Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Bates
Sponsored
Became law10
Removes ability of Governor to disband university governing board or force university to take other action if university fails to make timely compliance with conditions established when State Board of Higher Education endorsed governing board.
Permits person stationed outside of Oregon while serving in active duty military service to renew or replace driver license or driver permit without photograph if Department of Transportation does not have acceptable photograph on file.
Provides that health care practitioner is not required to submit credentialing information to Oregon Health Authority for purposes related to credentialing program until occurrence of certain events, including passage of date by which authority by rule requires that type of health care practitioner to submit credentialing information to authority.
Revises definition of "local government" for purpose of public employee benefit plans.
Repeals sunset on authorization for Oregon Health Authority to contract with prepaid managed care health services organization to provide care to medical assistance recipients.
Increases membership of Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to give coordinated care organization at least 60 days' advance notice of proposed amendments to contracts .
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.
Authorizes licensed independent practitioner to initiate or approve prehearing detention in hospital or nonhospital facility of person who is subject of civil commitment proceedings.
Modifies requirements for health plan coverage of prescription drugs dispensed in accordance with synchronization policy.
Out of committee5
Eliminates exception to safety belt laws that allows person to not use safety belt if all seating positions in vehicle are occupied.
Creates Medicaid Management Information System Oversight Committee to monitor progress of improvements to Oregon's mechanized claim processing system for Medicaid claims.
Increases Oregon minimum wage rate to $10.75 on January 1, 2016.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Prescription Drugs to review and report on prescription drugs expected to come to United States market in 2015 and 2016.
In committee10
Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to impose civil penalties on credentialing organizations and health care practitioners who violate laws and rules governing credentialing program administered by authority.
Removes exemption from mandated noncontracting hospital reimbursement rate for type A and B hospitals.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires pesticide operator engaged in pest control or pesticide application business to designate pesticide applicator responsible for overseeing pesticide application activities of business.
Establishes Task Force on Mental Health Care and Treatment to develop detailed changes to statewide system of mental health care and treatment.
Establishes Task Force on Effective Mental Health Treatment for purpose of studying effectiveness of mental health treatment available in Oregon.
Requires hospital emergency department to refer for primary care person who presents at emergency department but does not have condition requiring emergency medical services.
Requires Department of Revenue to study homestead property tax deferral program.
Establishes requirements for displaying information and posting notices regarding pesticide applicator, pesticide trainee, public applicator and public trainee application activities.
Repeals sunset on provisions that prohibit annexation of specified land without written consent of owner of land.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Requires insurer to offer health care provider method of reimbursement that does not impose fees or other charges on provider.
Requires Oregon Health Policy Board to study and evaluate effectiveness of existing financial incentive programs offered in this state and address new types of programs to recruit and retain health care providers to practice in rural and medically underserved areas.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Directs Department of Revenue to make shared services distributions out of unreceipted revenue.
Decreases compulsory school age from seven to six years of age.
Repeals sunset on provisions related to low carbon fuel standards.
Requires, from October 1 through March 1 of each year, each hospital in this state to make offer to each patient of hospital who is 65 years of age or older to immunize patient against influenza virus.
Requires insurer to provide specified notifications to health care providers regarding coverage under qualified health plan offered by insurer through health insurance exchange.
Prohibits possession of firearm or ammunition by person who is subject to certain court order protecting intimate partner or child of person or intimate partner, or who has been convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes committed against family member.
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.
Directs Department of Education to designate dyslexia specialist and develop list of training opportunities related to dyslexia.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to transfer ownership of certain real property to City of Pendleton.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe by rule standards for integrating behavioral health services and physical health services in patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes.
Requires schools and children's facilities to make available certain information related to immunizations.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to be responsible for posting to its website health care price data for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
Adds physician assistant to Oregon Medical Board membership.
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.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires payment of fee for smoke shop certification, renewal of smoke shop certification, transfer of smoke shop certification and relocation of smoke shop.
Out of committee · 11
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Requires moneys in Emergency Communications Account, including Enhanced 9-1-1 Subaccount, to be used for purposes of 9-1-1 emergency communications unless statutory exception is made during state of fiscal emergency.
Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps to $15 per hour by 2018.
Shortens timeframe within which pharmacies must electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program.
Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Directs Department of Human Services to convene work group to develop common client confidentiality release form to be used by public bodies and community organizations to enable and facilitate appropriate sharing of confidential information.
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.
Increases amount of maximum total tax credits for certified film production development contributions for fiscal year.
Establishes Task Force on Measures of Economic and Social Success.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to create program to assist children of incarcerated parents.
In committee · 11
Establishes funding mechanism for fifth year high school programs.
Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
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 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.
Prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from profiling based on specified personal characteristics or circumstances of individuals, except when characteristics or circumstances are tied to specific suspect description or credible information related to criminal incident or activity.
Transfers administration of Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative from Oregon Health and Science University to Office of Rural Health.
Requires filing notice with State Forestry Department of proposed aerial application of pesticide or proposed use of fire as planned forest management activity on privately owned forestland.
Creates offense of selling tobacco products or tobacco product devices to person under 21 years of age.
Requires coordinated care organization to employ or contract with clinical mental health professionals to provide mental health care and treatment to members of organization.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt greenhouse gas cap-and-dividend program to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to meet certain benchmarks adopted by commission.