Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, Senate.
Bill Hansell
Sponsored
Became law7
Prohibits health benefit plans from imposing prior authorization or other utilization review requirements on coverage of proton beam therapy that do not apply to coverage of radiation therapy.
Provides that portion of Oregon Highway 82 shall be known as Deputy Raymond Williams and Deputy Michael Cheney Memorial Highway.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules allowing donation of meat to charitable organizations and other organizations that offer food for noncommercial purposes.
Allows exclusion from taxable estate for value of interest in farm, forestry or fishing business.
Provides that person who voluntarily fights wildfire on private forestland is not civilly liable for injury to person or property resulting from good faith performance of firefighting efforts.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to support implementation of AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.
Expands types of prior convictions that increase offense level for crime of public indecency.
Passed the Senate3
Narrows, on temporary basis, applicability of requirement that members of district school board must file verified statement of economic interest to only those members of districts with specified number of students .
Provides that property of company that is organized and located outside of this state and exclusively operates jet boat excursion business on boundary rivers of this state and not on rivers within this state is not subject to central assessment for purposes of property taxation.
Requires Department of Education to conduct study to determine how to integrate instruction on identification and prevention of sex trafficking into academic content standards.
Out of committee8
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish and administer grant program for aquifer recharge due diligence and forgivable loan program for aquifer recharge testing.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to Oregon State University to fund agricultural experiment station and branch stations, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory.
Establishes Indian Health Scholarship Program to provide free tuition and fees for qualifying Indian health profession students in exchange for student commitment to work at tribal service site after graduation.
Prohibits denial of medical assistance on basis that individual under 19 years of age is in detention pending adjudication.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for deposit in Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.
Instructs Water Resources Department to take certain actions related to Walla Walla Water 2050 Strategic Plan.
Requires State of Oregon to contribute 50 percent match for every private donation of $10,000 or more made to Oregon State University Foundation for express purpose of supporting agricultural research with emphasis on cereal grains, to extent moneys are available.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop and administer program for awarding grants to rodeo organizations based in communities with population of 12,000 or less to fund certain capital projects on existing rodeo property.
In committee20
Prohibits physicians from performing irreversible gender reassignment surgery on minor.
Requires school districts to designate athletic competitions and extracurricular sports according to biological sex.
Allows exclusion from taxable estate for value of interest in family-owned business.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before December 31, 2022.
Directs Employment Department to develop Agricultural Worker Overtime Relief Payment Program to provide eligible agricultural workers with payments for hours worked beyond 40 hours but not exceeding 48 hours per workweek.
Repeals corporate activity tax.
Directs Department of Revenue to make one-time transfer of funds to cities and counties in this state.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement program to grant additional funding for certain capital construction projects affected by inflation or disruptions related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to release booking photo upon second or subsequent arrest of person depicted in photo within 12-month period, or when person depicted in photo is missing person.
Renames Public Service Building to Dennis Richardson Public Service Building.
Allows person taking certain nuisance game mammals to offer meat to charitable organization or retain meat.
Establishes mandatory minimum sentence of 48 months' imprisonment for assault committed by correctional facility inmate against corrections officer.
Changes minimum contract price at which prevailing rate of wage applies to public works projects from $50,000 to amount that Oregon Department of Administrative Services determines by rule.
Provides that county is exempt from applicability of statute banning use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve county measure proposed by initiative petition or referred to people by governing body of county.
Directs Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force to study ways of preventing disclosure of personal medical information of sexual assault victims and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2024.
Creates crime of unlawful disclosure of information about victim of sexual assault or sex trafficking.
Repeals provisions authorizing Oregon Health Authority to review material change transactions proposed between health care entities.
Directs Department of Revenue to make one-time transfer of funds to cities and counties in this state.
Changes minimum contract price at which prevailing rate of wage applies to public works projects from $50,000 to amount that Oregon Department of Administrative Services determines by rule.
Imposes cap on percentage increase that minimum wage rate may be adjusted for inflation.
Carried from the House
Became law5
Removes deadline by which City of Pendleton must apply to Land Conservation and Development Commission to become part of affordable housing pilot program.
Removes one member who has degree of Doctor of Medicine and adds one member who is physician assistant to membership of Oregon Medical Board.
Defines "recreational vehicle park" for the purposes of residential tenancy law.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error.
Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Removes prohibition against sale, offer for sale, maintenance or control of female cattle of beef breed that have not been vaccinated against brucellosis.
Authorizes community colleges to offer Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees.
Modifies applicability of earned reduction of supervision changes in House Bill 2172 (2021).
Requires health benefit plan and health care service contract coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
Provides that year in which Governor declares that drought exists, or is likely to exist, within county does not count toward period of time for forfeiture of water right for nonuse for holder of water right within county.
Directs county juvenile department to ensure that specified youth or adjudicated youth receives sex trafficking screening.
Modifies abbreviated school day program requirements.
Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules for determining whether community or area-wide sewerage system is available for purposes of sewage disposal system construction permit.
Creates crime of sexual abuse by fraudulent representation.
Prohibits cost-sharing on certain health insurance coverage of supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations.
Modifies crimes related to involuntary servitude and human trafficking.
Passed the Senate · 5
Allows motorcycle operator to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions.
Provides that state agency that accepts or collects payment by means of credit card or debit card may add fee or surcharge to sum of payment in amount that is reasonably calculated to offset amounts charged to or withheld from state agency for accepting credit card or debit card as payment.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include assault of public transit vehicle operator acting in course of official duty.
Prohibits state from paying costs of travel to or from Oregon for employee in state service who telecommutes from principal worksite more than 60 miles outside this state, unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise or essential requirements of position make it necessary for employee to telecommute from outside this state.
Directs Director of Department of Revenue to reimburse worker leasing company for any employer contribution payments made by worker leasing company if Department of Revenue determines pursuant to amended combined quarterly report that refund is due.
Out of committee · 10
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for distribution to Port of Hood River for construction of Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge.
Requires Department of Human Services to administer program to provide medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities without regard to individuals' income or resources.
Establishes pilot program to provide funding to school districts for purposes of increasing access to schools by homeless students and improving academic achievement of homeless students.
Establishes state policy that meaningful share of benefits from offshore wind energy development go to local and regional communities, ecosystems and environments and economies and that interconnection of offshore energy projects be carried out in manner that promotes electric grid reliability and resilience.
Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members, publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals and waive requirement for English proficiency examination for specified internationally educated individuals.
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with disabilities.
Authorizes issuance of bonds under Article XI-Q of Oregon Constitution to support use of Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center as regional emergency and evacuee center.
Establishes higher education grant program for qualified dependents of current Oregon National Guard members who are eligible to continue to serve in Oregon National Guard for at least six additional years.
Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat means factory-specified dry gross weight of motorboat.
In committee · 33
Increases exempt amount and filing threshhold for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Allows student who is resident of state to attend any public school of state.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to engage independent auditor to analyze expenditures from Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund for mental health purposes.
Prohibits abortion unless health care provider first determines probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Requires Oregon Facilities Authority to provide financing for infrastructure and predevelopment costs for moderate income housing.
Extends sunset for shared services distributions.
Requires Department of Education to transfer funds to school districts necessary to pay for school resource officers.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to request federal approval to allow parent or legal guardian to be paid to act as personal support worker or direct support professional for minor child who has intellectual or developmental disability.
Prevents local governments from prohibiting natural gas use in or availability for new or existing residential or commercial buildings.
Creates crime of controlled substances homicide.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify crime of felon in possession of a firearm as crime category 8.
Appropriates $50 million to State Forestry Department to fund increased forest thinning operations in specified wildfire-prone counties.
Removes requirement that State Forestry Department oversee development of statewide map of wildfire risk.
Allows certain local governments to amend urban growth boundaries to include lands to be used for needed housing.
Creates crime of threatening to commit a terroristic act.
Requires State Forester to actively manage state forestlands to achieve and maintain low forest fuel load levels.
Requires that all executive clemency actions by Governor be initiated by application and follow specified procedures.
Requires Deschutes County to approve certain applications to develop manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle parks outside urban growth boundary.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to ensure nontraditional pathways to licensure are available for prospective career and technical education teachers and to provide accommodations or otherwise reduce licensure requirements for licensed career and technical education teachers, or prospective and technical education teachers, who live in rural areas.
Requires Public Utility Commission to study rate impacts associated with implementing reduction of greenhouse gas emissions required by House Bill 2021 (2021).
Increases percentage of students in school district who may enroll in virtual public charter school not sponsored by school district without first receiving approval from school district.
Restores offense levels for unlawful possession of controlled substance offenses to levels that existed prior to enactment of House Bill 2355 (2017) and Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)).
Provides that operator may require person who engages in sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release operator from claims for ordinary negligence.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for expenses related to Bridge of the Gods seismic strengthening.
Establishes COFA Food Assistance Program to provide nutrition assistance to COFA citizens who would qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits but for their immigration status and who have incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines.
Authorizes formation of children's service districts.
Prohibits Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing toll on Interstate 205 or Interstate 5.
Requires State Department of Energy to study renewable energy.
Directs Legislative Assembly to allocate moneys to members for distribution.
Requires that sex offender risk assessment methodology take into consideration specified information.
Authorizes any person to submit complaint to Department of Environmental Quality if person reasonably believes that camping site of homeless individuals is causing discharge of wastes into state waters.
Sets $100 cap each year on sum of contributions that can be received by candidate or committee in cash from any source.
Authorizes adult foster home provider to provide residential care for up to six residents who are not related to provider.