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D Oregon Senate · District 18

Sen. Akasha Lawrence Spence

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Total votes
273
all sessions
Attendance
95%
13 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
50
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
50 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
50
Primary
27
Co-sponsor
23
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Co-sponsor HB 4102
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to policing issues involving indigenous persons; prescribing an effective date.

Establishes position of Tribal Relations Liaison within Department of State Police. Directs Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to ensure ] provide, no later than October 31, 2022, in report to appropriate interim committees of Legislative Assembly, operational plan for training police officers and certified reserve officers are trained ] to investigate and report cases involving missing or murdered indigenous persons. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 4, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4099
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to youth leadership; prescribing an effective date.

Establishes Racial Equity and Justice Youth Collaborative. Prescribes membership and duties of collaborative. Directs Department of Education to establish work group to establish standards for selection process of members of collaborative. Sunsets work group on August 30, 2023. Takes effect July 1, 2022.

In committee Mar 4, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1566
In committee · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to legislator compensation; prescribing an effective date.

Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly equal to annual occupational mean wage estimate for ] average wage for all covered employment in Oregon for prior year. Directs that salary of members of Legislative Assembly be adjusted to conform to annual occupational mean wage estimate ] average wage for all covered employment only once every two years. Applies cost-of-living adjustment to monthly interim expense allowance received by members. Authorizes reimbursement for child care expenses child care allowance ] for members who have children or dependents under 13 years of age. Caps monthly amount of reimbursement and limits reimbursement to specified months during which regular sessions of Legislative Assembly occur. Applies to pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 4, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 1569
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to data collected by the Department of Revenue; prescribing an effective date.

Directs Department of Revenue to develop schedule allowing personal income taxpayers to voluntarily report taxpayers' self-identified race and ethnicity identifiers. Requires restricted access to collected data. Prohibits access to data by department collection and audit staff or by Internal Revenue Service. Prohibits commercial ] use of data by tax practitioners and tax preparation software vendors for purposes other than preparing and filing of returns . Directs department to report annually, beginning in 2023, on development and implementation of data collection schedule to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology. Sunsets reporting requirement on January 2, 2028. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 4, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1578
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to violations of education law; declaring an emergency.

Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule procedures for receiving and investigating complaints of violations of safety, discrimination and welfare laws. ] Prescribes requirements for process of taking complaint that school or education service district is nonstandard. ] Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule procedures for Department of Education to investigate and resolve allegations of violations of state or federal law that may result in physical harm, denial of instructional days or risk of significant harm or substantial interference with student's ability to safely access public education. Prescribes actions department may take if school district or education service district is found to be in violation of state or federal law. Directs board to adopt by rule requirements for process that education service district must use when district receives complaint that district is not meeting standards established by board. Expands investigative authority of Superintendent of Public Instruction to investigate and resolve complaints of violations relating to special education or early childhood special education. Requires department to appoint at least two individuals to act as student and family advocates. Prescribes duties of advocates. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In committee Mar 4, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1580
In committee · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to the Task Force on Psilocybin Health Equity; declaring an emergency.

Establishes Task Force on Psilocybin Health Equity. Directs task force to study issues related to equity and accessibility of psilocybin services. Requires task force to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to human services, mental health and recovery not later than November 1, 2022. Sunsets task force on January 2, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In committee Mar 4, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 4147
Failed · Oregon House · Lead sponsor
Relating to voting by adults in custody.

Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated. Specifies that person's residence is where person resided prior to incarceration. .

Failed Mar 4, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor HB 4113
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to occupational diseases of nonvolunteer firefighters.

Adds to cancers covered by rebuttable presumption of occupational disease for eligible nonvolunteer firefighters. Requires Workers' Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee to review material published by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health related to cancers associated with nonvolunteer firefighters.

Signed into law Mar 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor
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