Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death. Corrects inaccurate reference for definition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Commends Portland Thorns Football Club for its achievements.
Recognizes 2019 as International Year of the Salmon and expresses support for associated global initiative affirming importance of wild salmon.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Clarifies that bicycle lane continues in and through intersection where markings are interrupted by intersection. ] Clarifies that bicycle lane exists in intersection if bicycle lane is marked on opposite sides of intersection in same direction of travel.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring infants to be screened to detect certain diseases. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board in Oregon Health Authority. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Conforms Oregon law related to expression of milk in workplace to federal law. Eliminates ] Limits to employers with 10 or fewer employees exemption from providing rest periods for expression of milk in workplace if granting rest period imposes undue hardship. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
In memoriam: Mary Katherine "Kappy" Eaton, 1924-2018.
Clarifies that sexual orientation and transgender status are ] is not considered physical or mental impairments ] impairment and that individual does not have disability solely by reason of individual's sexual orientation . Removes provision that employer may not be found to have engaged in unlawful employment practice solely because employer fails to provide reasonable accommodation to individual for disability arising out of individual's transgender status. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Increases maximum expenditure appropriation for tax supervising and conservation commissions and increases annual percentage increase in maximum expenditure appropriation. Authorizes commissions to charge for services provided by commissions to nonmember municipal corporations and to apply for and receive grants. Provides that funds earned from charges and grants shall supplement, not supplant, commission's expenditure appropriation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
