Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, House.
Ken Helm
Sponsored
Became law1
Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to prepare report concerning Oregon's current framework for preventing, monitoring and responding to zoonotic disease.
Out of committee1
Appropriates moneys to Department of Transportation for wildlife corridor projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Modifies composition and duties of Oregon Broadband Advisory Council.
Allows person employed by health care facility to practice surgical technology if person has completed and is certified by specified apprenticeship program.
Adds to cancers covered by rebuttable presumption of occupational disease for eligible nonvolunteer firefighters.
Requires insurer and health care service contractor to cover labor and delivery services provided at out-of-network health care facility, and medical transport of individual presenting with signs of labor from in-network facility to out-of-network facility, if services provided at out-of-network facility due solely to diversion of patient from in-network health care facility for reasons related to state or federal declaration of public health emergency.
Requires Department of Transportation to establish program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that assesses greenhouse gas emissions attributable to certain covered materials department uses in construction and maintenance activities for state's transportation system, conducts life cycle assessments for selected set of construction and maintenance activities and devises strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Requires Health Information Technology Oversight Council to convene one or more groups of stakeholders and experts to explore options to accelerate, support and improve secure, statewide community information exchanges.
Directs Oregon Film and Video Office to establish Creative Opportunity Program to promote film, television, interactive, animation and media industries in Oregon.
Passed the House · 3
Directs county governing body of each county to designate person to ensure interment of unclaimed human remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran.
Increases distance from certain parts of public places and places of employment within which person may not smoke, aerosolize or vaporize inhalant from 10 feet to 25 feet.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties.
Out of committee · 9
Modifies provisions relating to peremptory challenges to jurors.
Requires Department of Human Services to develop plan, with advice from work group, to implement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restaurant Meals Program in Oregon and report plan to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services no later than January 31, 2023.
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for students who are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
Establishes Racial Equity and Justice Youth Collaborative.
Establishes position of Tribal Relations Liaison within Department of State Police.
Directs Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board to evaluate and make recommendations on adding diseases to Oregon newborn bloodspot screening panel under specific circumstances.
Establishes Task Force on Victim Access to Police Records.
Establishes Task Force on Renewable Diesel.
Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary.
In committee · 5
Requires Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study development and administration of program to make payments to essential workers for services performed during COVID-19 pandemic and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to labor on or before September 15, 2023.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to produce proceeds for distribution to City of St. Helens for purpose of storm water management at St. Helens Industrial Business Park.
Prohibits manufacturer or supplier from manufacturing, selling, offering to sell or distributing cosmetic or ingredient developed through use of animal test.
Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated.
Directs Department of State Lands, in consultation with State Department of Fish and Wildlife, to establish salmon credit program to encourage voluntary restoration of salmonid habitat and allow persons to meet compensatory mitigation obligations.