Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Bobby Levy
Sponsored
Became law3
Removes one member who has degree of Doctor of Medicine and adds one member who is physician assistant to membership of Oregon Medical Board.
Defines "recreational vehicle park" for the purposes of residential tenancy law.
Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Out of committee6
Creates income tax credit for child care workers employed in rural areas.
Adds licensed mental health professionals, naturopathic physicians and pharmacists and certified medical laboratory scientists and medical laboratory technicians to types of providers eligible for tax credit allowed to rural medical care provider.
Provides that compensation for loss or injury to livestock or working dogs under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program must be based on multiplier of not more than seven times fair market value of livestock or working dogs and recommendation of county advisory committee.
Establishes Task Force on Elk and Deer Damage Compensation Funding.
Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award "Hunger Free Campus" designation to public universities and community colleges that demonstrate required actions taken to combat hunger.
Establishes Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Board.
In committee24
Directs Board of Cosmetology to adopt rules to allow holder of provisional certificate to perform in cosmetology field of practice under supervision of practitioner.
Allows additional estate tax exclusion of $1 million.
Establishes income tax credit for sheriff's deputies employed in rural counties.
Directs district school board to ensure that curriculum of each course of study offered by school district is made available to public on school district's website.
Lowers disability threshold for property tax exemption for homestead or personal property of veterans to 10 percent.
Exempts receipts from sales of prescription drugs by a pharmacy from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Provides that person who receives finding under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program may appeal finding to county advisory committee.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Union County Fair Association for purpose of water and sewer improvements to Union County Fairgrounds.
Requires every school district to ensure that school-based mental health professional and school-based nurse is located at every school of school district.
Requires school districts and public charter schools to offer instruction on basic adult skills and local history and politics.
Directs district school boards to ensure that buildings regularly used by students have proper heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems to provide temperatures within acceptable range for learning and safety.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule standards by which certain students may take assessment to satisfy high school diploma requirements.
Defines "dangerous to self or others" for purpose of taking person with mental illness into custody.
Authorizes civil commitment of person with substance use disorder who meets criteria for civil commitment of person with mental disorder.
Requires practitioner to query electronic prescription monitoring system with respect to patient prior to issuing to, or renewing for, patient prescription for certain prescription drugs.
Requires school districts to develop, review and revise individualized suicide prevention protection plan for each youth who demonstrates suicidal behavior.
Directs school districts to have policy to respond to mental health needs of students who may have been subjected to abuse.
Prohibits State Fish and Wildlife Commission from designating private property as essential, important, probable or possible habitat without verifiable evidence of sensitive species, threatened species or endangered species on property.
Establishes Task Force on Elk and Deer Damage Compensation Funding.
Provides that person who receives finding under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program may appeal finding to county advisory committee.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to study issues related to telemedicine and to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health care on or before September 15, 2024.
Changes requirements for members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Requires person to review medical history and obtain written consent of parent or guardian before administering vaccine or immune product to child under 18 years of age.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to hire as employee of department person that is familiar with parties and markets related to grass seed associations and cooperatives and designate employee to carry out department's active supervision of association's or cooperative's collective bargaining to arrive at minimum price for grass seed.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Provides that portion of Oregon Highway 82 shall be known as Deputy Raymond Williams and Deputy Michael Cheney Memorial Highway.
Allows exclusion from taxable estate for value of interest in farm, forestry or fishing business.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to support implementation of AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.
Expands types of prior convictions that increase offense level for crime of public indecency.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 33
Directs Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to establish program to provide grants to water suppliers.
Removes deadline by which City of Pendleton must apply to Land Conservation and Development Commission to become part of affordable housing pilot program.
Makes certain changes to calculation of small forestland owner tax credit.
Aligns criteria for alteration, restoration or replacement of dwellings on lands zoned for forest use consistent with criteria applicable to dwellings on lands zoned for farm use.
Modifies process for transfer of recorded brand following death of brand holder.
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.
Modifies penalties for throwing lighted material onto certain property.
Waives background check fee for employees and volunteers of certain respite service providers.
Requires Governor, in appointing members to Oregon State Board of Nursing, to balance diversity of setting in which nurse or certified nursing assistant members provide care.
Changes operative date from January 1, 2026, to effective date of Act, for law removing authority of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission from establishing and collecting fee from educator preparation provider based on number of license applications received by commission from provider or type of educator preparation programs offered by provider.
Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl.
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.
Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to issue public applicator licenses and public trainee certificates to employees of federally recognized Indian tribes for purposes of pesticide application on lands other than Indian country.
Provides licensing exemption for person slaughtering not more than 1,000 rabbits for use as human food.
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.
Establishes pilot program at Portland State University and Eastern Oregon University to enhance hiring of public university students by nonprofit organizations.
Extends time during which recreational vehicle may be sited on lot with single-family dwelling that was damaged by natural disaster.
Authorizes State Department of Fish and Wildlife to waive certain requirements for black bass and walleye angling competitions if department determines that limiting black bass or walleye populations would benefit native fish species or ecological health of body of water.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules that allow for reimbursement of school district expenses incurred for alternative transportation costs.
Requires Department of Education to conduct study to examine possibility of creating high school equivalency diploma and submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education.
Requires Secretary of State to establish provision to be included in each nominating petition or declaration of candidacy that allows candidate to check box indicating that candidate does not want candidate's residence address to be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request.
Authorizes peace officer to issue investigative subpoena or request order from circuit court for information regarding missing individual if specified standards are met.
Modifies definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of county permitting process for solar photovoltaic power generation facility.
Increases maximum dollar amounts used to determine whether addition of real property improvements constitutes "minor construction" for purposes of property tax law.
Establishes Early Literacy Success Initiative.
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.
Modifies qualifications for water well constructor's license.
Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.
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 · 4
Establishes Missing Endangered Person Alert System.
Requires pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by Department of Consumer and Business Services beginning January 1, 2024.
Extends safe surrender period for anonymously leaving infant at authorized facility to 60 days from infant's date of birth.
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 · 39
Requires State Department of Agriculture to study potential uses for animal processing waste products.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Agriculture, out of General Fund, for purpose of developing grant program to fund construction of meat rendering plants.
Provides that fixed percentage of certain forecasted video lottery revenues be transferred to counties for economic development.
Directs Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to establish program to provide grants to nonprofit organization to fund care of retired law enforcement dogs.
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 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.
Requires law enforcement agencies to take DNA sample of person arrested for certain crimes.
Removes requirement that amount of net proceeds from Oregon State Lottery allocated to County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually.
Creates income and corporate excise tax credits for investments in facilities used for manufacturing, siting of headquarters or research.
Increases amount of income tax credit allowed to rural medical providers.
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.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct wage study and Department of Human Services to conduct workforce study to determine eligibility and enrollment case manager staffing levels needed to complete eligibility determinations within 45 days for individuals seeking enrollment in programs for all-inclusive care for elderly.
Adds nursing assistant or nurse to types of providers who are eligible for income tax credit allowed to rural medical providers.
Directs Oregon State University to research reduced-risk pest management tools for Oregon's specialty crops and report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2027.
Creates credit against income taxes for selling publicly supported housing to retain as affordable housing.
Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to update rules adopted in response to Governor's executive order on climate to address specific issues.
Directs Department of Human Services to ensure provision of specified services to individuals receiving child welfare services who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Restores availability of income or corporate excise tax credit for processing or collection of woody biomass.
Modifies conditions of eligibility for tax credit allowed to rural medical care provider.
Requires Department of Human Services to contract with nonprofit organization to implement and administer program to assist recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance in purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets that participate in program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Oregon Medical Coordination Center.
Grants to South Suburban Sanitary District exclusive right to use and sell treated wastewater discharged by district into Klamath River or tributaries.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for grants to erect and maintain livestock safety fencing along portions of state highway where there is high risk of conflict between traveling public and livestock.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for purpose of funding grant program related to establishments that process and sell meat products.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for deposit into Oregon Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Fund.
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.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for electric utility that purchases electricity produced using a fuel source that is at least 50 percent qualifying western juniper biomass.
Requires pharmacy benefit managers to annually report specified information to Department of Consumer and Business Services, including costs and rebates of prescription drugs for enrollees.
Authorizes Department of Justice to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with housing needs.
Directs Department of Early Learning and Care, in consultation with Department of Human Services, to convene work group to study optimal use of child care navigators to support access to and enrollment in child care and early learning programs.
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grants to counties and soil and water conservation districts for treatment of western juniper.
Establishes Place-Based Water Planning Fund.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with Water Resources Department, to develop recommendations and other resources to expand beneficial water reuse or recycled water programs or projects in state.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education to fund specified programs provided by Willamette Career Academy.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to submit report on economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2024.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission, for allocation to Oregon State University through Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, for specified purposes related to zoonotic disease.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance expansion of courthouses.
In committee · 155
Repeals corporate activity tax.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties.
Adds processor to types of entities from which taxpayer engaged in farming operation may obtain certification stating percentage of in-state agricultural commodity sold to entity, in order to determine taxpayer's commercial activity for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Prohibits certain information collected during traditionally maintained channel study from being used by Department of State Lands in essential indigenous anadromous salmonid habitat map or included in database of fish habitat distribution maintained by State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Exempts repair or replacement of artificial obstruction smaller than 15 feet across from fish passage mandates.
Direct State Fish and Wildlife Commission to waive requirement for fish passage under certain circumstances.
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop game fish carcass recovery project.
Requires public schools to take special care to ensure that instruction is provided in neutral manner that focuses on academic subject matter and does not advocate personal views of educator.
Instructs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish program that awards $5 for each take of smallmouth bass in Coquille River.
Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of predator damage control district as funding mechanism to pay actual costs to county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals.
Requires Public Utility Commission to investigate status of renewable projects in Oregon, including project failures.
Allows recreational vehicle used to provide security of farm use to be sited on lands zoned for exclusive farm use.
Permits Electrical and Elevator Board to determine fitness of person who holds journeyman electrician license or equivalent license issued by governmental authority that regulates electrical trades in another state.
Limits standing in appeals of land use decisions or limited land use decisions to persons that reside or maintain business in or within 25 miles of boundary of local government or special district and appeared before decision maker in person at hearing if available.
Allows counties to authorize subdivision of land zoned for exclusive farm use or forest use into parcels no smaller than average size of county's lots and parcels of same type.
Removes requirement that adequate repository for terminal disposition of high-level radioactive waste be licensed as precondition for issuance of site certificate for nuclear-fueled thermal power plant.
Requires Public Utility Commission to study rate impacts associated with implementing reduction of greenhouse gas emissions required by House Bill 2021 (2021).
Instructs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish by rule certain requirements for sea urchin commercial fishery to address proliferation of purple sea urchins.
Requires Department of Education to transfer funds to school districts necessary to pay for school resource officers.
Requires Water Resources Department and Department of Environmental Quality to study impacts of wildfire on water quality of streams and tributaries.
Disqualifies land from farm use special assessments upon final civil penalty or judgment of conviction for illegal growing of crops against landowner or person in possession and control of land.
Modifies estate tax brackets to provide additional estate tax exclusion of $1 million.
Imposes tax on use of electricity to charge battery of electric vehicle at rate equivalent to rate of license tax imposed on first sale, use or distribution of motor vehicle fuel.
Eliminates statute of limitations for specified crimes when victim is under 18 years of age at time of crime.
Repeals those provisions of Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)) that pertain to decriminalization of possession of drugs.
Creates rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time and joint custody are in best interests of child.
Requires that declarations and extensions of states of emergency under certain statutes be accompanied by written explanations.
Authorizes court to issue order requiring person to appear upon failure to appear on Class E violation citation, and to issue arrest warrant upon further failure to appear.
Exempts from ad valorem property taxation machinery and equipment used to compress and bale harvested straw, hay, grass or other plants.
Replaces standard of review of local government's land use decisions with review for any evidence.
Limits Governor's ability to exercise authority conferred on Governor during declared state of emergency to no more than 60 days' duration, unless Legislative Assembly authorizes continued state of emergency.
Enacts interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
Establishes Office of the State Prosecutor under authority of State Land Board.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer Pregnancy Launch Program to provide certain services to specified persons.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant persons in carrying their pregnancies to term.
Increases exempt amount and filing threshhold for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Allows lands zoned for exclusive farm use to be used for weddings or events east of the summit of the Cascade Range.
Provides that persons whose farming or ranching operation suffered economic loss in 2022 due to certain natural disasters may apply for forgivable loans.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish toll-free pregnancy resources hotline to provide information and assistance to pregnant persons seeking abortions in this state.
Eliminates general rule that sale made to state where taxpayer is not taxable is considered sale in Oregon for apportionment of business income for corporate excise tax purposes.
Increases amount that State Fish and Wildlife Commission must annually set aside for Predatory Animal, Rabbit and Rodent Control Fund.
Requires political subdivision that imposes income tax to conform to statutory provisions governing determination of net income.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer grant program to provide financial assistance to certain prospective adoptive families.
Requires parent or legal guardian of student to provide written permission prior to student participating in human sexuality education course.
Removes limitation on percentage of students in school district who may enroll in virtual public charter school not sponsored by school district without first receiving approval from school district.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study methods for increasing available number of lumber inspectors.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to utility worker while worker is performing official duties.
Restores tax credit for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
Modifies personal income tax brackets.
Provides for standing for association or organization to seek declaratory relief in Oregon Tax Court.
Requires voters to update signature in voter registration file at least once every eight years.
Requires ballots returned by mail to be received by date of election.
Ends automatic voter registration through Oregon Motor Voter.
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.
Undoes provisions of Senate Bill 762 (2021). .
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.
Restores offense levels for unlawful possession of controlled substance offenses to levels that existed prior to enactment of House Bill 2355 (2017) and Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)).
Modifies definition of "compensation," for purposes of pay equity requirements, to exclude hiring bonuses and retention bonuses.
Permits counties to elect to increase number of voting booths available at primary and general elections in order to provide all electors with option of using easily accessible voting booth to cast ballot.
Allows district school board to enter into agreement with superintendent for payment in lieu of 12 months' notice required when superintendent's employment is terminated without cause.
Exempts receipts from sales of agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, viticultural or food products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Provides that, before undertaking wildlife management activity involving aircraft, State Department of Fish and Wildlife must notify private landowners over whose land aircraft will fly, under specified circumstances.
Modifies provisions establishing civil action for property owner or occupier if person or public body flies unmanned aircraft system over property without permission.
Provides that any agreement related to providing ultra-high-speed ground transportation in this state must include service to Eugene.
Requires person that receives state financial incentive for development of renewable energy generation facility to maintain nameplate capacity of facility for period of at least 25 years.
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.
Modifies criteria requiring Department of Human Services to file petition to terminate parental rights to include child or ward who has been removed from parent's home three times or who has been in substitute care for aggregate of 36 months.
Directs Department of Human Services to consider placement of child or ward with previous substitute care providers, if applicable.
Prohibits transitional housing accommodations near schools.
Prohibits health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting coverage of physician-administered prescription drugs that are obtained by nonparticipating pharmacies.
Prohibits specified practices by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers in reimbursing cost of prescription drugs.
Establishes grant program within State Department of Energy to provide grants to fund replacement of generators that use diesel or fossil fuels with renewable hydrogen-fueled generators.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish grant program for fuel cell electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling demonstration projects.
Permits minors 16 and 17 years of age to operate power-driven machinery in certain circumstances.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2023.
Removes limitation on percentage of students in school district who may enroll in virtual public charter school not sponsored by school district without first receiving approval from school district.
Adds registered nurse who is nursing faculty member to types of providers who are eligible for income tax credit allowed to rural medical providers.
Reduces lot size of rural residential lots on which accessory dwelling units may be sited.
Reduces lot size of rural residential lots on which accessory dwelling units may be sited.
Exempts receipts from sales of prescription drugs by all pharmacies from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Requires Oregon Broadband Office to study barriers to, and opportunities for, investment and deployment of wireline and wireless broadband access points.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study disposal of electric vehicle batteries.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study impacts of waste from solar or wind renewable energy facilities.
Exempts from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax reimbursements for certain health care services, including care provided to medical assistance recipients and to Medicare recipients.
Prohibits local governments from including lands used for golf courses in inventory of buildable lands for purposes of urban planning.
Expands all-terrain vehicle highway access routes to include county roads.
Increases exempt amount and filing threshold for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Increases exempt amount and filing threshold for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Prohibits abortion in this state after 39th week of gestation.
Prohibits abortion in this state after 38th week of gestation.
Prohibits late-term abortions in this state except in medical emergency or to terminate pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.
Prohibits abortion in this state after 37th week of gestation.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop and maintain electronic system to collect information about administration of naloxone or other specified drugs, and deaths resulting from opioid overdose.
Establishes commission to develop, maintain and oversee system for standardization of reporting opioid overdoses.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop and maintain public health campaign to educate Oregonians about illicit opioids.
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability to school administrators, teachers or other school employees designated by school administrator who administer naloxone to pupils experiencing opiate 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.
Changes term "naloxone" to "short-acting opioid antagonist." Allows law enforcement officer, firefighter or emergency medical services provider to distribute multiple kits to specified individuals.
Allows additional estate tax exclusion of $1 million.
Provides that "attempted transfer," for purposes of Uniform Controlled Substances Act, includes possession of controlled substance with intent to transfer to another person.
Requires Secretary of State to establish electronic filing system to allow candidate for nomination or election to county or city office held at primary or general election to file portrait and statement electronically with secretary if candidate cannot have portrait and statement printed in county voters' pamphlet.
Authorizes person to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars on private property owned by person or with consent of property owner or owners.
Removes certain lands from definitions of buildable lands for purposes of urbanization.
Prescribes sentence of 58 to 130 months' imprisonment if person convicted of unlawful delivery of controlled substance that results in death of another person from use of controlled substance.
Prohibits public employer from making deduction from salary or wages of public employee to pay dues, fees or other assessments to labor organization.
Repeals requirement to secure firearm in specified circumstances.
Reduces notice period before removal of homeless individuals from established camping site to 24 hours.
Provides that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may apply requirement to include provisions for electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles only to commercial buildings under private ownership.
Prohibits state agency from enforcing rules adopted as result of state of emergency related to COVID-19.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager, after adjudication of and payment on claim for reimbursement of prescription drug, from recouping reimbursement paid except as part of routine audit, or from imposing retroactive fee on basis that was not determined when claim was adjudicated.
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.
Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to establish and implement child care provider incentive program.
Makes certain graduate and post-graduate student workers eligible employees for purposes of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of donated human breast milk for infant if prescribed by licensed medical professional.
Directs district school boards to adopt procedures for notifying parents of specified information.
Repeals single-use checkout bag prohibitions.
Eliminates requirement that health benefit plans cover abortions.
Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions.
Allows out-of-state applicant seeking occupational license in Oregon more time to meet Oregon standards if applicant is already licensed in another state and is seeking to work in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Directs school districts to give parents, guardians and district residents equitable access to instructional materials for purpose of reviewing and examining materials.
Requires public schools to take special care to ensure that instruction and assessments are provided in neutral and objective manner.
Allows Oregon Health Authority to issue standing order to prescribe short-acting opioid antagonist and necessary medical supplies to administer short-acting opioid antagonist.
Directs court to consider, when determining aggravation in imposition of criminal sentence, evidence that defendant committed crime during emergency, during evacuation while emergency in effect, or within one year after emergency ceases, provided that emergency is related to natural disaster and defendant took advantage of circumstances related to emergency.
Increases allowable size of temporary signs on private property.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify crime of felon in possession of a firearm as crime category 8.
Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Exempts receipts from sales of precious metals from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prohibits abortion unless health care provider first determines probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Directs district school boards to adopt policy for selecting and reviewing books and materials for school libraries.
Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions.
Provides that unit of government may not assess toll on state highways or interstate highways located in tri-county area unless Department of Transportation conducts and submits equity plan for approval by affected counties.
Authorizes county to adopt ordinance concerning Ballot Measure 114 (2022) providing that law enforcement agency with jurisdiction entirely within county is not required to act as firearm purchase permit agent, and permit is not required for transfer of firearm from transferor within county to county resident.
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.
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in settlement of civil action arising from wildfire.
Provides that person is automatically qualified to obtain permit to purchase firearm if person holds valid concealed handgun license.
Amends income eligibility requirements for various housing programs and land use regulations.
Expands types of employers for purposes of occupational disease presumptions of certain employees.
Restores criminal penalties for possession of controlled substance offenses to level prior to enactment of Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)) when person has been previously cited for Class E violation for possession of controlled substance.
Instructs State Forester to analyze certain criteria before adopting rule changing management of state forest lands.
Provides that, for purpose of specifying prevailing rate of wage for electrical workers, locality is geographical area within which each local union is exclusive representative for local union's membership, and collective bargaining agreement is collective bargaining agreement to which local union is party.
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.