Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Richard Devlin
Sponsored
Became law6
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage of routine costs of care in qualifying clinical trials subject to copayment and other cost sharing requirements.
Provides that witness in criminal proceeding may not appear before jury by simultaneous electronic transmission without written consent of parties and agreement of court.
Establishes policy regarding ecosystem services.
Creates Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program for purpose of providing loan repayments for certain nurse educators at nursing schools in Oregon.
Requires applicant that seeks to establish public charter school to submit plan for school's financial management system to school district board.
Prohibits employer from taking certain employment actions toward individual who is victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
In committee1
Exempts nurses trained outside of United States from nursing licensure requirements if nurse is participating in clinical practice as part of approved program for providing transition to practice nursing in Oregon.
Carried from the House
Became law7
Requires, as soon as practicable after end of each biennium, lottery ending balance to be transferred to school capital matching subaccount of Education Stability Fund.
Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available Oregon transparency website for purpose of allowing people to view information that is public record and not exempt from disclosure.
Deletes 15-year limit on veteran's use of preference in public employment.
Allows certain long term absent electors to use facsimile machine to cast ballot.
Modifies antitrust laws so that person with indirect dealings with adverse party may sue and recover treble damages.
Requires that diversion program for persons under 18 years of age alleged to have driven under influence of intoxicants include prohibition on use of intoxicants during participation in program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Requires Secretary of State to include certain information in voters' pamphlet.
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Changes period in which remedy is available to consumer for motor vehicle that does not conform to manufacturer's warranty.
Prohibits employer from taking adverse employment action against employee who declines to attend meeting or participate in communication concerning employer's opinion about religious or political matters.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Changes name of All-Terrain Vehicle Account Allocation Committee to All-Terrain Vehicle Advisory Committee.
Requires operator of motor vehicle to secure passenger under 16 years of age with child safety system, safety belt or safety harness when motor vehicle is operated on premises open to public.
Requires operators and passengers of Class II all-terrain vehicles to wear motorcycle helmets if under 18 years of age.
Repeals five-year time limit for exemption from taxation of Indian tribal land.
Deletes certain tuition waiver eligibility requirements for service members.
Modifies definition of "hazardous substance" to include decabrominated diphenyl ether.
Allows certified nurse practitioner or certified clinical nurse specialist approved to dispense prescription drugs to delegate nonjudgmental dispensing functions to staff under certain conditions.
Modifies maximum reimbursement from Oregon Production Investment Fund for film or television production.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Creates Task Force on Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care.
Modifies prohibition on sale or distribution of cleaning agents containing phosphorus.
Authorizes certain Indian tribes to request Economic and Community Development Department to designate reservation enterprise zones.
Authorizes cities, counties, metropolitan service districts and certain state agencies to establish transferable development credit system for purpose of allowing specified persons to transfer developmental interests from one government unit to another.
Requires employer to provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee unless providing accommodation would impose undue hardship on employer.
Includes victim of human trafficking as person eligible for Address Confidentiality Program.
Requires Department of Human Services to determine whether immunosuppressant drug used in connection with organ transplants is narrow therapeutic index drug within 180 days of expiration of United States patent on drug.
Requires University of Oregon to implement Oregon Climate Corps through University of Oregon Institute for Sustainable Environment Climate Masters program to extent funds are available.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Revises regulations for life settlement insurance.
Requires Department of Education to grant waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Passed the Senate · 1
Directs Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to try to ensure that investment funds are not invested in company doing business in or with Iran or owned or controlled by government of Iran.
Out of committee · 5
Directs Department of Human Services, when department secures sufficient funding, to establish registry and advisory committee related to birth anomalies and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of awarding grants to school districts and public charter schools for physical education and any conditioning provided as part of physical education program.
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide screening for breast and cervical cancer to persons who meet eligibility requirements for Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Classifies crime of murder as aggravated murder if defendant committed murder knowing victim was pregnant.
In committee · 4
Creates income tax credit for creation of new employment positions by taxpayer.
Creates prepaid tuition contracts for Oregon residents under Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Creates process for forestland owners or cooperative associations of log haulers to petition State Forester to determine rate of compensation for log haulers.
Requires Department of Corrections to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly about recovery of training costs for certain employees who voluntarily leave employment with department.