Rep. Rob Nosse

Establishes Task Force on Alcohol Pricing and Addiction Services. Directs task force to study issues related to alcohol addiction in this state. Directs task force to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. Establishes 9-8-8 Trust Fund. Imposes 9-8-8 tax on consumers and retail subscribers who have telecommunications service or interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service and who have prepaid telecommunications services, to pay for crisis services system. Exempts from taxation telecommunications services provided, based on need, under plan of assistance. Applies to subscriber bills issued and retail transactions made on or after January 1, 2024 , and before January 1, 2030 . Requires city to enter into memorandum of understanding with county regarding provision of mobile crisis intervention services. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health rights. Modifies provisions relating to access to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Modifies provisions relating to protections for providers of and individuals receiving reproductive and gender-affirming health care services. Creates crime of interfering with a health care facility. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates right of action for person or health care provider aggrieved by interference with health care facility. Makes statutory change to achieve gender neutral language with respect to unlawful employment discrimination because of sex. Declares public policy regarding interstate actions arising out of reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Prohibits public body from participating in interstate investigation or proceeding involving reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Creates exceptions. Prohibits clerk of court from issuing subpoena if foreign subpoena relates to reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment. Declares that Oregon law governs certain actions arising out of reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment provided or received in this state. Repeals criminal provisions relating to concealing birth. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to Office of Rural Health, for purposes of providing grants through rural qualified health center pilot project. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for specified expenses. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to offices of President of United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General. Authorizes cities, counties, metropolitan service districts, school districts and local government and local service districts to elect to use ranked choice voting to nominate or elect candidates for relevant offices. Requires Secretary of State to establish program to educate voters about how ranked choice voting will be conducted in elections held in state. Prohibits nominating election for Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Requires election for commissioner to be held at primary election, where election is conducted using ranked choice voting. Requires Secretary of State and county clerks to jointly submit reports to Legislative Assembly setting forth analysis of whether existing laws are inconsistent with effective and efficient implementation of ranked choice voting and detailing, to degree practicable, each expenditure secretary and county clerks must make to successfully implement ranked choice voting. Becomes operative on December 10, 2026 ] January 1, 2028 . Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt standards prohibiting engine exhaust and evaporative emissions from new small nonroad engines beginning January 1, 2026, unless a later date is required by federal Clean Air Act. Directs Department of Environmental Quality to establish program to provide incentives for purchase of zero-emission small nonroad equipment. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes independent behavioral health certification entity that meets specified requirements to certify addiction peer support specialists to work with coordinated care organizations.

Permits Department of Human Services to require specified providers to submit corrective action plan in lieu of investigating report of suspected abuse of child in care in certain circumstances. Modifies description of when report of suspected abuse of child in care may be found unsubstantiated. ] Requires System of Care Advisory Council to study application of just culture model in investigative processes of child-caring agencies. Directs council to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services by September 15, 2024. Directs System of Care Advisory Council to establish and administer grant program for purpose of providing just culture model training. Appropriates moneys for grant program. Directs System of Care Advisory Council to establish and administer grant program for purpose of providing trauma-informed practices and clinical best practices training to workforce providing residential services to children in care. Appropriates moneys for grant program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Oregon Spirits Board as semi-independent state agency to develop and promote Oregon's distilled spirits industry. Imposes 50 cents per bottle surcharge on distilled liquor manufactured in Oregon. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Personnel Division of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to review and update classification plan and compensation for specified positions held by individuals employed by community developmental disabilities programs or support service brokerages. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits public health care employer from denying employment to prospective employee or taking adverse employment action against existing employee solely on basis of positive drug test for cannabinoid metabolites. Provides circumstances under which public health care employer may take adverse employment action against employee when employer reasonably suspects employee is impaired at work. Provides remedies to employee who alleges employer violation of requirements. Requires public health care employer to establish and implement workplace policies regarding workplace impairment due to recent use of marijuana. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, in collaboration with Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, to establish program for investigation and nonbinding arbitration of claims of violations of provisions of Act. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, in collaboration with Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, to develop materials that inform and educate public health care employers on impacts to workplace resulting from recent marijuana use by employees. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct study, in collaboration with Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and Oregon Health Authority, regarding best models for use by public health care employers in addressing workplace issues related to marijuana use and detection of impairment. Requires director to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to labor and business on results of study.