Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Rod Monroe
Sponsored
Became law1
Modifies authority of metropolitan service district to acquire or construct visitor-oriented facilities.
In committee5
Removes prohibition against local government enactment of taxes on alcoholic beverages.
Authorizes law enforcement agencies to establish sobriety checkpoints.
Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Requires use of headlights when windshield wipers are on.
Prohibits person that manufactures or distributes prescription contact lenses from preventing retailer from advertising or selling prescription contact lenses at price for consumers that is less than price that person sets or specifies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Directs Department of Revenue to make shared services distributions out of unreceipted revenue.
Requires all employers to implement sick time for employees.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for communication among local mental health authorities and systems to improve notifications and information-sharing when death suspected to be suicide involves individual 24 years of age or younger.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to transfer ownership of certain real property to City of Pendleton.
Authorizes scrap metal business to make payment by electronic funds transfer, stored value card or stored value device.
Requires schools and children's facilities to make available certain information related to immunizations.
Requires private person to complete transfer of firearm by appearing with transferee before gun dealer to request criminal background check or shipping or delivering firearm to gun dealer in certain circumstances.
Prohibits counties and districts from imposing vehicle registration fee on vehicles registered to employment address when registered owner's residence address is not in same county as employment address.
Passed the Senate · 1
For purposes of unemployment insurance benefits , provides that certain individuals who perform services in other than instructional, research or principal administrative capacity for educational institutions and who terminate employee-employer relationship for good cause do not have reasonable assurance of performing services for that employer in subsequent academic year or term.
Out of committee · 4
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon Military Museum.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to create program to assist children of incarcerated parents.
In committee · 7
Instructs Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences to conduct study related to provision of medical services in workers' compensation claims.
Permits employee of contracting agency that conducts cost analysis or determines feasibility of procurement, or exclusive representative of employee's bargaining unit, to seek judicial review of cost analysis or determination.
Requires electric companies to reduce allocation of electricity from coal-derived generating resources to zero on or before January 1, 2025, to customers of electric company that are located in this state.
Transfers administration of Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative from Oregon Health and Science University to Office of Rural Health.
Establishes Health Care for All Oregon Board to develop, implement and have oversight of Health Care for All Oregon Plan to be administered by Oregon Health Authority.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.