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.
Sen. Lisa Reynolds
Sponsored bills
Imposes new requirements on hospitals with respect to financial assistance policies and processes. Requires Oregon Health Authority to impose civil penalties for violation of requirements. ].
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.
Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Punishes possession of undetectable firearm by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, and 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, upon second and subsequent convictions. Punishes offering for sale, selling or transferring firearm without serial number by maximum of $1,000 fine upon first conviction, 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, upon second conviction, and 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, upon third and subsequent convictions. Punishes possession of firearm without serial number occurring on or after September 1, 2024, by maximum of $1,000 fine upon first conviction, 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, upon second conviction, and 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, upon third and subsequent convictions. Defines "unfinished frame or receiver." Requires gun dealer to conduct criminal background check before transferring unfinished frame or receiver. Punishes importing, offering for sale or transferring unfinished frame or receiver by maximum of $1,000 fine upon first conviction, 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, upon second conviction, and 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, upon third and subsequent convictions. Specifies exceptions. Punishes possession of unserialized unfinished frame or receiver occurring on or after September 1, 2024, by maximum of $1,000 fine upon first conviction, 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, upon second conviction, and five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, upon third and subsequent convictions. Provides that person commits crime if person possesses unfinished frame or receiver and is prohibited from possessing firearms. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Prohibits person under 21 years of age from possessing firearms and unfinished frames and receivers with specified exceptions. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Establishes affirmative defense for person under 21 years of age who owned firearm before effective date of Act or who relinquished firearm prior to prosecution. ] Authorizes governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public building to adopt policy, ordinance or regulation precluding affirmative defense for possession of firearm in or on public building by concealed handgun licensee. Provides that in prosecution for possession of firearm in or on public building subject to such policy, ordinance or regulation, concealed handgun licensee affirmative defense is not complete defense, but results in Class A misdemeanor conviction punishable by 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. ] Prohibits person from transferring certain firearms to recipient person knows, or reasonably should know, is under 21 years of age. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Specifies exceptions. ] Appropriates moneys to Department of State Police for implementation of Act. 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.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to vest power of impeachment of statewide elected Executive Branch officials in House of Representatives and power to try impeachments in Senate. Requires three-fifths ] two-thirds majority vote of House of Representatives to deliver impeachment resolution to Senate and two-thirds majority vote of Senate for conviction. Limits judgment to removal from office and disqualification from holding other public office in this state. Refers proposed amendment to people for approval or rejection at next regular general election held throughout this state.
Allows Oregon Health Authority to issue standing order to prescribe short-acting opioid antagonist and necessary medical supplies to administer short-acting opioid antagonist. Defines "short-acting opioid antagonist." Directs pharmacist to dispense, upon request, short-acting opioid antagonist and necessary medical supplies to certain individuals or entities. Allows individual or entity to possess, store, deliver, distribute and administer short-acting opioid antagonist and necessary medical supplies. Provides civil immunity from liability. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for school-based health resources. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Requires schools to have at least one panic alarm in each school building. ] Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building. Provides exceptions. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of assisting school districts to purchase and install wireless panic alert devices and systems. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Creates refundable child tax credit based upon percentage of federal child tax care credit, as applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2030. Directs Department of Revenue, in collaboration with Department of Human Services, to make installment payments to personal income taxpayers of estimated amount of majority of child care credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after next January 1 following receipt of federal approval necessary to exclude installment payments from benefit eligibility determinations, and before January 1, 2030. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.