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D Oregon Senate · District 25

Sen. Chris Gorsek

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Total votes
6,171
all sessions
Attendance
87%
655 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Sponsored
634
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
3
assignments
634 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
634
Primary
310
Co-sponsor
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Co-sponsor SB 587
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to public health; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires Department of Revenue to issue license to qualified retailers of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems that do not hold license or other authorization issued by city or local public health authority. Defines "tobacco products" and "inhalant delivery system." Allows department to impose civil penalty for specified violations. Continuously appropriates moneys in suspense account to department for specified purposes. Directs department, Oregon Health Authority and local public health authorities to share information for effective administration of Act and cigarette and tobacco tax laws and to enter into agreements for purposes of collecting fees imposed by Oregon Health Authority and local public health authorities. Allows Oregon Health Authority to impose civil penalty for violation of certain state public health and safety laws related to tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems. Continuously appropriates moneys in Oregon Health Authority Fund to authority for purposes of administration and enforcement. Allows local public health authority to enforce local standards for regulation of sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems or enforce state standards for regulation of sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems. Prohibits city or local public health authority from adopting ordinance, after effective date of Act, to prohibit colocation of retailer of tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems with pharmacy. Allows certain cities and local public health authorities to require license or other authorization issued by city or local public health authority to make retail sales of tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. .

Signed into law Aug 20, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 580
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to mandatory subjects of collective bargaining.

Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts ] in schools that qualify for certain federal assistance .

Signed into law Aug 18, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 397
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to expungement.

Modifies procedure for filing motion ] procedures for motions to set aside conviction, arrest, citation , or ] charge , finding of contempt of court or judgment of guilty except for insanity . Eliminates fees, fingerprinting and background check ] filing fee and requires person to provide fingerprint card and criminal record check fee, if required, directly to Department of State Police . Reduces waiting period for filing motion if person was revoked from probation , is seeking to set aside Class B felony or was convicted of other offense ] or state elects not to proceed with prosecution . Modifies waiting periods for filing of motion for conviction or guilty except for insanity judgment based upon offense classification. Aligns time period prior to filing of motion, during which person may not have any other convictions other than motor vehicle violations, to waiting period. Authorizes prosecuting attorney to object to motion to set aside conviction or guilty except for insanity judgment within 120 days of motion. Provides that court shall grant motion to set aside arrest, citation or charge, or motion to set aside conviction if no objection received. Modifies standard for granting motion over objection. Prohibits prosecuting attorney from conditioning plea offer on defendant's waiver of ability to set aside conviction. Prohibits prosecuting attorney from conditioning agreement not to object to entry of guilty except for insanity judgment on defendant's waiver of ability to set aside judgment. Prohibits criminal history data provider from including in criminal history report information that fails to reflect material changes to criminal history occurring more than 60 days before date of report. Provides that violation of prohibition constitutes unlawful trade practice.

Signed into law Aug 18, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 418
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to law enforcement interviews of persons under 18 years of age.

Prohibits peace officer from using deceit, trickery or artifice during interview of youth concerning act that, if committed by adult, would constitute crime. ] Creates rebuttable presumption that statement made by person under 18 years of age, during custodial interview in connection with investigation into certain acts, is involuntary if peace officer intentionally used false information to elicit statement.

Signed into law Aug 18, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 588
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to sick time exemption for certain employees covered by collective bargaining agreements; and prescribing an effective date.

Provides that employer signatories to multiemployer collective bargaining agreements are considered to have met minimum requirements of sick time provisions if terms of collective bargaining agreement provide, as benefit to employees subject to agreement, sick leave policy or other paid time off program that is substantially equivalent to or more generous than minimum requirements of sick time provisions. Removes provision that exempts certain employees who are covered under collective bargaining agreement from sick leave requirements. Provides that minimum sick time requirements do not apply to certain longshore workers. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on January 1, 2023.

Signed into law Aug 18, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 803
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to catalytic converters.

Prohibits scrap metal business from purchasing or receiving catalytic converters, except from commercial seller or owner of vehicle from which catalytic converter was removed. Modifies record keeping requirements for purchase or receipt of metal property. Modifies defense to charge of unlawfully transporting metal property. Adds certain conduct to offense of purchasing or receiving metal property. Prohibits dismantler from acquiring catalytic converter that has been removed from vehicle.

Signed into law Jul 7, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 651
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to probation conditions.

Requires supervising officer to notify probationer of right to file objection and have hearing concerning officer's proposed modification to special conditions of probation. Provides that ] Authorizes probationer or probationer's attorney may ] to file objection to proposed modification to special conditions of probation ].

Signed into law Jul 7, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 416
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to courses offered as part of associate degree program.

Requires ] Permits community colleges to allow each criminal justice course offered ] approved by curriculum committee of college to be eligible course for social science cluster portion of associate degree. Requires public universities to accept as general education courses any criminal justice courses credited toward completion of Associate of Arts Transfer degree or Associate of Science Transfer degree grant same amount of academic credit to student transferring from community college with associate degree, regardless of whether courses in social science cluster taken by student include criminal justice courses ].

Signed into law Jun 30, 2021 0 co-sponsors
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