Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Mitch Greenlick
Sponsored
Became law5
Changes name of Oregon Health Licensing Agency to Health Licensing Office and name of Oregon Health Licensing Agency Account to Health Licensing Office Account.
Allows employees of local governments to participate in benefit plans provided by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Creates Task Force on Future of Public Health Services to study regionalization and consolidation of public health services and future of public health services in Oregon in order to make recommendations for legislation.
Exempts nonresident nurse from Oregon licensing requirement if nurse is licensed and in good standing in another state, nurse is practicing in this state without compensation on no more than two temporary assignments not to exceed five days in any 12-month period and assignments are for general public benefit.
Requires persons that operate websites that disseminate photographic records of arrested individuals and charge fees for removal of these records to remove photographs and related information from all websites within their ownership or control without charging fee when requested in writing and arrest resulted in acquittal or violation, or following expunction.
Passed the House1
Directs school districts to consider competence of teacher when transferring teacher to different subject or grade level when school district reduces staff in certain circumstances.
Out of committee4
Requires Department of Transportation to study impact of studded tires on highway maintenance cost and to report results to Legislative Assembly.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-P general obligation bonds to provide matching funds to school districts for improvements to school security infrastructure.
Requires portion of each meeting of governing body of coordinated care organization to be open to public, for purpose of taking comment and announcing significant decisions.
Creates new definitions for provisions related to reduction of use of toxic substances and reduction of generation of hazardous waste.
In committee17
Repeals sunset on assessment on health insurance premiums and on medical claims paid by self-insured health benefit plan offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board.
Implements program by which patients may properly dispose of prescription drugs at hospitals and long term care facilities.
Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of individually identifiable health information.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules making nicotine Schedule III controlled substance.
Increases cigarette tax.
Increases fuel tax and motor carrier taxes.
Imposes fee on retail sale of studded tires and on installation of studs in tires.
Imposes excise tax on sale of sugar-sweetened beverages and concentrates.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule provisions requiring that certain permit applications include analysis regarding toxic air emissions.
Creates Task Force on Extending the Westside Express Service Commuter Line to Salem.
Establishes Portland State University as public corporation under control of Portland Metropolitan Universities Board of Directors.
Transfers Bonny Slope from Multnomah County to Washington County.
Prohibits Department of Transportation from expending moneys for Columbia River Crossing Project until certain conditions are met.
Creates prepaid tuition contracts for Oregon residents under Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Commission to make reasonable efforts to arrive at agreement with Portland Parks and Recreation to acquire Forest Park.
Relieves from sex offender reporting requirements person found guilty except for insanity of sex crime whom court discharges from custody after making finding that person either is no longer affected by mental disease or defect or, in certain circumstances, does not present substantial danger to others.
Creates crime of unlawful possession or transfer of assault weapon or large capacity magazine.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Makes laws regulating restaurants and bed and breakfast facilities applicable to public bodies and to public corporations exempted from definition of public body.
Specifies terms for contracts entered into between Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations.
Passed the Senate1
Requires hospital to implement safe patient handling policy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to submit report for each tax credit scheduled to expire in following even-numbered year.
Modifies circumstances under which additional moneys may be collected from residential electricity consumers under public purpose charge expenditure standard.
Designates November of each year as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month.
Modifies method for determining amount of lottery proceeds to be allocated to Problem Gambling Treatment Fund in fiscal quarter.
Authorizes civil and criminal forfeiture of motor vehicle if person is convicted of certain offenses relating to driving while suspended or revoked.
Removes, from health insurance coverage requirements for chemical dependency and mental or nervous conditions, exemption for treatment resulting from conviction of driving while under influence of intoxicants.
Prohibits cost-sharing for health services, medications and supplies medically necessary for management of diabetes during pregnancy through six weeks postpartum.
Prohibits court from considering party's disability in determining child custody unless court finds behaviors or limitations related to party's disability endanger or will endanger health, safety or welfare of child.
Provides that certain boards may adopt rules under which board may require person authorized to practice profession regulated by board to receive cultural competency continuing education.
Directs public education programs to submit specified information about number of students and number of licensed or registered teachers regularly assigned to students.
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Authorizes person licensed in practice of physical therapy in another jurisdiction to provide physical therapy services to individual employed by or affiliated with touring theater company, performing arts company, athletic team or athletic organization.
Changes circumstances under which licensed physical therapist must refer person to medical doctor, osteopathic physician, chiropractic physician, podiatric physician and surgeon, naturopathic physician, dentist, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities.
Prohibits entity doing business in this state as tanning facility from allowing person who is under 18 years of age to use tanning device that is owned or operated by entity, except under specified circumstance.
Requires insurers to reimburse physician assistants and nurse practitioners in independent practices at same rate as physicians for same services.
Permits Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with transportation departments in Washington State and British Columbia regarding Cascades Rail Corridor.
Eliminates adverse impact process for new publicly funded post-secondary programs or locations.
Requires school district that is sponsor of public charter school to include public charter school annual audit to Department of Education as part of audit report for school district.
Establishes office of State Chief Information Officer in Oregon Department of Administrative Services for purpose of directing, coordinating and overseeing policy related to information technology.
Exempts electronic mail addresses in possession or custody of executive department, local government, local service district or special government body from required disclosure under public records law, except for electronic mail addresses assigned by public body to public employees for use in ordinary course of employment.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
Requires appointment of State Integrated Pest Management Coordinator.
Prohibits beneficiary from requiring as condition of short sale, except in certain circumstances, that nonprofit entity that purchases property in short sale, or that purchases note from beneficiary, enter into agreement with beneficiary or grantor that limits or bars grantor from owning or occupying residential property after short sale or sale of note.
Increases number of locations for which distillery licensee may permit tastings of distillery products.
Removes certain exemptions from fees and taxation for out-of-state banks, extranational institutions or foreign associations that engage in certain activities within this state.
Establishes Task Force on Minority Language Voting Materials.
Passed the House · 4
Prohibits merchant from requiring statement of account as condition for cardholder to obtain refund of amount in payment card transaction.
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Adds two members to Oregon Education Investment Board.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Out of committee · 9
Requires that public bodies develop and implement policies for securely removing personal information from digital data storage devices and other electronic data storage devices owned by public body, leased by public body or otherwise under control of public body before selling, donating, recycling or otherwise disposing of device.
Requires Department of Human Services to establish advisory committee to assist department in developing recommendations for general assistance program to serve low-income, childless adults with disabilities and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly.
Establishes requirements for health insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with Department of Environmental Quality, to provide financial assistance to public and private owners of brownfields and other properties contaminated with hazardous substances to assess need for environmental action.
Prohibits specified nonfarm uses on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules requiring provision of fluoride rinse to certain students after certain meals.
Requires superintendent of Oregon State Hospital to establish and implement program for hiring full-time or part-time relief positions consisting of health care personnel who provide specified services.
In committee · 51
Creates or adjusts sunset for certain income and corporate excise tax expenditures not required under federal law or Oregon Constitution.
Requires statements of independent expenditures to be filed with Secretary of State using electronic filing system.
Guarantees admission to public universities of this state if students meet certain standards established by State Board of Education.
Requires premises licensed for alcohol consumption and meeting specified criteria to obtain nightclub endorsement from Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Prohibits person that issues credit card or debit card or that provides service as payment card network from restricting or prohibiting merchant from disclosing amount of interchange transaction fee or network fee that merchant pays to person, specifying minimum dollar amount for which merchant will accept credit card or debit card as payment in retail transaction or offering other person discount for using payment method other than credit card or debit card in retail transaction.
Requires Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare employment impact statements for legislative measures reported out of committee that affect employment in this state.
Requires telecommunications contract between telecommunications utility and residential customer to allow customer to terminate contract without penalty if customer enters hospice program.
Prohibits sale of certain consumer goods by self-checkout device.
Creates defense to prostitution for person under 18 years of age.
Modifies certain provisions relating to state initiative measures that require appropriation or expenditure of public moneys.
Prohibits school districts from entering into contract with entity that is for-profit entity unless contract is for good or service that is provided only by for-profit entities.
Prohibits contracting agency from entering into public contract for services with contractor that uses contact center located outside United States to perform all or part of services that are basis of public contract.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring all infants born at birthing facilities located in this state to be screened for congenital heart defects.
Directs Department of Transportation to approve tollway project proposed by private entity if certain conditions are met.
Increases penalty for offense of operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile communication device from maximum fine of $250 to maximum fine of $2,000.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot project, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to require recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to participate in shopping and nutrition education program.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot project, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value, as defined by United States Department of Agriculture, using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Repeals provision that prevents local governments from imposing conditions on approved permits that effectively establish sales price for residential development or limit purchase to class or group of purchasers.
Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board.
Requires district school board that allows student to attend school of other school district under contract or by giving consent to adopt specified standards for admittance.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to adopt rules that prohibit public university within Oregon University System from providing information about student enrolled in public university to person that is engaged in business of extending or offering to extend credit by means of credit card unless student gives public university express written consent and from advertising or permitting another person to advertise any offer to extend credit by means of credit card in official publication
Exempts entire value of homestead from sale on execution, lien of judgment or liability for debts of owner if debt arises directly from or as result of "catastrophic or terminal illness or injury.
Requires financial institution that has contract with state agency to disburse government benefit to individual by means of debit card to disclose fees for using debit card or in connection with debit card to individual and state agency.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study of sites ready for industrial development.
Includes siblings as family members for purposes of family leave.
Directs Department of Transportation and designated voter registration agency to provide Secretary of State with monthly list of individuals who have changed address.
Requires statements of independent expenditures to be filed with Secretary of State using electronic filing system.
Creates State Agency Innovation Fund.
Directs State Department of Energy to conduct study of renewable thermal energy and renewable gas.
Prohibits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services from approving rate filing for health benefit plan that reimburses serious adverse events.
Requires contracting agency to give preference to bidder or proposer that releases smaller total amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane and ozone during or as result of manufacturing, transporting and disposing of goods or while providing services that are subject of procurement.
Prohibits discrimination or retaliation against employee who expresses concerns about wage inequity based on sex.
Prohibits discrimination against members of certain protected classes in payment of wages for work of comparable character that requires comparable skills to perform.
Requires consumer contract that provides for early termination fee to include clear and conspicuous disclosure of amount of fee and total amount consumer must pay under consumer contract to avoid early termination fee.
Requires insurer to notify affected policyholders, and persons who requested notification, of rate filing for certain premium rate increases.
Specifies condition under which insurer is exempt from requirement to notify insured in writing of cancellation due to nonpayment of premium.
Permits contracting agency that uses public funds to procure goods or services under Public Contracting Code to give preference to bidder or proposer that is headquartered or owned locally, will obtain equipment, material and supplies locally or will employ workers locally.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services to adopt standards and conduct examinations to ensure linguistic competence of health care facility and residential facility direct care staff hired on or after January 1, 2014.
Requires licensing agency to adopt rules to ensure that caregivers in licensed residential facilities and adult foster homes have practical knowledge and skills necessary to maintain health, safety and welfare of residents.
Creates crime of distribution of tobacco products to person under 21 years of age.
Limits compensation of video lottery game retailers to specified percentage of net receipts from video lottery games.
Allows parties to good neighbor agreement to file agreement with Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Requires peace officers to inform stopped persons that giving consent to search is optional.
Establishes process for random external file review in certain workers' compensation claims.
Directs state agencies administering tax expenditures with purpose connected to economic development to establish policies and procedures for establishing and verifying goals and objectives of tax expenditures.
Prohibits person from selling graffiti materials unless person keeps graffiti materials locked in secure location, prospective purchaser provides person with photo identification and person keeps certain records of sale.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services, in collaboration with Oregon Health Authority, to study options for reinsurance program to spread risk in health insurance markets statewide.
Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to create, upon request of member of Legislative Assembly, racial and ethnic impact statement for proposed legislation or state measure.
Directs Public Defense Services Commission to adopt policies and negotiate contracts that provide for compensation of appointed counsel at rate equivalent to assistant or deputy district attorney of comparable experience practicing within same county as appointed counsel.
Creates Task Force on Bridges Across the Willamette River in Multnomah County.
Requires washing machine sold in this state to carry warning label stating potential risk to small children of serious injury or drowning.