Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Mitch Greenlick
Sponsored
Became law3
Adds to rights of persons with mental illness committed to Oregon Health Authority, right to reasonable privacy and security in resting, sleeping, dressing, bathing, personal hygiene and toileting.
Repeals sunset date on temporary law and makes permanent law requiring public universities to interview qualified minority candidate when hiring head coach.
Requires Director of the Oregon Health Authority to provide forum for all vertically integrated, nonprofit health care systems in Oregon to collaborate to envision health care delivery system for Oregon's future.
Passed the House2
Prohibits anyone other than patient from administering medication to end patient's life in humane and dignified manner.
Removes ability of parent to decline required immunizations against restrictable diseases on behalf of child for reason other than child's indicated medical diagnosis.
Out of committee3
Creates Task Force on Extending the Westside Express Service Commuter Line to Salem.
Requires school districts to provide coordinated comprehensive school counseling program.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to research innovative approaches to delivery and financing of health care in other states and countries and report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on any practices that could be implemented in this state.
In committee10
Requires financial institution, when unilaterally closing account, to notify account holder of reason for closure.
Prohibits anyone other than patient from administering medication to end patient's life in humane and dignified manner.
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.
Requires State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, upon request of individual who has been disciplined by board, to remove from its website and other publicly accessible print and electronic publications information relating to discipline of individual if individual meets certain criteria.
Requires Director of Oregon Youth Authority to request hearing before transferring to Department of Corrections physical custody of person aging out of Oregon Youth Authority custody.
Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to use smoke evacuation system during surgical procedures likely to generate surgical smoke.
Prohibits possession of large-capacity magazine 180 days after effective date of Act.
Increases cigarette tax.
Redefines crime of aggravated murder.
Removes future dangerousness as factor for jury to determine when deciding on sentence of death.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Creates exception under Death with Dignity Act to 15-day waiting period for patient with less than 15 days to live.
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide partially or fully compensated time away from work to covered individual who meets certain criteria while covered individual is on family leave, medical leave or safe leave.
Requires specified professional regulatory boards to require persons authorized to practice professions regulated by board to complete cultural competency continuing education.
Eliminates requirement that person provide proof of legal presence before Department of Transportation issues noncommercial driver license, noncommercial driver permit or identification card.
Requires public employer to grant reasonable paid time to public employee who is designated representative to engage in certain activities.
Designates May of each year as ALS Awareness Month.
Requires Department of Human Services to award grants to refugee resettlement agencies to provide specified services to refugees.
Designates October 9 of each year as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day.
Directs Department of Transportation to study train delays experienced by trains operated by Amtrak and report on findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to transportation on or before September 15, 2020.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to disclose certain patient information to dental directors for specified purposes.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020.
Directs Department of Corrections, in cooperation with Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, to establish pilot program to provide legal services that assist women who are incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to reenter and reintegrate into local communities, to reduce womens' vulnerability to domestic violence and to obtain employment, housing services and other benefits.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with vendor to conduct demographic study of dental needs and geographic distribution of COFA citizens in this state and to issue request for information to gauge interest and determine capacity of dental care organizations to provide oral health care to COFA citizens.
Prohibits court from inquiring into defendant's immigration status or requiring defendant to disclose defendant's immigration status at time of plea or at any other time during criminal proceeding.
Requires pharmacies to notify person to whom prescription drug is dispensed of availability of prescription reader.
Requires nonprofit hospitals and their nonprofit affiliated clinics to establish financial assistance policies meeting specified criteria, including reducing charges to low-income patients.
Provides that agreement for conditional discharge for controlled substance offenses may not contain requirement that defendant enter plea of guilty or no contest.
Provides that client has right to privately communicate with lawyer and representative of lawyer.
Modifies requirement to record interview with person under 18 years of age to include custodial interviews conducted inside law enforcement facility by peace officer, school resource officer or special campus security officer of investigations into misdemeanors, felonies and acts that, if committed by adult, would constitute misdemeanors or felonies.
Directs each covered manufacturer of covered drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities covered drugs for disposal.
Passed the House · 1
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death.
Out of committee · 7
Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option for Oregon residents who do not have access to health care.
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for students in early childhood through post-secondary education who are Latino or Hispanic and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances.
Establishes Early Childhood Equity Fund.
Requires public schools to make available, at no cost, menstrual products in at least 50 percent of bathrooms at schools with students in any grade from grade 7 through 12.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide employee who is eligible for coverage with portion of wages while employee is on family and medical leave or military family leave.
Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, mortgage interest deduction for residence other than taxpayer's principal residence, unless taxpayer sells residence or actively markets residence for sale.
In committee · 22
Allows individuals who do not qualify for medical assistance or premium tax credits under Affordable Care Act to enroll in coordinated care organizations by paying premiums that cover actuarial value of health services.
Provides that county, for purposes of grant-in-aid funding from Department of Corrections for community corrections, is responsible for supervision, sanctions and services for offenders convicted of certain domestic violence misdemeanors.
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for purpose of ensuring multistate enforcement of standards for wine consistent with standards of state where wine was produced.
Authorizes Department of State Lands to perform work to acquire and restore operation of Willamette Falls navigation canal and locks.
Requires health benefit plan, health care service contract and medical assistance coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
Provides that persons representing or speaking on behalf of certain taxpayers may be subject to sanction by either house of Legislative Assembly if they make false statement or misrepresentation to legislative official concerning tax liability or tax consequences of law or proposed law.
Directs Department of Revenue to deliver vouchers to certain personal income taxpayers who fail to use income tax credit for political contribution in previous tax year.
Requires Department of Revenue to calculate effect of laws passed during previous two years on combined personal income tax and corporate income and excise tax liability of persons who have expended $10,000 or more on lobbying activities during previous two years.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish or contract for establishment of statewide mental health crisis support access line to facilitate specified services for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises.
Requires youth to consult with legal counsel, in person, by telephone or by video conference, prior to custodial interview with peace officer and before waiver of constitutional rights.
Requires school districts to provide instruction in oral health.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of digital electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any part, tool, service manual or other device, implement or information that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized repair provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing digital electronic equipment that original equipment manufacturer makes or supplies.
Requires pharmacists to label prescription drugs in language other than English if patient to whom prescription drug is dispensed is person of limited English proficiency.
Modifies certain provisions relating to state initiative measures that require appropriation or expenditure of $500,000 or more in public moneys over a 10-year period.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies on responding to officer-involved domestic violence.
Establishes Task Force on Health Care Access to study and report on how to establish primary care trust model.
Removes entering or remaining unlawfully in or on public transit vehicle or public transit station as manner of committing crime of interfering with public transportation.
Provides that use of certain name other than name displayed on government-issued identification document does not constitute crime of giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation or warrant.
Prohibits police officer from conducting or participating in activities intended to determine whether person has paid certain user charges, fees or tolls imposed by mass transit district.
Increases distance from certain parts of public places and places of employment where person may not smoke, aerosolize or vaporize from 10 feet to 25 feet.
Requires health care providers to include CPT codes in bills sent to consumers and insurers.
Directs Department of Education to prepare and make available statement that discloses potential health risks of wireless network technology.