Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Mitch Greenlick
Sponsored
Became law9
Allows state agency to decline to assign debt of estate to private collection agency if state agency has notice that estate has closed.
Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of personally identifiable and protected health information.
Creates process by which person found guilty except for insanity can apply to court for order setting aside judgment of guilty except for insanity.
Requires health benefit plan to cover cost of colonoscopy for insured who is 50 years of age or older and who has positive fecal test result.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with representatives from public universities to evaluate best method for overseeing public universities to ensure universities interview at least one minority applicant when hiring head coach or athletic director.
Directs school districts to allow students to use sun-protective clothing and sunscreen.
Changes governmental framework for conducting public health activities in this state and for providing public health services to residents of this state.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with public universities to develop effective solutions to problem of students who enroll at public university, complete two or more years of coursework and leave university without graduating or receiving official recognition.
Requires hospital to adopt written discharge policies.
Passed the House2
Prohibits inclusion, in instrument conveying or contracting to convey real property or in declaration or bylaws of planned community or condominium, of provisions prohibiting installation and use of solar panels for obtaining solar access.
Adds secular organizations and members and former members of Legislative Assembly to list of persons and entities authorized to solemnize marriages.
Out of committee2
Establishes Gaming Council to study and report on gaming policies and activities in Oregon.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-P general obligation bonds to provide matching funds to school districts for improvements to school security infrastructure.
In committee23
Corrects references, removes references to repealed statutes and repeals statute that conflicts with another statute.
Creates task force to investigate barriers to health insurance coverage.
Modifies duties of Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation and authorizes use of federal technology for health insurance exchange.
Repeals sunset on hospital assessment.
Permits playing of social games, poker games and poker tournaments in certain establishments if authorized by city or county.
Increases fuel tax and motor carrier taxes.
Requires permit for operation of motor vehicle with studded tires.
Creates Task Force on Extending the Westside Express Service Commuter Line to Salem.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine official rate of medical care inflation to be used by insurers in determining premium rates.
Increases cigarette tax.
Provides that maximum period of commitment or conditional release of person found guilty except for insanity of felony is equal to presumptive sentence person would have received under sentencing guidelines of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules making nicotine Schedule III controlled substance.
Includes finding of guilty except for insanity as conviction that may be expunged.
Removes requirement for Oregon Health Authority to prescribe rules regarding health practitioner referrals.
Requires person arrested for driving while under influence of intoxicants to submit to fingerprinting within five days of arrest.
Increases license tax on leaded aircraft fuel.
Requires insurers to accept third party payments for health insurance premiums.
Provides that owner of abutting real property may not be required to maintain or repair sidewalks or curbs, and no lien for assessment for repairs may attach to abutting real property, if abutting real property does not have direct access to sidewalks or curbs.
Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly from participating in discussion or debate if actual conflict of interest exists.
Requires contracting agency, before advertising or soliciting procurement, to request Oregon Health Authority to conduct public health impact assessment on proposed procurement.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule standards and programs for on-road and nonroad diesel engines no later than January 1, 2020.
Modifies definition of "terminal disease" in Oregon Death With Dignity Act.
Requires Director of Oregon Youth Authority to request hearing before transferring or returning to Department of Corrections physical custody of person or youth whose physical custody had been transferred to Oregon Youth Authority.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Abolishes Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation and board of directors of corporation and transfers powers, rights, obligations, liabilities, functions and duties to Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Makes changes to laws governing hospital nursing staff, including laws setting forth composition of hospital nurse staffing committees and laws governing content of written hospital-wide staffing plans.
Modifies size and membership of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Specifies requirements for hospital policies for discharge planning involving patient who is hospitalized for mental health treatment.
Requires Department of Human Services to convene work group to study consolidation of application processes for human and social services and to report recommendation to Legislative Assembly.
Requires state contracting agency to use solicitation template that Attorney General and Oregon Department of Administrative Services develop, approve and make available in advertising and soliciting procurements under Public Contracting Code and to use contract form or contract template, as appropriate, that Attorney General and department develop, approve and make available as basis for public contracts into which state contracting agency enters.
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Requires law enforcement agency to establish policies and procedures for use and retention of recordings from cameras worn upon police officer's person to record officer's interactions with members of public.
Requires continuation of group health insurance coverage for employee on family leave on same terms as when employee is not on leave.
Requires universities with institutional governing boards to continue to participate in shared services relating to listed employee benefits and to collective bargaining until July 1, 2019.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
Requires owners of rental property subject to federal rural rental housing loans to provide at least one year's notice of date of maturity of loans to tenants, Housing and Community Services Department, housing authorities and local governments.
Permits medical assistance recipients and coordinated care organizations to use Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Extends sunset on provisions allowing retired members of Public Employees Retirement System to be employed full-time by public employer as nursing instructor or as trainer for Department of Public Safety Standards and Training without loss of retirement benefits.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Creates exemption to prohibition on recording conversations for person who openly and in plain view records law enforcement officer while officer is performing official duties and person is in place where person may lawfully be.
Requires school district to eliminate use of polystyrene foam plates, trays, food containers or food packaging in service of any meal unless school district recycles polystyrene foam.
Directs governing entity of public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with third party financial firm for student financial aid services to consider federal policies for contracting.
Requires that hospital rules granting admitting privileges to licensed, certified nurse midwife nurse practitioner meet specified requirements.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Creates Oregon Retirement Savings Board in office of State Treasurer.
Provides that tax-exempt nonprofit organization may supply to Oregon Liquor Control Commission informational materials about human trafficking, including adhesive stickers, provided that materials contain objectively verifiable information only about human trafficking.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Requires Department of Transportation to study options for improving on-time performance of passenger trains .
Creates position of Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs and specifies responsibilities.
Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.
Passed the House · 2
Requires physician, physician assistant or individual licensed to practice nursing, in specified numbers, to be present at blood drives.
Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance, within available funds, to low income children residing in Oregon if necessary to move toward goals of Legislative Assembly expressed in law and to improve health of Oregon communities.
Out of committee · 4
Modifies criteria to qualify for grant to be used to provide instructional time during summer program.
Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop program to provide guidance to local governments and special districts regarding planning for natural disasters.
Creates task force to study training of direct care staff who support individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Allows personal income taxpayers to subtract certain amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans from taxable income, subject to same income limitations applicable to federal education loan interest deduction.
In committee · 13
Requires hospital or provider of residential treatment that discharges individual with mental illness to provide case management services to assist individual in transitioning to outpatient mental health treatment.
Requires Department of Human Services to prescribe income limits for temporary assistance to needy families program that are equal to 66 percent of federal poverty guidelines.
Requires Oregon Business Development Commission and Oregon Business Development Department to ensure that agreement with recipient of financial incentives made by department establishes specific job creation or job retention performance measures which, if not achieved, will result in requirement that recipient pay back amount of financial incentives granted, and is drafted in accordance with best practice standards for contractual agreements involving financial incentives.
Directs Department of Education to distribute moneys as strategic investment under Oregon Early Reading Program to nonprofit organizations that provide academically-aligned, evidence-based literacy programs through volunteer mentors who are 50 years of age or older to school districts for purpose of increasing delivery of reading assistance to students in kindergarten through third grade.
Includes transit pass costs as approved transportation costs for purpose of State School Fund distributions.
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Defines "wages" for certain wage claims.
Prohibits use of studded tires.
Directs Department of Education to reimburse school districts for costs incurred in providing certain vision screenings.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to reimburse freestanding birthing center based on median cost to birthing centers in this state of providing services.
Requires manufacturer of prescription drug with annual wholesale acquisition cost of $10,000 or more, or with wholesale acquisition cost of $10,000 or more per course of treatment, to file annual report with Oregon Health Authority on costs associated with prescription drug for previous calendar year.
Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to remove official State of Mississippi flag from Walk of Flags display at State Capitol State Park and replace with Mississippi Magnolia Flag.