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passed · Oregon · House Mar 8, 2024

HB 4021: Relating to vacancies in the United States Senate.

Digest: The Act requires the Governor to appoint a U.S. Senator when a vacancy happens in the office. The Act states when the appointment ends and when a special election must occur. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). [ Digest: The Act requires the Governor to appoint a U.S. Senator when a vacancy happens in the office. The Act states when the appointment ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). ] Requires the Governor to appoint a United States Senator when a vacancy in the office occurs. Requires that the appointed Senator be of the same political party as the elected Senator who vacated the office. Requires the Governor to call a special election within a specified period after the vacancy occurs. Requires the appointment to end [ when the term of office ends or ] when a replacement is elected[ , whichever comes first ].

passed both · Oregon · Senate Mar 8, 2024

SCR 212: In memoriam: Clifford Trow, 1929-2023.

Digest: Honors the life and memory of Clifford Trow. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). In memoriam: Clifford Trow, 1929-2023.

passed · Oregon · House Mar 8, 2024

HB 4090: Relating to the permitting of energy facilities.

Digest: Removes EFSC power over a project that makes clean power or is a power line, is only on U.S. lands and is reviewed under NEPA. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Prohibits the Energy Facility Siting Council from exercising jurisdiction over or requiring a site certificate for an energy facility that is a renewable energy facility or transmission line, is sited wholly within federal lands and is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Requires the person seeking federal approval for the energy facility to consult with local governments within whose jurisdiction the facility is proposed to be located or whose jurisdiction adjoins the proposed facility on potential impacts.

passed · Oregon · Senate Mar 8, 2024

SB 1583: Relating to access to materials; declaring an emergency.

Digest: This Act does not allow a board or a person to choose or not choose materials that are used in a school when the choice is discrimination. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.5). Prohibits discrimination when selecting textbooks, instructional materials, program materials or library books that are used in the public schools of this state. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

passed · Oregon · House Mar 8, 2024

HB 4007: Relating to tax treatment of wildfire litigation; prescribing an effective date.

Digest: Exempts awards from and legal fees paid in wildfire suits from income tax. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Creates an Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in settlement of civil actions arising from wildfire. [ Allows ] Creates an Oregon [ itemized deduction ] tax subtraction for wildfire-related legal fees paid by plaintiffs. Allows taxpayer to amend return to claim refund for earliest tax year in which a subtraction is allowed. Applies to wildfire emergency declarations and executive orders issued on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2026, and to amounts received , losses incurred and legal fees paid in all tax years beginning on or after January 1, [ 2020 ] 2018 . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

passed · Oregon · Senate Mar 8, 2024

SB 1548: Relating to standards of time.

Digest: For the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, stops the one-hour change of time in the spring and fall of each year and keeps the zone at standard time year-round if CA and WA states do the same within 10 years. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.1). [ Digest: For the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, stops the one-hour change of time in the spring and fall of each year and keeps the zone at standard time year-round. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.3). ] For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year , if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years. Restores current time standards if California and Washington do not make the standard time change within 10 years .

passed · Oregon · House Mar 8, 2024

HB 4013: Relating to wine packaging; declaring an emergency.

Digest: This Act excludes glass wine containers from a law that tells producers to take steps to dispose of their packaging. The exclusion lasts for one year. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). [ Digest: This Act tells the DEQ not to enforce certain laws related to wine packaging. The Act sunsets on July 1, 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). ] [ Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from enforcing the provisions of the producer responsibility program applicable to wine packaging. ] [ Sunsets on July 1, 2026. ] Excludes glass wine containers from definition of "covered product" under producer responsibility law until July 1, 2026. Directs Environmental Quality Commission to amend material-specific collection targets for glass. Directs producer responsibility organization to charge one-time fee to members that are producers of glass wine containers. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

passed both · Oregon · Senate Mar 8, 2024

SCR 204: In memoriam: Bill Bradbury, 1949-2023.

Digest: Honors the life and memory of Bill Bradbury. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). In memoriam: Bill Bradbury, 1949-2023.

passed both · Oregon · Senate Mar 8, 2024

SCR 211: In memoriam: Steve Druckenmiller, 1950-2023.

Digest: Remembers the life of Steve Druckenmiller and honors him in his death. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). In memoriam: Steve Druckenmiller, 1950-2023.

passed both · Oregon · Senate Mar 8, 2024

SCR 203: In memoriam: Alice Bartelt, 1947-2023.

Digest: Honors the life and memory of Alice Bartelt. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). In memoriam: Alice Bartelt, 1947-2023.

passed · Oregon · Senate Mar 7, 2024

SB 1522: Relating to individuals with intellectual disabilities; declaring an emergency.

Digest: The Act repeals the statutes that allowed a person to be ordered by a court to stay in a facility against their will on the basis of having an IDD. The Act forbids a public body from denying services meant for persons with mental illness on the basis that a person also has an IDD. The Act takes effect when the governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). [ Digest: The Act repeals the statutes that allowed a person to be ordered by a court to stay in a facility against their will on the basis of having an IDD. ] [ The Act forbids a public body from denying services meant for persons with mental illness on the basis that a person also has an IDD. ] [ The Act takes effect on July 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). ] Repeals statutes authorizing the involuntary commitment of an individual based on an intellectual disability. Prohibits a public body from denying services related to mental illness on the basis that the individual seeking services also has an intellectual or developmental disability. [ Takes effect on July 1, 2025. ] Becomes operative on July 1, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

passed · Oregon · House Mar 7, 2024

HB 4130: Relating to the practice of health care; prescribing an effective date.

Digest: Stops people in charge of companies that do medical work from running both the company and other business that does work that is not medical work. Stops the people in charge from hiring, firing or telling medical workers when and how to do their jobs. Stops companies from giving control of the company to other businesses that do work that is not medical work. Lets the Secretary of State punish bad actors. Stops companies that give medical care from telling their workers that they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or speak out about the company's bad acts. Stops companies from punishing those who speak out. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Prohibits a shareholder, director or officer of a domestic or foreign professional corporation organized for the purpose of practicing medicine or naturopathic medicine, or for the purpose of allowing physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee or contractor of or otherwise participating in managing both the professional corporation and a management services organization with which the professional corporation has a contract. Prohibits shareholders, directors or officers from participating in hiring, terminating or specifying the terms of employment for medical professionals that the professional corporation employs or with which the professional corporation has a contract for services while owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director of or being an employee or contractor of a management services organization with which the professional corporation has a contract. Specifies exceptions. Prohibits a professional corporation from relinquishing or transferring control over the professional corporation's assets, business operations, clinical practices or decisions or the clinical practices or decisions of medical professionals the professional corporation employs or with which the professional corporation has a contract. Specifies examples of prohibited methods of transferring control and exceptions to the prohibition. Provides that requirements that apply to domestic and foreign professional corporations organized for the purpose of practicing medicine or naturopathic medicine, or for the purpose of allowing physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, also apply to domestic and foreign limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships organized for a medical purpose. Provides the Secretary of State with authority to enforce violations of the requirements by administratively dissolving or revoking or inactivating the registration of entities that engage in violations. Voids noncompetition agreements, nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement agreements between certain business entities and medical professionals, with specified exceptions, and prohibits the business entities from retaliating against the medical professional for violating the void agreements. Punishes retaliations as an unlawful employment practice. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.