Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
Brad Witt
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for cash or prizes.
Out of committee1
Directs State Department of Agriculture to administer Oregon Hemp State Program for production, processing and sale of hemp.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Increases surcharge for cultural registration plate.
Requires Department of Education to develop form for public education programs to use when student has been diagnosed with concussion or other brain injury.
Passed the House · 7
Requires city that provides disability or retirement system for firefighters and police officers by ordinance or charter that is not subject to workers' compensation law to apply provisions requiring presumption that condition or impairment of health is occupational disease that results from employment if firefighter took physical examination upon gaining or during employment that failed to reveal evidence of occupational disease that existed before employment.
Requires coordinated care organizations to report specified information to Oregon Health Authority regarding requests for prior authorization.
Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.
Prescribes grace periods for payment of premiums on certain types of health insurance.
Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Authority as public corporation.
Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing program of state inspection for processing and sale of meat products from amenable species, including but not limited to cattle and sheep.
Out of committee · 14
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants, loans and technical assistance to organizations increasing homeownership program access to persons of color.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination.
Allows payment from Wage Security Fund to be made to wage claimant for wages earned and unpaid in event that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries has obtained judgment in action or has issued final order in administrative proceeding for collection of wage claim.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to children's advocacy centers.
Authorizes Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct inquiries and investigations, including criminal records checks, to determine whether employer and any employees of employer have adequate character and fitness to employ minors in compliance with provisions relating to employment of minors.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for transition services for current foster children and former foster children.
Narrows requirement that grants for certain student transportation costs be prioritized for school districts that did not receive public moneys in previous school year for same student transportation costs.
Prohibits spending moneys of State of Oregon or of public body on or for benefit of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage.
Increases rate of privilege tax imposed on Oregon motor vehicle dealers upon retail sale of taxable motor vehicle and rate of use tax imposed on storage, use or other consumption in this state of taxable motor vehicle purchased at retail.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to award matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry.
In committee · 5
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from including in contract with network pharmacy term barring price increase to customer to offset estimated amount of corporate activity tax paid by pharmacy and attributable to sale of prescription drug.
Exempts receipts from sales of prescription drugs by licensed pharmacies from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Creates crime of unlawfully threatening a school or place of worship.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada.
Exempts receipts from sales of agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, viticultural or food products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.