Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Susan McLain
Sponsored
In committee2
Prohibits declaration or bylaws of planned community or condominium from requiring owners to water or irrigate lawns, gardens or other landscaped areas.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to virtual public charter schools.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Prohibits enforcement of residential irrigation requirements by homeowners association while finding or declaration of existing or likely drought conditions is in effect.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Directs Department of Education and Chief Education Office to jointly develop statewide education plan to address chronic absences of students in public schools.
Extends sunset of Law Enforcement Profiling Work Group to July 1, 2017.
Designates March 28 of each year as Minoru Yasui Day.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to amend Medicaid state plan to implement programs to increase medical assistance reimbursement paid to public providers of emergency medical services.
Specifies that moneys may be distributed under Network of Quality Teaching and Learning for purposes of advancing Educators Equity Act, improving cultural competence of educators and ensuring educators are trained in culturally relevant educational practices.
Increases damages for unlawful taking or killing of wildlife.
Provides affirmative defense to public employee and certain nonprofit employee whistleblowers who provide lawfully accessed information to state or federal regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, manager employed by employer or employee's attorney .
Establishes COFA Premium Assistance Program administered by Department of Consumer and Business Services to provide financial assistance with health care premiums and out-of-pocket costs for Pacific Islanders legally residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association.
Expands crime of promoting prostitution to include receiving goods, services or other things of value derived from prostitution activity in certain circumstances.
Authorizes certain local governments to adopt ordinance or resolution providing property tax incentive programs that grant special assessment to brownfields or exemption to new and existing improvements and personal property on brownfields for period of up to 10 years, with additional period up to five years based on locally adopted criteria.
Makes statutory changes to achieve gender neutral language with respect to individuals who are in marital relationship.
Expands crime of obstructing governmental or judicial administration to include engaging in business of notary public or immigration consultant without authorization.
Passed the House · 2
Permits police officer or law enforcement unit to petition circuit court to require law enforcement unit to withhold from disclosure identifying information of police officer or police officer's immediate family if police officer or police officer's immediate family received credible threat of present danger to life of police officer or police officer's immediate family.
Requires financial institutions to participate in data match system established by Department of Revenue to identify assets held at financial institutions by delinquent debtors.
Out of committee · 4
Directs Chief Education Office to design and implement pilot program to decrease rates of school absenteeism.
Creates Policy Advisory Council on Summer Learning.
Establishes Task Force on Alzheimer's Care Units to study licensing and regulation of Alzheimer's care units.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to analyze ground water contaminant data and provide education in areas with ground water contaminant problems.
In committee · 2
Prohibits discrimination in employment on basis of familial status of employee.
Requires state contracting agency to provide in specifications for procurement and in public contract that contractor or supplier must use corrugated cardboard pallets in transporting, distributing, storing or otherwise transferring goods and to require contractors and suppliers to have similar requirements in contracts with common carriers and other third parties.