Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Chuck Riley
Sponsored
Became law1
Permits chairperson of county central committee or state central committee to send notification of date of anticipated meeting by postal mail or electronic mail.
Passed the Senate1
Authorizes formation of children's service districts.
Out of committee1
Establishes State Board of Towing within Department of Transportation.
In committee12
Requires that rules adopted by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services for coordination of benefits protect insured from out-of-pocket expenses if combined coverages exceed costs to be reimbursed.
Directs Department of Justice to study and make recommendations on provisions of state law related to towing.
Bans use or discharge of exploding targets, tracer ammunition or fireworks on land owned by public body during periods established by certain State Forester declarations relating to fire danger.
Requires that institutions of higher education report allegations of sexual assault to law enforcement agency.
Designates March 18 of each year as DeMolay Day.
Permits Secretary of State to examine uncompiled source code for computer program or computer software used in voting machine or vote tally system as part of audit of machine or system.
Requires ambulances to carry emergency treatment medication for adrenal insufficiency disorder.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt uniform rules for standardization of reports and informational material submitted to Legislative Assembly or supplied to public.
Creates crime of unlawful administration of electroconvulsive therapy.
Prohibits use of gillnets and tangle nets for fishing.
Authorizes juvenile offender charged with offense subject to mandatory minimum sentence, who receives mandatory minimum sentence or other sentence of imprisonment, to be eligible for conditional release after serving at least one-half of sentence imposed.
Directs Governor or designee to notify presiding judge of circuit court of county of conviction within 10 days of granting certain pardons.
Carried from the House
Became law1
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Requires school district to adopt policy requiring comprehensive district plan on student suicide prevention.
Repeals sunset on moratorium on oil, gas and sulfur leasing in territorial sea.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to review peer-reviewed, independently funded scientific studies of health effects of exposure to microwave radiation, particularly exposure that results from use of wireless network technologies in schools and to report results of review to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than January 2, 2021.
Prohibits insurer from receiving reimbursement or subrogation for personal injury protection benefits or health benefits insurer provided to person injured in motor vehicle accident from any recovery injured person obtains in action for damages except to extent that injured person first receives full compensation for injured person's injuries and reimbursement or subrogation is paid only from total amount of recovery in excess of amount that fully compensates for injured person's injuries.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from employing person as law enforcement officer unless person has completed psychological screening to determine person's fitness to serve as law enforcement officer.
Requires prospective contractor to state in bid or proposal for public contract whether and extent to which prospective contractor will use conflict minerals in performing public contract and whether prospective contractor's disclosures, policies, practices and procedures with respect to procuring conflict minerals comply with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
Reduces length of time of parental desertion or abandonment of child resulting in forfeiture of parent's intestate share of child's estate or parent's interest in property transferred from child to parent by transfer on death deed in parental forfeiture action to one year if person who would benefit from forfeiture is child or sibling of deceased child or three years for all others.
Prohibits use of dog to extract inmate from cell in correctional facilities .
Prohibits Department of Corrections from entering into contract with inmate telephone services provider that authorizes department to receive fee or commission other than reimbursement for expenses.
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 Oregon Health Authority to design, implement and maintain voluntary statewide program to provide nurse home visiting services to families with infants up to six months of age.
Makes person holding resident disabled veteran hunting license eligible for additional preference points in controlled hunt permit preference system.
Prohibits landlord from terminating month-to-month tenancy without cause after 12 months of occupancy.
Requires research facilities that use dogs or cats for laboratory research to offer dogs or cats no longer used for research for adoption prior to euthanasia.
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.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Provides that form or document issued by public body asking person to identify person's race or ethnicity must allow person to select multiple races or ethnicities .
Passed the Senate · 5
Provides that person who served in United States Naval Construction Force, or "Seabees," is eligible to receive veterans' recognition registration plate.
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
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.
Allows development of parsonage on land where nonresidential place of worship is allowed use.
Out of committee · 12
Requires health benefit plan, other than employer-sponsored plan, that covers cost of pregnancy care and childbirth to cover cost of pregnancy care and childbirth for enrollee who is surrogate.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Ocean Science Trust, State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Higher Education Coordinating Commission in certain amounts for certain purposes related to ocean chemistry.
Prohibits State Board of Education, school district or public charter school from requiring student to pass test to demonstrate proficiency in Essential Learning Skills in order to receive diploma.
Establishes Outdoor Therapy Grant Program within State Parks and Recreation Department for purpose of awarding grants to enhance outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural or other natural resource-based therapy programs serving residents of this state.
Establishes Task Force on Protecting Health Information.
Requires individual and group health insurance policies to reimburse services provided by naturopathic physicians within scope of their practice if services are reimbursed when provided by licensed physicians.
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.
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 and 50 percent of increase in premium cost for employee and dependent coverage.
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.
Expands exemption from limitations on employment of retired members of Public Employees Retirement System employed by certain law enforcement and correctional agencies.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of Oregon Constitution for construction of veterans' home in Roseburg, Oregon.
In committee · 19
Prohibits policy or certificate of health insurance from requiring prior authorization for coverage of specified treatment by participating physical or occupational therapist if treatment is medically necessary and falls within quantitative treatment limits of policy or certificate.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Requires manufacturer of digital product to label product with information relating to health risks associated with use of product.
Requires Department of Education, in cooperation with Oregon Health Authority, to conduct study to determine and recommend appropriate health standards to govern student use of computers, mobile digital devices and other electronic media in classrooms.
Repeals statutes requiring imposition of mandatory minimum sentences for persons under 18 years of age at time of commission of crime.
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.
Adds consumer advocate as nonvoting member of Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Establishes Oregon Homeless Youth Task Force.
Prohibits insurers from using credit history or insurance score to decline coverage of, rerate or otherwise determine eligibility for motor vehicle insurance.
Repeals $500,000 limitation on awards of noneconomic damages in civil actions seeking damages for bodily injury, death or property damage.
Repeals provisions relating to use of incremental baseball tax revenues to finance major league stadium.
Directs Department of Revenue to disclose corporate excise and income tax returns to chairpersons and vice chairpersons of legislative committees related to revenue.
Directs Department of Revenue to disclose corporate excise and income tax returns to members of legislative committees related to revenue.
Creates crime of unlawful storage of firearm.
Prohibits court from imposing certain sentences on juvenile offenders.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include physical injury to health care worker performing official duties.
Provides that person applying for license to act as plumber, electrician, landscape professional or contractor is not required to possess high school diploma, modified diploma or equivalent or degree from post-secondary institution.
Requires sellers of manufactured dwellings on rented spaces to provide property disclosure statements, in prescribed form, to prospective purchasers.
Eliminates requirement that children under two years of age be secured in car seat that is rear-facing.