Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Val Hoyle
Sponsored
Became law11
Authorizes circuit court judge to authorize execution of search warrant outside judicial district of court for search related to certain offenses involving victim 65 years of age or older.
Exempts from definition of "sexual abuse" consensual sexual contact between elderly person and facility employee who is also spouse of elderly person.
Requires Department of State Police to establish voluntary program through which department retains fingerprint cards or creates facsimiles of fingerprints received from Federal Bureau of Investigation, or created during state criminal records check, for purpose of notifying agencies and districts that subscribe to program of receipt of fingerprints or other identifying information by department for reasons related to administration of criminal justice.
Creates Task Force on Housing with Services.
Establishes Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians within Health Licensing Office.
Subjects university with governing board, or not-for-profit organization or other entity that university with governing board controls, to certain provisions of Public Contracting Code.
Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to include certain information in orders approving beverage container redemption centers.
Modifies definition of "person with mental illness" as used in civil commitment statutes.
Designates March 10 of each year as "Mighty Oregon" Day.
Prohibits specified terms imposed on vision care provider by vision care insurance or vision care discount card.
Requires public bodies that receive requests for disclosure of specified personal contact information of public employees or certain other persons to forward copy of request to affected persons whose information is subject of request or their representatives.
Out of committee5
Provides that Oregon State Hospital may not procure psychiatric treatment for patients at hospital by number of physicians employed by or contracting with Oregon Health and Science University that is in excess of 25 percent of total number of physicians who provide psychiatric treatment at hospital.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for licensing of stabilization and crisis units that house persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes process for county to evaluate whether proposed mining use causes significant change or significant increase in cost when federal or state agency has not issued permit authorizing proposed mining use.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department, with advice of State Housing Council and in collaboration with Community Action Partnership of Oregon, Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority, to establish Housing First Pilot Program for purpose of providing housing assistance, case management and support services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in cities of Eugene and Albany by utilizing system of care.
Establishes Task Force on Expanding Access to More Voters in Primary Elections to conduct analysis and determine best method or methods to expand access to more electors in primary elections in Oregon.
In committee12
Modifies laws regarding powers of attorney.
Establishes task force to study worker misclassification and to make recommendations for legislation related to worker misclassification.
Prohibits payment for signature gathering for initiative or referendum petition based on number of signatures obtained.
Requires financial institutions to permit individual convicted of crime to access banking and financial services.
Requires transfer to secure setting of person committed based on intellectual disability if person engages in violent act that harms another resident or member of staff.
Transfers duties, functions and powers of Oregon Health Authority relating to nontransplant anatomical research recovery organizations to State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
Creates Task Force on Public Contracting with Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and specifies membership of task force.
Limits amount of appeal fee that city or county may charge for quasi-judicial review of city or county decisions on land use application.
Requires transfer to secure residential setting of person committed based on intellectual disability if person engages in violent act that harms another resident or member of staff.
Creates Office of Investigations in Department of Justice to conduct investigations and report on allegations of abuse committed against persons who are elderly or who have disabilities.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for licensing of stabilization and crisis units that house persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes Wildlife Public Education Advisory Council to advise State Fish and Wildlife Director on public education about wildlife.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Requires all employers to implement sick time for employees.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to appoint Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership Advisory Committee to advise department regarding Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership and manufacturing economic development in geographic regions located within Willamette Valley and Columbia River corridor.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Expands membership of Oregon Government Ethics Commission from seven members to nine members on July 1, 2016.
Alters definition of "public official." Prohibits Governor, First Partner, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries from receiving money or other consideration for speaking engagement or presentation.
Adds civil code enforcement officers to public officials who may request exemption from required disclosure under public records law of specified personal information.
Expands definition of "victim" to include estate, successor in interest, trust and other specified parties for purpose of ordering restitution in criminal case.
Requires school district to provide lunch free of charge to students who are eligible for reduced price lunches.
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
Requires public universities to establish priority enrollment system for qualified students who are active members of Armed Forces of the United States, who are qualified veterans or who receive veterans' educational benefits as federally qualified dependents of active members or qualified veterans.
Allows in-state tuition in certain circumstances for individuals who resided in Oregon but relocated due to position in military, government or humanitarian aid organization.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Removes provision that public officer or employee who leaves position to perform military duty may not, while performing military duty, receive amount of pay entitled to before leave of absence.
Directs governing entity of public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with third party financial firm for student financial aid services to consider federal policies for contracting.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Creates Oregon Retirement Savings Board in office of State Treasurer.
Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.
Requires Legislative Assembly to hold 10 public hearings throughout state prior to proposing congressional or legislative reapportionment plan, with at least one hearing held in each congressional district of state and at least one hearing held in areas that experienced largest population shift since previous reapportionment.
Limits biennial expenditures by Oregon Business Development Department from lottery moneys for funding of cooperative efforts of National Policy Consensus Center of Portland State University and community organizations related to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide economic development assistance to persons engaged in business of western juniper harvesting or of manufacturing products from western juniper, provide technical business assistance to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing businesses and provide or fund workforce training assistance for potential western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing business workers.
Allows establishment of wildlife food plots on small forestland subject to reforestation requirements .
Exempts from property taxation qualified machinery and equipment used to process grains, bakery products, dairy products and eggs.
Specifies conditions under which farm implement supplier has good cause to terminate, cancel or not renew retailer agreement, or to cause change in competitive circumstances for retailer.
Allows applicant for licensing as landscape construction professional, or for issuance of limited or specialty license, to take practical skills test and attend class on landscape contracting business practices as alternative to taking written examination.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Requires person that engages in surface mining activities at levels below thresholds for applicability of operating permit and reclamation requirements to obtain exclusion certificate from State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and to pay fee.
Passed the House · 2
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Out of committee · 6
Requires employers that employ six or more employees to implement paid sick time for employees and employers that employ fewer than six employees to implement unpaid sick time for employees.
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board.
Funds free transit passes for secondary school students residing in service area of Lane Transit District.
Increases maximum amount of corporate excise tax credit allowed for qualified research activities.
Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to develop guidelines for tsunami resilience planning and to require local governments that have communities at substantial risk of experiencing severe impact from tsunami inundation to plan for tsunami resilience.
Prohibits certain restrictions on medical assistance coverage of dentures, partial dentures and tooth extractions.
In committee · 6
Adds woody biomass to types of green energy technology for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price to include in public building.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Extends sunset for tax credit for qualified equity investment.
Requires minimum of 30 days' public notice and opportunity to comment period prior to meeting dates of regional solutions advisory committees.
Increases fee that governing body of county may impose for issuing marriage license or registering Declaration of Domestic Partnership.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to reimburse freestanding birthing center based on median cost to birthing centers in this state of providing services.