Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Diego Hernandez
Sponsored
In committee3
Establishes grant program under which Department of Education awards grants to school districts for percentage of certain student transportation costs for which school district does not receive any amount in distributions from State School Fund.
Directs Department of Education to identify and adopt procedures for reporting and collecting data related to acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying.
Requires Public Defense Services Commission to adopt policies, procedures, standards and guidelines regarding providing immigration consultation to noncitizen public defense clients.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions.
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing.
Authorizes City of Portland to designate speed that is five miles per hour lower than statutory speed when highway is located in residence district and highway is not arterial highway.
Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group to develop statewide ethnic studies standards for adoption into existing statewide social studies standards for public kindergarten through grade 12.
Requires each community college and public university to establish process for recommending, and providing oversight for implementation of, cultural competency standards for institution and institution's employees.
Prohibits state contracting agency from entering into public contract with prospective contractor that has not certified that prospective contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes of workers.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Removes special training requirement from statutes governing prescribing, dispensing and distributing naloxone.
Prohibits public body from disclosing specified information concerning person unless required by state or federal law.
Passed the House · 6
During first nine months of occupancy, prohibits landlord from terminating month-to-month tenancy within 60 days of receiving from tenant request for repairs to correct certain building, health or housing code violation or unhabitable condition.
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Imposes moratorium until December 31, 2027, on use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Authorizes court to award retail customers of vehicle dealers statutory damages under certain circumstances.
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Out of committee · 16
Establishes Task Force on Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule complaint process to report school district policy in violation of state law prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying and cyberbullying.
Directs Youth Development Council to develop statewide plan to provide out-of-school youth with opportunities to become reengaged and to succeed in education or workforce.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to advise and assist in implementing targeted outreach and marketing for Health Care for All Oregon Children program.
Allows cause of action against patent holder for genetically engineered organism present on land without permission of owner or lawful occupant.
Allocates $350,000 to Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Establishes subtraction from personal income taxes for amounts that taxpayers pay in student loan interest.
Establishes grant program for purpose of improving kindergarten student-to-teacher ratios in schools that are considered high poverty.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide covered employee with portion of wages while on family medical leave or military leave.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
Establishes Task Force on Family Engagement in Education.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to provide funds to assist first-time home buyers from low income households through programs administered by department and grants to eligible nonprofit organizations, housing authorities and local governments.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for deposit in Safe Routes to Schools Fund for grant awards under safe routes to schools program.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities.
Provides that person may not make retail sale of tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises located in this state unless person sells tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises for which license has been issued.
In committee · 14
Repeals prohibition on city or county ordinance or resolution controlling rent charged for rental of dwelling unit.
Requires Department of Revenue to submit to Legislative Revenue Officer information from Oregon tax returns about certain corporations doing business in Oregon.
Establishes Oregon Right to Rest Act.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Provides that youth offenders sentenced to mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain crimes committed at 15, 16 or 17 years of age are eligible for conditional release hearing if they are in custody of Oregon Youth Authority on 24th birthday.
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Requires candidate for President or Vice President of United States, in order to appear on general election ballot or in general election voters' pamphlet, to provide Secretary of State with copy of candidate's federal income tax returns for five years preceding year of general election and with written consent for public disclosure of tax returns.
Prohibits requiring high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate as qualification for obtaining limited specialty plumber license to install or replace residential water heaters.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Requires landlord to deposit and maintain security deposit in separate account from all other funds and inform tenant of financial institution in which security deposit is held.
Allows school district to employ person licensed as school social worker to provide to students in kindergarten through grade eight services that school counselor provides.
Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator services free of charge, in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, or as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
Provides that Department of State Lands shall distribute certain moneys that have been in Common School Fund Account for 25 years or more.