Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, House.
David Brock Smith
Sponsored
In committee2
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish and operate fish incubation box program for rearing of salmonids on suitable waterways in coastal areas of southern Oregon.
Directs Department of State Lands, in consultation with State Department of Fish and Wildlife, to establish salmon credit program to encourage voluntary restoration of salmonid habitat and allow persons to meet compensatory mitigation obligations.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Establishes Elliott State Research Forest consisting of lands formerly constituting Elliott State Forest.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Prohibits sale of kratom products by processor unless processor is registered with Department of Revenue.
Requires Department of Transportation to conduct review of Oregon Route 6 and present report to Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2023.
Eliminates one-day angling license.
Requires employee or worker of marijuana licensee to report human trafficking on licensed premises to Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
Requires, on or after January 1, 2023, officials of public bodies to grant news media representatives access to scenes of wildfires or natural disasters on public lands that are otherwise closed to public.
Modifies composition and duties of Oregon Broadband Advisory Council.
Establishes Veterans Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide oral health care to low-income veterans who reside in Oregon beginning in 2023.
Authorizes health care practitioner authorized in another state or United States territory to practice in this state without compensation for specified number of days without obtaining licensure in this state.
Adds to cancers covered by rebuttable presumption of occupational disease for eligible nonvolunteer firefighters.
Requires insurer and health care service contractor to cover labor and delivery services provided at out-of-network health care facility, and medical transport of individual presenting with signs of labor from in-network facility to out-of-network facility, if services provided at out-of-network facility due solely to diversion of patient from in-network health care facility for reasons related to state or federal declaration of public health emergency.
Passed the House · 2
Directs county governing body of each county to designate person to ensure interment of unclaimed human remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties.
Out of committee · 4
Establishes position of Tribal Relations Liaison within Department of State Police.
Directs Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board to evaluate and make recommendations on adding diseases to Oregon newborn bloodspot screening panel under specific circumstances.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Transportation for wildlife corridor projects.
Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary.
In committee · 9
Directs district school board to ensure that curriculum of each course of study offered by school district is made available to public on school district's website.
Requires physician who prescribes drugs for chemical abortion to provide certain information to person to whom drugs are prescribed.
Prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation on basis of person's medical history.
Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of predator damage control district as funding mechanism to pay actual costs to county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals.
Exempts receipts from sales of prescription drugs and medical supplies or from provision of medical services from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of certain assault and attempted murder offenses when defendant causes permanent physical injury to victim during commission of crime.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for deposit in Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.
Provides that person or public body that establishes gun-free zone is liable for damages resulting from certain crimes committed in gun-free zone, if reasonable person would believe that possession of firearm could have helped individual defend against crime.