Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Anna Williams
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes Long Term Care Ombudsman to hire up to 10 deputy ombudsmen.
Out of committee1
Appropriates moneys to fund engineering and design work necessary for adding bicycle and pedestrian lane to Bridge of the Gods.
In committee2
Requires coordinated care organization to make available to members of coordinated care organization advocates for victims of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking.
Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Requires cities with population greater than 10,000 or within Metro to allow duplexes in lands zoned for single-family dwellings within urban growth boundary.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide partially or fully compensated time away from work to covered individual who meets certain criteria while covered individual is on family leave, medical leave or safe leave.
Provides that person subject to certain court protective orders is prohibited from possessing firearms if person had opportunity to be heard on order and did not request hearing, failed to appear at hearing or withdrew request before hearing occurred.
Eliminates requirement that person provide proof of legal presence before Department of Transportation issues noncommercial driver license, noncommercial driver permit or identification card.
Establishes Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care to study ways to increase use of and access to child care subsidies and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2020.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Includes battery storage in definition of "green energy technology." Defines "total contract price." Permits contracting agency, as alternative to including green energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building, to make expenditure to improve energy use efficiency in public building.
Requires Department of Human Services to award grants to refugee resettlement agencies to provide specified services to refugees.
Establishes Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board in Oregon Health Authority.
Expands types of entities that may receive grant from Farm-to-School Grant Program to purchase food produced or processed in state or to identify sources of foods or to process foods.
Clarifies that sexual orientation is not considered physical or mental impairment and that individual does not have disability solely by reason of individual's sexual orientation.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020.
Requires manufacturer of prescription drugs to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services specified increase in price of certain prescription drugs at least 60 days before date of increase.
Requires communications made in support of or opposition to candidate to state name of persons that paid for communication.
Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund.
Requires state agencies to post notice on agency website before restricting or closing site on state public lands where public may access lands for recreational use of floatable natural waterway.
Modifies provisions of state law regarding custody of children or youth who have run away from home or placement to apply to all runaways.
Requires that for person who completes prior educational requirements to participate in Oregon Promise program while confined in correctional facility, six-month period to enroll in courses to participate in program begins after person is first released from correctional facility.
Requires covered organizations that make political expenditures in excess of specified amount to file with Secretary of State donor identification list that identifies donors that made donations above $10,000 during election cycle to covered organization.
Modifies processes relating to reporting, investigating and appealing findings related to sexual harassment in schools.
Modifies Family Abuse Prevention Act to authorize court to continue restraining order if abuse occurred within specified period, petitioner reasonably fears for petitioner's physical safety and respondent represents credible threat to physical safety of petitioner or petitioner's child.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide planning grants to 10 school districts or education service districts to evaluate community needs for school-based health services.
Directs each covered manufacturer of covered drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities covered drugs for disposal.
Prohibits school district, community college district and certain education service district elections from being conducted in manner that impairs ability of members of protected class to have equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice as result of dilution or abridgment of rights of electors who are members of protected class.
Requires institutions of higher education to both adopt written policies and require certain individuals to participate in annual training on sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
Passed the House · 6
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death.
Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees.
Permits adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree.
Provides that diagnostic services are compensable under workers' compensation law after industrial accident or occupational disease has been determined to be compensable and if diagnostic services are reasonable and necessary to identify nature or extent of medical condition that may be related to industrial accident or occupational disease.
Removes ability of parent to decline required immunizations against restrictable diseases on behalf of child for reason other than child's indicated medical diagnosis.
Requires Department of Human Services to administer four-year pilot program to allow adult foster homes meeting specified requirements to care for up to seven residents.
Out of committee · 32
Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option for Oregon residents who do not have access to health care.
Establishes Local Government Technical Assistance Program within Housing and Community Services Department.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services to administer general assistance project.
Directs Department of Human Services to reduce employment-related child care subsidy recipient copayments to no more than seven percent of household income.
Requires school districts to provide coordinated comprehensive school counseling program.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to study and make recommendations regarding funding of search and rescue operations.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to increase size and diversity of group of court appointed special advocates.
Expands eligibility for Women, Infants and Children Program nutrition assistance to mothers of children up to 12 months of age, paid for with state funds.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with at least four Recovery Community Organizations, in accordance with criteria adopted by Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, to operate four recovery community centers in four different counties.
Expands eligibility for Women, Infants and Children Program nutrition assistance to children five years of age or older who have not begun attending school, paid for with state funds.
Directs Department of Justice to administer violence prevention funding program in consultation with Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for purposes related to programs for grants from Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
Establishes program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide supplementary loans to individuals for new energy efficient manufactured dwellings.
Establishes program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for decommissioning and disposing of manufactured dwellings.
Requires school district to report on number of incidents during which students of classroom were removed from classroom because other student in classroom was acting in manner that would threaten to cause harm to student, to injure other person or to damage school property.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for development of gatekeeper programs to serve seniors and people with disabilities in local communities statewide.
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide employee who is eligible for coverage with portion of wages while employee is on family and medical leave or military family leave.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish and administer program to provide moneys for third-party child care for child in foster home.
Prohibits sale of mattress or children's product that incorporates or bears fire-retardant chemical in concentrations of more than one-tenth of one percent by mass.
Creates Family Farmer Loan Program within State Department of Agriculture for purpose of making direct loans to family farmers, including beginning family farmers, to finance farming operations.
Establishes beginning farmer and rancher incentive program in State Department of Agriculture.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to increase fee-for-service rate for behavioral health providers participating in medical assistance programs.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program and Women, Infants and Children Farm Direct Nutrition Program.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to regional assessment centers and community assessment centers.
Directs Department of Human Services to distribute $1 million to Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect to conduct Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to regional assessment centers and community assessment centers.
Imposes assessment on large employers with employees who receive or who have minor children who receive certain types of public assistance in this state, in amount equal to public assistance paid.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop pilot program contracting with Yamhill County for provision of community-based child welfare services.
In committee · 38
Allows individuals who do not qualify for medical assistance or premium tax credits under Affordable Care Act to enroll in coordinated care organizations by paying premiums that cover actuarial value of health services.
Directs Early Learning Division to establish child care provider business training program.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that purchase certain emergency preparedness supplies.
Requires certain persons that service student loans in this state to obtain or renew license.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance construction and improvement of courthouses.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish or contract for establishment of statewide mental health crisis support access line to facilitate specified services for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises.
Establishes Emergency Department Boarding Pilot Project in Oregon Health Authority.
Requires hospital emergency departments to accept and treat individuals who need medical detoxification, including by providing peer mentoring.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of digital electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any part, tool, service manual or other device, implement or information that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized repair provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing digital electronic equipment that original equipment manufacturer makes or supplies.
Requires insurer that credentials one primary care provider who is part of medical group to credential all primary care providers in same medical group if they are licensed or certified and in good standing with their licensing boards.
Requires incarceration facilities to provide tampons, sanitary napkins and undergarments to female persons in custody at no charge.
Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law.
Repeals limitations on eligibility of persons who are 18 years of age or older who have physical disabilities to receive benefits from Oregon Project Independence.
Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence even though declarant is available as witness.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets.
Requires counties to develop community mental health action plans to identify and address mental health concerns.
Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses.
Expands purposes for which physical restraint may be used on students.
Establishes pilot program for purpose of increasing number of public school students who are served by school social workers.
Requires Department of Human Services to present options for living independently to adults with developmental disabilities who need placement.
Requires Department of Human Services to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for care of children under 21 years of age no later than 120 days after department receives application.
Requires manufacturer to disclose in any advertisement for prescription drug wholesale price in Oregon of prescription drug.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to conduct study to estimate amount of additional homeless shelter capacity necessary in each county and cost of building or acquiring such capacity.
Limits application fee payable by beginning farmer for loan under Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program to $100.
Creates refundable income tax credit for renting farmland to beginning farmers for term of three years.
Requires Department of Human Services to assess and quantify workload impacts of specified policy changes.
Creates income tax subtraction for qualifying sales of single-family or multifamily housing.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds for Interstate 205: Stafford Road to State Highway 213 Project.
Requires insurance coverage of pelvic examinations and Pap smear examinations to include reimbursement for medical devices and items that clinician determines best suit needs of patient.
Provides that registered or certified child care facility is commercial use of property for zoning purposes.
Establishes Task Force on Health Care Access to study and report on how to establish primary care trust model.
Explicitly authorizes political contributions received by candidate, principal campaign committee of candidate or principal campaign committee of holder of public office to be used to defray caregiving expenses for relative of candidate or office holder if expenses would not exist without campaign activity or holding of public office.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault.
Requires health care providers to include CPT codes in bills sent to consumers and insurers.
Establishes salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime requirements.
Prohibits carriers offering health benefit plans from making specified changes to prescription drug formulary during plan year.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to disclose to district attorney and law enforcement agencies addresses of marijuana grow sites in county over which district attorney and law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction.
Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.