Rep. Maxine Dexter

Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for cash or prizes. Provides that prohibition does not apply to raffle conducted by nonprofit organization if organization does not award raffle prizes based on number, weight or size of coyotes taken. Punishes violation of prohibition by maximum fine of $2,000. Provides that person violating Act forfeits remains of coyote to State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Establishes Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Fund. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Requires initial plans for household hazardous waste stewardship programs to be submitted to Department of Environmental Quality no later than April 1, 2023. Requires household hazardous waste stewardship program developed pursuant to approved plan to be implemented no earlier than January 1, 2024. Imposes penalty for violation by retailer of program provisions not to exceed $100 per day for each day of violation. Imposes penalty for violation by manufacturer or stewardship organization of program provisions not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day of violation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Permits individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast ballot in school district elections.

Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees. Establishes limits on candidate's personal contributions and expenditures. Requires Secretary of State and Attorney General to impose civil fine of not less than five times, nor more than 20 times, amount of offending contribution or expenditure. Grants Oregon electors standing to sue to enforce penalty provisions. Authorizes employee or contractor to bring civil suit if entity either requires employee or contractor to make contribution or promises or threatens any benefit or detriment if employee or contractor makes or refuses to make contribution. Imposes minimum civil award of $20,000 for violation. Becomes operative on first day of new election cycle for each public office. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits government body from issuing permit for construction, expansion or modification of chemical recycling facility.

Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated. Specifies that person's residence is where person resided prior to incarceration. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Urges Congress to enact bipartisan climate change legislation.

Expands presumptive cause of occupational disease for covered nonvolunteer firefighters to include any cancer that may result from exposure to substances that nonvolunteer firefighter is routinely exposed to in course of employment as nonvolunteer firefighter. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to submit to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to employment report, based on information reported to director by insurers and self-insured employers, setting forth separate number of presumptive cancer claims of nonvolunteer firefighters that were paid in full, settled or denied. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances. Authorizes court or probation or parole agency to order convicted person to engage in education, counseling, treatment, community service or other alternative to incarceration. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.