Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Mitch Greenlick
Sponsored
Became law5
Prohibits inclusion of provisions prohibiting installation and use of solar panels for obtaining solar access in declaration or bylaws of planned community.
Adds secular organizations to list of persons and entities authorized to solemnize marriages.
Directs Oregon Medical Board, Oregon State Board of Nursing, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and Oregon Board of Dentistry to provide licensees of boards with opioid and opiate prescribing guidelines and recommendations established by association of licensee practitioners.
Limits number of voting members of Oregon State Hospital Advisory Board serving on ad hoc committees established by board to less than quorum.
Modifies requirements for appearance of spouses who are parties to case in small claims department of circuit court or justice court.
Out of committee2
Imposes tax on inhalant-form nicotine at point of retail sale, based on percentage of wholesale price.
Modifies requirements for coordinated care organizations.
In committee17
Prohibits selling, dispensing or using aviation fuel that contains lead or lead compounds after January 1, 2022.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to, no later than January 1, 2022, adopt by rule standards and programs for reducing diesel emissions from medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks and nonroad diesel engines.
Prohibits financial institutions from unilaterally closing customer account unless customer is given 60 days' notice of closure and of reason for closure.
Specifies requirements for property of nonprofit hospitals and nonprofit health systems to be exempt from taxation.
Creates Help In Cutting Costs for Unusual Pharmaceuticals program in Oregon Health Authority to reimburse high costs incurred by persons in this state to purchase certain pharmaceutical products.
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.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine official rate of medical care inflation to be used by insurers in calculating premium rates.
Increases cigarette tax.
Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly from participating in discussion or debate if actual conflict of interest exists.
Increases fuel tax and motor carrier taxes.
Specifies that Department of Environmental Quality may use moneys available in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund to provide rebates for replacement or removal of certain solid fuel burning devices.
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.
Changes legal rate of interest from nine percent per annum to greater of one percent per annum or rate equal to weekly average one-year constant maturity Treasury yield.
Imposes fee on retail sale of studded tires and on installation of studs in tires.
Establishes Task Force on Medical Assistance Funding.
Allows school district to employ person licensed as school social worker to provide to students in kindergarten through grade eight services that school counselor provides.
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Modifies penalties for crime of interfering with public transportation.
Authorizes State of Oregon to receive moneys pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement, deposit agreement moneys in Clean Diesel Engine Fund and use moneys to award grants for reducing emissions from school buses powered by diesel engines.
Passed the Senate1
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Directs Oregon Health Authority, in coordination with Traditional Health Workers Commission, to biennially review, and revise if necessary, any reimbursement rates for doulas.
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.
Modifies sources of moneys deposited in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund.
Requires governing body of coordinated care organization to include representative from at least one dental care organization that serves members of coordinated care organization.
Requires board of directors of association to use certain information when conducting reserve study of reserve account.
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.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of health services necessary to combat disease outbreak or epidemic.
Modifies definition of "labor contractor" to include property services contractor.
Changes term "osteopath" to "osteopathic physician." Clarifies that doctors of osteopathic medicine practice medicine as physicians.
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.
Vetoed · 1
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements.
Passed the House · 2
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.
Out of committee · 4
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 applicant for housing development containing at least 100 new housing units to give notice to Department of Education and school district.
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.
Requires Legislative Policy and Research Director to convene advisory group to study reimbursment of prescription drugs in medical assistance program, Public Employees' Benefit Board health benefit plans, Oregon Educators Benefit Board health benefit plans and other state-financed programs.
In committee · 10
Modifies methodology for reimbursing hospital costs under self-insured benefit plan offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board.
Establishes Oregon Right to Rest Act.
Allows local government to inhibit or prevent production or use of seed or seed products for purpose of protecting seed or products that are not genetically engineered from adverse impacts of genetically engineered seed or products or if enforcing local measure approved by county voters on May 20, 2014.
Modifies state educational goals to take into consideration students' aspirations, to provide students with well-rounded education and to provide students with sufficient instructional time to meet students' educational goals.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies on responding to officer-involved domestic violence incidents.
Makes corporations eligible to serve on juries.
Requires every corporation to annually file affidavit with Department of Revenue attesting that corporation has registered or attempted to register with United States Selective Service System.
Directs State Department of Energy to develop climate test to conduct reviews for approval of proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects.
Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator services free of charge, in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, or as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
Creates crime of unlawful possession of prohibited container on public beach.