Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 314: Relating to Relief Nursery programs; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Early Learning Division to support Relief Nursery programs statewide. Requires Relief Nursery programs to participate in statewide independent evaluation. Describes how funding to support Relief Nursery programs may be used. Excludes statutory forfeiture proceeds distributed to Relief Nursery program from calculation of amount of required matching community financial support. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Jackie Winters (R) Nancy Nathanson (D) · 18 co-sponsors

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 419: Relating to hospital charges; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes Task Force on Health Care Cost Review to study feasibility of creating rate-setting process modeled on process used by Health Services Cost Review Commission in Maryland. Specifies membership. Requires report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 162: Relating to tax credits; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies definition of "business tax credit," as allowed to shareholders of S corporation, to remove Department of Revenue rulemaking authority. Updates list of eligible tax credits. Modifies tax credit allowed for employment-related dependent care expenses to conform to operation of related federal tax credit. Prescribes eligibility requirements for earned income for allowance of credit. Allows nonmarried taxpayer to claim credit. Prohibits payment of interest for refundable portion of credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 200: Relating to retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services; and declaring an emergency.

Allows member of Public Employees Retirement System to purchase retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2238: Relating to crime; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes Task Force on Public Safety. Directs Department of Human Services to, upon request, create racial and ethnic impact statement on effect of proposed legislation or state measure on racial and ethnic composition of recipients of human services. Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to , upon request by member of Legislative Assembly from each major political party, create racial and ethnic impact statement for either proposed legislation or state measure that is related to crime and likely to have impact on criminal justice system. Requires that statement pertaining to state measure be printed in voters' pamphlet. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 64: Relating to health terminology.

Renames "mental disease or defect" to "qualifying mental disorder" in criminal and certain juvenile statutes.

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 98: Relating to residential mortgage loan servicers; and declaring an emergency.

Requires certain persons that service residential mortgage loans in this state to obtain or renew license. Specifies license application and renewal procedures and required fees. Prescribes duties of licensee and prohibits certain activities relating to negotiating or offering to negotiate modification of terms of residential mortgage loan. Requires licensee to maintain specified liquidity, operating reserves and net worth. Prescribes civil penalties against persons that engage in business as residential mortgage loan servicer without license. Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to remove member of licensee's governing body or licensee's officer under certain circumstances. Permits director to participate in multistate mortgage examinations under specified circumstances. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 93: Relating to amount credited to Workers' Memorial Scholarship Account from civil penalties recovered for violations of certain occupational standards.

Increases from $250,000 to $1 million maximum amount credited to Workers' Memorial Scholarship Account from civil penalties recovered for violations of occupational health and safety standards.

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 187: Relating to vision screenings; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Department of Education to reimburse education provider for expenses incurred from providing vision screenings. Establishes Vision Health Account for purpose of making reimbursements. Appropriates moneys to Department of Education for deposit in Vision Health Account. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2304: Relating to traditional health workers.

Adds peer support specialist, family support specialist and youth support specialist to membership of Traditional Health Workers Commission. Modifies definition of "peer support specialist" and "peer wellness specialist," and adds definitions for "family support specialist" and "youth support specialist." Requires coordinated care organizations to ensure members have access to peer support specialists. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to adopt qualification criteria for traditional health workers utilized by coordinated care organizations. Requires Attorney General and Director of Oregon Health Authority to collaborate with coordinated care organizations and groups that advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence to develop and implement plan to incorporate advocates for domestic and sexual violence survivors into workforce of traditional health workers serving medical assistance recipients.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2273: Relating to methods of determining taxpayer business activity in state; and prescribing an effective date.

Removes functional test for purposes of apportionment of business income of corporate excise taxpayer by defining "sales" to exclude amounts that are received by taxpayer from certain transactions, received in role as agent or held in trust. Authorizes Department of Revenue to designate other exceptions by rule. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2300: Relating to prescription drug coverage for medical assistance recipients; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group in Oregon Health Authority to develop evidence-based algorithms for prescription drug treatment of mental health disorders in medical assistance recipients. Specifies membership. Requires Oregon Health Authority to reimburse cost of mental health drugs for medical assistance recipients. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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