Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Andy Olson
Sponsored
Became law2
Establishes COFA Premium Assistance Program administered by Department of Consumer and Business Services to provide financial assistance with health care premiums and out-of-pocket costs for Pacific Islanders legally residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association.
Extends sunset for tax credit for university venture development fund contributions.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Directs Department of State Police to adopt rules concerning prioritization of testing untested sexual assault forensic evidence kits.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Permits corporation with shares that are registered under securities law of this state or under federal securities law to reject vote, consent, waiver or proxy authorization if shareholder has not complied with certain public disclosure requirements of securities law .
Updates and clarifies provisions related to regulation of industrial hemp.
Provides affirmative defense to public employee and certain nonprofit employee whistleblowers who provide lawfully accessed information to state or federal regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, manager employed by employer or employee's attorney .
Expands crime of promoting prostitution to include receiving goods, services or other things of value derived from prostitution activity in certain circumstances.
Provides for temporary lockout benefits, equal to weekly unemployment benefit amount of individual's most recent unemployment benefit claim, to individual who is unemployed due to lockout.
Exempts financial institutions that provide financial services to marijuana related businesses, researchers and laboratories from any criminal law of this state that has element that may be proven by substantiating that person provides financial services to person who lawfully possesses, delivers or manufactures marijuana or marijuana derived products.
Passed the House · 1
Delays requirement that school districts must implement child sexual abuse prevention instructional program for students in kindergarten through grade 12 until July 1, 2017.
In committee · 5
Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from providing medical assistance coverage of specified treatments for gender dysphoria.
Requires heads of certain state agencies to identify individuals serving in agency division leadership position or in position responding directly to director or division lead of agency.
Establishes standard for measuring distance between proposed or existing well and surface water source for purpose of determining probability or existence of impairment of, or substantial or undue interference with, existing rights of others to appropriate surface water.
Authorizes Legislative Assembly to request appointment of independent counsel by joint resolution.
Allows sick leave to be counted as fringe benefit for purpose of prevailing wage.