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All 16,020 Active 0 In committee 13,419 Passed 580 Signed 3,916 Failed 203

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 15, 2023

SB 775: Relating to soil and water conservation districts.

Provides that zone directors on local governing body of soil and water conservation district in county with population of ___ or more need only ] must reside within zones they represent in district and be registered voters. Provides that zone directors in districts that do not include any counties with populations of 250,000 or more must also meet certain additional requirements.

signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 15, 2023

SB 490: Relating to family medicine residency training programs; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services ] Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys to Area Health Education Center program of Oregon Health and Science University for specified purposes. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 15, 2023

HB 3014: Relating to approved transportation costs for school districts.

Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules that allow for reimbursement of school district expenses incurred for alternative transportation costs. Prohibits reimbursements that are greater than amount school district would have received if school district had provided transportation that is not alternative transportation.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 15, 2023

HB 3005: Relating to financial assistance for early child care infrastructure activities; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants to pay for allowable costs related to early child care infrastructure activities. Authorizes department to allocate percentage from funds appropriated to department ] Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to establish program to award grants to nonprofit entities for redistribution by nonprofit entities to eligible applicants. Permits Department of Early Learning and Care to provide technical assistance to support applicants approved to receive financial assistance with implementing child care infrastructure expansion activities. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to enter into interagency agreement with Department of Early Learning and Care to permit Oregon Business and Development Department to transfer funds to Department of Early Learning and Care to pay costs of providing technical assistance. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Lisa Reynolds (D) · 19 co-sponsors

signed · Oregon · House Aug 15, 2023

HB 3456: Relating to sexual misconduct at institutions of higher education; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Requires council to biennially distribute base sexual misconduct climate survey and recommendations regarding use of study to each institution of higher education. Requires each institution of higher education in state to biennially use base survey from council to conduct sexual misconduct climate survey of all students enrolled at institution. Requires each institution to submit aggregate summary of survey results to Higher Education Coordinating Commission and post copy of summary and other reports on institution's website. Requires each institution of higher education to hire certified advocate. Lists exceptions for when hiring not required. Details duties of certified advocate. Requires each institution of higher education to enter into and maintain memorandum of understanding with community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency in same county as institution. Establishes exception for smaller satellite or branch campuses. Details requirements of memorandum of understanding. Prohibits institution of higher education from punishing students who report incidents of sexual misconduct due to stated violations of institution's policies that are discovered during investigation into misconduct. Requires each institution of higher education to prepare and deliver sexual misconduct primary prevention and awareness training that must be attended annually by each student and employee of institution. Details requirements of training. Requires each institution of higher education to waive certain academic or any disciplinary record requirements required to demonstrate academic success that are part of institution-provided program or activity identified by institution for students who experience sexual misconduct and obtain waiver in specified manner. Requires each institution of higher education to provide annual report to Legislative Assembly, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Director of Human Services detailing specified aspects of reported sexual misconduct and institution responses during previous academic year. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to submit annual report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education identifying each instance during previous academic year in which institution of higher education either violated provision of Act or failed to carry out provision of Act. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for duties relating to Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 15, 2023

HB 3235: Relating to a child tax credit; and prescribing an effective date.

Creates refundable child tax credit, calculated based on number of dependents of taxpayer that are qualifying children with respect to taxpayer and are under six years of age at close of tax year. Limits credit to five dependents per tax return. Phases out amount of available credit based on adjusted gross income of taxpayer. Adjusts credit amount and phaseout threshold for inflation. Directs Department of Revenue to make quarterly advance payments of credit amounts. Requires Department of Human Services to seek waiver of federal requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance child tax credit payments. Provides that credit is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 ] 2023 , and before January 1, 2030 ] 2029 . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 15, 2023

HB 3213: Relating to testing cosmetics on animals.

Prohibits manufacturer from selling or offering to sell cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test. Provides certain exemptions. Provides exemption for cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test, or containing ingredient used in cosmetic animal test, before effective date of Act. Allows donation of noncomplying cosmetic to food bank, homeless shelter, hospital, animal shelter, corrections facility or emergency shelter. Allows receiving entity to distribute cosmetic to individual receiving services from entity. Authorizes Attorney General to bring civil action to impose civil penalties or obtain injunction for violations of Act.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 4, 2023

HB 5047: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses. ] Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______. ] Limits biennial expenditures of _____ from federal funds. ] Modifies certain appropriations from General Fund to Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority for biennium ending June 30, 2023. Modifies certain limitations on expenditures for Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority for biennium ending June 30, 2023. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023 ] on passage .

signed · Oregon · House Aug 4, 2023

HB 3080: Relating to motor vehicles.

Directs Department of Transportation to allow vehicle dealers that sold more than 100 vehicles in previous calendar year to electronically transmit certain documents related to vehicle sales. ] Directs Department of Transportation to adopt rules permitting vehicle dealers or financial institutions to electronically transmit documents necessary to take actions related to vehicle ownership including registering and titling vehicles. Provides that vehicle dealer records may be kept electronically. Authorizes department to issue title to vehicle dealers under certain circumstances. ] Directs Department of Transportation to provide primary security interest holder of vehicle with electronic title if requested.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 4, 2023

HB 3258: Relating to prescription drug monitoring; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires pharmacy to report dispensation of prescription drugs classified in schedules II through V under federal Controlled Substances Act to electronic system established for monitoring and reporting prescription drugs when drug is prescribed and dispensed to individual for use by individual or individual's animal. Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from disclosing prescription monitoring information to veterinarian. Requires authority to disclose prescription monitoring information to director of division of authority that administers state medical assistance program, director of division of authority that administers prescription drug program within state medical assistance program and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for specified purposes. Exempts prescription and dispensation of naloxone or drug containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine from reporting requirements. Increases membership of Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission to include practicing veterinarian and ] additional member of public. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 4, 2023

HB 5013: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Early Learning and Care; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Early Learning and Care 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. Limits biennial expenditures by department for payment of operations, grants-in-aid, program costs and purchased services from certain fees, moneys or other revenues collected or received by department. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 4, 2023

HB 2921: Relating to hospital workforces.

Requires hospitals to file certain reports showing demographics of hospitals' workforces with Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries for posting to Bureau of Labor and Industries' website. Prescribes civil penalties ] penalty for noncompliance.