Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Dennis Linthicum
Sponsored
In committee15
Modifies laws relating to advance directives to clarify that principal's delegation of authority to health care representative to withhold or withdraw certain treatments must be in writing in advance directive.
Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions.
Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.
Requires licensed health care provider to provide vaccine information packet to patient to whom licensed health care provider administers vaccine.
Adds vaccines to definition of "children's product" for purposes of Toxic-Free Kids Act.
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.
Establishes education savings account program.
Allows student who is resident of state to attend any public school of state.
Specifies that electricity generated by hydroelectric facility or other equipment that generates electricity through use of hydroelectric energy may be used to comply with renewable portfolio standard.
Exempts collection, storage or use of diffuse surface water from falling rain, melting snow or other precipitation from requirement to obtain water right permit or certificate.
Establishes criteria for determining existence or lack of new ground water use impairment or interference with water right having earlier priority date.
Prohibits Department of Human Services from disclosing records and reports related to child abuse investigations to certain entities unless court finds report of abuse is founded.
Expands definition of "green energy technology" for purposes of public improvement contracts.
Requires labor organization that is exclusive representative of public employees to prepare annual financial disclosure report describing labor organization's expenditures of moneys collected by and paid to labor organization.
Modifies public meeting notice requirements for meetings held in executive session.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Designates May 22 of each year as Crater Lake National Park Day.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Requires state to offer to transfer title and assets of Warner Creek Correctional Facility to Lake County if closed.
Out of committee · 1
Adds two members who are physician assistants or retired physician assistants and one additional public member to membership of Oregon Medical Board.
In committee · 3
Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion.
Prohibits abortion unless health care provider has first determined probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Prohibits public bodies and private entities from requiring person to receive COVID-19 vaccination or to possess COVID-19 immunity passport, immunity pass or other evidence certifying COVID-19 vaccination or immunity status.