Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Barbara Smith Warner
Sponsored
Became law7
Requires continuation of group health insurance coverage for employee on family leave on same terms as when employee is not on leave.
Requires member of law enforcement agency who has probable cause to believe custodial interference or kidnapping with respect to child has occurred to notify Oregon State Police missing children clearinghouse within 24 hours .
Extends sunset on provisions allowing retired members of Public Employees Retirement System to be employed full-time by public employer as nursing instructor or as trainer for Department of Public Safety Standards and Training without loss of retirement benefits.
Extends, for two years, sunset of provisions requiring Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly on best option for financing health care in this state.
Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to enter into interagency agreements for Construction Contractors Board to perform duties on behalf of department related to state building code.
Expands definition of "hospital facility" to include behavioral treatment facilities and family safety facilities in regard to local public authorities created to finance hospital facilities.
Requires State Fire Marshal to adopt plan by rule for coordinated response to oil or hazardous material spills or releases that occur during rail transport.
Passed the House1
Provides that ORS 30.868, regarding civil damages for custodial interference, shall be known and may be cited as "Aaron's Law.".
Out of committee3
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Modifies criteria to qualify for grant to be used to provide instructional time during summer program.
Establishes Pay It Forward program.
In committee3
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Requires Oregon Business Development Commission and Oregon Business Development Department to ensure that agreement with recipient of financial incentives made by department establishes specific job creation or job retention performance measures which, if not achieved, will result in requirement that recipient pay back amount of financial incentives granted, and is drafted in accordance with best practice standards for contractual agreements involving financial incentives.
Prohibits discrimination in employment on basis of familial status of employee.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 32
Makes imposition of disciplinary action against employee that inquires about or discloses wage information unlawful employment practice.
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to notify Director of Veterans' Affairs upon receipt of certain written information from member or veteran of uniformed service, if authorized to do so by member or veteran.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop standards related to transferability of credits for community colleges and public universities.
Requires lender, or agent or affiliate of lender, in any advertisement or communication intended as inducement to apply for or enter into reverse mortgage to include summary of certain provisions of reverse mortgage contract.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to enter into contract to conduct statewide study regarding delivery and use of, and barriers to access to, health care and medical services for women veterans no later than July 1, 2016.
Requires school district to provide lunch free of charge to students who are eligible for reduced price lunches.
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with representatives from public universities to evaluate best method for overseeing public universities to ensure universities interview at least one minority applicant when hiring head coach or athletic director.
Allows direct purchase and sale of bulk distilled liquor between distillery licensees for blending and manufacturing purposes.
Requires law enforcement agency to establish policies and procedures for use and retention of recordings from cameras worn upon police officer's person to record officer's interactions with members of public.
Adds agricultural workforce housing to property used in relation to agricultural work that is eligible for property tax exemption.
Requires universities with institutional governing boards to continue to participate in shared services relating to listed employee benefits and to collective bargaining until July 1, 2019.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
Requires owners of rental property subject to federal rural rental housing loans to provide at least one year's notice of date of maturity of loans to tenants, Housing and Community Services Department, housing authorities and local governments.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Requires school district to eliminate use of polystyrene foam plates, trays, food containers or food packaging in service of any meal unless school district recycles polystyrene foam.
Removes provision that public officer or employee who leaves position to perform military duty may not, while performing military duty, receive amount of pay entitled to before leave of absence.
Modifies circumstances under which attorney fees may be awarded and amount of attorney fees awarded in workers' compensation claims.
Directs governing entity of public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with third party financial firm for student financial aid services to consider federal policies for contracting.
Requires that hospital rules granting admitting privileges to licensed, certified nurse midwife nurse practitioner meet specified requirements.
Creates Oregon Retirement Savings Board in office of State Treasurer.
Requires Clackamas County to develop pilot program for forestry products grown on nonforest land in county to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperative.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be expended for grant program that distributes moneys to community colleges, or any foundations of community colleges, to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.
Changes governmental framework for conducting public health activities in this state and for providing public health services to residents of this state.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Requires hospital to adopt written discharge policies.
Directs Early Learning Division to administer preschool program.
Increases frequency of days for which State Fish and Wildlife Commission may authorize persons to angle for fish or take shellfish without licenses or tags.
Creates position of Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs and specifies responsibilities.
Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.
Requires chief sponsor or proponent of measure creating or expanding tax credit to submit statement of purpose to legislative committee on revenue.
Out of committee · 7
Requires employers that employ six or more employees to implement paid sick time for employees and employers that employ fewer than six employees to implement unpaid sick time for employees.
Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps through 2017.
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board.
Directs Department of Education to administer pilot program to increase students' exposure and access to career and technical education.
Directs Department of Education and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to advance career and technical education opportunities by fulfilling specified requirements.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue lottery bonds to finance grants from Department of Education to school districts to pay for acquisition, construction or improvement of school-based health centers.
Authorizes counties to establish programs for forestry products grown on nonforest lands in counties to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperatives.
In committee · 25
Prohibits law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers from profiling based on specified personal characteristics or circumstances of individuals, except when characteristics or circumstances are tied to specific suspect description or credible information related to criminal incident or activity.
Makes practice of paying employees of opposite sex who hold equivalent jobs at different wage rates unlawful employment practice.
Requires safety belts on school buses and school activity vehicles bought new after certain date.
Requires employer to grant unpaid leave of absence to employee serving in firefighting forces during declared fire emergency.
Provides that unused gift cards become abandoned property.
Increases fuel tax and motor carrier taxes.
Increases cigarette tax.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules making nicotine Schedule III controlled substance.
Prohibits inclusion, in instrument conveying or contracting to convey real property or in declaration or bylaws of planned community or condominium, of provisions prohibiting installation and use of solar panels for obtaining solar access.
Requires Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare employment impact statements for legislative measures reported out of committee that affect employment in this state.
Requires Housing and Community Services Department to include in state housing plan summary and assessment of actions taken by cities and counties to ensure that adequate supply of affordable housing is available.
Makes failure of employer to grant employee unpaid parental leave to attend certain school-related activities unlawful employment practice.
Requires school district to prepare annual summary that describes special education and related services provided by school district during previous school year.
Prohibits greyhound racing.
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Requires that referrals to dental specialists, of medical assistance recipients who are pregnant, occur within 60 days.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop plan for public universities to have ratio of at least 7 to 1 of public employees to supervisory employees.
Defines "wages" for certain wage claims.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Requires that general or special election ballots list name of candidate for partisan office for each nomination candidate receives, with name of each political party that nominated candidate printed opposite one of listings of candidate's name.
Requires business entity that intends to make political expenditure to first obtain approval from shareholders or members by affirmative vote of majority of members or shares entitled to vote.
Authorizes employee of certain employers to request flexible or predictable work schedule.
Imposes fee on certain large employers who pay employees less than specified amount.
Directs Department of Revenue, in collaboration with Department of Human Services, to establish pilot program for disbursement of installment payments to personal income taxpayers of amounts equal to personal income tax dependent care credits.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to remove official State of Mississippi flag from Walk of Flags display at State Capitol State Park and replace with Mississippi Magnolia Flag.