Repeals $500,000 limitation on awards of noneconomic damages in civil actions seeking damages for bodily injury, death or property damage. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance acquisition and restoration of Willamette Falls navigation canal and locks. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Authorizes issuance of Article XI-Q bonds to finance seismic and life safety improvements to State Capitol building and grounds. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Designates June 2019 as Arab-American Heritage Month.
Allows operator of motorcycle or moped to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions.
Establishes grant program for purpose of improving kindergarten student-to-teacher ratios in schools that are considered high poverty. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime. Adds ethnicity and gender to list of characteristics of victim, the perception of which constitutes defendant's motive to commit crime. Includes commission of assault in fourth degree as bias crime in the first degree when committed by one person and motivated by perception of victim's race, color, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability or national origin. Authorizes Attorney General to bring civil action based on commission of bias crime. Modifies remedies available in civil action. Authorizes criminal forfeiture of instrumentalities of bias crimes. Directs law enforcement agencies to report statistics regarding bias crimes to Department of Justice. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Airway Science for Kids, Inc., for purchase of building to house STEAM educational center. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires Attorney General to appoint attorney from outside county in which peace officer uses deadly physical force to lead investigation into use of deadly physical force.
Provides that use of certain name other than name displayed on government-issued identification document does not constitute crime of giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation or warrant.
