Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Lee Beyer
Sponsored
Became law8
Eliminates Department of Consumer and Business Services regulation of recreational vehicle construction.
Provides limited exemption from maximum weight limitations for vehicles powered primarily by means of electric battery.
Adds Department of Education employees, school district board members and public charter school governing body members to list of mandatory reporters of child abuse.
Removes from conditions for increases in fuel taxes scheduled for 2022 and 2024 requirement related to compliance with laws requiring least-cost for construction of public improvements by contracting agencies scheduled to receive fuel tax revenue from increases.
Requires certain institutions of higher education to require contractors to employ apprentices and to establish and execute plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women and minority individuals for certain work relating to improvements to real property.
Permits car rental company to submit application to register motor vehicle to Department of Transportation that does not include primary ownership record for motor vehicle and authorizes department to issue registration plates under certain circumstances.
Establishes goals that promote zero-emission vehicle use and requires entities of executive department to promote zero-emission vehicle use.
Establishes, if House Bill 2020 becomes law, credit available to eligible persons for purpose of mitigating carbon price indirectly paid through purchase of fuel to propel eligible motor vehicles on public highways.
Passed the Senate1
Establishes eligibility for renewable energy certificates for facilities that generate electricity from direct combustion of municipal solid waste and became operational before January 1, 1995, if such facilities register with Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System at any time, and for up to 11 average megawatts of electricity generated, per calendar year, from the combustion of biogenic material.
Out of committee3
Modifies requirement that start-up businesses that may be assisted by regional collaboration facilitated by Oregon Business Development Department have as purpose commercialization of university-based or university-assisted academic activities and increasing number, and ensuring retention, of such businesses.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to study responses of emergency medical services to rare medical conditions, particularly conditions requiring emergency use medications for treatment.
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to nonprofit to develop infrastructure for new manufactured dwelling park in Springfield, Oregon.
In committee19
Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish advisory committee to assist commission in determining requirements for wine labeled as single-variety wine grown within American Viticultural Area located in Oregon.
Authorizes governing bodies of cities and counties to jointly form district for purposes of acquisition, design, construction, reconstruction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of limited-access public highway projects within district boundaries.
Allows county to construct, modify and improve roads and highways on lands zoned for exclusive farm use and designated as urban or rural reserves.
Authorizes public utilities to implement charitable utility bill payment round up programs.
Establishes new exemptions from carrier of last resort obligation for telecommunications utilities, cooperative corporations and municipalities certified by Public Utility Commission to provide local exchange telecommunications service.
Establishes standards for establishment of farm cafes on lands zoned for exclusive farm use.
Clarifies that Oregon vehicle dealers selling or trading otherwise taxable motor vehicles to other Oregon vehicle dealers for resale are not liable for motor vehicle dealer privilege tax on such sales or trades.
Establishes Medical Marijuana Patient Access Committee to study and recommend methods to reduce barriers to accessing medical marijuana and to advise Oregon Health Authority on issues related to accessing medical marijuana.
Requires Public Utility Commission to adopt by rule renewable natural gas program for natural gas utilities to recover prudently incurred qualified investments in meeting certain targets for including renewable natural gas in gas purchases for distribution to retail natural gas customers.
Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to establish pilot programs allowing public employees who live in geographic area served by Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization to obtain health services from Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization.
Requires retail seller or provider of essential goods and services to accept offer to pay by cash from retail buyer for purchase of goods or services.
Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to all students in first grade.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to study land value taxation and report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2020.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules requiring public high schools to provide condoms to students free of charge.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile health care expenditure report concerning expenditures related to medical assistance, Medicare, commercial insurance and self-insurance.
Requires seed producers and growers to obtain licenses.
Provides that regulatory program negotiations for grass seed contracts need not be limited to establishment of seed price.
Instructs State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules requiring seed dealers to report, for seed purchased, seed varieties, quality of seed and quantity of seed.
Requires seed dealers to carry bonds for seed purchased under seed production contracts.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Limits reasons counties may deny expansion of certain schools on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Repeals sunset on moratorium on oil, gas and sulfur leasing in territorial sea.
Specifies certain presumptions as to compensability of covered employee's claim of benefits under workers' compensation law for death, disability or impairment of health .
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules to require that prescription drugs be labeled in English and other language upon request of practitioner, patient or patient representative.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault.
Establishes Task Force on Universal Health Care charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents.
Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if appellation of origin on wine label is American viticultural area in Oregon that is in larger American viticultural area, label must also identify larger American viticultural area.
Requires state to pay for ballot return envelopes that can be returned by business reply mail, or other mailing service determined by Secretary of State to be more cost effective or efficient, for each election held in this state.
Passed the Senate · 4
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Modifies definitions of "primary care" and "total medical expenditures" for purpose of reports on spending for primary care by insurance carriers, Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations.
Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if wine labeled with American viticultural area in Oregon is labeled with single grape variety as type designation, wine must meet specified content requirements.
Requires that, to extent provided in Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, wine using American viticultural area in this state as appellation of origin or implying American viticultural area as source be produced entirely from grapes grown in that American viticultural area.
Out of committee · 6
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.
Establishes Task Force on Protecting Health Information.
Authorizes issuance of Article XI-Q bonds to finance seismic and life safety improvements to State Capitol building and grounds.
Extends sunset for property tax exemption for low income rental housing.
Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to establish pilot program allowing public employees to obtain health services from coordinated care organizations.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total amount of money spent on patient assistance programs, information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations and total amount of financial incentives paid to each pharmacy benefit manager.
In committee · 1
Directs Department of Transportation to study taxation with respect to heavy vehicles and to report its findings to interim legislative committees related to transportation on or before September 15, 2020.