Rep. Pam Marsh

Directs Oregon Business Development Department to report to Legislative Assembly on department's response to recommendations in audit conducted by Secretary of State. Specifies information to be addressed in report. Requires submission of report to Legislative Assembly no later than January 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals moratorium on mining using motorized equipment. Prohibits motorized in-stream placer mining in certain areas in order to protect indigenous anadromous salmonids and habitat essential to recovery and conservation of Pacific lamprey. Requires applications for water quality permits to engage in motorized in-stream placer mining to include certain information. Places certain conditions on motorized in-stream placer mining pursuant to water quality permit. Establishes certain fees for water quality permits for motorized in-stream placer mining. Punishes motorized in-stream placer mining without permit coverage by maximum of $2,000 fine.

Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes court to order State Fish and Wildlife Commission to revoke all licenses, tags and permits issued under wildlife laws held by person convicted of violation of wildlife laws for unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state, if violation occurred while person was acting or offering to act as outfitter and guide. Prohibits person from applying for or obtaining licenses, tags or permits under wildlife laws if person has been subject to such court order. Extends permissible period for suspension of outfitter and guide registration by State Marine Board for certain violations to 60 months. Authorizes board to deny, for any period, registration of outfitter and guide who has previously had registration revoked pursuant to court order for violation of wildlife laws involving unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state. Applies to violations of agency requirements committed on or after effective date of Act.

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.

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.

Updates amount landlord must pay tenant of manufactured dwelling park upon closure of park to convert to other use. Requires Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations to establish by rule process to annually recalculate amount landlord must pay tenant upon closure of park to convert to other use. Requires owner of manufactured dwelling park to give notice of conveyance of park to Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations upon any sale, transfer, exchange or other conveyance. Requires new owner of manufactured dwelling that does not become member of park cooperative within six months after title transfer to remove manufactured dwelling from park. Provides exceptions. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Increases surcharge collected for issuance of Crater Lake National Park registration plates. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Allows producer to sell candled eggs designated as ungraded under limited circumstances. States information requirements for labeling or display of ungraded eggs. Allows sales of shell eggs at location used for farm direct marketing if producer or seller is licensed as egg handler. Requires that container used by egg handler for eggs state common or usual name of eggs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Creates alternative process for persons seeking to change name on vital record for purpose of affirming gender identity. Creates alternative process for persons seeking to change sex classification on vital record. Eliminates requirement for courts to publicly post court orders changing name or gender identity. Provides that court case involving change of gender identity may be sealed. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.