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D Oregon House · District 45

Rep. Barbara Smith Warner

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Total votes
3,987
all sessions
Attendance
96%
136 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
228
bills & resolutions
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
228 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
228
Primary
44
Co-sponsor
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Co-sponsor SB 726
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to unlawful conduct in the workplace; and prescribing an effective date.

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to ] enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Provides that employer may, in certain circumstances, enter into settlement, separation or severance agreement that includes provision that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing such conduct or that would prohibit employee from seeking reemployment with employer as term or condition of agreement. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. ] Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. ] Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice ] make policy available to employees in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act and such violations were substantial contributing factor in causing separation from employment . Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven ] five years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Provides that extended statute of limitations applies to certain conduct that occurs on or after effective date of Act. Requires commissioner to adopt any rules necessary to implement certain provisions of Act no later than 90 days after effective date. Becomes operative January ] October 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Jun 17, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2883
Passed · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to a prohibition on using polystyrene containers for prepared food; prescribing an effective date.

Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene container in selling, offering for sale, serving or dispensing prepared food to public. Provides exception if food vendor ensures that polystyrene container is used only on premises of food vendor and that polystyrene containers used on premises of food vendor are delivered to facility for recycling, processing or conversion into new product. Takes effect January 1, 2021.

Passed Jun 11, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2684
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to tax exemption for the property of a company that builds certain communication services infrastructure; and prescribing an effective date.

Repeals exemption for property of company that builds, maintains and operates project constituting certain communication services infrastructure. Provides one-time special assessment of intangible property of certain companies in lieu of exemption repealed by Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Jun 10, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2571
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to higher education tuition waivers for foster children; and declaring an emergency.

Provides that current or former foster child under 25 years of age is eligible for tuition waiver at institution of higher education if current or former foster child is enrolled in courses totaling one or more credit hours for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Jun 10, 2019 1 co-sponsor
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