Converts mandatory minimum sentences for specified felonies other than murder to presumptive sentences. Reduces presumptive sentences for certain crimes. Authorizes court to impose greater or lesser sentence according to sentencing guidelines of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Authorizes person receiving presumptive sentence to be eligible for certain programs and sentence reductions. ] Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish program to award grants for restorative justice programs. Directs commission to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary concerning awarding of grants. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes of program. Requires police officer to inform stopped person of right to refuse consent to search. Requires police officer to provide stopped person with specified identifying information if stop does not result in arrest or citation. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Northwest Health Foundation Fund II for deposit into Reimagine Safety Fund. Describes permissible uses of funds and requires reporting to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on use of funds. Prohibits arrest without warrant for misdemeanor other than person Class A misdemeanor unless offense committed in presence of law enforcement officer. ] Requires law enforcement officers to issue citation in lieu of arrest for specified crimes in certain circumstances . Prohibits traffic stop based solely on specified traffic violations and authorizes issuance of citation to registered owner of motor vehicle by mail . Prohibits parole and probation officers from carrying firearm while performing official duties ] contacting probationer in certain locations except in certain circumstances . Requires certain training for certification and continuing education for parole and probation officers. Expands earned reduction in term of probation or post-prison supervision. ] Modifies general conditions of probation and post-prison supervision. Prohibits revocation of probation or post-prison supervision unless person willfully absconds or is convicted of new felony or person Class A misdemeanor. ] Provides that parole and probation officers have duty to provide supervised person ability to report by least onerous means. Prohibits supervision fees. Modifies Justice Reinvestment Program grant distribution. Requires that 20 percent of grant funds be distributed to Northwest Health Foundation Fund II for distribution as subgrants. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for deposit into Justice Reinvestment Account. Directs commission to evaluate subgrant program and report on progress of evaluation to Legislative Assembly. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes of evaluation. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to collect certain data on imposition of supervision conditions, persons on supervision and expenditures of Justice Reinvestment Program funds and biennially report on data to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Provides that program shall be administered by YWCA of Greater Portland. Specifies goals of program and services that may be provided. Requires commission to perform analysis of program and report results of analysis to Legislative Assembly beginning September 15, 2024, and every two years thereafter. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for distribution to YWCA of Greater Portland for purposes of program. Sunsets program on January 1, 2029. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Adds Reach Code to state building code as specialty code and gives power of administration and interpretation of Reach Code to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services. Requires director of Department of Consumer and Business Services ] to follow same process in adopting or amending Reach Code that director follows in developing residential and commercial building codes and to ensure that statewide Reach Code mandates achievement of not more than 90 percent of site energy use that other statewide residential and commercial building codes require. Requires director to adopt Reach Code not later than October 31, 2021, and at same time director adopts corresponding residential specialty code or corresponding structural specialty code, updating Reach Code at least every three years. Permits municipality to adopt Reach Code and require adherence to code as minimum construction standard and method within municipality's jurisdiction notwithstanding requirement that state building code be uniform and applicable to all municipalities in state. Provides that municipality's adoption of Reach Code is not amendment to state building code and does not require approval of director. Provides that municipality that does not adopt Reach Code does not need to enforce Reach Code within municipality's jurisdiction. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to amend state mechanical, heating and ventilating code to require use of current best available technology for filtering outside air admitted into buildings and to require that all outside air admitted into buildings passes through filtration technology during periods in which air outside building poses significant risk of harm to health or safety of occupants of building. Specifies standards that code amendment must meet. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend ] adopt rules no later than July 1, 2022, by which county may justify exception to statewide land use planning goals related to energy conservation to incorporate ] for development of renewable energy facilities and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and to match state energy policies ]. Requires commission to provide report on progress to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022. ] Appropriates moneys to Department of Land Conservation and Development for purpose of administering and implementing Act ] commission to adopt rules . Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Provides that certain aggregate data relating to reportable disease investigations are not confidential or exempt from disclosure under public records law unless data could reasonably lead to identification of individual. ] Directs Oregon Health Authority or local public health administrator to release aggregate information about reportable disease investigations that does not identify individual cases or sources of information, upon receipt of public records request. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Makes program for payment of fee in lieu of property taxes imposed on property constituting solar project permanent. Alters rate of fee. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Cannabis Equity Board ] Equity Investment and Accountability Board and Equity Investment and Accountability Office within office of Governor to provide equity oversight of cannabis industry in this state. Requires board and office to annually report information about equity in Oregon cannabis industry to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to cannabis. Establishes equity liaisons in Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Requires equity liaisons to report to board and office quarterly on specified information. Establishes Cannabis Equity Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board and office for specified purposes. Directs commission to issue equity license to qualified applicant. Directs commission, board and office to determine date on which equity licensee may transfer more than 49 percent ownership in licensed entity. Allows commission to issue cannabis on-premises consumption license, cannabis delivery license, shared processing license or shared processing facility license to applicant who meets qualification criteria for equity license. Allows commission, after date established by commission but not before January 1, 2028, to issue cannabis on-premises consumption license and cannabis delivery license to applicant who does not meet qualification criteria for equity license. Allows commission, after January 1, 2032, to issue cannabis on-premises consumption license, cannabis delivery license, ] shared processing license or shared processing facility license to applicant who does not meet qualification criteria for equity license. Directs office of public defense services to compile list of certain offenses that involve lawful marijuana activity for purposes of setting aside records of conviction, arrest or charge. Requires office to submit report with list of offenses and recommendations to improve processes to Judicial Department, Cannabis Equity Board ] Equity Investment and Accountability Board, Equity Investment and Accountability Office and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary. Directs Judicial Department and ] , Department of State Police , municipal and justice courts and district attorneys in this state to provide information to office of public defense services concerning persons who may be eligible to have set aside conviction, arrest or charge for marijuana offense. Modifies procedures for setting aside certain marijuana convictions, arrests and charges. Authorizes office of public defense services to file motions for setting aside certain marijuana convictions, arrests and charges. Authorizes office to contract with independent attorney to assist office for specified purposes. Limits imposition of supervision conditions related to use of marijuana. Provides that marijuana use may not be basis of parole, probation or post-prison supervision violation except in certain circumstances. Requires entities that maintain records of parole, probation or post-prison supervision violations to review and expunge any records of violations based on specified conduct not later than December 31, 2024. ] Requires allocation of moneys in Criminal Fine Account to Cannabis Equity Fund. Requires distribution of moneys from Oregon Marijuana Account to Cannabis Equity Fund. Specifies manner in which authority shall use moneys transferred to authority. Provides that authority may not charge fee greater than $20 for registry identification card for individual who served in Armed Forces of United States or who receives certain public assistance or $60 for any other individual. Becomes operative on August 22, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Maintains indefinitely exemption from required disclosure of public records that are subject to lawyer-client privilege and public records exemption for privileged information.
Provides that discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation does not constitute reasonable explanation for extreme emotional disturbance for purposes of affirmative defense to murder in the second degree. Provides that person is not justified in using physical force upon another person if person would not have used physical force but for discovery of other person's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.