Rep. Pam Marsh

Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law. Designates as unlawful employment practice for employer to seek age of applicant prior to making conditional offer of employment and to include certain words or phrases in job application that suggest or imply age preferences. Permits employer to observe terms of bona fide seniority system that does not require employee to retire at certain age. Allows person to bring civil action alleging certain types of employment discrimination under disparate impact or disparate treatment theory of proof. Requires additional award of liquidated damages to prevailing plaintiff in civil action alleging age discrimination.

Changes name of Oregon Global Warming Commission to Oregon Climate Change Commission. Requires commission to appoint executive director. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes related to executive director of commission. Modifies certain duties of commission and of certain nonvoting members of commission. Modifies certain duties of certain agencies of state government with regard to duties of commission.

Establishes Emergency Department Boarding Pilot Project in Oregon Health Authority. Establishes Task Force on Emergency Department Boarding. Specifies membership and duties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires reporting of physical sexual harassment by legislative officials and registered lobbyists. Specifies procedure for reporting. Punishes failure to report by maximum of $2,000 fine. Creates crime of false reporting of harassment. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates crime of unlawful interference with a harassment investigation. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Provides that public servant commits crime of official misconduct in the first degree if public servant knowingly harasses or annoys another person by subjecting other person to certain offensive physical contact. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.

Provides for regulation by Oregon Liquor Control Commission of consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events, including licensure of premises at which temporary events are conducted. Creates local option for cities and counties. Provides for regulation by commission of consumption of marijuana items at cannabis lounges, including licensure of premises at which cannabis lounges are located. Requires cannabis lounges to obtain sanitation certificate from Oregon Health Authority. Creates local option for cities and counties. Take effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Task Force on Health Care Access to study and report on how to establish primary care trust model. Sunsets task force January 2, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

Directs Office of Outdoor Recreation to study and make recommendations on development of Oregon Outdoors Pass. Requires office to submit report to Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2019. ] Establishes voluntary Oregon outdoor recreation search and rescue card program within Office of Emergency Management. Establishes Oregon Search and Rescue Fund to fund program. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to office to reimburse county sheriffs for search and rescue activities and to administer and support county search and rescue grant program. Directs office to adopt program for providing grants by rule, in consultation with State Fish and Wildlife Commission, State Parks and Recreation Department and other affected agencies. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for agricultural experiment station and branch stations, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.

Prohibits sale, offering for sale, ] purchase or use of pesticide products containing neonicotinoid ] chlorpyrifos .