Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Elizabeth Steiner
Carried from the House
Became law4
Requires approval from Department of Consumer and Business Services or Oregon Health Authority before any mergers, acquisitions, contracts or affiliations of health care entities and other entities if entities meet or exceed specified thresholds in average net patient revenue or in gross amount of premiums in preceding three fiscal years .
Requires governing body of public body, to extent reasonably possible, to make all meetings accessible remotely through technological means and provide opportunity for members of general public to remotely submit oral and written testimony .
Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services.
Renames Health Care for All Oregon Children program as Cover All People program and expands eligibility to adults who would qualify for Medicaid-funded state medical assistance program but for their immigration status.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Establishes rate of compensation to be paid by Oregon Liquor Control Commission to distillery retail outlet agent for distilled liquor retail sales by agent.
Allows holder of direct shipment permit to ship up to five cases of wine, each containing not more than nine liters, per month to Oregon resident.
Requires person to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Includes as unlawful practice medical provider's denial of treatment that is likely to benefit patient based on patient's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.
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.
Passed the Senate · 1
Provides that court must presume that resolution agreement that ends dispute over alleged infringement of patent or violation of other protection for protected drug has anticompetitive effects if alleged infringer receives item of value as part of or in connection with resolution agreement or if alleged infringer agrees to limit or stop researching, developing, manufacturing, marketing or selling competing drug.
Out of committee · 2
Establishes income tax credit for amount of unpaid rent forgiven by landlord and certified by Housing and Community Services Department.
Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated.
In committee · 3
Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies.
Adds member with experience in administering health benefit plans to Public Employees' Benefit Board.
Modifies appointing authority for State Forester.