Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
Kate Lieber
Sponsored
Became law1
Modifies the crime of interfering with public transportation to include the use of an unlawfully possessed controlled substance while in or on a public transit vehicle.
In committee1
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study access to behavioral health treatment in this state.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Establishes the Task Force on Specialty Courts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes a semiquincentennial commission, to be known as the America 250 Oregon Commission, to coordinate and provide guidance for Oregon's official observance of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States.
Directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide education plan for students who are asylum seekers, refugees or any other immigrant.
Establishes the Children's Advocacy Center Fund.
Provides that an employer commits a Class A misdemeanor if the employer knowingly submits a false payroll report with the intent to decrease the employer's premium for workers' compensation insurance.
Requires an investor-owned utility that sells more than two million megawatt hours of electricity in a calendar year to report to and inform the Legislative Assembly of activities that the investor-owned utility has taken or is taking toward participating in a regional energy market.
Increases certain exemptions from garnishment and execution.
Requires an original equipment manufacturer to make available to an owner of consumer electronic equipment or an independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any documentation, tool, part or other device or implement that the original equipment manufacturer makes available to an authorized service provider for the purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing consumer electronic equipment.
Passed the Senate · 1
Prohibits discrimination when selecting textbooks, instructional materials, program materials or library books that are used in the public schools of this state.
Out of committee · 1
Establishes the Task Force on Improving the Safety of Behavioral Health Workers.
In committee · 2
Requires medical assistance reimbursement of cognitive assessment and care planning for recipients who experience the signs or symptoms of cognitive impairment.
Authorizes the Department of Human Services to license adult foster homes serving up to seven residents if the home meets specified criteria and pays the appropriate fee.