Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
Tawna Sanchez
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Declares Oregon policy regarding Indian children.
Out of committee1
Directs Director of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to work with Director of Oregon Health Authority and Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop intervention strategy to address substance use among school-aged children and youth, and report strategy to Legislative Assembly by November 1, 2020.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Requires Department of Education to develop form for public education programs to use when student has been diagnosed with concussion or other brain injury.
Passed the House · 11
Requires city that provides disability or retirement system for firefighters and police officers by ordinance or charter that is not subject to workers' compensation law to apply provisions requiring presumption that condition or impairment of health is occupational disease that results from employment if firefighter took physical examination upon gaining or during employment that failed to reveal evidence of occupational disease that existed before employment.
Repeals driving privilege suspension and eliminates imposition of driving privilege restrictions for failure to pay fine.
Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.
Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue license to practice genetic counseling to qualified applicant.
Prohibits remote sales of inhalant delivery systems.
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.
Requires coordinated care organizations to report specified information to Oregon Health Authority regarding requests for prior authorization.
Expands Department of Transportation's authority to allow cities and specified counties to designate speeds on highways within governing body's jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.
Prohibits aerial pesticide applicator from spraying or otherwise applying by aircraft pesticide product containing chlorpyrifos.
Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards.
Out of committee · 22
Defines "emergency shelter." Requires local governments to allow siting of qualifying emergency shelters by qualifying entities notwithstanding land use laws and regulations.
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants, loans and technical assistance to organizations increasing homeownership program access to persons of color.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination.
Modifies definitions applicable for purposes of universal service surcharge.
Establishes Behavioral Health Road Map Commission in Legislative Assembly.
Allocates lottery moneys from Veterans' Services Fund to Long Term Care Ombudsman for purpose of providing public guardian and conservator services to veterans.
Allows payment from Wage Security Fund to be made to wage claimant for wages earned and unpaid in event that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries has obtained judgment in action or has issued final order in administrative proceeding for collection of wage claim.
Directs Department of Education, in consultation with STEM Investment Council, to develop statewide, long-term strategic plan to provide computer science education.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to ensure reimbursement of health services delivered using telemedicine.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to children's advocacy centers.
Authorizes Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct inquiries and investigations, including criminal records checks, to determine whether employer and any employees of employer have adequate character and fitness to employ minors in compliance with provisions relating to employment of minors.
Requires companies providing health care interpreters to health care providers to use health care interpreters who are listed on health care interpreter registry as being qualified or certified by Oregon Health Authority.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for transition services for current foster children and former foster children.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer and collect data from student health surveys.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services to fund existing contracted domestic violence specialist positions in child welfare offices.
Narrows requirement that grants for certain student transportation costs be prioritized for school districts that did not receive public moneys in previous school year for same student transportation costs.
Prohibits spending moneys of State of Oregon or of public body on or for benefit of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage.
In committee · 8
Requires seller of real property to test well water used for domestic purposes.
Makes routine staying of Water Resources Commission or Water Resources Department final order upon filing of petition for judicial review inapplicable if order enforces terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water.
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 both health insurance premiums for candidate or holder of public office and members of household of candidate or holder of public office and caregiving expenses for relative of candidate or holder of public office.
Prohibits state agencies from authorizing construction of new infrastructure for exploration, development or production of oil or gas on state-owned real property or for transportation of oil or gas across state-owned real property.
Requires medical assistance and health benefit plan coverage of renal dialysis.
Requires health insurance policies that have prescription drug benefit to cover cost of drugs prescribed for urgent medical conditions and cost of drugs prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists within their scope of practice, including cost of pharmacists' consultation fees associated with prescribing and dispensing drugs.
Requires electric companies to expend any revenues from participation as credit aggregator or credit generator in clean fuels program on transportation electrification.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada.