Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 5039: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Veterans' Affairs; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Veterans' Affairs for certain biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures by department from lottery moneys for certain purposes. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and Oregon War Veterans' Bond Sinking Account, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by department. Limits biennial expenditures by department from federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 2750: Relating to bridges.

Permits Port of Hood River to enter into agreement for bridge project that is partially or completely within port's district. Specifies purpose and minimum provisions of agreement. Exempts agreement from Public Contracting Code and other statutes, except provisions related to prevailing rate of wage and certain other requirements. Requires port to adopt rules that substantially conform with rules Department of Transportation has adopted to implement provisions of Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program. Specifies elements port must consider in evaluating proposals for bridge project. Requires port to select proposal that provides best overall public value. Permits port, or private entity or governmental unit that port designates, to establish, collect or alter reasonable toll, administrative fee or civil penalty in connection with bridge and to deposit proceeds into account established under agreement for bridge project. Requires department to assess and collect amount of toll that person fails to pay and to refuse to renew vehicle registration of person that fails to pay. Permits port to sell or transfer ownership of bridge or bridge project under specified circumstances.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3067: Relating to family supports; and declaring an emergency.

Authorizes Marion and Polk Counties to establish pilot CourtCare programs to provide quality child care to individuals and families who are participating in court proceedings at local courthouse or transacting business at local governmental office. Requires pilot CourtCare program to also serve as clearinghouse for information and resource referrals relating to family support services in local community. Requires county that establishes pilot CourtCare program to enter into agreement with nonprofit or nongovernmental entity to implement and administer program. Directs county governing bodies to report on progress of pilot CourtCare programs no later than September 15, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to counties to implement pilot CourtCare programs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 2797: Relating to fines; and declaring an emergency.

Increases presumptive fine for violations, including traffic violations occurring in certain locations. Increases minimum fine for violations subject to presumptive fine. Increases amount of fine imposed in criminal action payable to state. Provides for allocations from Criminal Fine Account to State Court Technology Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 2784: Relating to shellfish; and declaring an emergency.

Designates State Department of Agriculture as lead agency responsible for state administration of programs and policies relating to commercial cultivation of oysters, clams and mussels. Establishes pilot project for increasing frequency of water quality monitoring and analysis related to closure and opening of shellfish harvesting. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3203: Relating to an analysis required before a contracting agency constructs a public improvement with the agency's own equipment and personnel; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires contracting agency to perform analysis to determine whether constructing public improvement with contracting agency's own equipment and personnel will result in least cost to contracting agency. Specifies elements of cost analysis. Requires contracting agency to file analysis with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Specifies threshold at which estimated cost of constructing public improvement triggers requirement to perform analysis. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries every four years beginning in 2021 to review methodology for calculating costs and threshold amount at which contracting agency must prepare specifications and cost estimates for public improvement. Requires commissioner to investigate contracting agency's alleged violation of Act in response to complaint from construction contractor or trade association that represents construction contractors or if commissioner discovers or has reason to believe that violation of Act has occurred unless commissioner reasonably concludes that facts alleged do not constitute violation or that complaint was frivolous or was filed to harass contracting agency or for purposes other than to enforce requirements of law . Requires contractor or trade association to pay filing fee of $250 to submit complaint. Permits commissioner to require contracting agency to negotiate and enter into agreement to comply with requirements of Act if commissioner finds that contracting agency has violated Act within previous five years and to enter final order that sets forth terms of agreement between contracting agency and construction contractor or trade association. Permits party to agreement with contracting agency made in accordance with order of commissioner to submit complaint asking commissioner to enforce agreement. Requires commissioner to investigate complaint and, if commissioner finds substantial evidence of violation, to issue order to cease and desist from violation or conduct contested case hearing. Permits commissioner to impose civil penalty of not more than $5,000 on local contracting agency that commissioner finds has violated Act or breached agreement, or civil penalty of $20,000 if commissioner finds that violation was willful. Permits contractor or trade association to bring action to enforce cease and desist order. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3276: Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency.

Requires health benefit plan coverage of health services necessary to combat disease outbreak or epidemic. Requires Public Health Director to convene task force to make recommendations relating to improved health insurance coverage for students and use of vaccinations during public health emergencies. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 5031: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of State Police; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of State Police for certain biennial expenses. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by department. Limits biennial expenditures by department from federal funds for certain purposes. Limits biennial expenditures by department from certain moneys or other revenues allocated to Parks and Natural Resources Fund for certain purposes. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3454: Relating to school meals; and declaring an emergency.

Describes actions school districts are required to take or are prohibited from taking regarding students who are unable to pay for meals. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3261: Relating to health care provider incentives; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires Oregon Health Policy Board, in collaboration with Office of Rural Health and Oregon Health and Science University , to conduct assessment of health care workforce needs in Oregon. Requires board to collect data from and about health care providers to evaluate effectiveness of financial incentive programs in increasing access to health care providers in rural and medically underserved areas of state. Requires board to allocate moneys in Health Care Provider Incentive Fund, based on workforce assessment and data collected, to provide health care provider incentives and loans or grants to communities to implement plans for addressing unmet health care workforce needs of communities. Removes sunset on Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 2891: Relating to the Department of Veterans' Affairs; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes Department of Veterans' Affairs Veteran Services Grant Fund. Authorizes Department of Veterans' Affairs to make grants from fund for purposes that benefit veterans. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department to make grants that benefit veterans. Requires department to adopt rules, including rules that prescribe eligibility requirements for grants. Limits biennial expenditures for making and administering grants from certain lottery moneys received by department. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3391: Relating to reproductive health care; and declaring an emergency.

Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health. Allows exemption for plans sold to religious employers. Requires Oregon Health Authority to implement program to reimburse costs of services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health provided to individuals who can become pregnant and who would be eligible for medical assistance if not for certain federal requirements. Prohibits discrimination in provision of health care coverage. Prohibits interference by public body in consenting individual's choice to terminate pregnancy. Prohibits public body's interference with health care provider terminating or assisting in termination of pregnancy of health care provider's patient, if health care provider is acting within scope of provider's license. Requires authority, in consultation with Department of Consumer and Business Services, to design program to provide statewide access to abortion coverage for Oregon residents enrolled in health benefit plans that do not cover abortion. Requires authority, in consultation with department, to implement program, to extent authorized by state law, if funding is available. Requires authority to report to Speaker of House of Representatives, President of Senate and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on actions taken and recommendations for legislative changes to fully implement program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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