Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Lew Frederick
Sponsored
Became law10
Establishes procedures for persons with qualifying marijuana convictions to file motion requesting court to enter order setting aside conviction.
Prohibits insurer from receiving reimbursement or subrogation for personal injury protection benefits or health benefits insurer provided to person injured in motor vehicle accident from any recovery injured person obtains in action for damages except to extent that injured person first receives full compensation for injured person's injuries and reimbursement or subrogation is paid only from total amount of recovery in excess of amount that fully compensates for injured person's injuries.
Expands definition of "natural hair care" to include shampooing and conditioning.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from employing person as law enforcement officer unless person has completed psychological screening to determine person's fitness to serve as law enforcement officer.
Requires law enforcement agency to establish mental health wellness policy for addressing issues related to mental health wellness of law enforcement officers employed by agency.
Creates urban flood safety and water quality district in portion of Multnomah County within urban growth boundary adopted by Metro, for purposes of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, operating and maintaining infrastructure in order to provide for flood safety and contribute to water quality, floodplain restoration and habitat and landscape resilience.
Allows person issued disabled parking permit to park in parking space otherwise reserved for residents.
Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime.
Modifies laws related to auto dismantler certificates.
Permits county clerk to decide whether to conduct hand count of ballots or risk-limiting audit following each primary, general or special election.
Passed the Senate1
Applies retroactive to January 1, 2009, Oregon Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association's $300,000 liability limit for long term care insurance.
Out of committee5
Directs Department of Education to conduct audit of use of statewide summative assessment in public schools in this state.
Creates refundable income tax credit for donating shipping container for storage of emergency supplies in or near public building.
Authorizes issuance of $10 million in lottery bonds for deposit in Levee Project Subaccount to be used for any purpose for which funds in subaccount may be used.
Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts.
Directs Oregon Health Authority and specified professional regulatory boards to require licensees regulated by authority or board to complete continuing education related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management and to report completion of continuing education to authority or board.
In committee14
Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime.
Repeals statutes requiring imposition of mandatory minimum sentences for persons under 18 years of age at time of commission of crime.
Requires that value of returned funds taken as cash from person in custody must be equal to value of cash taken.
Requires Attorney General to appoint attorney from outside county in which peace officer uses deadly physical force to lead investigation into use of deadly physical force.
Requires police officer to inform person stopped for traffic violation or upon suspicion of criminal activity that person has right to refuse request to search.
Modifies process for revising form or notice sent to parents or adult students regarding statewide standardized assessments.
Allows cause of action against patent holder or licensed manufacturer for genetically engineered organism present on land without permission of owner or lawful occupant.
Prohibits employer of public safety officer from comparing number of citations issued by public safety officer with number of citations issued by another public safety officer for purpose of discipline, investigation or job performance.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Airway Science for Kids, Inc., for purchase of building to house STEAM educational center.
Modifies provisions relating to arbitration award that orders reinstatement of public employee or otherwise relieves public employee of responsibility for misconduct.
Provides for regulation by Oregon Liquor Control Commission of consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events, including licensure of premises on which temporary events are held.
Requires coordinated care organization to reimburse cost of services provided by school-based health centers to members of coordinated care organization at rate paid to in-network providers.
Prohibits court from imposing certain sentences on juvenile offenders.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to prepare tentative budget for funding of State School Fund.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Requires specified professional regulatory boards to require persons authorized to practice professions regulated by board to complete cultural competency continuing education.
Requires that for person who completes prior educational requirements to participate in Oregon Promise program while confined in correctional facility, six-month period to enroll in courses to participate in program begins after person is first released from correctional facility.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Requires school district to adopt policy requiring comprehensive district plan on student suicide prevention.
Repeals sunset on moratorium on oil, gas and sulfur leasing in territorial sea.
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.
Reduces length of time of parental desertion or abandonment of child resulting in forfeiture of parent's intestate share of child's estate or parent's interest in property transferred from child to parent by transfer on death deed in parental forfeiture action to one year if person who would benefit from forfeiture is child or sibling of deceased child or three years for all others.
Prohibits use of dog to extract inmate from cell in correctional facilities .
Prohibits Department of Corrections from entering into contract with inmate telephone services provider that authorizes department to receive fee or commission other than reimbursement for expenses.
Specifies certain presumptions as to compensability of covered employee's claim of benefits under workers' compensation law for death, disability or impairment of health .
Directs Oregon Health Authority to design, implement and maintain voluntary statewide program to provide nurse home visiting services to families with infants up to six months of age.
Prohibits use of cyanide devices to control wildlife.
Requires school districts to provide instruction about Holocaust and genocide beginning with 2020-2021 school year.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault.
Establishes Task Force on Universal Health Care charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents.
Requires agencies of state government to conduct criminal records checks relating to employment by agency through Department of State Police.
Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if appellation of origin on wine label is American viticultural area in Oregon that is in larger American viticultural area, label must also identify larger American viticultural area.
Requires state to pay for ballot return envelopes that can be returned by business reply mail, or other mailing service determined by Secretary of State to be more cost effective or efficient, for each election held in this state.
Allows defendant in eviction action to apply for order setting aside judgment.
Provides that form or document issued by public body asking person to identify person's race or ethnicity must allow person to select multiple races or ethnicities .
Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of students by public education programs.
Passed the Senate · 4
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Modifies definitions of "primary care" and "total medical expenditures" for purpose of reports on spending for primary care by insurance carriers, Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations.
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.
Requires that, to extent provided in Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, wine using American viticultural area in this state as appellation of origin or implying American viticultural area as source be produced entirely from grapes grown in that American viticultural area.
Out of committee · 17
Requires health benefit plan, other than employer-sponsored plan, that covers cost of pregnancy care and childbirth to cover cost of pregnancy care and childbirth for enrollee who is surrogate.
Expands potential recipients of levee project grants to include any public body.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Ocean Science Trust, State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Higher Education Coordinating Commission in certain amounts for certain purposes related to ocean chemistry.
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.
Establishes product stewardship program for mattresses.
Prohibits State Board of Education, school district or public charter school from requiring student to pass test to demonstrate proficiency in Essential Learning Skills in order to receive diploma.
Establishes Outdoor Therapy Grant Program within State Parks and Recreation Department for purpose of awarding grants to enhance outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural or other natural resource-based therapy programs serving residents of this state.
Directs Youth Development Division to develop and administer statewide youth reengagement system.
Establishes Task Force on Protecting Health Information.
Authorizes issuance of Article XI-Q bonds to finance seismic and life safety improvements to State Capitol building and grounds.
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.
Directs Department of Human Services to conduct annual in-person case planning with ward 14 years of age or older during which department informs ward that ward is eligible for transition services and provides ward with assistance in accessing transition services, if applicable.
Establishes procedure for aggrieved person, whistleblower or representative organization to bring action in name of state to recover civil penalties for violations of certain laws related to labor and employment.
Establishes Task Force on Prison Education.
Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to establish pilot program allowing public employees to obtain health services from coordinated care organizations.
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 and 50 percent of increase in premium cost for employee and dependent coverage.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total amount of money spent on patient assistance programs, information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations and total amount of financial incentives paid to each pharmacy benefit manager.
In committee · 10
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Adds consumer advocate as nonvoting member of Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Authorizes juvenile offender charged with offense subject to mandatory minimum sentence, who receives mandatory minimum sentence or other sentence of imprisonment, to be eligible for conditional release after serving at least one-half of sentence imposed.
Creates Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program.
Repeals $500,000 limitation on awards of noneconomic damages in civil actions seeking damages for bodily injury, death or property damage.
Requires each professional licensing board to study criminal background criteria and character standards for licensure, certification or other authorization to provide occupational or professional service regulated by board.
Modifies procedure for expunction of juvenile records.
Eliminates driving suspension for failure to appear on citation for traffic offense.
Expands eligibility of Certificate of Good Standing to include persons convicted of person felony or person Class A misdemeanor.
Creates crime of unlawful storage of firearm.