Rep. Ken Helm

Allows delivery of marijuana items, pursuant to bona fide orders, to consumers within city or county in which marijuana retailer is located and to consumers in cities or counties that have adopted ordinances allowing for delivery of marijuana items from adjacent cities or counties. Allows governing body of city or county to adopt ordinance allowing for delivery of marijuana items from adjacent city or county. Allows marijuana retailer to make deliveries of marijuana items to more than one consumer per delivery trip. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates. Authorizes public utilities to enter agreements to provide financial assistance for organizations to represent in regulatory proceedings before commission interests of low-income residential customers and residential customers that are members of environmental justice communities. Establishes Office of the Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate within commission. Authorizes office to intervene in certain proceedings. Requires Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate to convene advisory group to advise office in discharge of duties. Requires office to report on activities of office to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than December 1, 2021. Directs commission to establish public process for investigating ways to address and mitigate , through nonbypassable means, differential energy burdens on classes of electric company ] public utility customers and other inequities of affordability and environmental justice . Requires commission to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy and business no later than September 15, 2020 ] incorporate findings into commission's 2020 report to Environmental Justice Task Force and Governor . Sunsets public process January 2, 2021.

Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities if student meets other tuition equity requirements ] and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Provides that student who is refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Declares emergency, effective on passage. .

Provides for regulation by Oregon Liquor Control Commission of consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events, including licensure of premises at which temporary events are conducted. Creates local option for cities and counties. Provides for regulation by commission of consumption of marijuana items at cannabis lounges, including licensure of premises at which cannabis lounges are located. Requires cannabis lounges to obtain sanitation certificate from Oregon Health Authority. Creates local option for cities and counties. Take effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to make loans and ] award matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor recreation ] gear and apparel industry. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ].

Establishes Task Force on Health Care Access to study and report on how to establish primary care trust model. Sunsets task force January 2, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Department of Human Services ] Oregon Health Authority to increase fee-for-service rate for behavioral health providers participating in medical assistance programs. Allows Oregon Health ] authority to provide matching funds to participants in federal State Loan Repayment Program as part of health care provider incentive program. Imposes certain requirements on behavioral health and addiction services providers receiving loan repayment subsidies from health care provider incentive program. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Health ] authority for deposit in Health Care Provider Incentive Fund for purpose of providing loan repayment subsidies to behavioral health and addiction services providers. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys to Department of Environmental Quality to award grant under ORS 454.779 and cover administrative costs necessary to implement ORS 454.779. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Supports development of closed-loop pump storage projects. Encourages Oregon utilities to use closed-loop pump storage.

Expands purposes for which physical restraint may be used on students. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.