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HB4119 - Relating to student athletes; and declaring an emergency.
John D. Lively, Jeff Helfrich, Bill Hansell
Last updated 10 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
The Act adds protections for payments related to student athletes. The Act declares an emergency. The Act becomes law when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.7). Enhances the protections for post-secondary institutions of education, student athletes and others regarding the provision of compensation for a student's name, image, likeness or athletic reputation. Requires a person who uses a student athlete's athletic reputation in or on certain products for the purpose of making a profit to provide royalty payments to the student athlete. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
HB4124 - Relating to funding for Oregon cultural organizations; declaring an emergency.
Robert A. Nosse, Annessa D. Hartman, Richard S. Anderson
Last updated 10 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
HB4083 - Relating to the removal of thermal coal from the State Treasury investment portfolio.
Katherine Pham, Mark F. Gamba, Jeffrey S. Golden
Last updated 9 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
The Act tells the State Treasurer to stop investing moneys in companies that deal in thermal coal. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the Oregon Investment Council and the State Treasurer to make efforts to eliminate certain investments in thermal coal companies. Provides that divestments must be accomplished without monetary loss to the investment funds. Provides that investments may be retained in a thermal coal company that is transitioning to clean energy. Requires an annual report to the Legislative Assembly on actions taken pursuant to this Act.
STATUS
Passed
HB4092 - Relating to behavioral health; declaring an emergency.
Robert A. Nosse, Thomas Andersen, Charlie Conrad
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
The Act requires the OHA to study how much money local mental health programs need to comply with state laws. The Act requires the OHA to contract with a certain council to work with a group of people who provide mental health and substance use treatment. The Act requires the group to study the impact of state laws on the providers' ability to do their jobs. The Act requires the council to report to the legislature, by certain dates, the group's findings and any ideas for changes to state laws. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.2). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to conduct a study to determine the funding required for each community mental health program to provide the services and perform the functions required by law related to individuals with behavioral health disorders in specified age groups. Requires the authority to compile a report of the findings from the study by January 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter. Requires the authority to contract with the Oregon Council for Behavioral Health to work with a group of mental health and substance use treatment providers to study the statutory and regulatory framework for behavioral health systems and make recommendations for changes to the laws to address redundancies, contradictions and outdated language, to define and clarify the roles and responsibilities of behavioral health system partners and to ensure a regulatory framework that is better for providers and consumers of behavioral health services. Specifies the membership and duties of the group. Requires the group to submit reports to the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2024, and December 15, 2025. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
HB4125 - Relating to a study on governing structures of public universities; declaring an emergency.
Farrah Chaichi, Benjamin W. Bowman, Chris Gorsek
Last updated 10 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
The Act tells LPRO to work with a vendor to write a draft report about the results of two previous bills and send a final report to the LA before the start of the next session. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). [Digest: The Act tells LPRO to study the results of SB 242 (2011). (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] Directs the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a procurement and enter into a contract with a qualified vendor to conduct a study on the impact of Senate Bill 242 (2011) and Senate Bill 270 (2013) on higher education in this state. Specifies the data to be identified in the study and requires the [director] vendor to analyze specified potential alternative governing models for public universities in this state. [Authorizes the director to enter into contracts with public or private entities for purposes of the study.] Requires the director to submit a final report to the relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly by [September 15, 2025.] November 30, 2024. [Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Failed
HB4115 - Relating to employment classification of certain strike-prohibited employees; declaring an emergency.
Jeff Helfrich, Paul Evans, Court Boice
Last updated 9 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
The Act modifies a defined term under PECBA. The Act restricts the makeup of certain collective bargaining units. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.4). [Digest: The Act modifies a defined term under PECBA. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2).] Modifies the definition of "supervisory employee" to include certain employees and exclude certain strike-prohibited public employees. Limits the permissible composition of bargaining units regarding the inclusion of certain guards and police officers who serve in a rank that is equivalent to the rank of sergeant and subordinate employees. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
HB4113 - Relating to the cost of health care.
Emerson Levy, Cyrus Javadi, Sara Gelser Blouin
Last updated 10 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
The Act applies to insurers and other entities that pay for drugs for people who have insurance. The Act requires insurers and others to count toward any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs, the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Requires an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager[, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board] and a health care service contractor to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the costs of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.
STATUS
Passed
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