Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Diane Rosenbaum
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires all employers to implement sick time for employees.
Out of committee3
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.
Requires Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreement with Oregon Historical Society for society to undertake fund-raising and commission of statues of Chief Joseph and Abigail Scott Duniway, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
In committee3
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Permits plaintiff to file action against insurer or other person for committing or performing unfair claim settlement practice.
Allows person to file motion or petition seeking to assert right of public access to court document or proceeding.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Makes imposition of disciplinary action against employee that inquires about or discloses wage information unlawful employment practice.
Requires school district to eliminate use of polystyrene foam plates, trays, food containers or food packaging in service of any meal unless school district recycles polystyrene foam.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Directs Secretary of State to conduct performance audit of state agency public records retention and disclosure practices, including analysis and recommendations on specified criteria.
Repeals sunset on provisions related to low carbon fuel standards.
Requires insurer to pay claims up to maximum coverage under policy of uninsured motorist coverage based on insured's total damages for personal injuries.
Makes changes to laws governing hospital nursing staff, including laws setting forth composition of hospital nurse staffing committees and laws governing content of written hospital-wide staffing plans.
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.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish training program and specifies elements that program must include.
Authorizes use of accrued sick leave or personal business leave by certain employees who are victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
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.
Establishes certain workplace protections for domestic workers.
Imposes limits on instances when student in fifth grade or lower may be subjected to out-of-school suspension or expulsion from school.
Prohibits use of expulsion to address truancy.
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 public universities, community colleges and Oregon-based private universities and colleges to adopt written protocol for victims of sexual assault.
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.
Out of committee · 9
Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps through 2017.
Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon Military Museum.
Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps to $15 per hour by 2018.
Creates Oregon Retirement Savings Board in office of State Treasurer.
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.
Increases amount of maximum total tax credits for certified film production development contributions for fiscal year.
Authorizes employee of certain employers to request flexible or predictable work schedule.
Establishes Task Force on Measures of Economic and Social Success.
In committee · 5
Permits employee of contracting agency that conducts cost analysis or determines feasibility of procurement, or exclusive representative of employee's bargaining unit, to seek judicial review of cost analysis or determination.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule schedule requiring submission of document to school administrator for purposes of declining immunization if document on record does not include signature of health care practitioner verifying that parent has reviewed risks and benefits of immunization or certificate verifying that parent has completed vaccine educational module.
Requires Department of Corrections to adopt rules that prohibit department's correctional facilities from having contract with provider of telephone services under which department or facility receives payment for telephone services provided to inmates of facility.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires health insurance policies or certificates that include prescription drug benefits, health benefit plans and the state medical assistance program to cover costs of specified women's health care drugs and services.