Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Limits availability of paid and unpaid sick leave to employee who uses leave because of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, stalking or harm as result of certain felonies.
Requires insurers offering health benefit plans to provide coverage for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products. Defines terms.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to prohibit Legislative Assembly from amending or repealing initiative law for period of two years after enactment, unless two-thirds of members in both houses of Legislative Assembly vote to amend or repeal initiative law. Prohibits amendment or repeal of initiative law by Legislative Assembly during two-year period from being referred to electors. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants. Defines "wounded warrior." Permits person issued Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permit or person transporting person issued parking permit to park motor vehicle in any public parking zone restricted as to length of time permitted therein without incurring overtime penalties and to park motor vehicle in any public parking zone with metered parking without being required to pay any parking meter fee. Provides exceptions. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for purpose of repairing and improving docks, marine infrastructure and facilities owned by Port of Brookings Harbor. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Task Force on the Testing of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Kits to submit updated report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary no later than December 1, 2020. Provides that members of task force serve as volunteers. Extends task force sunset to June 30, 2021.
Allows person to carry concealed firearm on person or in vehicle if person can legally possess firearms under Oregon law and meets certain criteria. Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Enacts Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.
Prohibits discrimination based on age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency or quality of life in determination of medical services covered by state medical assistance program, in coverage under medical retainer practice and in issuance of health benefit plans. Applies to medical retainer practices and health benefit plans in force on January 2, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies registration requirements for unmanned aircraft systems used by public educational institutions.
Requires executive department public body that, as of January 1, 2017, maintained two or more full-time equivalent positions predominantly dedicated to public relations work on behalf of public body to repurpose one full-time equivalent position so as to prioritize responding to public records requests above all other duties and work responsibilities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
