Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Sheri Schouten
Sponsored
Became law4
Provides that administration of vitamin K to newborn infants must be by most effective means.
Prohibits employer from requiring employee to create, file or sign documents containing information that employer knows is false related to hours worked or compensation received by employee.
Requires children under two years of age to be properly secured in car seat in rear-facing position.
Requires that in professional corporation that is organized to allow physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners must hold majority of voting shares and be majority of directors of professional corporation.
Passed the House1
Authorizes court to award retail customers of vehicle dealers statutory damages under certain circumstances.
Out of committee2
Directs each manufacturer of prescription drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities those types of drugs for disposal.
Allocates $350,000 to Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program.
In committee14
Requires children under two years of age to be properly secured in car seat in rear-facing position.
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Requires Department of Human Services to seek approval from United States Department of Agriculture to allow students to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits using Free Application for Federal Student Aid form.
Requires Department of Human Services to seek approval from United States Department of Agriculture to allow unemployed or underemployed full-time post-secondary students to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into interagency agreement with community college and public university for purpose of establishing program that provides post-secondary education to inmates.
Requires transportation network company or other employer to conduct or have other person conduct criminal records check to determine whether individual that transportation network company or other employer intends to engage as participating driver has committed certain criminal violations.
Modifies requirements for carrying dog on external part of vehicle.
Requires transportation network company to make certain disclosures to participating drivers.
Requires health benefit plan to reimburse cost of treatment for HIV-associated lipodystrophy.
Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue license or registration to person convicted of certain crimes if certain requirements are met.
Specifies standards for review of driving record and criminal record that Department of Education must conduct for applicant to become driver of school bus or school activity vehicle.
Requires transportation network company or other employer to conduct or have other person conduct test to determine whether individual that transportation network company or other employer intends to engage as participating driver has used or is using controlled substance.
Limits requirements and standards insurer may establish for credentialing naturopathic physicians.
Limits hours that nurses employed in Department of Corrections institutions may work.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Permits nonresident nurses to practice in Oregon if staffing school-sponsored event.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Excludes volumetric mixers from definition of "fixed load vehicle." Makes additional nonsubstantive housekeeping changes to definition.
Directs Oregon Medical Board, Oregon State Board of Nursing, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and Oregon Board of Dentistry to provide licensees of boards with opioid and opiate prescribing guidelines and recommendations established by association of licensee practitioners.
Allows Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant licenses to qualified applicants.
Requires community health improvement plans adopted by coordinated care organizations and community advisory councils to focus on and develop strategy for integrating physical, behavioral and oral health care services.
Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group to develop statewide ethnic studies standards for adoption into existing statewide social studies standards for public kindergarten through grade 12.
Requires hospital to adopt policy for release of patients from emergency department following treatment for behavioral health crisis.
Specifies behavioral health services that must be provided by coordinated care organization.
Extends sunset on provisions directing Public Utility Commission to administer programs related to residential telecommunication services, including Oregon Lifeline program.
Modifies civil penalties, license regulation and licensing fees for certain facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Changes term "osteopath" to "osteopathic physician." Clarifies that doctors of osteopathic medicine practice medicine as physicians.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Removes special training requirement from statutes governing prescribing, dispensing and distributing naloxone.
Prohibits public body from disclosing specified information concerning person unless required by state or federal law.
Vetoed · 1
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements.
Passed the House · 3
During first nine months of occupancy, prohibits landlord from terminating month-to-month tenancy within 60 days of receiving from tenant request for repairs to correct certain building, health or housing code violation or unhabitable condition.
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Out of committee · 8
Sets forth policy objectives for State Department of Energy in administration of income tax credit allowed for construction or installation of alternative energy devices.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for supporting community efforts to improve economic development and public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide covered employee with portion of wages while on family medical leave or military leave.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
Repeals Department of State Lands leasing requirements for kelp harvesting.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for deposit in Safe Routes to Schools Fund for grant awards under safe routes to schools program.
For rules implementing certain federal environmental laws that Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality has been delegated authority to administer, prohibits commission from amending or revising rules to be less stringent than certain federal standards and requirements.
Provides that person may not make retail sale of tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises located in this state unless person sells tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises for which license has been issued.
In committee · 20
Repeals prohibition on city or county ordinance or resolution controlling rent charged for rental of dwelling unit.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Modifies state educational goals to take into consideration students' aspirations, to provide students with well-rounded education and to provide students with sufficient instructional time to meet students' educational goals.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies on responding to officer-involved domestic violence incidents.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires candidate for President or Vice President of United States, in order to appear on general election ballot or in general election voters' pamphlet, to provide Secretary of State with copy of candidate's federal income tax returns for five years preceding year of general election and with written consent for public disclosure of tax returns.
Requires Office of Rural Health to conduct study and develop recommendations on whether to allow health care practitioner students who do not attend Oregon Health and Science University to participate in Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative.
Directs Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant license to qualified applicant.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from new facilities generating methane or other toxic gas.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from dairy confined animal feeding operations.
Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable.
Confirms that discrimination claim may address disparate impact discrimination, or action that is fair in form but discriminatory in operation.
States that legislative policy of State of Oregon is to recognize right to due process of law.
Requires person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Increases from $40,000 to $100,000 amount of bond or letter of credit that certain vehicle dealers are required to purchase.
Creates income tax credit for investment in community gardens and food banks.
Directs State Department of Energy to develop climate test to conduct reviews for approval of proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects.
Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator services free of charge, in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, or as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
Creates crime of unlawful possession of prohibited container on public beach.
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.