SB1501 - Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Ways and Means
Last updated 5 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The Act changes the things that certain housing moneys can be spent on. The Act creates a new fund to hold deposits from private security companies. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Modifies permissible purposes for amounts held in the Long-Term Rent Assistance Fund. Establishes an account to hold amounts submitted by private security entities as proof of ability to pay wages. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
SB1506 - Relating to pharmacy; prescribing an effective date.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative Measures
Last updated 6 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The Act temporarily lets pharmacists test a person for a virus and treat the person for the virus. The Act also tells some health insurers to pay the pharmacist who tests and treats the person. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). [Digest: The Act tells the Oregon Health Authority to pay a pharmacist who tests or treats a person for a virus. Lets a pharmacist test for and treat a virus. Starts on October 1, 2024, and ends on June 30, 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3).] Allows a pharmacist to test and prescribe, dispense and administer treatment for [and treat a certain virus] SARS-CoV-2. Requires the Oregon Health Authority medical assistance program, health benefit plans and benefit plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to reimburse a pharmacist for testing and prescribing, dispensing and administering treatment [of the virus] for SARS-CoV-2. Sunsets June 30, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Passed
SB1581 - Relating to the reporting of the status of a regional energy market.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Kathleen Taylor, David Brock Smith, Courtney Neron
Last updated 6 months ago27 Co-Sponsors
The Act makes an electric company report each year on the steps taken or being taken to be part of an energy market. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires an investor-owned utility that sells more than two million megawatt hours of electricity in a calendar year to report to and inform the Legislative Assembly [the activities, if any,] of activities that the investor-owned utility has taken or is taking toward participating in a regional energy market. Sunsets January 2, 2031.
STATUS
Passed
SCR207 - Recognizing and honoring Corpsman William Lyle Sperb (1948-1969) for his service to his country.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Rob Wagner, Ricardo Ruiz, Chris Gorsek
Last updated 6 months ago8 Co-Sponsors
Honors the life and memory of William Lyle Sperb. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Recognizes and honors Corpsman William Lyle Sperb (1948-1969) for his service to his country.
STATUS
Passed
SB1511 - Relating to wildfire risk reduction; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative Measures
Last updated 7 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The Act directs the State Fire Marshal to create a grant program to help property owners with wildfire resilience. The Act creates a fund related to the grant program. The Act directs the State Fire Marshal to report on the grant program. The Act directs agencies to plan for a program for certifying reduced wildfire risk for insurance purposes. The Act gives moneys to the State Fire Marshal for the grant program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.9). Directs the State Fire Marshal to establish a neighborhood protection cooperative grant program. Establishes the Neighborhood Protection Cooperative Grant Program Fund. Directs the Department of the State Fire Marshal to include status reports on the program in certain biannual reports. Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Department of the State Fire Marshal and the State Forestry Department to develop a plan and implementation timeline for establishing an insurance-related risk reduction certification program and report on the program on or before December 1, 2024. Appropriates moneys to the State Fire Marshal, out of the General Fund, for implementing the neighborhood protection cooperative grant program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Failed
SCR202 - Establishing procedural rules for legislative branch.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Rob Wagner
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Fixes firm dates for measures during session. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Establishes deadlines for completion of legislative measures for the 2024 regular session of the Eighty-Second Legislative Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
SB1554 - Relating to behavioral health.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Katherine B. Lieber
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
The Act requires the OHA to study the problems in getting mental health care and substance use care in this state. The Act requires the OHA to send a report on its findings to the legislature. The section is repealed on January 2, 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 65). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study access to behavioral health treatment in this state. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2025. Sunsets January 2, 2026.
STATUS
Failed
SB1521 - Relating to care for vulnerable individuals; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative Measures
Last updated 5 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one organization to provide a new type of service to people who hire personal support workers. The Act makes changes to the statutes about agency with choice service providers. The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one agency providing agency with choice services by January 1, 2026. The Act makes a place that houses and takes care of people who are elderly or who have disabilities use a certain tool. The tool makes sure that the place has enough staff to meet the needs of the people who live there. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). [Digest: The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one organization to provide a new type of service to people who hire personal support workers.] [The Act makes changes to the statutes about agency with choice service providers. Requires DHS to contract with at least one agency providing agency with choice services by January 1, 2026.] [The Act changes the way that DHS makes a place that houses and takes care of people who are elderly or who have disabilities use a certain tool to make sure that the place has enough staff to meet the needs of the people who live there.] [The Act requires that some people must be licensed to help children in DHS custody to stay out of temporary lodging. The Act says that those people do not have to be licensed until 1/1/25. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4).] Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with at least one organization by July 1, 2024, to provide enhanced supports to employers of personal support workers and describes the supports that must be provided by the organization. Specifies the minimum requirements for agencies to be endorsed by the department to provide agency with choice services and requires the department to contract with at least one organization to provide agency with choice services by January 1, 2026. Prohibits specified acts by agencies that employ staff to provide direct support professionals. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to hire one additional position for the authority's Medicaid [fraud] program integrity unit. Modifies the enforcement by the Department of Human Services of the requirements for residential care facilities to use acuity-based staffing tools to ensure sufficient staffing levels to meet residents' scheduled and unscheduled needs at all times. [Requires that certain providers of placement safety or crisis supports for children in the custody of the department be licensed as child-caring agencies. Specifies that certain providers of care or services to children are not child-caring agencies. Delays licensing requirement for certain providers of placement safety or crisis supports to children until January 1, 2025. Permits the department until December 31, 2024, to continue contracting with certain providers of placement safety and supports even though they are unlicensed.] Extends deadline from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027, for residential training homes and adult foster homes licensed before July 1, 2026, to install automatic sprinkler systems. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
SB1529 - Relating to housing; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative Measures
Last updated 5 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The Act makes changes to the OHA air conditioner and filter program and to the OHCS landlord guarantee program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.7). [Digest: Makes OHCS study and report on housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).] [Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to submit a report to the relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2025.] Amends the Oregon Health Authority residential air conditioner and air filter delivery program. Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a maximum reimbursement to landlords under the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program. Declares an emergency; effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
SB1564 - Relating to housing; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Richard S. Anderson, Tim Knopp, Vikki Breese-Iverson
Last updated 5 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
The Act makes LCDC adopt model rules for housing for cities of different sizes. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt model ordinances for cities of different sizes to implement housing and urbanization requirements. Appropriates moneys to the [commission for purposes of the Act] Department of Land Conservation and Development for the purpose of adopting model ordinances. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
SB5701 - Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Ways and Means
Last updated 5 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The Act makes budget changes for the current biennium. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to specified state agencies for biennial expenses. Modifies certain biennial appropriations made from the General Fund to specified state agencies and the Emergency Board. Establishes and modifies limitations on expenditures for certain biennial expenses for specified state agencies. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
SB1578 - Relating to health care interpreters; prescribing an effective date.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
James I. Manning, Travis Nelson, Maxine E. Dexter
Last updated 5 months ago24 Co-Sponsors
The Act directs the OHA to set up a health care interpreter management system. The Act requires the OHA to contract with a nonprofit entity to establish a recruitment and retention program. The Act sets out certain requirements for the nonprofit. The Act requires the nonprofit to submit a report to the OHA each year. The Act requires the OHA to seek out all means to get federal matching funds to pay costs of health care interpreter services. The Act goes into effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish and maintain an online portal with the functionality to provide online scheduling for health care providers and coordinated care organizations to use to contact health care interpreters directly for purposes of serving Oregon Health Plan members and to process billing for health care interpreter services that were rendered to Oregon Health Plan members. Requires the authority to contract with a nonprofit entity to develop and administer a health care interpreter recruitment and retention program. Provides criteria and reporting requirements that the contracting nonprofit must meet. Requires the authority to seek any federal funding available for costs of reimbursing health care interpreters for health care interpretation services provided to [medical assistance recipients] Oregon Health Plan members no later than January 1, 2025. Modifies certain biennial appropriations made from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority. Establishes and modifies limitations on expenditures for certain biennial expenses for the Oregon Health Authority. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Passed
SB1548 - Relating to standards of time.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative MeasuresIntroduced by
Lona Kim Thatcher, Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, Rob Wagner
Last updated 7 months ago14 Co-Sponsors
For the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, stops the one-hour change of time in the spring and fall of each year and keeps the zone at standard time year-round if CA and WA states do the same within 10 years. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.1). [Digest: For the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, stops the one-hour change of time in the spring and fall of each year and keeps the zone at standard time year-round. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.3).] For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years. Restores current time standards if California and Washington do not make the standard time change within 10 years.
STATUS
Failed
SB1552 - Relating to education; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative Measures
Last updated 5 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Makes many changes to the education laws of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Establishes a youth advisory group. Prescribes the membership and duties of the group. Directs the Department of Education to establish a work group to develop standards for the group. Directs the department to develop a plan for the collection of course-level completion and grade data for all public school students in grades 6 through 12. Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish a direct admissions program for community colleges and public universities. Directs the Legislative and Policy Research Director to conduct a study on the Quality Education Model and the state's system of financing public education for kindergarten through grade 12. Changes the entity that makes determinations related to the Oregon Opportunity Grant program to the commission. Requires that the manner by which the commission determines the state share under the program be done by rule. Modifies calculations of funding for the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program. Directs the department to establish a target funding level for programs. Authorizes the department to transfer moneys from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account for the purpose of meeting the target funding level. Expands the authority of the commission to enter into contracts or agreements for Oregon's Open Educational Resources (OER) Program. Clarifies the requirements for school district policies related to short-acting opioid antagonists. Modifies the membership requirements of the Educator Advancement Council, the scope of duties of the council and the requirements of certain grants awarded by the council. Directs the commission to convene a work group to conduct a study related to evidence-based corequisite student support models. Allows an applied baccalaureate degree program or Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree program to be eligible for funding from the Community College Support Fund. Clarifies the eligibility of part-time faculty members at a public institution of higher education to receive employee-only health care benefits. Directs the commission to conduct a study related to the forestry workforce. Exempts from public meetings laws meetings of certain subcommittees of the Transfer Council. Allows a person, prior to beginning an education, a training or an apprenticeship program for an occupational or a professional license, to petition a licensing board, a commission or an agency for a determination as to whether a criminal conviction will prevent the person from receiving the license. Specifies laws that are applicable to approved recovery schools. Clarifies the applicability of just cause provisions to classified school employees. Modifies payment requirements for substitute teachers. Repeals sections related to the repealed Early Success Reading Initiative. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
SB1515 - Relating to leave laws concerning time off from work; declaring an emergency.
Oregon - 2024 Legislative Measures
Last updated 6 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Makes changes to laws related to paid and unpaid family and medical leave. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Directs the Employment Department to collaborate with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to identify statutory changes that are needed to require the department and the bureau to perform certain duties. Requires the Employment Department to make certain findings regarding the consideration of implementing programmatic changes and benefits that are paid to certain employees under the paid family and medical leave insurance program and report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Makes changes to the statutory provisions governing paid and unpaid job-protected leave entitlements. Makes technical changes and conforming amendments. Creates an exception from predictive scheduling penalty compensation requirements for employers that are unable to provide an employee with advance notice of scheduling changes that are necessitated by another employee's use of paid or unpaid leave. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
Rep Thomas Andersen (HD-019)
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Rep Kevin L. Mannix (HD-021)
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Rep Tracy M. Cramer (HD-022)
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Rep Benjamin W. Bowman (HD-025)
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