Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Chris Edwards
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires council on civil rights appointed by Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study wage equality in Oregon and report findings to Legislative Assembly.
Out of committee1
Allows owner of territory not contiguous to city to annex to city if land is within 200 feet of existing city boundary, city was under jurisdiction of boundary commission on January 1, 2007, and owner acquired interest in territory prior to January 1, 1973.
In committee9
Requires interest on moneys in General Fund to be deposited into Oregon Rainy Day Fund.
Expands grounds for State Department of Agriculture to establish control area or order eradication or exclusion within control area.
Prohibits raising canola.
Specifies that management service employees serve at pleasure of appointing authority and may be terminated at will.
Modifies restoration rights of certain state exempt and management service employees to classified position in state service held prior to appointment to exempt or management service position.
Requires person of any age to wear helmet when using bicycle, skateboard, scooter, in-line skates or roller skates when participating in organized exhibition, competition or contest.
Requires person under 18 years of age to wear protective headgear while operating or riding on bicycle, riding on skateboard or scooter or using in-line skates or roller skates, on public or private land.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to conduct sampling and develop estimate of extent to which misbranded fish, shellfish or other seafood, and misbranded packaged foods containing fish, shellfish or other seafood, are present in food supply of state.
Requires entities that use public financing for capital construction to report to Legislative Assembly on use of local goods, services and labor.
Carried from the House
Became law4
Defines Willamette Valley Protected District.
Directs Governor to develop plan to align state economic and community development programs with regional and community based development programs.
Expands mission of Fujian Sister State Committee to organize visits, exchange information, work on joint projects and promote economic development with all provinces of People's Republic of China.
Directs state agencies to include on Oregon transparency website description of percentage of expenditures made in Oregon and percentage of expenditures made outside Oregon during each biennium by agency under contracts for goods or services.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Establishes State Fair Council as public corporation.
Prohibits certain educational institutions from requiring or compelling student or prospective student to provide institution with access to personal social media account through user name and password, password or other means of authentication.
Establishes requirements for coverage of applied behavior analysis for treatment of autism spectrum disorders by health benefit plans, health care service contractors, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Creates primary care provider loan repayment program and establishes Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Fund.
Provides that Interstate 84 in Oregon shall be known as Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.
Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to create, upon written request of one member of Legislative Assembly from each major political party, racial and ethnic impact statement for proposed legislation or state measure.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Requires beneficiary under residential trust deed to request resolution conference with grantor for purposes of negotiating foreclosure avoidance measure, unless beneficiary is eligible to claim exemption from requirement.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt uniform documentation requirements for credentialing providers of telemedicine services.
Bans use of motors on Waldo Lake.
Enhances penalties for crime of trafficking in persons if victim was under 15 years of age or force was used and trafficking was for purpose of commercial sex acts.
Allows person holding interest in property to recover economic and property damages resulting from fire occurring due to certain statutory or rule violations or resulting from fire escaping from land used or capable of being used for growing forest tree species.
Imposes on nonschool athletic teams requirements for recognizing and responding to possible concussions.
Directs Department of Education to consult with specified entities when developing academic content standards for Oregon Studies and preparing materials to support teacher training and classroom instruction in Oregon Studies.
Clarifies that only certain districts claiming exception from requirement to offer benefits provided and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board must undergo actuarial analysis by board to maintain exception.
Increases amount of money that Department of Transportation may expend from federal funds to increase diversity in highway construction workforce and prepare individuals interested in entering highway construction workforce by conducting specified activities.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires insurer offering health benefit plans to provide annual notice to policyholders of specified information about Department of Consumer and Business Services' rate review process .
Out of committee · 3
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance to specified number of women for breast and cervical cancer screenings under Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition program for low-income seniors.
Establishes Agricultural Experiment Station Fermentation Sciences and Value Added Program at Oregon State University.
In committee · 4
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires specified health care professional training programs to include in required curricula training on standardized clinical breast examinations.