Sen. Chris Gorsek

Co-sponsor SB 853

Passed · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor

Relating to payment of travel for telecommuting state workers.

Prohibits state from paying costs of travel to or from Oregon for employee in state service who telecommutes from principal worksite more than 60 miles outside this state , unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise or essential requirements of position make it necessary for employee to telecommute from outside this state .

Passed Jun 25, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 489

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for nonprofessional educational workers.

Eliminates restrictions on payment of unemployment insurance benefits to certain nonprofessional educational workers.

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 615

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to vehicle speed racing; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies crime of organizing speed racing event. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes second and subsequent convictions within five-year period by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Modifies crime of reckless driving to include activities related to speed racing. Authorizes criminal forfeiture of instrumentalities of crime of reckless driving. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 128

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to salary under the Public Employees Retirement System.

Provides that, for purposes of determining salary of certain member of Public Employees Retirement System, housing allowance paid to prison chaplain shall be treated as includable in member's taxable income under Oregon law.

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 198

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to floating structures; and prescribing an effective date.

Clarifies distinction between commercial and residential floating structures for purposes of personal property tax return requirement. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 418

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to workers' compensation claims; and declaring an emergency.

Requires subject employers to adopt policy allowing subject workers paid time off during shift to receive medical services related to worker's compensable injury or occupational disease. ] Removes minimum time period that injured worker must be absent from work for compensable medical services before injured worker may receive temporary disability benefits for such absence. Provides that notice required before insurer or self-insured employer may end temporary disability benefits does not apply to benefits paid for such absence. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 238

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to school comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policies.

Directs Oregon Health Authority, State Board of Education and Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to collaborate on developing curricula supplements related to dangers of certain drugs and to laws that provide immunity or other protections related to drug or alcohol use.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SB 628

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor

Relating to pediatric mental health disorders.

Requires health benefit plan and health care service contract coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

Signed into law May 30, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Primary SB 194

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to employment classification of certain employees of Oregon State Police.

Makes permanent provision excluding certain employees of Oregon State Police from meaning of supervisory employee for purposes of public employment.

Signed into law May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 581

Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to earned reduction in supervision.

Requires Department of Corrections to adopt rules requiring supervising officers to provide to eligible persons on supervision quarterly updates on progress toward earning reduction in supervision. ] Modifies applicability of earned reduction of supervision changes in House Bill 2172 (2021).

Signed into law May 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors