Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
James Manning Jr.
Sponsored
Became law2
Creates process by which certain persons who practice profession related to enforcing or providing for public health and safety and who, in performance of official duties, come into contact with blood, bodily fluid or other potentially infectious material of another person may petition court for order compelling testing of other person for communicable disease.
Allows professional licensing board to consider experience in lieu of high school diploma or equivalent for licensure, certification or other authorization to provide certain occupational or professional services.
Out of committee2
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants.
Directs Department of Transportation to enter into grant agreement with Lane Transit District to fund bus rapid transit and high-capacity transit systems.
In committee1
Authorizes magistrate division of tax court to allow prevailing taxpayer reasonable attorney fees and expenses.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Modifies definition of "labor contractor" to include property services contractor.
Extends sunset, from January 2, 2018, to January 2, 2026, on law authorizing Department of Corrections to enter into contract with public entity in another state for provision of correctional services.
Passed the House2
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 32
Repeals moratorium on mining using motorized equipment.
Places certain additional prohibitions and requirements on towers.
Directs Advisory Committee to review, consider and report to interim legislative committees relating to veterans no later than February 1, 2018, regarding establishing task force on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more grant programs statewide to expand and enhance existing campus veteran resource centers and employ campus veteran resource coordinators on campuses of community colleges and public universities to help veterans successfully transition from military service to college life, succeed in college, complete educational goals and transition from college to workforce and community.
Directs Department of Education to reimburse education provider for expenses incurred from providing vision screenings.
Changes term "deviate sexual intercourse" to "oral or anal sexual intercourse" for purposes of Oregon Criminal Code.
Establishes procedures for person to file motion to vacate judgment of conviction for prostitution if person was victim of sex trafficking at or around time of offense.
Creates affirmative defense to crime of prostitution if, at time of alleged offense, defendant was victim of certain trafficking crimes.
Allows person issued hardship permit to drive for purpose of participating in gambling addiction treatment.
Modifies crime of official misconduct in the first degree to include commission of official misconduct in the second degree when public servant, while acting as supervisory employee, is aware of and consciously disregards fact that violation creates risk of physical injury to vulnerable person, commission of sex crime against vulnerable person or withholding of necessities from vulnerable person.
Makes evidence about sexual behavior or predisposition inadmissible in civil proceeding except under certain circumstances.
Directs Early Learning Division to support Relief Nursery programs statewide.
Directs each county to establish community service exchange program for persons who have served sentence with Department of Corrections and who are serving active period of parole or post-prison supervision.
Directs certain agencies to allow informational materials about human trafficking to be posted at roadside rest areas.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Provides that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries may apply certain considerations to determine whether to divide public works project into separate contracts.
Creates crime of unlawful use of a global positioning system device.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that certain incarcerated obligors are unable to pay child support.
Establishes procedures for petitioning for and issuing Certificate of Good Standing.
Creates offense of selling tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems to person under 21 years of age.
Exempts sexual assault victims and persons assisting sexual assault victims from arrest or prosecution for offense related to purchase or possession of alcoholic beverage by person under 21 years of age if evidence of offense was obtained because of contact with law enforcement agency or emergency medical services to report assault or obtain assistance.
Requires medical assessment provider or law enforcement officer to contact victim advocate and make reasonable efforts to ensure that victim advocate is present and available at medical facility.
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Expands provisions establishing privilege for and confidentiality of certain communications and records of certified advocate at qualified victim services program to include program administered by tribal government.
Requires large employers in specified industries to provide new employee with estimated work schedule and to provide current employee with seven days' notice of employee work schedule.
Prohibits use of physical restraints in juvenile court proceedings on youth, youth offender or young person with exceptions.
Provides that seller or lessor of law enforcement dog is not liable for product liability for harm caused by dog if law enforcement agency to which dog was sold or leased has begun or completed training dog using training program approved by law enforcement agency or accredited and recognized animal handling organization.
Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Designates August 7 of each year as Oregon Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year.
Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019.
Passed the Senate · 1
Authorizes formation of children's special districts.
Out of committee · 9
Renames offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device as offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile electronic device.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education for purposes of developing academic content standards for Oregon Studies and preparing materials to support teacher training and classroom instruction in Oregon Studies.
Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050.
Requires state to pay for ballot return envelopes that can be returned by business reply mail for each election held in this state.
Requires video transmissions of executive department and legislative department to be closed-captioned for access by hearing-impaired persons.
Increases maximum transitional leave from 90 days to 180 days for Department of Corrections inmates not subject to certain specified sentences.
Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Program within Department of Human Services.
Establishes Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Fund.
Authorizes Governor to enter into agreement with another state for purpose of cross-jurisdictional coordination and enforcement of marijuana-related businesses.
In committee · 21
Authorizes use of pseudonym, initials or other signifier instead of name of witness or victim in indictment when specified requirements are met.
Directs Department of Education to provide technical assistance and support to school districts and community colleges to prevent and respond to interpersonal violence.
Requires that value of returned funds taken as cash from person in custody must be equal to value of cash taken.
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death.
Creates rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time is in best interests of child.
Creates offense of driving with dog in driver's lap.
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.
Requires organization that has related apprenticeship program to give credit toward apprenticeship for qualifying individuals who obtained experience in plumbing, pipefitting, steamfitting or heating ventilation air conditioning while in active duty in the armed forces.
Removes certain discretion from court to require employee to pay employer's attorney fees if employee pursues action for unpaid wages against employer but does not prevail.
Requires each governing board of public university to include one voting undergraduate student member and one voting graduate student member.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to conduct four-year pilot program for replacing noxious weeds that supply pollen and nectar to pollinating insects with noninvasive forage plants offering similar benefit for pollinating insects.
Requires law enforcement agency that takes custody of firearms under firearms surrender protocol to establish procedures to notify certain individuals of law enforcement agency's anticipated return of firearm.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to classify neonicotinoids as restricted use pesticides.
Requires employer operating certain facility to submit annual materials balance report on facility's input and output of hazardous materials to Department of Environmental Quality.
Directs Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to try to ensure that moneys in Public Employees Retirement Fund are not invested in companies that operate private prisons or corporations that own more than one million shares in companies that operate private prisons.
Directs certifying agencies to certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, within specified time, victim helpfulness in detecting, investigating or prosecuting certain criminal activity.
Allows local government to inhibit or prevent production or use of seed or seed products for purpose of protecting seed or products that are not genetically engineered from adverse impacts of genetically engineered seed or products or if enforcing local measure approved by county voters on May 20, 2014.
Establishes Health Care for All Oregon Board to develop, implement and oversee Health Care for All Oregon Plan to be administered by Oregon Health Authority.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Requires gun dealer to substitute alternative fingerprint for criminal background check if firearm purchaser is unable to provide thumbprint.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule.