Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Floyd Prozanski
Sponsored
Became law9
Imposes certain requirements related to private security providers who contract with or are employed by institutions of higher education to provide private security services on campus and special campus security officers commissioned by governing boards of public universities.
Creates exception under Death with Dignity Act to 15-day waiting period for patient with less than 15 days to live.
Prohibits use of cyanide devices to control wildlife.
Increases criminal penalties for offenses relating to use of unmanned aircraft system to interfere with aircraft.
Authorizes Governor to enter into agreement with another state for purposes of cross-jurisdictional coordination and enforcement of marijuana-related businesses and cross-juridictional delivery of marijuana items.
Abolishes "Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations." Renames "Mobile Home Parks Account" to "Manufactured and Marina Communities Account." Requires facilities to establish mediation policy for certain disputes.
Conditionally limits space considered to be occupied by dealer for purposes of obligation to redeem beverage containers.
Makes person holding resident disabled veteran hunting license eligible for additional preference points in controlled hunt permit preference system.
Requires certain distributors and importers to register with distributor cooperatives and provide certain information to distributor cooperatives.
Passed the Senate1
Clarifies age range for purposes of protection from age discrimination in place of public accommodation.
Out of committee7
Establishes Statewide School Safety and Prevention System.
Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish Responsible Cannabis Retailer Program to prevent sales of marijuana items to minors.
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.
Makes violation of statutes or rules regarding minimum standards for wine, or branding or labeling requirements for wine, unlawful trade practice.
Establishes Task Force on Protecting Health Information.
Revises definition of terms "sexual conduct" and "substantiated report" for purposes of certain laws related to abuse and sexual conduct by school employees.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund to fund grants that support community efforts to improve economic development and public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood.
In committee8
Provides that determinations of guilt for certain marijuana offenses merge into one conviction and are not separately punishable.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct study regarding potential benchmarks for designation and protection of wildlife corridors.
Prohibits policy or certificate of health insurance from requiring prior authorization for coverage of specified treatment by participating physical or occupational therapist if treatment is medically necessary and falls within quantitative treatment limits of policy or certificate.
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 candidate for President or Vice President of United States, in order to appear on general election ballot or in general election voters' pamphlet, to provide Secretary of State with copy of candidate's federal income tax returns for five years preceding year of general election and with written consent for public disclosure of tax returns.
Establishes centralized candidate filing system to permit candidates for public office in county, city or district to file for nomination or election by using electronic filing system adopted by Secretary of State. .
Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly at estimated average income of individual residents of Oregon.
Carried from the House
Became law7
Defines "center of the subject tract" for siting certain permissible forest dwellings.
Modifies list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse to include animal control officers.
Exempts from required disclosure pursuant to public records request, home address, home phone number and other specified personal information of county juvenile department employees who primarily perform duties related to youth offenders confined in detention facilities.
Makes violation of permit requirements for service of alcoholic beverages punishable by maximum of $1,000 fine.
Eliminates sunset date of Public Records Advisory Council.
Limits guardian's authority to limit protected person's preferred associations with third parties.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife, in cooperation with Department of Transportation, to develop Wildlife Corridor Action Plan for use by state agencies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
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.
Modifies procedures by which person convicted of felony initiates proceedings to obtain DNA testing.
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.
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.
Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime.
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 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.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Directs certifying agencies to certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, within specified time, victim helpfulness in detecting, investigating or prosecuting qualifying criminal activity.
Passed the Senate · 2
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
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.
Out of committee · 13
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.
Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements for vision screenings of students to person that provided vision screening.
Repeals exemption from universal service fund charge for radio communications services, radio paging services, commercial mobile radio services, personal communications services and cellular communications services.
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.
Requires individual and group health insurance policies to reimburse services provided by naturopathic physicians within scope of their practice if services are reimbursed when provided by licensed physicians.
Extends sunset for property tax exemption for low income rental housing.
Establishes Task Force on Forest Health Enhancement to develop recommendations for certain forest-related activities.
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.
Expands exemption from limitations on employment of retired members of Public Employees Retirement System employed by certain law enforcement and correctional agencies.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of Oregon Constitution for construction of veterans' home in Roseburg, Oregon.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry Health District for emergency room in Curry Medical Center.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of prison education programs.
In committee · 6
Adds consumer advocate as nonvoting member of Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Repeals provisions relating to use of incremental baseball tax revenues to finance major league stadium.
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.
Prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Authorizes city, county, metropolitan service district or port operating certain commercial airports to adopt ordinance regulating or prohibiting possession of firearms in public buildings by concealed handgun licensees.
Provides that person applying for license to act as plumber, electrician, landscape professional or contractor is not required to possess high school diploma, modified diploma or equivalent or degree from post-secondary institution.