Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Jules Walters
Sponsored
Became law1
Establishes requirements for approving recovery schools.
Out of committee1
Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to establish and adopt by rule child care assistance pilot program to provide assistance and support to long term care employees with child care needs.
In committee2
Directs Department of Transportation to study laws related to graduated driver license program and to provide results of study in report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024.
Provides that person who is registered owner of motor vehicle whose vehicle is registered at address that is within three-mile radius of toll collection facility on Interstate 205 is eligible for limited toll rate.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Creates crime of sexual abuse by fraudulent representation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 28
Establishes Oregon Housing Needs Analysis in Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health rights.
Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
Directs Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to establish program to provide grants to water suppliers.
Broadens public contracting preference for businesses that service-disabled veterans own to include all veteran-owned businesses.
Allows specified persons to distribute and administer short-acting opioid antagonist and distribute kits.
Requires Department of Corrections to establish doula program for pregnant and postpartum adults in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Requires hospitals to adopt policies and procedures to ensure provision of human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylactic drugs or therapies following patient's possible exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.
Requires school districts to make available to students of school district specified informational surveys and to provide parents and guardians with notice and opportunity to review survey before it is administered.
Amends requirements for residential landlords accepting applicant screening charge.
Directs Early Learning Council to adopt rules to establish eligibility for certain children to participate in Employment Related Day Care subsidy program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division, for distribution to eligible children's advocacy centers.
Expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline.
Establishes Jurisdictional Transfer Advisory Committee within Department of Transportation.
Requires Department of Human Services to conduct annual assessment of workforce capacity and needs in each program and unit of department and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 30 of each even-numbered year.
Prohibits retail pet store from offering to sell or selling dogs or cats.
Extends deadlines for affinity group task forces to complete their work with respect to allocations of resources to address communities' needs and health inequities faced by communities and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly.
Modifies requirements for health insurance coverage of hearing-related items and services.
Revises provisions relating to chemicals in children's products.
Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Establishes Task Force on Tribal Consultation and specifies task force membership.
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.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to provide report to appropriate interim committee of Legislative Assembly on department's financial support of dwelling units with certain accessibility features.
Requires State Department of Energy to report on rate of heat pump technology adoption and to collaborate with designated state agencies to reduce barriers to home energy efficiency and resilience.
Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council.
Provides, for purposes of certain statutes relating to taking of predatory animals, that term "predatory animal" does not include beavers.
Establishes Task Force on Alcohol Pricing and Addiction Services.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes State Public Bank Task Force.
Passed both houses · 1
Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to offices of President of United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General.
Out of committee · 14
Expands purposes for which qualified borrower may use loan proceeds, in connection with tax credits allowed for affordable housing lenders, to include limited equity cooperatives, with certain conditions.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to establish program for providing rebates to qualifying individuals who purchase electric assisted bicycles .
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue grants to specified recipients.
Appropriates $30,000,000 to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Zero-Emission Incentive Fund.
Increases retirement benefits and lowers normal retirement age under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan for telecommunicators and certain employees of Oregon State Hospital.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide financial support to nonprofits to provide affordable housing for college students.
Directs Corrections Ombudsman to support Department of Corrections' continuous quality improvement efforts, and to provide report to Governor and committees or interim committees of Legislative Assembly detailing staffing and resources needed to fulfill powers and duties of office within six months of appointment of ombudsman.
Allocates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement program to award grants to county fair operators in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on county fair operators' earned revenue.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish program for awarding grants to providers of traffic safety education courses to fund Spanish language traffic safety education courses.
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board as semi-independent state agency to develop and promote Oregon's distilled spirits industry.
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purpose of carrying out Oregon's Open Educational Resources (OER) Program.
Requires Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to require applicant for cannabis-related license or license renewal to submit signed attestation that applicant will refrain from interfering with labor organizing efforts or submit attestation that applicant and labor organization that is certified to represent employees of applicant have entered into and will abide by terms of labor peace agreement.
Establishes Community Information Exchange Board and specifies membership and duties.
In committee · 20
Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees.
Prohibits person under 21 years of age from possessing firearms with specified exceptions.
Authorizes governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public building to adopt policy, ordinance or regulation or precluding affirmative defense for possession of firearms in public building and adjacent grounds by concealed handgun licensees.
Requires State Treasurer to exit from certain carbon-intensive investments, subject to fiduciary duties.
Modifies membership of Oregon Transportation Commission.
Establishes certain requirements concerning aquaculture.
Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that home rule cities and counties have constitutional authority to prohibit or limit use of fossil fuels in new buildings or installation of fossil fuel infrastructure.
Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law.
Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
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.
Establishes tax credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes or locking mechanisms.
Requires Legislative Revenue Officer to study administration of property tax system in Oregon and submit report, including recommendations for legislation, to committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2024.
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.
Requires State Treasurer, when marketing securities, to make climate risk disclosures to potential investors.
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in settlement of civil action arising from wildfire.
Expands definition of "debilitating medical condition" for medical use of marijuana.
Provides that evidence of defendant's commission of other sexual offenses is admissible if relevant in criminal action in which defendant is accused of sexual offense.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award grant to nonprofit organization to plan and develop community center that provides resources relevant to Vietnamese speakers.
Prohibits tolling on state highways until January 2, 2026.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of consumer electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any documentation, tool, part or other device or implement that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized service provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing consumer electronic equipment.