Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Bates
Sponsored
Became law1
Allows issuance of special events license to distillery licensee.
Passed the Senate1
Authorizes State Fish and Wildlife Commission to designate up to three lakes as Blue Ribbon Fisheries.
Out of committee1
Directs State Library to administer audio newspaper service telecommunications program for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
In committee14
Prohibits gillnet fishing on lower Columbia River except in off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Revises certificate of need process.
Limits use of commercial tanning devices by children who are 14 to 18 years of age.
Eliminates sunset for pesticide use reporting system.
Revises provisions regarding gifts in government ethics laws.
Allows member of Legislative Assembly to pay, from contributions to member or member's principal campaign committee, reasonable living and travel expenses incurred by legislative staff during legislative session.
Requires clinical laboratories to release test results to patients upon receiving authorization from doctor, dentist or person who requested test.
Requires employer to provide leave to certain employees who are spouses of members of military forces that are on active duty during periods of military conflict.
Requires persons engaged in business of selling, leasing, servicing, repairing or managing motor vehicles to ensure that certain used oil filters are received and processed by used oil filter processors.
Establishes public right to use certain waterways for recreational uses.
Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturing companies from providing certain gifts in conjunction with marketing of prescription drugs.
Calculates maximum period of jurisdiction of Psychiatric Security Review Board over person found guilty except for insanity of offense based on sentence person would have received had person been convicted of crime.
Corrects definitions applicable to mental health services.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to maintain registry of community health centers.
Carried from the House
Became law5
Creates Work Group on Prescriptive Authority for Licensed Psychologists for purposes related to psychologists prescribing medications.
Requires chain restaurant to make certain nutritional information regarding menu items offered by restaurant available to customers.
Prohibits any person other than anatomical gift donor or parent of unemancipated minor donor from revoking anatomical gift made by designation on driver license or state identification card.
Allows Blue Mountain Community College District, Columbia Gorge Community College District, Southwestern Oregon Community College District and Rogue Community College District to incur bonded indebtedness for benefit of districts upon approval of voters in district.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to appropriate interim committees of Legislative Assembly on feasibility of implementation of system for reimbursement for health care delivered through primary care homes in Medicaid program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Requires Department of Human Services to establish and maintain prescription monitoring program for monitoring and reporting certain prescription drugs dispensed by pharmacies.
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
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.
Restricts number of acres to be burned.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct study of fish hatcheries for purposes relating to environmental impact and fiscal feasibility of producing trout that are free, or almost free, of pathogens.
Requires certain places of public assembly to have automated external defibrillator .
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
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.
Exempts military discharge records from public records disclosure.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Authorizes insurer to pay cash dividends to enrollees who participate in approved program to promote healthy behaviors.
Creates Task Force on Veterans' Reintegration.
Requires certain health insurers to cover tobacco use cessation programs.
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.
Permits collective bargaining units to agree with public body employers to establish retiree medical trusts, voluntary employees' beneficiary associations, health reimbursement arrangements or other agreements for health care expenses of employees or retirees if provisions of agreement comply with Insurance Code.
Adds dentist as member of Health Services Commission.
Requires Administrator of Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to adopt rules for approval of community-based health care initiative and of community-based health care improvement program operated by initiative.
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.
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.
Out of committee · 4
Directs Department of Human Services, when department secures sufficient funding, to establish registry and advisory committee related to birth anomalies and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
In committee · 16
Creates prepaid tuition contracts for Oregon residents under Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Allocates portion of Criminal Fine and Assessment Account to Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account.
Requires school districts to offer half-day kindergarten.
Prohibits certain health care facilities from employing or contracting with surgical technologist unless surgical technologist meets certain requirements.
Allows business energy tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle manufacturing facility.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create and develop Blue Ribbon Still Water Fisheries.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing standards of identity and quality and labeling requirements for olive oil sold in Oregon.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against health care provider until after submission of health care claim to medical legal panel.
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Exempts employees of crematoriums or funeral homes who remove teeth containing amalgam restorations from deceased persons from requirement to have valid license to practice dentistry.
Expands number of health care providers eligible for income tax credit allowed for initially contracting to provide health care services in TRICARE system by including providers who entered contracts on or after January 1, 2006.
Creates tax credit for taxpayer who is veteran and who pays or incurs premium costs during tax year for long term care insurance that provides long term care coverage of taxpayer.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for purpose of funding Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
Allows reduction of child support awards in consideration of Social Security or veterans' benefits for child support judgments and child support judgment modifications entered on or after January 1, 1995.
Exempts honorably discharged and retired members of military from various crimes relating to possession of weapon.
Exempts hookah bars from definition of "smoke shop" for purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.