Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Alissa Keny-Guyer
Sponsored
Became law5
Requires long term care referral provider to be registered with Department of Human Services.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to develop and implement Rent Guarantee Program to provide incentives and financial assistance to landlords that rent or lease to low income households by guaranteeing payments to landlords for unpaid rent and for eviction and property damage costs within certain limits.
Requires hospital to adopt policy for release of patients from emergency department following treatment for behavioral health crisis.
Specifies behavioral health services that must be provided by coordinated care organization.
Extends sunset on provisions directing Public Utility Commission to administer programs related to residential telecommunication services, including Oregon Lifeline program.
Passed the House2
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Provides that statement from parent or guardian releasing student seven years of age or younger from requirement to submit certification that student received dental screening within previous 12 months must include explanation of reason that dental screening is burden for student or parent or guardian of student.
Out of committee3
Establishes grant program for purpose of improving kindergarten student-to-teacher ratios in schools that are considered high poverty.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to study barriers to residents applying for medical assistance.
Increases amount of fees charged and collected by county clerks to record or file certain real property documents.
In committee6
Requires Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to develop quality measures to gauge coordinated care organization's compliance with requirement to provide members with access to traditional health workers.
Increases cigarette tax and provides for distribution of increase in revenue.
Reduces maximum term of imprisonment for Class A misdemeanor crime from one year to 364 days.
Requires financial institution to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services customer complaint concerning improper charges to customer's credit card or debit card or improper withdrawals from customer's deposit account that alleges that improper charges or withdrawals came after inadequate disclosure or failure to disclose that initial purchase obligated customer to make additional purchases or payments unless customer acts affirmatively to cancel obligation.
Directs Department of Education to review scientific studies on potential health risks associated with repeated exposure to radiofrequency radiation emitted from wireless computer network technology and wireless communication devices.
Removes existing specification of maximum application and processing fees local government may charge for recommendation regarding Oregon Liquor Control Commission issuance or renewal of license.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Creates offense of selling tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems to person under 21 years of age.
Requires large employers in specified industries to provide new employee with estimated work schedule and to provide current employee with seven days' notice of employee work schedule.
Authorizes establishment of programs by cities for demolition of residences or residential buildings.
Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to adopt Healthy and Safe Schools Plan to address environmental conditions in facilities owned or leased by districts or schools where students or staff are present on regular basis.
Passed the Senate1
Requires law enforcement agency to adopt and enforce policies and procedures for law enforcement officer responding to suicide attempt by individual to encourage individual to authorize officer to call suicide prevention and intervention hotline on individual's behalf.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 33
Expands laws regarding preservation of participating properties that are publicly supported housing.
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions.
Directs Oregon Health Authority, in coordination with Traditional Health Workers Commission, to biennially review, and revise if necessary, any reimbursement rates for doulas.
Modifies purposes for which school districts may receive grants to pay for costs incurred by school districts to purchase food produced or processed in state.
Permits licensed nurse practitioners to perform vasectomies.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules to establish Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide trauma-informed training to child welfare personnel.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program through which individual who is homeless may obtain certified copy of individual's record of live birth at reduced cost or free of charge.
Subject to enumerated exceptions, expands definition of "communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure" within definition of "independent expenditure" to include aggregate expenses of $750 or more that refer to candidate or political party within 30 calendar days of primary election or 60 calendar days of general election.
Allows pharmacists to prescribe and administer injectable hormonal contraceptives and prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives.
Allows nonimmigrant authorized to enter United States under Compact of Free Association to be law enforcement officer.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
Creates alternative process for persons seeking to change name on vital record for purpose of affirming gender identity.
Requires community health improvement plans adopted by coordinated care organizations and community advisory councils to focus on and develop strategy for integrating physical, behavioral and oral health care services.
Expresses intent of Legislative Assembly that, when Legislative Assembly approves increases in funding of services provided by residential training facilities or residential training homes, wages and benefits paid to direct support professionals be increased at comparable rate.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt construction standards for homes that have floor area of not more than 600 square feet.
Modifies sources of moneys deposited in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund.
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 governing body of coordinated care organization to include representative from at least one dental care organization that serves members of coordinated care organization.
Establishes Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Program within Housing and Community Services Department to make loans to eligible organizations to purchase land for affordable housing development and to provide supportive services to residents and low income households.
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 Housing and Community Services Department, in collaboration with Oregon Health Authority, to disburse moneys in Housing for Mental Health Fund for development of community-based housing, crisis intervention services, rental subsidies and other housing-related services for individuals with mental illness and individuals with substance use disorders.
Modifies eligibility for Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program.
Modifies definition of "labor contractor" to include property services contractor.
Modifies civil penalties, license regulation and licensing fees for certain facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Requires coordinated care organization to provide initial health assessment on child enrolled in coordinated care organization no later than 60 days after date that Oregon Health Authority notifies coordinated care organization that child has been taken into custody of Department of Human Services.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Extends sunset on Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account to January 2, 2018, and continuously appropriates moneys in account to Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Requires children under two years of age to be properly secured in car seat in rear-facing position.
Requires Department of Human Services to seek waiver of federal requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance to receive advance installment payments of tax credit for dependent care expenses.
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 · 7
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.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to certain virtual public charter schools.
Requires Health Evidence Review Commission to evaluate therapeutic and clinical effectiveness of hippotherapy for purpose of possible inclusion on prioritized list of health services provided in medical assistance program and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by December 31, 2017.
Requires incumbent holder of state office who seeks to be elected to same office to file nominating petition or declaration of candidacy not later than 77 days before date of primary election.
Modifies eligibility for Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program.
Out of committee · 32
Requires city or county to review and decide on applications for certain housing developments containing affordable housing units within 100 days.
Establishes Oregon Energy and Climate Board as oversight and advisory body for Oregon Department of Energy and Climate.
Modifies requirements for content of State Fire Marshal plan for coordinated response to oil or hazardous material spills or releases that occur during rail transport.
Establishes Office of Oregon Ombudsmen to provide administrative services and support to Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman, Office of the Residential Facilities Ombudsman, Office of the Foster Parent Ombudsman, Office of the Foster Child Ombudsman and Office of the Oregon Public Guardian .
Requires Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to maintain volunteer staff of court appointed special advocates sufficient to meet statutory requirement to appoint court appointed special advocate in every juvenile dependency proceeding.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report annually to Legislative Assembly on implementation of requirements to reimburse cost of child abuse medical assessments conducted by community assessment centers.
Directs Department of Education to establish program to develop and maintain statewide school nursing services.
Requires pharmacy to report deidentified information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed naloxone.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund for operation of Gatekeeper program by NorthWest Senior and Disability Services agency.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to establish Affordable Homeownership Grant Program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations with affordable homeownership programs to provide opportunities for homeownership to persons in low income households.
Establishes Small Donor Funded Elections program to enable candidates for state office to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations.
Sets forth policy objectives for State Department of Energy in administration of income tax credit allowed for construction or installation of alternative energy devices.
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.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to establish program to provide rebates to persons that purchase and register certain low emission vehicles and zero-emission transit buses in this state on or after effective date of Act.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for supporting community efforts to improve economic development and public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood.
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.
For purpose of tax credit for affordable housing lenders, requires Housing and Community Services Department to make annual determination of remaining balance of reserved but not certified tax credits.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services to administer general assistance project.
Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to persons in low income households for repair and rehabilitation of residences.
Designates Act as Oregon First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
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.
Allows local government to create residential PACE programs to assist owners of single-family dwellings in financing utilities improvements and seismic rehabilitation.
Changes name of Oregon Global Warming Commission to Oregon Climate Change Commission.
Modifies requirements relating to evacuation of residents of adult foster homes.
For rules implementing certain federal environmental laws that Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality has been delegated authority to administer, prohibits commission from amending or revising rules to be less stringent than certain federal standards and requirements.
Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment providers and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate care for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing.
In committee · 28
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.
Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule certain statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits by no later than January 1, 2018.
Provides that Director of the Oregon Health Authority may enter into agreements governing sharing and use of information reported to prescription monitoring program with regulatory authorities of other states that administer prescription monitoring programs.
Requires pharmacy to report de-identified information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed naloxone.
Directs Oregon Transportation Commission to adopt rules establishing quantitative system for scoring and ranking transportation projects that are being considered by commission for inclusion in Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.
Alters passenger motor vehicle registration fee from flat rate to fee based on formula.
Requires children under two years of age to be properly secured in car seat in rear-facing position.
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.
Modifies requirements for local community right to know regulatory programs for toxic substances and harmful substances.
Imposes fee on retail sale of studded tires and on installation of studs in tires.
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.
Requires Department of Human Services to seek approval from United States Department of Agriculture to allow students to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits using Free Application for Federal Student Aid form.
Requires Department of Human Services to seek approval from United States Department of Agriculture to allow unemployed or underemployed full-time post-secondary students to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Directs Department of Human Services to study necessary improvements to regulation of community-based care, including but not limited to residential care facilities and adult foster homes, and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly.
Directs Department of Human Services to study necessary improvements in regulation of memory care facilities and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly.
Modifies provisions relating to care facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from new facilities generating methane or other toxic gas.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from dairy confined animal feeding operations.
Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable.
Confirms that discrimination claim may address disparate impact discrimination, or action that is fair in form but discriminatory in operation.
States that legislative policy of State of Oregon is to recognize right to due process of law.
Directs State Department of Energy to develop climate test to conduct reviews for approval of proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects.
For purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act, expands definition of "public place" to include common areas of commercial residential buildings and residential buildings with two or more rental units.
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.
Provides that Department of State Lands shall distribute certain moneys that have been in Common School Fund Account for 25 years or more.