Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Elizabeth Steiner
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Modifies day on which odd-numbered year regular session of Legislative Assembly commences to be day after adjournment of organizational session or, if day after adjournment is Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday, on following Monday.
In committee1
Requires court to consider requiring, and authorizes court to order, person to provide or contribute to financial support of child if court grants custody, guardianship, right of visitation, visitation, contact rights or other rights to person.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Requires Oregon Health Authority to disclose prescription monitoring information to practitioner or pharmacist or member of practitioner's or pharmacist's staff for use in certain health information technology systems.
Passed the House1
Adds secular organizations and current members of Legislative Assembly to list of persons and entities authorized to solemnize marriages.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Increases maximum number of weeks for which unemployed individual participating in apprenticeship program may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
Requires each electric company providing electricity to retail electricity consumers located in this state to eliminate coal-fired resources from electric company's electricity supply.
Authorizes city or county to adopt exemption for newly constructed or installed industrial improvements at location in rural area that have cost of initial investment of at least $1 million and not more than $25 million.
Directs Department of State Police to adopt rules concerning prioritization of testing untested sexual assault forensic evidence kits.
Directs public universities and community colleges to increase voter registration access and information.
Establishes July 1, 2015, as date for determination of total number of registered electors in this state for purpose of maintaining status as major political party through 2018 general election.
Out of committee · 1
Requires, on and after January 1, 2017, persons selling tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems in this state to be licensed by Department of Revenue.
In committee · 1
Increases amount of maximum total tax credits for certified film production development contributions for fiscal year.