Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Ginny Burdick
Sponsored
Became law2
Broadens exemption to provisions regulating cosmetology disciplines for persons who prepare individual's hair solely for professional photograph or theatrical performance.
Establishes Task Force on Researching the Medical and Public Health Properties of Cannabis for purpose of studying and making report, including recommendations for legislation, on development of medical cannabis industry that provides patients with medical products that meet individual patient needs.
Passed the Senate1
Makes changes to Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, including limiting amount of plants that may be grown at addresses where marijuana grow sites are located and requiring registration of marijuana processing sites.
Out of committee1
Increases amount of maximum total tax credits for certified film production development contributions for fiscal year.
In committee5
Requires law enforcement agency to establish policies and procedures for retaining recordings from cameras worn upon police officer's person to record officer's interactions with members of public.
Specifies amount of civil penalty that Oregon Liquor Control Commission may impose on licensee for violating law or rule related to regulation of marijuana.
Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to develop and maintain system for tracking marijuana items offered for retail sale in this state.
For purposes of transfer to Shared Services Fund, limits personal income tax revenue to revenue due to jobs that did not exist on date property of eligible project was granted exemption.
Makes changes to law providing for registration of marijuana grow sites under Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
Carried from the House
Became law2
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.
Prohibits carrier or third party administrator from disclosing to persons, other than enrollee who receives health services, protected health information relating to services provided to enrollee.
Passed the House1
Requires certain persons to not drive in far left lane unless passing.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Allows food establishment located within residential dwelling to produce limited amounts of certain foods for sale to public without being regulated by State Department of Agriculture.
Repeals sunset on provisions related to low carbon fuel standards.
Requires all employers to implement sick time for employees.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish training program and specifies elements that program must include.
Prohibits possession of firearm or ammunition by person who is subject to certain court order protecting intimate partner or child of person or intimate partner, or who has been convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes committed against family member.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for communication among local mental health authorities and systems to improve notifications and information-sharing when death suspected to be suicide involves individual 24 years of age or younger.
Authorizes scrap metal business to make payment by electronic funds transfer, stored value card or stored value device.
Requires private person to complete transfer of firearm by appearing with transferee before gun dealer to request criminal background check or shipping or delivering firearm to gun dealer in certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 4
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Directs Department of Human Services to convene work group to develop common client confidentiality release form to be used by public bodies and community organizations to enable and facilitate appropriate sharing of confidential information.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Instructs Bureau of Labor and Industries to increase investigatory staff devoted to investigating complaints of pay equity and gender discrimination by one full-time position.
In committee · 4
Requires State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or supervisory authority to prohibit contact with member of victim's immediate family as condition of post-prison supervision or parole for person convicted of sex crime.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires health insurance policies or certificates that include prescription drug benefits, health benefit plans and the state medical assistance program to cover costs of specified women's health care drugs and services.
Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.