Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 3353: Relating to health care expenditures; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to seek federal approval of amendment to state Medicaid demonstration project to permit coordinated care organizations to use portion of global budgets to improve health equity, improve overall health of community or enhance payments to providers who advance health equity or provide services improving overall health of community and to allow such expenditures to be counted as medical expenses for purposes of required medical loss ratio ] in coordinated care organization's base medical budget and in calculation of global budget and flexible spending for given year . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Anna Williams (D) Dan Rayfield (D) Dick Anderson (R) Gary Leif (R) · 22 co-sponsors

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2438: Relating to property taxation; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to study property tax reform and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue no later than September 15, 2022. ] Authorizes county with population of less than 15,000 to adopt property tax exemption for newly constructed single-family dwellings built and occupied as primary residences by individuals with annual taxable income of not more than $75,000 if filing separately or not more than $150,000 if filing jointly. Requires county to prescribe application forms for precertification process and exemption. Limits new exemptions to no more than five dwellings per county per property tax year. Allows county to determine length of exemption, between three and five years. Prohibits new exemptions for property tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2032. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2129: Relating to charitable contributions by means of checkoff; and prescribing an effective date.

Updates statutes governing contributions of personal income tax refunds by checkoff. Provides that all charitable and governmental entities that submit applications and that are eligible to receive contributions of taxpayer refunds by checkoff are to be included on schedule of individual income tax return. Replaces system for screening and listing entities that employs eligibility roster and rotation of eligible entities through form listing and instruction listing. Aligns processes for ongoing review of entities included on return with current practice. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2415: Relating to electronic access to building codes information; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct study to evaluate feasibility of and develop standards and specifications for system that allows for performing electronic field inspections and construction progress inspections and to verify compliance with building code requirements on site ] adopt rules to establish minimum standards and statewide consistency in electronic processes for reviewing plans, issuing permits and performing field inspections . Requires municipalities that administer and enforce building inspection programs to use department's electronic system for access to building codes information or to use system that is equivalent to and compatible with ] department's system. Requires municipalities that administer and enforce building inspection programs to meet minimum standards department adopts regardless of whether municipality uses equivalent system. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2681: Relating to inactive voters; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires each county clerk to file annual report with Secretary of State identifying each voter who clerk moved to inactive status during previous calendar year and specifying reason for moving voter to inactive status. ] Prohibits moving voter to inactive status due to voter not voting or updating voter registration for any period of time. Reactivates any voter whose registration is currently inactive due to voter not voting or updating voter registration. Requires county clerk, if voter moved to inactive status due to name change or signature on return identification envelope not matching signature in voter registration record, to mail voter notification of reason for inactive status and information on how voter can reactivate voter registration between 60 and 70 days before date of both next ] each primary election and next ] general election. Requires county clerk to mail all currently inactive voters for whom county clerk has valid address voter notification of inactive status between 60 and 70 days before date of both 2022 primary election and 2022 general election. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Dan Rayfield (D) · 18 co-sponsors

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2074: Relating to prescription monitoring program fees; and prescribing an effective date.

Increases prescription monitoring program fees from $25 to $35. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 3143: Relating to interest charged on delinquent property taxes; and prescribing an effective date.

Provides for daily rather than monthly computation of interest on delinquent property taxes. Permits county to authorize waiver or reduction of interest if taxpayer demonstrates good and sufficient cause for late payment. Defines "good and sufficient cause" as extraordinary circumstance beyond taxpayer's control that caused late payment. ] Delays to December 15 date on which interest begins to accrue on first one-third of property taxes, and other related charges, not paid when due on November 15. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2534: Relating to removal of discriminatory restrictions in governing documents; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires homeowners associations and condominium associations to review governing documents and remove discriminatory language or certify the nonexistence of such language on or before December 31, 2023 ] 2022 . Provides a cause of action for enforcement. Sunsets January 2, 2026. ] Makes certain discriminatory language in governing documents void and unenforceable. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2128: Relating to reporting requirements of tax professionals in a breach of security; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires tax professional to report breach of security associated with tax return preparation to Department of Revenue. Applies to breaches of security occurring on or after January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2544: Relating to homeless youth; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes Department of Human Services to award two-year grants to organizations that provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and to organizations that operate host home projects for unaccompanied homeless youth. Sunsets grant programs on July 1, 2023. Requires department to submit reports on host home project grant program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly relating to housing, homeless youth services and high school education. Appropriates moneys to department for statewide assessment and grants. ] Increases certain General Fund appropriations to Department of Human Services for purposes of carrying out Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2045: Relating to insurance regulation by the Department of Consumer and Business Services; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to study and evaluate requirements to maintain accreditation with National Association of Insurance Commissioners and to submit findings and recommendations for legislation to appropriate committee of Legislative Assembly not later than December 31, 2022. ] Specifies conditions under which assuming insurer may receive credit as asset or reduction in liability for reinsurance ceded by ceding insurer.

signed · Oregon · House Sep 25, 2021

HB 2007: Relating to addressing disparities; and prescribing an effective date.

Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services to require implicit bias training for mortgage loan originators. Establishes Joint Task Force on Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership. Requires task force to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2022. Appropriates moneys to Legislative Policy and Research Committee to compensate task force. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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