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SB1585 - Relating to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits; prescribing an effective date.
Wlnsvey E. Campos, Courtney Neron, Michael E. Dembrow
Last updated 5 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
The Act requires DHS to set up a task force and come up with a plan for a program that allows people who receive SNAP aid to be able to use the aid to buy hot foods and hot foods that are ready to eat. The Act says who must be on the task force. The Act requires DHS to take steps to carry out the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 87). Requires the Department of Human Services to convene a task force to analyze options available under federal law for a program that allows recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to use the benefits for hot foods, including restaurant meals. Specifies the membership of the task force. Requires the department to implement the program on a statewide basis or as a pilot program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Passed
HB4154 - Relating to semiconductors; prescribing an effective date.
Hai T. Pham, Nathan Sosa, Kimberly D. Wallan
Last updated 6 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Creates a fund to help the electronic chip industry. The Act becomes law 91 days after adjournment. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Establishes the Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund [and subaccounts of the fund]. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to allocate moneys from the fund [and subaccounts] to provide education, training and research to assist the semiconductor industry. [Requires the commission to establish a statewide semiconductor industry consortium for the purpose of developing a comprehensive statewide strategy to guide investments and build educational pathways and research capacity for the semiconductor industry and to make recommendations to the commission on how best to allocate moneys in the Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund and subaccounts.] [Requires the consortium to submit a report to the Legislative Assembly every two years detailing progress and investments made to improve semiconductor education and research.] [Requires the commission to award a series of grants to identified entities.] Exempts some programs receiving federal financial assistance from certain provisions. Sunsets the Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund [and subaccounts] on January 2, 2030. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Passed
HB4071 - Relating to health care licensing; prescribing an effective date.
Edwin L. Diehl, Hai T. Pham, Daniel Bonham
Last updated 7 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
The Act makes a task force to look at health professional regulatory boards. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: Tells health care boards to give short-term permission to work. Starts January 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] [Requires health professional regulatory boards to issue a temporary authorization to practice a health profession to eligible applicants within 10 days of receiving an application for licensure. Defines "health profession" and "health professional regulatory board."] Establishes the Task Force on Health Professional Licensing Modernization. Directs the task force to submit three reports to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health, on or before September 15, 2024, September 15, 2025, and December 15, 2025. Sunsets on December 31, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Failed
HB4153 - Relating to artificial intelligence; declaring an emergency.
Daniel Nguyen, Aaron Woods, Janelle Bynum
Last updated 6 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Creates a task force to look for and find words and meanings related to artificial intelligence that may be used in laws. Makes task force report its findings on or before December 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Establishes the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. Requires the task force to examine and identify terms and definitions related to artificial intelligence that may be used for legislation and report its findings and recommendations to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology on or before December 1, 2024. Sunsets the task force January 1, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
HB4118 - Relating to a Bureau of Labor and Industries study concerning youth apprenticeships; declaring an emergency.
Nathan Sosa, James I. Manning, Lisa Reynolds
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Makes BOLI study on-the-job training programs for youth. Makes BOLI submit reports on the findings of the study. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.4). Directs the Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct a comprehensive study of youth apprenticeships in the United States. Requires the bureau to submit an initial report not later than June 30, 2024. Requires the bureau to submit a final report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than November 15, 2024. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Failed
HB4101 - Relating to information collected in conjunction with business registrations in this state; prescribing an effective date.
Janelle Bynum, Travis Nelson, Hoa H. Nguyen
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Tells the Secretary of State to get data about a person's background if the person tries to register a business in this state and wants to give the data. Lets the Secretary of State share the data with some people, but says to keep it secret otherwise. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Requires the Secretary of State to collect, and share with state agencies, small business development centers and certain organizations, information about the ethnicity, gender and veteran status of an owner or principal of a business that applies for, [or] renews or updates a business registration in this state, if the owner or principal chooses to provide the information. Prohibits the Secretary of State from mandating an owner or principal to submit the information as a condition of applying for, [or] renewing or updating a business registration. Exempts the information from disclosure as a public record. Becomes operative January 1, [2028] 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Failed
HB4091 - Relating to health insurance mandates; prescribing an effective date.
Hai T. Pham, Cedric Ross Hayden, Cyrus Javadi
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The Act creates a committee to review proposed measures that require a health plan to pay for a certain type of health service or a health service that is provided by a certain type of provider of health care. The committee must report the results of its review of each measure to the legislature. The LPRO director staffs the committee. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). Establishes the Health Insurance Mandate Review Advisory Committee, staffed by the Legislative Policy and Research Director, to meet during interims between sessions of the Legislative Assembly to review any proposed measure sponsored by or submitted to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health if the measure requires health insurance policies to reimburse specified health care providers or to reimburse the cost of a specific service. Specifies the membership of the committee and the type of review that the committee must undertake. Requires the committee to produce a report of its findings on each proposed measure no later than January 15 of the year in which the measure may be introduced or 15 days after a review is requested, whichever is later. Requires the director to report to the Legislative Assembly, by December 31, 2026, on the work of the committee and recommendations for legislation. Sunsets June 30, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Failed
SB1572 - Relating to a study on extending the Westside Express Service commuter line to Salem; declaring an emergency.
Aaron Woods, James I. Manning, Kevin L. Mannix
Last updated 7 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
The Act requires ODOT to study extending the WES commuter rail line to Salem. The Act creates an advisory committee to aid ODOT in its study. Requires ODOT to partner with the advisory committee as part of the process of conducting the study. Tells ODOT to use an IGA with the MWVCOG to provide staff support for the advisory committee. Tells ODOT to also conduct gap analysis of the data from an earlier ODOT rail study. ODOT must submit a report no later than December 1, 2024. Gives money to ODOT to pay for the costs of the study. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). [Digest: The Act requires ODOT to study extending the WES commuter rail line to Salem. The Act creates an advisory committee to aid ODOT in its study. Requires ODOT to consult with the advisory committee as part of the process of conducting the study. ODOT must submit a report no later than December 1, 2024. Gives money to ODOT to pay for the costs of the study. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4).] Requires the Department of Transportation, [after consulting] in partnership with the Westside Express Advisory Committee, to study extending the Westside Express Service commuter line to Salem. Directs the department to delegate, through an intergovernmental agreement, with the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments performance of administrative functions of the advisory committee. Directs the department, as part of the study, to conduct a gap analysis of the data components of the 2010 Rail Study undertaken by the department. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than December 1, 2024. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Failed
HB4124 - Relating to funding for Oregon cultural organizations; declaring an emergency.
Robert A. Nosse, Annessa D. Hartman, Richard S. Anderson
Last updated 7 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
The Act funds cultural groups in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to distribute to Oregon cultural organizations in response to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on organization finances. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Failed
HB4112 - Relating to energy technology; prescribing an effective date.
Janelle Bynum, Mark W. Meek, Emerson Levy
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Tells one of the state's agencies to make rules that say how the agency will buy products and services from companies that make clean energy technology. Lets the agency work with other government bodies to help create and keep jobs in this state. Creates a fund for another state agency to make loans and grants to companies that make clean energy technology and projects that give certain benefits to people in this state. Sets up a group to give advice to the second agency. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). [Digest: Tells one of the state's agencies to make rules that say how the agency will buy products and services from clean energy companies. Lets the agency work with other government bodies to help create and keep jobs in this state. Creates a fund for another state agency to make loans and grants to clean energy companies and projects that give certain benefits to people in this state. Sets up a group to give advice to the second agency. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).] Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules to govern procurements from clean energy technology manufacturing companies. Directs the department to cooperate with state agencies that have expertise in energy production and conservation and in reducing or mitigating environmental impacts. Specifies the required contents of the department's rules. Directs other state agencies to cooperate with the department in adopting and implementing rules. Permits the department to enter into cooperative procurements and intergovernmental agreements in combination with other governmental bodies in this or other states to provide incentives for clean energy technology manufacturing companies to create and retain high-skilled manufacturing jobs. Establishes the Oregon Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing Opportunity Fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the Oregon Business Development Department. Requires the department to establish a program to make loans, grants and other expenditures from the fund to foster, attract and sustain clean energy technology manufacturing companies, and for other purposes. Requires the department to give priority in loans and grants to clean energy technology manufacturing companies that include an employment plan with an application for the loan or grant. Establishes the Clean Energy Technology Leadership Advisory Council. Specifies the council's membership and requires the council to advise the Oregon Business Development Department on decisions with respect to awarding loans and grants and to study and recommend methods of attracting, fostering and sustaining manufacturing firms and operations in this state, while maximizing additional benefits, including creating and sustaining living wage or union jobs, alleviating supply chain constraints and improving access to clean energy technologies, supporting technological innovation and diversifying the economy of this state. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Oregon district HD-036
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Oregon House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Hai T. Pham was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1955. His family escaped Vietnam as political refugees in 1975. They settled in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hai graduated from Catholic High School before earning a Bachelor's degree in computer science from Louisiana State University. Hai has over 30 years of Information Technology experience. He founded his own IT services company in 1989 which he continues to operate. He also co-founded the Vietnamese Catholic Community of Baton Rouge to help Vietnamese refugees settle in Louisiana.read less
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