage for public employees.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish anti-poaching awareness program.
Establishes Home Weatherization, Retrofit and Affordability Program for Housing and Community Services Department to provide incentive payments to construction contractors undertaking energy improvement projects on residential structures.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to increase fee-for-service rate for behavioral health providers participating in medical assistance programs.
Modifies and adds laws related to electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires permit for construction, installation or operation of onsite nonpotable water system.
Imposes assessment on large employers with employees who receive or who have minor children who receive certain types of public assistance in this state, in amount equal to public assistance paid.
Requires eight percent of electricity sold in this state by each electric company that makes sales to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers to be generated by small-scale renewable energy facilities or certain biomass facilities.
Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, mortgage interest deduction for residence other than taxpayer's principal residence, unless taxpayer sells residence or actively markets residence for sale.
Appropriates moneys to fund engineering and design work necessary for adding bicycle and pedestrian lane to Bridge of the Gods.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund to fund community efforts to promote economic development and improve public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood.
Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if wine labeled with American viticultural area in Oregon is labeled with single grape variety as type designation, wine must meet specified content requirements.
In committee · 29
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for purpose of ensuring multistate enforcement of standards for wine consistent with standards of state where wine was produced.
Authorizes Department of State Lands to perform work to acquire and restore operation of Willamette Falls navigation canal and locks.
Allows operator of motorcycle or moped to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions.
Modifies provisions regarding division of land by eliminating purchase requirement when land is acquired by provider of public parks or open space, or by not-for-profit land conservation organization.
Requires residential seller's property disclosure statement to include whether sewer scope was performed.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule complaint process to report school district policy in violation of state law prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying and cyberbullying.
Requires health benefit plan, health care service contract and medical assistance coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
Prohibits transplant center from recommending that potential anatomical gift recipient who is medical marijuana patient be removed from list of potential recipients exclusively based on positive result of drug test for marijuana use.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of digital electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any part, tool, service manual or other device, implement or information that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized repair provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing digital electronic equipment that original equipment manufacturer makes or supplies.
For purposes of taxpayer election of reduced tax rate for certain pass-through income, reduces tax rates, reduces maximum eligible income and modifies employment requirements.
Prohibits retail pet store from selling or offering to sell dog, cat or rabbit acquired from source other than animal shelter or rescue organization.
Establishes Oregon Youth Council.
Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence even though declarant is available as witness.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Beaverton Hoop YMCA for purpose of purchasing property and opening and operating child development center.
Directs Director of Transportation to require each region described in Act to conduct jurisdictional transfer evaluation and present report on evaluations to Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2020.
Expands purposes for which physical restraint may be used on students.
Establishes Legislative Assembly Paid Internships Program to provide stipends to interns performing services in offices of members of Legislative Assembly.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total cost of patient assistance programs and information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations.
Provides that banking institutions and credit unions may organize as limited charter cannabis financial institutions.
Creates tax credit for workers at child care facilities rated three stars or higher with quality rating and improvement system.
Provides that registered or certified child care facility is commercial use of property for zoning purposes.
Establishes Task Force on Health Care Access to study and report on how to establish primary care trust model.
Provides that person appearing before State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision for specified hearings has right to counsel and, if financially eligible, to have counsel appointed by Public Defense Services Commission at state expense.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault.
Establishes salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime requirements.
Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month.
Allows owner of reservoir located on specified property within Big Butte Creek drainage area to register reservoir with Water Resources Department.
Establishes TriMet Crash Advisory Committee.
Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.