Rep. Barbara Smith Warner

Provides court with discretion to appoint counsel for child or children in hearings related to domestic relations, custody or support, parentage or habeas corpus. Requires child or children to meet with mental health professional prior to appointment of counsel. Provides for reasonable attorney fees and costs. Permits party to move for removal of appointed counsel.

Requires health care provider who prescribes opioid to offer prescription for naloxone, or similar drug, and educational material under specified circumstances. Defines "health care provider." Allows health professional regulatory board to impose discipline for violation. Becomes operative on January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Modifies requirements for private alternative education programs, including laws that are applicable to programs. Identifies circumstances under which school district must provide notice related to availability of alternative education programs. Clarifies funding provisions for alternative education programs. Requires alternative education programs to employ only licensed teachers and administrators. Requires all nonlicensed employees of alternative education programs who have direct, unsupervised contact with school children to undergo criminal records check. Prescribes requirements for alternative education programs related to special education and 504 Plans. Prescribes reporting requirements related to alternative education programs, and requires site visits of registered private alternative education programs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances. Punishes violation by maximum of $500 fine. If minor obtains unsecured firearm as result of violation, punishes by maximum of $2,000 fine. Provides that person who does not secure firearm as required is strictly liable for injury to person or property within two years after violation. Specifies exceptions to liability. Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container when transferring firearm under circumstances requiring criminal background check, except in specified circumstances. Punishes violation by maximum of $500 fine. Provides that person who transfers firearm without securing firearm is strictly liable for injury to person or property within two years after violation. Specifies exceptions to liability. Requires person to report loss or theft of firearm within 72 hours of time person knew or reasonably should have known of loss or theft. Punishes violation of requirement by maximum of $1,000 fine. Requires person transferring firearm to minor to directly supervise minor's use of firearm. Provides that person who does not supervise minor as required is strictly liable for injury to person or property caused by minor's use of firearm. Authorizes person to transfer supervisory duty and liability to another person. Specifies exceptions to supervision requirement and liability. Directs Oregon Health Authority to specify by rule minimum specifications for trigger and cable locks and locked containers required by Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits sale or use of two-cycle gasoline-powered leaf blowers in counties with population greater than 400,000. Punishes violation by maximum fine of $500.

Establishes procedure for person to bring action in name of state to recover civil penalties for violations of state law. Provides for distribution of civil penalties recovered.

Requires health insurers and other covered entities to agree to and comply with request of individual or personal representative to restrict or opt out of disclosure of protected health information of individual. Provides exception for public health matters, federal law compliance and cases of emergency.

Requires Legislative Policy and Research Director or chief sponsor of bill or proposed constitutional amendment to prepare racial and ethnic impact statement. Specifies contents of statement. Prohibits committees or joint committees from moving bill or proposed constitutional amendment to floor of Senate or House of Representatives unless racial and ethnic statement is prepared and made publicly available. Requires, if initial racial and ethnic impact statement estimates negative impact, committee to hold public hearing to consider ways to eliminate or mitigate estimated negative impact on traditionally marginalized groups. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Department of Revenue to submit to Legislative Revenue Officer information from Oregon tax returns about certain corporations doing business in Oregon. Requires Legislative Revenue Officer to make information available in public report. Specifies information that must be included in report. Requires initial submission by department of information not later than December 1, 2021, for 2019 tax year. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes State Gambling Task Force. Directs task force to study and make recommendations regarding state gambling policy and regulations. Requires task force to submit periodic reports ] interim report on progress to committee of Legislative Assembly and to submit final report to committee by December 1, 2022. Prohibits authorization or implementation of new lottery games or game procedures ] playable on mobile device, personal computer or other personal electronic device until January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.