Sen. Aaron Woods

Allows physician to prescribe continuous glucose monitor to certain patients whether or not physician specializes in endocrinology. Requires medical assistance and health insurance to provide, as pharmacy benefit, coverage of or payment or reimbursement for continuous glucose monitor prescribed by physician. ] Requires medical assistance to include continuous glucose monitor for specified recipients of medical assistance. Defines "continuous glucose monitor."

Permits state agency to accept credit card as payment for charge or fee state agency imposes or collects for goods or services state agency provides to individual who is member of public and to add surcharge to amount person tenders to offset fees charged to state agency for accepting credit card as payment. ] Provides that state agency that accepts or collects payment by means of credit card or debit card may add fee or surcharge to sum of payment in amount that is reasonably calculated to offset amounts charged to or withheld from state agency for accepting credit card or debit card as payment.

Allows Department of Revenue to establish electronic means for collection of elector signatures in support of inclusion of entity on schedule of income tax return for purpose of receiving contribution by means of checkoff. Applies to elector signatures collected on or after January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Transfers jurisdiction of portion of Hall Boulevard to City of Tigard. Directs Department of Transportation to upgrade portion of Hall Boulevard to state of good repair before transfer. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for costs of upgrading. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to prepare tentative budget for funding of State School Fund. Requires department to form committee for purpose of preparing tentative budget. Prescribes factors to be considered by committee.

Creates crime of threatening a mass injury event. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Department of Corrections and Oregon Youth Authority to distribute moneys to counties for purpose of funding supervision for persons convicted of or adjudicated for threatening a mass injury event. Appropriates moneys to department and authority for distribution. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Public Utility Commission to require person or municipality that manages, operates, owns or control pipeline facilities for transmission or distribution of hazardous substance or material by pipeline to mail residences within 500 feet of pipeline annual notice with certain information and, in event of pipeline leak, to provide update on efforts to fix pipeline leak and mitigate spillage every 24 hours and, when pipeline leak is fixed, to update on cleanup efforts every seven days.

Permits individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast ballot in school district elections. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2030. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board, to adopt rules for board to evaluate and recommend adding disease to or removing disease from newborn bloodspot screening panel or taking no action on disease. Requires board to evaluate and make recommendations pursuant to rules, including rules for public request process. Requires board to meet at least four times per calendar year and to submit biennial report to Legislative Assembly. Shortens term of office of board member to two years. Limits reappointment. Modifies board membership and requirements. Subjects board meetings to public meetings law. Waives fees for parents or guardians who pay out of pocket for newborn bloodspot screening services. ] Waives newborn bloodspot screening fees for parents or guardians who pay out of pocket birthing fees as defined by rule by authority or who are indigent or otherwise unable to pay newborn bloodspot screening fees. Requires authority to consider, and to greatest extent practicable implement, screening for disease no later than 18 months after federal committee recommends adding disease to federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel. Directs authority to complete pilot study to demonstrate standards, criteria and processes for determining whether to add disease to newborn bloodspot screening panel and to report to Legislative Assembly on findings and recommendations for improvements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.