Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 3352: Relating to access to health care; and prescribing an effective date.

Renames Health Care for All Oregon Children program as Cover All People program and expands eligibility to adults who would qualify for Medicaid-funded state medical assistance program but for their immigration status. Allows Oregon Health Authority to restrict eligibility to specific categories or groups of individuals to stay within legislative appropriation for this biennium. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Teresa Alonso Leon (D) Elizabeth Steiner (D) Maxine Dexter (D) Andrea Salinas (D) · 9 co-sponsors

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2341: Relating to taxation of damaged property; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes tax collector in county covered by state of emergency declared by Governor due to fire or act of God, or authority of Governor under Emergency Conflagration Act, who knows or has reason to believe property has been destroyed or damaged by fire or act of God to prorate taxes imposed on property. Combines provisions for proration of taxes for property destroyed and property damaged by fire or act of God. Provides new computation for proration of taxes for property other than specially assessed property. Applies to property tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 3372: Relating to environmental quality; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to require certain information related to history of compliance with environmental quality laws from applicant for license or permit. Modifies authority of department to refuse to issue, modify, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew permit. Modifies authority of department to refuse to issue, suspend or revoke asbestos abatement license. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2315: Relating to continuing education for professionals; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Oregon Health Authority and specified professional regulatory boards to require licensees regulated by authority or board to complete six hours of ] continuing education related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management every six years ] at specified intervals and to report completion of continuing education to authority or board. Allows authority and boards to establish minimum requirements that licensee must meet to be exempt from requirement to complete continuing education. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 3037: Relating to youth suicide response; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator to report suspected suicides involving ] deaths of decedents 24 years of age or younger to local mental health authority if district medical examiner, assistant district medical examiner, pathologist or designee of district medical examiner reasonably believes manner of death was suicide . Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop statewide suicide post-intervention protocol. Authorizes cross-reporting between local mental health authorities. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2063: Relating to standby generation facilities; and prescribing an effective date.

Removes requirement that person seeking exemption from requirement to obtain site certificate for standby generation facility request exemption from Energy Facility Siting Council. Prohibits council from requiring request for exemption for standby generation facility. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2343: Relating to local government authority to suspend enterprise zone employment requirements; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes governing body of enterprise zone sponsor to adopt resolution suspending enterprise zone employment requirements otherwise imposed on authorized business firms for either or both of property tax years beginning on July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022. Requires resolution to establish direct relationship between factors showing financial distress of business firm and COVID-19 pandemic. Provides resolution may not be adopted after later of June 30 immediately preceding applicable property tax year or 45 days following effective date of Act. Authorizes governing body of enterprise zone sponsor to allow exemption for property tax years beginning on July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, to qualified property of authorized business firm that otherwise does not meet certain requirements during declared public health emergency. Authorizes refunds without interest of all or any part of payments collected with respect to disqualification in certain circumstances, and based on property taxes that would otherwise have been due for property tax ] assessment years beginning on July 1, 2021, or July 1, 2022 ] January 1, 2020, or January 1, 2021 , with respect to qualified property subject to either grant of authority. Sunsets both grants of authority on date that is one year following end of declared public health emergency. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 3318: Relating to use of land; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires, if certain conditions are met, Department of Land Conservation and Development to approve City of Bend's expansion of urban growth boundary to include specified lands and allows department to approve other land use regulations for those lands. Sunsets provisions on January 2, 2030. Exempts dog training facilities from state structural specialty codes. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2549: Relating to public access site reports; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires agencies to send copies of reports on public access sites to State Marine Board and for board to make reports public, including by hosting map of reported sites on website. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 3055: Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies, adds and repeals laws relating to transportation. Exempts from license tax first sale, use or distribution of motor vehicle fuel in this state purchased by Indian tribe, tribal entity or tribal member entity for delivery to service station owned by Indian tribe, tribal entity or tribal member entity and operated on tribe's reservation or trust land. Requires Indian tribe to impose tax at same rate as license tax on sales of purchased motor vehicle fuel and to use revenues solely for uses consistent with constitutional requirements applicable to revenues from sales of motor vehicle fuel. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2650: Relating to police dogs; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes emergency medical services providers to transport or treat ] provide emergency transportation for treatment to police dogs injured in line of duty, provided that such transportation or treatment ] does not interfere with emergency transportation or treatment ] of humans. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2593: Relating to funding for search and rescue; and prescribing an effective date.

Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards. Establishes requirements for agreement. Provides that organization may use revenues from program only to reimburse administrative costs and expenses, to reimburse county sheriffs' offices for certain costs relating to search and rescue and to issue grants for search and rescue purposes. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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