Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Jeff Kruse
Sponsored
Became law4
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to impose sanctions on person regulated by board who has been convicted of sex crime.
Permits pharmacists to administer vaccines to individuals at least seven years of age.
Extends sunset related to grants distributed to small school districts with one or more small high schools.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to be responsible for posting to its website health care price data for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
Passed the Senate2
Provides that retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale dealer may sell or offer for sale gasoline that is not blended with ethanol if gasoline is for use in motorcycles.
Allows operators of motorcycles or mopeds to travel between adjacent lanes of traffic traveling in same direction under certain circumstances.
Out of committee5
Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation on methods to improve effectiveness of school nurses.
Directs Department of Education to assist public educational entities with developing regional service delivery systems for purpose of providing efficient and effective services for public educational entities.
Shortens timeframe within which pharmacies must electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program.
Directs presiding judge of each judicial district to instruct grand jury to record proceedings except for deliberations and voting .
Modifies method by which minimum amount distributed for education service districts is calculated.
In committee15
Directs animal impounding facilities to work with animal rescue groups to facilitate adoption of animals.
Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to pass vehicles in same lane during traffic jams or slowdowns.
Modifies grant of exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions about land use.
Directs Water Resources Commission to study issue of standing in lawsuits relating to water.
Provides that crime victim may bring civil action for negligence against member of State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision in certain circumstances.
Eliminates statutory right to appointed counsel for discretionary review appeals, post-conviction relief proceedings and post-conviction DNA testing.
Permits county with population less than 30,000 to site emergency department in urgent care facility, subject to Oregon Health Authority approval.
Makes housekeeping changes to statutes relating to alcohol and drug treatment.
Provides that new State Board of Education established under Oregon Constitution shall consist of 11 members appointed by Governor to represent kindergarten through grade 12, community colleges and public universities.
Establishes Task Force on Standing in Proceedings Regarding Water.
Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation on methods to improve effectiveness of school-based health centers.
Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues surrounding use of service animals in Oregon and to report findings to Legislative Assembly.
Requires law enforcement agencies to submit to Attorney General report stating number of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits in possession of law enforcement agency and date on which evidence was collected.
Limits independent medical examinations in litigation to body part or parts or specific condition in controversy.
Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from tax credit to refund payment.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Changes definition of "grandparent" in laws pertaining to notice to grandparents of juvenile dependency hearings regarding grandchildren, and that authorize grandparents to request visitation or other contact or communication with grandchildren when grandchildren are in legal custody of Department of Human Services.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Provides that pharmacies shall electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program not later than 72 hours after dispensing prescription drug.
Requires proprietary authorization from Department of State Lands to construct or operate ocean renewable energy facility in Oregon's territorial sea.
Allows food establishment located within residential dwelling to produce limited amounts of certain foods for sale to public without being regulated by State Department of Agriculture.
Specifies duties and liabilities of community mental health program with respect to commitment proceedings initiated for individuals with mental illness.
Requires insurer to provide specified notifications to health care providers regarding coverage under qualified health plan offered by insurer through health insurance exchange.
Creates Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council in Oregon Health Authority.
Authorizes scrap metal business to make payment by electronic funds transfer, stored value card or stored value device.
Requires public universities, community colleges and Oregon-based private universities and colleges to adopt written protocol for victims of sexual assault.
Authorizes public charter school to implement weighted lottery for students who are historically underserved.
Exempts specified persons from arrest and prosecution for certain offenses and for certain violations of terms of release or supervision if evidence of offense was obtained because emergency medical services or law enforcement agency was contacted to obtain necessary medical assistance due to drug-related overdose.
Modifies requirements for health plan coverage of prescription drugs dispensed in accordance with synchronization policy.
Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules under which school personnel may administer medications that treat adrenal insufficiency to students experiencing adrenal crisis.
Adds physician assistant to Oregon Medical Board membership.
Directs Department of Transportation to make efforts to complete installation of median barriers between opposing lanes of travel on interstate highways in certain circumstances.
Passed the Senate · 2
Authorizes county to exempt first $250,000 of assessed value of homestead of surviving spouse of fire service professional or police officer killed in line of duty from property taxes imposed by all taxing jurisdictions.
Makes changes to Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, including limiting amount of plants that may be grown at addresses where marijuana grow sites are located and requiring registration of marijuana processing sites.
Out of committee · 15
Expands crime of assault in third degree to include physical injury to health care provider in hospital.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish parity in funding formula for school-based health centers, for planning and administration to develop new school-based health centers and for technical assistance contracts with nonprofit organization with expertise in school-based health centers.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish 11 new school-based health centers.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon Military Museum.
Provides for annual adjustment of judges' salaries based on Consumer Price Index.
Requires court to appoint legal counsel for respondent or protected person in protective proceeding under certain circumstances.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for 2015 biennium for agricultural experiment station and branch station, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program and Women, Infants and Children Farm Direct Nutrition Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute and Oregon Center for Nursing for analysis of effectiveness of state programs designed to encourage practice of healthcare providers with underserved populations or in rural areas.
Instructs Bureau of Labor and Industries to increase investigatory staff devoted to investigating complaints of pay equity and gender discrimination by one full-time position.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for activities related to certain spring chinook salmon hatchery programs.
Modifies percentage of amounts school districts must pay from State School Fund to public charter schools that are not virtual public charter schools.
Establishes task force to study essential indigenous anadromous salmonid habitat and its relationship to ditches and other man-made water conveyance channels.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to create program to assist children of incarcerated parents.
In committee · 27
Increases statute of limitations for certain sex crimes to within 20 years after commission of crime.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt policy for coordinating management of species that prey on endangered species.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for planning and administration necessary to accommodate new school-based health centers.
Creates position of State School Nursing Consultant in Oregon Health Authority and specifies duties.
Requires State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or supervisory authority to prohibit contact with member of victim's immediate family as condition of post-prison supervision or parole for person convicted of sex crime.
Requires natural gas company, if company is condemning private property for purpose of laying pipeline, to make proposal to owner of property that includes offer to pay owner annual payment and certain other guarantees.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans.
Provides that public body has no responsibility to post warnings related to dangers of ocean.
Specifies that personally identifiable information may not be reported to Oregon Health Authority for purposes related to collecting data related to cancer and benign tumors of brain and central nervous system.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is not due unless value of Oregon taxable estate equals or exceeds $5 million.
Reduces required age for concealed handgun license applicant to 18 years of age if applicant is servicemember.
Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Community College Support Fund for distribution to community colleges and community college service districts.
Requires that candidate for state Senate or state Representative receive majority of votes cast in general election to be elected.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
Creates income tax credit for certain employers that provide paid sick leave, with restrictions.
Creates income tax credit for certain employers that provide paid family leave, with restrictions.
Increases amount of working family child care credit by doubling applicable percentage of taxpayer's child care expenses allowed as credit.
Requires human fetuses in infectious waste stream to be incinerated, cremated or buried.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for deposit in Oregon Project Independence Fund.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to exclude amounts exceeding $100,000 of salary paid or earned in any year in computing final average salary for purposes of retirement benefits.
Establishes Fair Retirement Plan for persons hired on or after July 1, 2016, who have not established membership in Public Employees Retirement System before July 1, 2016.
Allows court to award attorney fees to prevailing party in action to acquire fee simple title to real property by adverse possession in which adverse possessor is not prevailing party.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.
Makes changes to law providing for registration of marijuana grow sites under Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.