Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Sponsored
Became law7
Modifies circumstances under which Oregon Liquor Control Commission may refuse to approve liquor license for applicant.
Modifies provisions relating to regulation of physician assistants.
Expands public records disclosure exemption to records, communications and information received by counties and cities in connection with applications for economic development moneys, support or assistance.
Requires Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board to consider costs of reinsurance program for children's coverage when determining sufficiency of funds in Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account.
Permits Oregon Health Authority to approve one or more pilot projects relating to dental health.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to develop standards for administrative requirements for student placement in clinical training settings in Oregon and report to interim legislative committee on or before June 30, 2012.
Designates June 25 of every year as Korean War Veterans Honor Day.
Passed the Senate2
Makes permanent provisions allowing health care representative to consent to hospitalization of principal for treatment of behavior caused by dementia.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to study methods used in other states to address issues relating to scope of practice of health professionals.
Out of committee2
Declares that physician faculty workforce shortage exists.
Removes sunset on Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission .
In committee10
Increases amount allocated for highway project on Interstate 84 at 257th Avenue Interchange.
Establishes Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Licensing Board in Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Youth Authority for purpose of gang intervention services in east Multnomah County.
Prohibits licensees of Oregon Liquor Control Commission from manufacturing, importing, storing, delivering, distributing or selling alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or containing other substances used for increasing energy levels.
Prohibits distribution of free samples of tobacco products.
Modifies definition of "rural area" for purposes of Strategic Investment Program.
Provides for publication of notice by posting on home page of unit of local government's Internet website.
Requires that one chiropractic physician serve on Health Services Commission.
Requires health insurers and third party administrators to use standard prior authorization form prescribed by Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Defines "gift card" to include card usable with more than one seller of goods or services.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Removes sunset on Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to administer Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program to lend incremental Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program tax revenues to certified employers.
Requires state agencies to ask if customer or client is veteran and provide information from Department of Veterans' Affairs and reintegration team within Oregon Military Department to veterans.
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low-income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Clarifies that state board or commission may meet through telephone or other electronic means.
Expands exemption of homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juice from Liquor Control Act.
Requires Department of Education to provide assistance to school districts, government agencies and community groups related to United States Department of Agriculture's Afterschool Meal and Snack Program.
Establishes Task Force on Oregon Curriculum and Training Standards for Performing Clinical Breast Examinations.
Eliminates sunset on provisions related to business development loans and entrepreneurial development loans.
Requires district attorney of each county to organize sexual assault response team.
Provides for state "on" indicator for any week when rate of insured unemployment is at least 6.5 percent and average rate of total unemployment in Oregon for most recent three-month period is at least 110 percent of average for any corresponding three-month period ending in three preceding years.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Requires Legislative Assembly to maintain reports of legislative committee witnesses and post reports on legislative website.
Prohibits sale of gift card that cannot be redeemed for cash when face value declines to amount less than $5 and card has been used for at least one purchase.
Requires designation of at least five and not more than 15 regionally significant industrial areas.
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage of telemedical health service provided in connection with treatment of diabetes that meets certain criteria if health service is otherwise covered by plan.
Removes outdated or redundant provisions related to preparation and distribution of education laws, School Improvement Fund grant evaluation and reporting requirements, school district and school performance reports, Oregon Report Card contents, community learning center evaluations, reports by Department of Education related to high school completion requirements, evaluation and reporting requirements related to Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century...
Modifies crimes relating to child pornography.
Designates February 24 of each year as Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon.
Increases exemption from execution for tools, implements, apparatus, team, harness or library that are necessary to enable judgment debtor to carry on trade, occupation or profession from $3,000 to $5,000.
Requires Department of Human Services and county partners to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs to provide family preservation and reunification child welfare services.
Establishes Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice and creates procedure for awarding medal to family of law enforcement officer who died while performing duties or was killed because of employment as law enforcement officer.
Passed the Senate · 5
Requires employer to provide paid or unpaid time off for Veterans Day to employees who are veterans.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Requires school employees to report acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying.
Allows eligible employees to take family leave to deal with death of family member.
Provides that failure to include required modification form with notice of sale, failure to comply with provisions governing loan modifications and failure to record required affidavit of compliance with loan modification requirements are unlawful practices subject to enforcement under unlawful trade practices law.
Out of committee · 3
Prohibits gillnet fishing in lower Columbia River from March 1 through May 31 except in off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Requires state agencies to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program subject to exceptions.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for providing health care coverage for all Oregonians, including recommendations for constitutionally-dedicated sales tax, assumptions regarding private sector health care delivery options and elimination of need of employers to provide health insurance coverage to employees, and options to eliminate plan deductibles for persons below certain levels of federal poverty guidelines.
In committee · 6
Prohibits retailer from selling, leasing, offering for sale or lease or otherwise distributing cellular telephone unless cellular telephone and packaging bear specific label.
Allows city to order cessation of alcoholic beverage sales or other operations at premises licensed for full or limited on-premises sales or as brewery-public house upon reasonable belief that continued sales or operation are immediate threat to public safety.
Requires that one member of Oregon Liquor Control Commission have expertise in law enforcement or public safety.
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to place restrictions on activities at licensed premises if commission has grounds to believe certain conditions exist.
Modifies list of debilitating medical conditions for which medical marijuana is available and removes power of Oregon Health Authority to add other debilitating medical conditions to list.
Establishes Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation as public corporation to be governed by board of directors and supervised by executive director.