Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Susan McLain
Sponsored
Became law2
Establishes Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board in Oregon Health Authority.
Permits contracting agency, in conducting procurement for architectural, engineering, photogrammetric mapping, transportation planning and land surveying services, to consider pricing policies, proposals and other pricing information as part of screening and selection of consultants in specified circumstances.
Passed the House1
Permits testing of highly automated vehicles on highways of this state under certain circumstances.
Out of committee3
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
Requires school district to report on number of incidents during which students of classroom were removed from classroom because other student in classroom was acting in manner that would threaten to cause harm to student, to injure other person or to damage school property.
Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Transportation.
In committee5
Directs State Court Administrator to implement education program for state judges that focuses on issues that arise in international custody disputes.
Requires vision examination as part of evaluation before initially receiving special education.
Adds extended warranties to list of collateral charges for which manufacturer may need to compensate consumer when consumer returns motor vehicle that manufacturer cannot conform to manufacturer's express warranty.
Requires that trains and light engines transporting freight must have two crew members.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule standards for provision of occupational therapy to students who have individualized education programs.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires prospective contractor to state in bid or proposal for public contract whether and extent to which prospective contractor will use conflict minerals in performing public contract and whether prospective contractor's disclosures, policies, practices and procedures with respect to procuring conflict minerals comply with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
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.
Requires specified professional regulatory boards to require persons authorized to practice professions regulated by board to complete cultural competency continuing education.
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.
Designates May of each year as ALS Awareness Month.
Authorizes State Marine Board to adopt special regulations to protect shoreline in Willamette River Greenway.
Creates towed watersports program within State Marine Board.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Prohibits retail establishments from providing single-use checkout bags to customers, except in certain cases.
Designates October 9 of each year as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day.
Provides that under certain circumstances person with totaled or substantially altered vehicle may apply to Department of Transportation to keep same registration plates and remaining registration period.
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.
Allows student to wear dress uniform issued by Armed Forces of United States during high school graduation ceremony if certain conditions are met.
Prohibits court from inquiring into defendant's immigration status or requiring defendant to disclose defendant's immigration status at time of plea or at any other time during criminal proceeding.
Provides that agreement for conditional discharge for controlled substance offenses may not contain requirement that defendant enter plea of guilty or no contest.
Allows person with hardship driver permit to provide necessary services to person or member of person's family.
Creates civil cause of action against person who knowingly summons police officer with intent to cause specified harm.
Directs district attorney of each county to, no later than December 1, 2020, develop and adopt policies relating to discovery, charging decisions, sentencing and program recommendations and other specified subjects, and to make policies available to public on website.
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 · 5
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death.
Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene container in selling, offering for sale, serving or dispensing prepared food to public.
Permits adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree.
Authorizes city that was annexed into county service district to petition county board for withdrawal from district.
Alters commissioner composition of Higher Education Coordinating Commission by redesignating five current nonvoting positions as voting positions and by adding one additional position for graduate student attending public university.
Out of committee · 13
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance acquisition and restoration of Willamette Falls navigation canal and locks.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Title IX enforcement and compliance, sexual harassment prevention and gender discrimination prevention.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to increase size and diversity of group of court appointed special advocates.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for purposes related to programs for grants from Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Establishes Early Childhood Equity Fund.
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.
Prescribes notification requirements for school district upon receipt of report of act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying .
Creates Family Farmer Loan Program within State Department of Agriculture for purpose of making direct loans to family farmers, including beginning family farmers, to finance farming operations.
Extends from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2023, period of time public universities must provide scope and value of specified employee benefits.
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.
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.
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 · 26
Creates income tax credit for operation costs of housing for agricultural workers.
Exempts from property taxation property consisting of machinery, equipment, tools, implements or fixtures used primarily in agricultural or horticultural activities or animal husbandry, regardless of whether property is considered real property, and adds such property to definition of "tangible personal property." Adds farming tools and implements to tax-exempt personal property and adds preparing farm crops for shipping as tax-exempt use of personal property.
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.
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.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts to support safe schools by funding programs related to bullying prevention and youth empowerment.
Modifies manner of committing crime of assault in the third degree against certain public transportation employees.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Removes sunset on provisions that allow certain nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Requires certain insurers to reimburse cost of specified services provided by local mental health authorities.
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.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets.
Requires counties to develop community mental health action plans to identify and address mental health concerns.
Extends by five years certain provisions that allow nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Expands purposes for which physical restraint may be used on students.
Establishes Dreamers Access Program to award student loans to eligible students with demonstrated financial need.
Establishes Task Force on Health Care Access to study and report on how to establish primary care trust model.
Explicitly authorizes political contributions received by candidate, principal campaign committee of candidate or principal campaign committee of holder of public office to be used to defray caregiving expenses for relative of candidate or office holder if expenses would not exist without campaign activity or holding of public office.
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.
Removes entering or remaining unlawfully in or on public transit vehicle or public transit station as manner of committing crime of interfering with public transportation.
Provides that use of certain name other than name displayed on government-issued identification document does not constitute crime of giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation or warrant.
Prohibits police officer from conducting or participating in activities intended to determine whether person has paid certain user charges, fees or tolls imposed by mass transit district.
Prohibits police officers commissioned by public university from carrying firearms as police officers outside of police headquarters if public university is located in city with population exceeding 150,000.
Provides that juror may not be identified by name in court proceeding open to public.
Establishes salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime requirements.