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All 16,020 Active 0 In committee 13,419 Passed 580 Signed 3,916 Failed 203

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 718: Relating to drought effects on the forfeiture of water rights.

Provides that year in which Governor declares that drought exists, or is likely to exist, within county does not count toward period of time for forfeiture of water right for nonuse for owner ] holder of water right within county. Removes reference to repealed federal law.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 418: Relating to workers' compensation claims; and declaring an emergency.

Requires subject employers to adopt policy allowing subject workers paid time off during shift to receive medical services related to worker's compensable injury or occupational disease. ] Removes minimum time period that injured worker must be absent from work for compensable medical services before injured worker may receive temporary disability benefits for such absence. Provides that notice required before insurer or self-insured employer may end temporary disability benefits does not apply to benefits paid for such absence. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 569: Relating to closed captioning on televisions in places of public accommodation; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires closed-captioned television receivers in public areas within places of public accommodation to display closed captioning unless exception applies. Requires person acting on behalf of place of public accommodation to provide training to staff. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop model training and post to bureau's website. Allows person alleging violation of closed-captioning requirements to file complaint with bureau. Requires bureau to provide notice of opportunity to cure initial violation. Permits bureau to impose civil penalties for failure to cure initial violation and for subsequent violations. Permits Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to adopt rules to administer provisions of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 974: Relating to sexual assault; and declaring an emergency.

Creates crime of sexual assault ] abuse by fraudulent representation. Punishes by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Specifies statute of limitations for crime. Defines crime as sex crime, requiring persons convicted of crime to report as sex offender. Requires, for provision excluding certain conduct from crimes of unlawful sexual penetration and custodial sexual misconduct, that conduct be for legitimate medical purpose. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 599: Relating to use of rental unit as family child care home.

Requires landlord to allow dwelling to be used as family child care home, subject to conditions. Authorizes Early Learning Council to establish rules for landlords. ].

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 2, 2023

SB 231: Relating to abuse reporting.

Directs Department of Human Services to establish and maintain centralized child abuse reporting system. Modifies mandatory child abuse reporting process. Permits certain child abuse reports to be made electronically. Removes references to designees of department receiving child abuse reports.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 2, 2023

SB 594: Relating to paying a prevailing rate of wage in connection with public improvement contracts; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires payment of prevailing rate of wage for demolition of or removal of hazardous waste from road, highway, building, structure or improvement in public improvement contract that uses $750,000 or more of public funds or that occurs on real property that state agency owns, including demolition or removal of hazardous waste that occurs in connection with construction, reconstruction, renovation or painting of road, highway, building, structure or improvement. Takes effect on 91st day after adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 2, 2023

SB 211: Relating to corrections officer training.

Repeals sunset on requirement for Department of Corrections to provide training for basic certification of corrections officers employed by department.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 2, 2023

SB 218: Relating to investigations conducted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

Requires Department of Education and law enforcement agencies to make available to Teacher Standards and Practices Commission certain information received during investigation of suspected sexual conduct or child abuse. Absolves commission of duty to investigate commission licensee when commission requires verification related to complaint and commission does not receive verification within 12 months of providing notice of verification requirement. Authorizes executive director of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or executive director's designee to determine when to forward report of investigation of commission licensee to commission. Requires investigations related to certain violations to be reported to commission.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 2, 2023

SB 234: Relating to demographic data requested for justice system purposes.

Expands authority of Chief Justice of Supreme Court to make rules for gathering specified information and identifying and evaluating disparities and impacts in justice system in Oregon. Directs Oregon State Bar to formulate rules relating to gathering of specified information and identifying and evaluating disparities and impacts in justice system in Oregon. Limits disclosure of sensitive demographic information requested by courts or Oregon State Bar for purposes of identifying disparities in justice system.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 2, 2023

SB 1047: Relating to equity in public procurements; and prescribing an effective date.

Raises contract price threshold under which contracting agency may apply certain solicitation and procurement methods for public contracts. Requires state contracting agency that awards public contract with contract price of $10,000 or more to document in state contracting agency's procurement file actions that state contracting agency takes to provide notice of procurement to Governor's Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity and to invite or consider for participation in procurement businesses or enterprises that Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity certifies. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to promote policy of diversity, equity and inclusion in public contracting by engaging in efforts to increase public contracting opportunities for businesses and enterprises that Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity has certified. Requires department to review and evaluate results of disparity study, to develop plan to implement and implement priority recommendations of study and to report periodically to Governor's Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity concerning progress of department's plan and implementation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 2, 2023

SB 201: Relating to developmental disability services; and prescribing an effective date.

Removes requirement that each community developmental disabilities program and support service brokerage have written management plan. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.