Rep. David Gomberg

Prohibits commercial sale of health information by covered entity, business associate, subcontractor, as defined by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or other third party, without authorization of individual whose health information would be included in sale. Makes violation of prohibition unlawful practice. ] Becomes operative January 1, 2021. ] Establishes Task Force on Protecting Health Information. Specifies membership and duties. Requires task force to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary by December 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Urges Governor and state agencies to work with legislators, tribal governments, water stakeholders and others in cooperative process to create comprehensive state water vision.

Establishes program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for decommissioning and disposing of manufactured dwellings. Appropriates moneys to department from General Fund for grant program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Appropriates moneys to fund engineering and design work necessary for adding add ] bicycle and pedestrian lane to Bridge of the Gods. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Establishes tax credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes or locking mechanisms. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Makes various changes to workers' compensation laws of this state. ] Provides that diagnostic services are compensable under workers' compensation law after industrial accident or occupational disease has been determined to be compensable and if diagnostic services are reasonable and necessary to identify nature or extent of medical condition that may be related to industrial accident or occupational disease. Specifies certain limitations. Provides that employer bears burden of proof in denial of coverage that otherwise compensable condition is no longer major contributing cause of need for treatment and disability of combined condition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

For purposes of taxpayer election of reduced tax rate for certain pass-through income, reduces tax rates, reduces maximum eligible income and modifies employment requirements. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance acquisition and restoration of Willamette Falls navigation canal and locks. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements for vision screenings of students to person that provided vision screening. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for deposit in Vision Health Account to make reimbursements for vision screenings. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more pilot programs statewide to provide training, job placement services, financial assistance, technical support and business creation assistance to veterans in construction and construction materials industries. Requires report to Legislative Assembly regarding status of pilot programs by September 15, 2020. Sunsets pilot programs on December 31, 2021. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.