Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Kathleen Taylor
Sponsored
Became law8
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 certain persons that service student loans in this state to obtain or renew license.
Modifies requirements of plans of instruction for talented and gifted children.
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.
Requires State Department of Energy to prepare report identifying benefits, opportunities and challenges posed by development or expansion of regional transmission organization in this state.
Includes child care needs as reason employee may identify as limitation or change in employee's work schedule availability.
Establishes fee differential for nonresident users of areas established and maintained by State Parks and Recreation Department and relating to recreational vehicles.
Passed the Senate1
Increases amount that State Marine Board may deposit and retain in Salvaged Vessel Subaccount each biennium.
Out of committee2
Directs school districts to use inclusive and effective methods for identifying talented and gifted children and communicating with parents about process for identifying talented and gifted children.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study on instruction provided to talented and gifted children and to report results of study to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education.
In committee18
Directs Department of Revenue to identify and notify annually personal income taxpayers that are likely eligible for employment-related child care services administered by Department of Human Services.
Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence even though declarant is available as witness.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to report to Legislative Assembly on options for reform of provision allowing elective lower rates of personal income taxation on pass-through income, including recommendations for legislation intended to reform elective pass-through rates.
Directs Department of Human Services to study and make recommendations on provisions of state law related to domestic violence.
Provides that plaintiff need not prove that alleged unlawful conduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive, that plaintiff was treated less favorably than another similarly situated employee or that plaintiff complied with employer's internal reporting or complaint procedures concerning unlawful conduct in order to prevail in action alleging unlawful discrimination.
Imposes additional tax on investment services partnership income treated as net capital gain and taxed at lower rate on personal income taxpayer's federal return.
Directs Department of Justice to study issues related to labor trafficking and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Narrows exception to overtime requirements when employee is engaged in making necessary repairs or in case of emergency.
Requires personal income taxpayer to add to federal taxable income amount of federal tax savings resulting from investment services partnership income being treated as net capital gain and taxed at lower rate on personal income taxpayer's federal return.
Directs Department of Justice to study issues related to prosecution of sex trafficking crimes and to provide results of study to appropriate interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2021.
Adds exposure to or infection by SARS-CoV-2 to definition of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation.
Removes restriction on authorization of retroactive temporary disability compensation.
Directs Department of Justice to study issues related to compensation eligibility of victims of sex trafficking crimes and to provide results of study to appropriate interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2021.
Confers authority on State Parks and Recreation Commission to adopt fee differential for nonresident users of areas established and maintained by State Parks and Recreation Department.
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.
Directs Secretary of State to establish real property ownership registry.
Authorizes counties to establish county boating registration fee for purpose of disposing of derelict vessels.
Modifies appointing authority for State Forester.
Carried from the House
Became law4
Prohibits remote sales of inhalant delivery systems.
Directs Oregon Health Authority and specified professional regulatory boards to require licensees regulated by authority or board to complete continuing education related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management at specified intervals and to report completion of continuing education to authority or board.
Expands eligibility for protected leave under Oregon Family Leave Act to all employees of covered employer during public health emergency unless employee was employed for fewer than 30 days prior to commencing leave or worked average of less than 25 hours per week in 30 days prior to commencing leave.
Changes name of Early Learning Division to Department of Early Learning and Care.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Provides that prevailing rate of wage for trade or occupation in locality is rate of wage set forth in collective bargaining agreement for trade or occupation in locality or, if more than one collective bargaining agreement covers trade or occupation in locality, highest rate of wage among collective bargaining agreements for trade or occupation in locality.
Requires students to complete at least one-half credit of civics in order to receive high school diploma.
Requires person to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Modifies laws relating to youth suicide intervention and prevention to include children 5 to 10 years of age.
Establishes producer responsibility program for packaging, printing and writing paper and food serviceware.
Increases penalties for criminal sexual contact with underage victim when defendant is victim's teacher.
Prohibits scrap metal business from purchasing or receiving catalytic converters, except from commercial seller or owner of vehicle from which catalytic converter was removed.
Requires that report of death for certain decedent who was homeless at time of death indicate that decedent's residence address was "Domicile Unknown.".
Out of committee · 4
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 product stewardship program for mattresses.
Establishes Adult Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator within Oregon Health Authority.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
In committee · 6
Requires State Forestry Department to study and make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding operation of State Board of Forestry.
Increases required expenditure on footpaths and bicycle trails from one percent to five percent of amounts received from State Highway Fund.
Directs school district board to adopt child sexual abuse prevention instructional program that addresses sex trafficking of children.
Directs Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to require all police officers and certified reserve officers to be trained to recognize, investigate and report cases involving labor trafficking and sex trafficking of children and adults.
Provides additional $10 per month to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase personal hygiene items.
Prohibits lobbyist from serving as chairperson of interim committee, legislative work group or legislative task force.