Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Shemia Fagan
Sponsored
Became law2
Allows defendant in eviction action to apply for order setting aside judgment.
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 .
In committee5
Requires ballots returned by mail to be postmarked not later than Saturday before date of election.
Lowers voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old.
Modifies provisions for distribution of award of punitive damages.
Provides that limitations on liability of public bodies for tort claims do not apply when plaintiff proves elements of state or federal crime arising from same facts as tort claim.
Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies that require use of smoke evacuation system during surgical procedures likely to generate surgical smoke.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Requires counties with population of 650,000 or more to use proceeds from sale of foreclosed property to reimburse municipal liens against property for utilities improvements or seismic rehabilitation.
Passed the House1
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Requires school district to adopt policy requiring comprehensive district plan on student suicide prevention.
Includes assistant attorneys general among public employees who are prohibited from striking.
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.
Requires local governments to allow single-family dwellings within urban growth boundary of city with population greater than 25,000 in residential lots platted and zoned for such uses.
Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime.
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.
Requires school districts to provide instruction about Holocaust and genocide beginning with 2020-2021 school year.
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.
Declares purpose of Critical Incident Review Teams.
Exempts graduate students at public universities who qualify for tuition equity from having to pay nonresident tuition.
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.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Modifies juvenile code to prohibit placement of children and wards taken into protective custody in detention facilities.
Passed the Senate · 3
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.
Out of committee · 10
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.
Prohibits denial of medical assistance on basis that individual under 19 years of age is in detention pending adjudication.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to study feasibility of implementing, and to develop plan to implement, program to allow wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Oregon.
Establishes Task Force on Protecting Health Information.
Directs Department of Human Services to conduct annual in-person case planning with ward 14 years of age or older during which department informs ward that ward is eligible for transition services and provides ward with assistance in accessing transition services, if applicable.
Establishes procedure for aggrieved person, whistleblower or representative organization to bring action in name of state to recover civil penalties for violations of certain laws related to labor and employment.
Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts.
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.
Requires health benefit plans, state medical assistance program, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to pay for standard fertility preservation services for covered individual who will undergo medical treatment that is likely to result in iatrogenic infertility.
In committee · 19
Increases minimum wage exemption for purposes of garnishment and execution.
Requires pharmacist to dispense controlled substance in Schedule II of federal Controlled Substances Act in lockable vial.
Allows base pay of attorneys who are employed by public corporation, nonprofit organization, public university or city or county in this state and who perform substantially similar work to be used for comparison of compensation for assistant attorneys general.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
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.
Provides for regulation by Oregon Liquor Control Commission of consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events, including licensure of premises on which temporary events are held.
Requires person applying for renewal of driver license or driver permit to pass knowledge test of traffic laws.
Establishes TriMet Crash Advisory Committee.
Requires health benefit plans to cover fertility and reproductive endocrinology services.
Provides that action based on sexual assault or knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging sexual assault that occurs when person is 18 years of age or older must be commenced within seven years from date person discovers, or in exercise of reasonable care should have discovered, causal connection between sexual assault and injury.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile health care expenditure report concerning expenditures related to medical assistance, Medicare, commercial insurance and self-insurance.
Directs Secretary of State to create Oregon Will Bank and Registry.
Increases value of estate for which small estate affidavit may be filed.
Prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Prohibits court from imposing certain sentences on juvenile offenders.
Requires hospitals or health systems that own or operate, in whole or in part, health care facilities that charge facility fees to report specified information to Oregon Health Authority regarding facilities and to notify patients individually and through public displays of specified information regarding facility fees and costs to patients.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide referral to counsel for child crime victims who are subject to oversight or involvement with department.
Expands definition of "family member" for purposes of family and medical leave.
Directs Department of Human Services to provide reimbursements for transportation expenses incurred on behalf of foster child if expenses are related to child's continuing participation in extracurricular activities child engaged in prior to child's placement in foster home or child-caring agency.