Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · House Jun 22, 2017

HB 2111: Relating to solar access for residential real property.

Prohibits inclusion of provisions prohibiting installation and use of solar panels for obtaining solar access in declaration or bylaws of planned community.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 2902: Relating to port shipyard activities.

Authorizes ports to acquire, construct, maintain and operate shipyards.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 3213: Relating to broadband technology.

Expands contents of report by Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology to include role of broadband technology in local, state and regional economies and economic development.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 3101: Relating to hotel facility fees.

Prohibits hotels or inns from charging facility fees in addition to price of guest room rental unless facility fees are disclosed prior to guest room reservation or rental .

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 2175: Relating to sobering facilities.

Removes limitation on number of sobering facilities that may be registered with Oregon Health Authority. Requires registration request to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. Requires authority to confirm receipt of registration by certified mail within 30 days.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 3160: Relating to the use of white canes; and declaring an emergency.

Permits persons who have limited vision to carry and use white canes on highways and in other public places. Defines "limited vision." Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 2906: Relating to sharing geographic information; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes Oregon Geographic Information Council within office of State Chief Information Officer. Specifies membership, purposes and powers of council. Requires public bodies, beginning in 2020, to share certain geospatial framework data under specified conditions and with specific limitations. Requires State Chief Information Officer to appoint individual to oversee and manage State Chief Information Officer's duties and functions under provisions of Act. Requires individual to secure geospatial data library, protect availability and integrity of information in library and provide secure electronic access to library for purposes of sharing geospatial framework data. Establishes Oregon Geographic Information Council Fund and appropriates moneys in fund to State Chief Information Officer for purposes of Act. Permits State Chief Information Officer to accept gifts, grants, donations and contributions from federal government, agencies of federal government or other sources and to agree to conditions placed on gift, grant, donation or contribution that is in accordance with Act and other law. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day after adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 3060: Relating to requiring contractors in public procurements to have policies to prevent certain discriminatory conduct; and prescribing an effective date.

Prohibits state contracting agency from entering into public contract with prospective contractor that has not certified that prospective contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes of workers. Specifies minimum elements that policy and practice must include and method by which contractor may provide required notice . Requires public contract to require as material term that contractor have and maintain policy and practice to prevent sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 2114: Relating to prescription drugs; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Oregon Medical Board, Oregon State Board of Nursing , Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and Oregon Board of Dentistry to provide licensees of boards with opioid and opiate prescribing guidelines and recommendations established by association of licensee practitioners. Takes effect 91st day after adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 3274: Relating to records of the Office of Small Business Assistance; and prescribing an effective date.

Expands exemption from public records law of records of Office of Small Business Assistance, and directs office to maintain specified records confidentially. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 2005: Relating to pay equity; and prescribing an effective date.

Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions. Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate in payment of wages against employee on basis of protected class. Makes unlawful employment practice to screen job applicants based on salary history, to base salary decision on salary history, other than for internal hires, and to seek salary history information from applicant for employment other than after making offer of employment to employee that includes amount of compensation . Allows employer to pay employees for work of comparable character at different compensation levels only if entire compensation differential is based on bona fide factor related to position in question and based on certain criteria. Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable. Extends tort claim notice requirement from 180 days to 300 days for public employee to give notice of certain pay equity violations. Adds additional remedies for pay equity and wage-related violations that include right to jury trial and right to compensatory and punitive damages. Allows employee who files complaint alleging pay equity violation with Bureau of Labor and Industries and prevails to recover back pay for up to two years plus duration of time spent in complaint process. Permits employer to file motion to disallow award of compensatory or punitive damages. Provides that court shall grant motion if employer demonstrates that employer has completed equal-pay analysis that meets certain criteria, eliminated wage differentials for plaintiff and made reasonable and substantial progress toward eliminating wage differentials for other employees in same protected class asserted by plaintiff. Provides that, if court grants motion, court may award back pay only for two-year period immediately preceding filing of action and allow prevailing plaintiff costs and attorney fees but may not award damages. Becomes operative on January 1, 2019. Makes violation for seeking salary history from prospective or current employee prior to offer of employment subject to compensatory and punitive damages beginning on January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Jun 21, 2017

HB 3090: Relating to hospital discharge procedures; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires hospital to adopt policy for release of patients from emergency department following treatment for behavioral health crisis. Requires hospitals to report and Oregon Health Authority to compile information about policies adopted. Requires authority to report to Legislative Assembly no later than January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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