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D Oregon House · District 28

Rep. Jeff Barker

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Total votes
2,573
all sessions
Attendance
93%
146 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
212
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
212 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
212
Primary
45
Co-sponsor
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Co-sponsor HB 4149
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to behavioral health; declaring an emergency.

Directs Director of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to work with Director of Oregon Health Authority and Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop intervention strategy to address substance use among school-aged children and youth, and report strategy to Legislative Assembly by November 1, 2020. Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to work with Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to take statewide inventory of services available to prevent and treat substance use disorders and to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. Specifies requirements for inventory. Requires Director of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to mental and behavioral health by November 1, 2020. Expands designated state agencies that must work with commission and requires agencies to meet with commission quarterly to review and report on each agency's progress and to report process and outcome measures established under commission's comprehensive addiction, prevention, treatment and recovery plan. Sunsets certain provisions on January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In committee Mar 9, 2020 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2005
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to family medical leave benefits; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide partially or fully compensated time away from work to covered individual who meets certain criteria while covered individual is on family leave, medical leave or safe leave. Requires employer and employee contributions to fund program. Establishes requirements for employers related to required contributions. Creates exemption from employer contribution requirements for employers that employ fewer than 25 employees. Provides grant program for certain employers to defray costs. Allows Director of Employment Department to assess civil penalties in specified circumstances. Authorizes director to bring civil action against employer for failure to file required reports and pay contributions due. Provides that employers shall be personally liable for contribution amounts due. Makes employer's violation of provisions of Act punishable by specified imprisonment, fine or both. Allows self-employed individuals and tribal government employers to elect family and medical leave insurance coverage. Directs director to determine contribution amounts and weekly benefit amounts for self-employed individuals and tribal government employers that elect coverage. Protects eligible employee's position of employment with employer while employee is on leave if employee has been employed with employer for 90 days before commencing leave. Prohibits employer from retaliating against employee who inquires about rights or responsibilities under family and medical leave insurance program and from interfering with employee rights under program. Establishes right for civil action for certain employer violations. Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as trust fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Employment Department for purposes of Act. Appropriates moneys to department to cover start-up costs related to program. Permits director to contract with third party to serve as administrator of program. Provides that employer may apply to director for approval of employer-offered benefit plan that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits that are equivalent to or better than leave and benefit amounts available under family and medical leave insurance program established by department. Establishes requirements for employers. Requires director to establish by rule application process for employers and method for resolving disputes between employers and employees concerning coverage and benefits provided under approved plan. Provides that employers may apply to director for approval of plan. Requires director to establish process for review of final decisions regarding benefit claims, benefit amounts, receipt of benefits and repayment of benefits. Provides that provisions of Act do not require reopening or renegotiation of collective bargaining agreement entered into before effective date of Act. Requires director to submit progress reports to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Requires director to submit periodic report concerning administration of family and medical leave insurance program, including recommendations made by advisory committee. Provides specified delayed operative dates. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Aug 14, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 861
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to elections; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires state to pay for ballot return envelopes that can be returned by business reply mail, or other mailing service determined by Secretary of State to be more cost effective or efficient, for each election held in this state. Applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Aug 14, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 3273
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to drugs; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs each covered manufacturer of covered drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities covered drugs for disposal. Defines "covered drug" and "covered manufacturer." Supersedes and preempts local government ordinance or regulation establishing or requiring program similar to drug take-back program. Directs Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Quality Commission to administer Act. Requires covered manufacturers subject to Act to first submit plan for participating in drug take-back program on or before November 1, 2020. Requires drug take-back programs to be operational by July 1, 2021. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Sunsets September 15, 2031. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Aug 14, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2706
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to dental care for Pacific Islanders legally residing in Oregon under the Compact of Free Association; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon and lack access to affordable dental coverage. Specifies eligibility requirements for program and duties of authority in administering program. ] Appropriates moneys to Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with vendor to conduct demographic study of dental needs and geographic distribution of COFA citizens in this state and to issue request for information to gauge interest and determine capacity of dental care organizations to provide oral health care to COFA citizens. Requires department to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health, no later than April 15, 2020, findings of study and cost of administering program to provide oral health care to COFA citizens residing in this state. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Aug 1, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2910
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to the Oregon Promise program.

Requires that for person who completes prior educational requirements to participate in Oregon Promise program while confined in correctional facility, six-month period to enroll in courses to participate in program begins after person is first released from correctional facility. Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to waive requirement that person enrolled in program must enroll in sufficient number of credit hours to be considered at least half-time student, under specified circumstances.

Signed into law Aug 1, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Primary HB 2328
Signed into law · Oregon House · Lead sponsor
Relating to unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Modifies culpable mental state for crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle when person takes, operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses vehicle, boat or aircraft without consent of owner.

Signed into law Jul 23, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 962
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to victims of certain crimes.

Directs certifying agencies to certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, within specified time, victim helpfulness in detecting, investigating or prosecuting qualifying criminal activity. Specifies certification procedures. Directs certifying agencies to report annually to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission beginning June 1, 2020 ] 2021 . Directs staff of interim committees related to judiciary to compile reports and provide to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission within 90 days. ] Directs commission to prepare comprehensive report within 90 days and submit report to interim committees related to judiciary. Sunsets reporting requirement on January 2, 2022 ] 2023 .

Signed into law Jul 2, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor HB 2515
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to correctional facilities.

Requires correctional facilities to provide tampons, sanitary pads, postpartum pads and panty liners to certain incarcerated persons at no cost.

Signed into law Jul 2, 2019 1 co-sponsor
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