Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
James Manning Jr.
Sponsored
Became law6
Permits contracting agency or local contract review board to enact or adopt, as appropriate, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or other legislative or administrative measure to designate certain public improvement contracts as community benefit contracts.
Allows base pay of attorneys who are employed by public corporation, nonprofit organization, public university or city or county in this state and who perform substantially similar work to be used for comparison of compensation for assistant attorneys general.
Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that telecommunicators are first responders.
Extends for one year sunset on Task Force on Universal Health Care and extends deadline for task force to submit recommendations to Legislative Assembly.
Modifies terminology by changing statutory references to "youth offender" to "adjudicated youth.".
Allows physician assistant to receive results of blood test of source person on behalf of certain person who, in performance of person's official duties, comes into contact with blood, bodily fluid or other potentially infectious material of source person.
Out of committee2
Adds two members who are physician assistants or retired physician assistants and one additional public member to membership of Oregon Medical Board.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for purposes of funding Environmental Crimes and Cultural Resources Enforcement Unit of department.
In committee13
Transfers responsibility for database about police officers from Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to Department of Justice.
Eliminates fees and court costs associated with juvenile delinquency matters.
Allows patient located in Oregon to receive health care services through telemedicine from specified out-of-state health care provider.
Allows telecommunicators to purchase certain retirement credits and increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to study options for allowing telecommunicators to obtain prorated service year units and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Provides that for mass transit districts and transportation districts with population of 500,000 or more, percentage distribution from Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund is conditioned upon district providing documentation to Oregon Transportation Commission that demonstrates existence of state-recognized apprenticeship program administered by district.
Caps at Medicaid fee-for-service rates reimbursement paid by coordinated care organizations to noncontracted health care providers for health services provided to coordinated care organization members.
Requires long term care facilities, residential facilities, in-home care agencies and home health agencies to pass through to specified low wage employees at least 90 percent of increased funding provided by state.
Requires long term care facilities, residential facilities, in-home care agencies and home health agencies to pass through to specified low wage employees at least 90 percent of increased funding provided by state and to pay such employees no less than $16 per hour or base salary of $2,752 per month.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for Long Term Care Quality Workforce Employer and Labor Partnership eligible to receive increased Medicaid reimbursement to raise hourly wages or base salaries of direct care staff in skilled nursing facilities and certain residential care facilities.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules governing facilities that provide community-based care to elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities to ensure planning by facilities and safeguards for occupants in event of natural disaster or pandemic.
Requires long term care facilities and residential facilities to update infection prevention and control protocols at any time Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecasts upcoming pandemic.
Includes matters concerning apprenticeship or training program administered by certain mass transit districts as mandatory subject of collective bargaining for employees of district.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Requires education provider to prohibit display of any symbols of hate on school property or in education program.
Modifies police officer's duty to report misconduct.
States legislative findings about racism and public safety.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 37
Prohibits insurers from imposing prior authorization or other utilization review requirements on coverage of proton beam therapy for prostate cancer that are more restrictive than prior authorization or utilization review requirements applied to coverage of radiation therapy.
Requires health benefit plans to cover emergency medical services transports.
Directs System of Care Advisory Council to appoint executive director.
Permits students participating in intercollegiate sports to earn compensation for use of name, image or likeness and to retain professional representation or athlete agent.
Requires local governments to allow development of certain affordable housing on lands not zoned for residential uses.
Waives fees for obtaining medical marijuana card for veterans who have total disability rating of at least 50 percent as result of injury or illness incurred or aggravated during active military service, and who received discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions.
Creates crime of intimidation by display of a noose.
Allows holder of direct shipment permit to ship up to five cases of wine, each containing not more than nine liters, per month to Oregon resident.
Creates rebuttable presumption that statement made by person under 18 years of age, during custodial interview in connection with investigation into certain acts, is involuntary if peace officer intentionally used false information to elicit statement.
Creates rebuttable presumption that person violated prohibition against retaliation or discrimination against employee or prospective employee if person takes certain action against employee or prospective employee within 60 days after employee or prospective employee has engaged in certain protected activities.
Requires person to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Prohibits insurance policy or contract that provides coverage for prescription drug to require prescription for drug prescribed for medical assistance recipient to be filled or refilled at mail order pharmacy or to require prescription to be filled or refilled at pharmacy that is not local and enrolled in medical assistance program.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to design question or questions allowing each student to identify whether student is parent or person acting as parent or legal guardian that may be placed on one or more forms used on annual basis to collect demographic information by public post-secondary institutions of education.
Modifies definition of "slayer" to include individuals who are found responsible or guilty except for insanity of taking person's life.
Includes as unlawful practice medical provider's denial of treatment that is likely to benefit patient based on patient's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.
Modifies procedure for expunction of certain juvenile records.
Requires court, under certain circumstances, to appoint legal counsel for respondent or protected person in protective proceeding.
Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects in schools that qualify for certain federal assistance.
Establishes producer responsibility program for packaging, printing and writing paper and food serviceware.
Requires Department of Revenue to issue license to qualified retailers of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems that do not hold license or other authorization issued by city or local public health authority.
Provides that employer signatories to multiemployer collective bargaining agreements are considered to have met minimum requirements of sick time provisions if terms of collective bargaining agreement provide, as benefit to employees subject to agreement, sick leave policy or other paid time off program that is substantially equivalent to or more generous than minimum requirements of sick time provisions.
Repeals obligation of persons on supervision to pay supervision fees.
Allows pharmacist to use telepharmacy to deliver pharmacy services to patient at remote location.
Directs State Board of Education to review social studies standards.
Adds direct care worker or representative of direct care worker to Quality Measurement Council.
Provides that discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation does not constitute reasonable explanation for extreme emotional disturbance for purposes of affirmative defense to murder in the second degree.
Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of children in care by certain programs.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study cost differences in hormone replacement drugs used by men and hormone replacement drugs used by women and report findings to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Prohibits public or private post-secondary institution of education from requiring prospective student to disclose whether prospective student has criminal conviction before institution makes final determination on whether to admit student.
Requires Department of Human Services to establish specified requirements for use of acuity-based staffing tool by residential care facilities.
Repeals sunset on and obsolete reporting requirement for Central Oregon Health Council.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and private insurers to provide insurance coverage to adult disabled children of insureds under certain circumstances.
Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to grant temporary letter of authority to eligible applicant for any license issued by commission.
Establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to operate statewide immigrant and refugee integration strategy.
Establishes Oregon Essential Workforce Health Care Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide supplemental payments, as approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to long term care facilities, residential facilities and in-home care agencies that elect to participate and meet specified requirements, to be used to provide health care benefits to employees of facilities.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Department of Consumer and Business Services to review prices for nine drugs and at least one insulin product, from among drugs reported to Prescription Drug Price Transparency program by prescription drug manufacturers, drugs reported by insurers in filings and insulin drugs marketed in this state, that are expected to create affordability challenges for health systems or high out-of-pocket costs for patients in Oregon based on specified criteria.
Requires that report of death for certain decedent who was homeless at time of death indicate that decedent's residence address was "Domicile Unknown.".
Passed the Senate · 2
Authorizes formation of children's service districts.
Requires Secretary of State to ensure that county election officials conduct election recounts in manner that is consistent, transparent, accurate and pursuant to all applicable laws in recounts conducted in statewide ballot measures or involving nomination or election of listed public offices.
Out of committee · 12
Requires health benefit plans to cover fertility and reproductive endocrinology services.
Converts mandatory minimum sentences for specified felonies other than murder to presumptive sentences.
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.
Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon, qualify for medical assistance through Oregon Supplemental Income Program and lack access to affordable dental coverage.
Establishes product stewardship program for mattresses.
Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated.
Creates psychology provider incentive program within Oregon Health Authority to provide financial incentives to students enrolled in approved doctoral programs in psychology who complete courses that provide cultural competency training.
Prohibits denial of medical assistance on basis that individual under 19 years of age is in detention pending adjudication.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide grant to organization for purpose of conducting outreach to citizens of island nations in Compact of Free Association residing in Oregon to enroll citizens of island nations in Compact of Free Association in medical assistance.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services to award grants to refugee resettlement agencies to provide specified services to refugees.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Modifies procedures for early medical release of adult in custody from prison.
In committee · 9
Requires State Forestry Department to study and make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding operation of State Board of Forestry.
Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence even though declarant is available as witness.
Adds exposure to or infection by SARS-CoV-2 to definition of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation.
Directs Department of Revenue to establish program to pay reparations to Black Oregonians who can demonstrate heritage in slavery and who submit application no later than December 31, 2022.
Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.
Permits individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast ballot in school district elections.
Requires Secretary of State to submit to Legislative Assembly, by November 1 of each odd-numbered year, list of each prospective statewide initiative petition that has been filed for upcoming general election.
Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly at estimated average income of individual residents of Oregon.