Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, House.
Karin Power
Sponsored
Became law2
Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to beneficiaries.
Requires, on or after January 1, 2023, officials of public bodies to grant news media representatives access to scenes of wildfires or natural disasters on public lands that are otherwise closed to public.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Creates procedure for filing petition for compensation for wrongful conviction.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Modifies procedures for requesting and ordering restitution in criminal cases.
Modifies composition and duties of Oregon Broadband Advisory Council.
Adds to cancers covered by rebuttable presumption of occupational disease for eligible nonvolunteer firefighters.
Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to prepare report concerning Oregon's current framework for preventing, monitoring and responding to zoonotic disease.
Requires insurer and health care service contractor to cover labor and delivery services provided at out-of-network health care facility, and medical transport of individual presenting with signs of labor from in-network facility to out-of-network facility, if services provided at out-of-network facility due solely to diversion of patient from in-network health care facility for reasons related to state or federal declaration of public health emergency.
Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to authorization of temporary disability, claim closure and overpayments of compensation.
Requires Department of Transportation to establish program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that assesses greenhouse gas emissions attributable to certain covered materials department uses in construction and maintenance activities for state's transportation system, conducts life cycle assessments for selected set of construction and maintenance activities and devises strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Passed the House · 2
Directs State Treasurer to publish annually complete list of publicly traded assets held in investment funds.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties.
Out of committee · 6
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for students who are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
Establishes Racial Equity and Justice Youth Collaborative.
Establishes position of Tribal Relations Liaison within Department of State Police.
Directs Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board to evaluate and make recommendations on adding diseases to Oregon newborn bloodspot screening panel under specific circumstances.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish program to distribute funds to community-based organizations to provide financial assistance to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status recipients for specified purposes.
Directs Governor to designate corrections gender-responsive coordinator.
In committee · 1
Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.