Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Chip Shields
Sponsored
Became law11
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules to establish Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights.
Exempts from execution debtor's right to assets held in, or right to receive payments under, medical savings account or health savings account.
Limits retainage amount for contractor and subcontractor work on construction contracts and public improvement projects.
Expands options for name after marriage or after entering into registered domestic partnership.
Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to seek restitution on behalf of consumer that suffered actual damages as result of insurer's violation of Insurance Code or breach of insurance contract or policy and to seek other equitable relief that director deems appropriate under circumstances.
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.
Requires Director of Department of Environmental Quality to provide notice to certain persons regarding agreement to perform removal or remedial action.
Makes laws regulating restaurants and bed and breakfast facilities applicable to public bodies and to public corporations exempted from definition of public body.
Provides that general liability insurance policy that contains provisions requiring consent of insurance company before rights under policy are assigned may not prohibit assignment in certain cases.
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.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue driver card to applicant who does not provide proof of legal presence in United States but otherwise has complied with all requirements for type of driving privileges and has resided in Oregon for more than one year.
Passed the Senate1
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 committee1
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to impose minimum civil penalty on insurer that does not comply with independent review organization's reversal of adverse benefit determination.
In committee21
Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules prohibiting or limiting coverage by health benefit plans of items, services or medical technologies pursuant to guidance by Health Evidence Review Commission.
Extends statute of limitations under certain circumstances for filing complaint or civil action based on alleged unlawful practice.
Requires that sexually explicit material involving minor remain in control of law enforcement agency or court throughout criminal or juvenile proceeding, provided that material is made reasonably available.
Directs establishment of education license plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Makes grandparents parties to juvenile dependency proceedings.
Requires district attorney to move court for protective order when material that depicts victim engaged in sexually explicit conduct is subject to discovery.
Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions based on person receiving federal rent subsidy payments and other local, state or federal housing assistance.
Allows moneys in Watershed Conservation Operating Fund and Watershed Conservation Grant Fund to be used for educating elementary school students concerning protection and restoration of native fish or wildlife habitats, watersheds or ecosystems.
Expands definition of "public body" subject to public meetings law to include coordinated care organizations.
Prohibits discretionary clauses in health insurance policies, contracts and certificates offered or issued in Oregon.
Requires court to inform jury of certain mandatory minimum sentences prior to deliberation.
Repeals provision that prevents local governments from imposing conditions on approved permits that effectively establish sales price for residential development or limit purchase to class or group of purchasers.
Provides that drone may be used by law enforcement agency for purpose of surveillance of person only pursuant to warrant or in emergency circumstances.
Removes antitrust exemption for coordinated care organizations.
Directs certain health professional regulatory boards to adopt rules by January 1, 2016, requiring licensees to document participation in continuing education opportunities relating to cultural competency approved by Oregon Health Authority.
Creates Oregon Intellectual Property Protection Corporation.
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.
Prohibits person from willfully or knowingly manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale in this state upholstered furniture for residential use that has filling material that contains more than one-tenth of one percent of organohalogen or organophosphorus flame retardant by weight.
Prohibits certain cities from entering into collective bargaining agreement that provides for binding arbitration of issues related to disciplining or termination of city police officer for misconduct involving unlawful use of force.
Modifies types of conditions qualifying as disability and types of animals qualifying as assistance animals for purposes of accessing places of public accommodation and places of access to state government services, programs or activities and for purposes of cause of action for harm to assistance animal.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for purpose of providing fast-track training program in welding at Portland Community College.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Provides that certain boards may adopt rules under which board may require person authorized to practice profession regulated by board to receive cultural competency continuing education.
Passed the House1
Modifies authority of Port of Portland to establish contract standards. .
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Requires coordinated care organizations to include in community health improvement plan strategy for use of school-based health centers .
Creates primary care provider loan repayment program and establishes Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Fund.
Creates offense of smoking in motor vehicle.
Establishes Task Force on the Delivery of Human Services.
Provides that Interstate 84 in Oregon shall be known as Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.
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.
Modifies definitions pertaining to assistance animals for purposes of accessing places of public accommodation and places of access to state government services, programs or activities and for purposes of cause of action for harm to assistance animal.
Creates exception to requirement that wages due to seasonal farmworker must be paid immediately after termination of employment.
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
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.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires Oregon Health Authority to request specified information from potential contractors and, if certain conditions are met, to request proposals to establish and operate systems and technologies designed to detect and prevent improper payments in state medical assistance program.
Out of committee · 5
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.
Requires grand jury proceeding involving use of deadly force by police officer to be recorded.
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.
Establishes Agricultural Experiment Station Fermentation Sciences and Value Added Program at Oregon State University.
Allows nonresident veterans discharged under honorable conditions to pay tuition and fees at Oregon resident rates.
In committee · 14
Removes prohibition against local government enactment of taxes on alcoholic beverages.
Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Creates crime of unlawfully transferring large capacity magazine.
Specifies requirements and code of ethics for navigators for Oregon Health Insurance Exchange.
Requires insurer to reimburse out-of-network providers of emergency services at prescribed rates.
Allows city to order cessation of alcoholic beverage sales or other operations at premises licensed for full or limited on-premises sales or as brewery-public house upon reasonable belief that continued sales or operations are immediate threat to public safety.
Establishes process for Oregon Liquor Control Commission to adopt rule declaring alcohol impact area upon petition by municipality.
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.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System or participate in state deferred compensation plan as legislator member.
Provides that certain persons may seek contribution from persons who have resolved liability to state in administrative or judicially approved settlement.
Requires Attorney General to appoint attorney to lead investigation when peace officer uses deadly physical force.
Changes standard for use of deadly force from officer's reasonable belief that certain circumstances exist in which other person is undertaking particular conduct to belief by reasonable person in officer's circumstances that other person is undertaking particular conduct.
Requires entities that use public financing for capital construction to report to Legislative Assembly on use of local goods, services and labor.