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D Oregon Senate · District 10

Sen. Deb Patterson

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Total votes
3,686
all sessions
Attendance
99%
43 missed
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
653
bills & resolutions
Higher than 88% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
653 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
653
Primary
217
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Primary HB 3042
Signed into law · Oregon House · Lead sponsor
Relating to preservation of publicly supported housing; and declaring an emergency.

Limits terminations and rent increases for three years after tenants' housing is withdrawn from publicly supported housing. Requires owners or landlords to provide notice to new tenants and applicants during notice period before withdrawal from publicly supported housing. Allows Housing and Community Services Department to record extension of affordability restrictions for publicly supported housing if property owner misses certain deadlines. Allows department to record right of first refusal if no qualified purchaser makes an offer. Makes other amendments to publicly supported housing preservation program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor HB 2994
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to hearing.

Modifies requirements for health insurance coverage of hearing-related items and services. Requires Oregon Health Authority, through medical assistance program, and Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board, through health benefit plans offered by boards, to provide hearing-related items and services specified for health insurance coverage.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2574
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to post-exposure prophylaxes.

Requires hospitals to adopt policies and procedures to ensure provision of human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylactic drugs or therapies following patient's possible exposure to human immunodeficiency virus. Requires Oregon Health Authority, once per year, to provide 30-day supply of prophylactic drugs or therapies to each type A and type B hospital, unless declined by hospital, at no cost to hospital. Prohibits health benefit plan from imposing deductibles, copayments, coinsurance or other cost-sharing on coverage of human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylactic drugs or therapies following enrollee's possible exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 3409
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to climate; and declaring an emergency.

Requires State Department of Energy to report on rate of heat pump technology adoption and to collaborate with designated state agencies to reduce barriers to home energy efficiency and resilience. Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to facilitate greenhouse gas emission reductions. Requires State Department of Energy to specify energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings. Permits department to impose civil penalty for failure to comply. Requires department to establish incentive program to encourage compliance. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop methodology and work plan for state agencies to conduct assessment of energy use in, and greenhouse gas emissions from, state-owned buildings. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to oversee specified capital projects and to develop and implement guidelines for sustainable design. Authorizes state agencies to enter into energy projects and to retain net savings. Establishes Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program. Directs State Department of Agriculture to certify green communities nurseries. Directs State Forestry Department to acquire and maintain urban tree canopy assessment tool and to develop and implement program related to loss of tree canopy. Directs Oregon State University to research development of fuel pathways for low carbon fuels derived from woody biomass residues. Authorizes State Forester to establish forestry renewable woody biomass conversion program. Directs Department of Environmental Quality to establish rebate program for purchase or lease of qualifying medium or heavy duty zero-emission vehicles. Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt rules for siting photovoltaic solar power generation facilities. Changes name of "Oregon Global Warming Commission" to "Oregon Climate Action Commission." Modifies membership and duties of commission. Directs Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate opportunities to reduce Oregon's consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions. Directs State Department of Energy and Oregon Climate Action Commission to prepare inventory, baseline and metrics for net carbon sequestration and storage in natural and working lands and to study workforce training programs needed to support adoption of natural climate solutions. Extends rebate for construction or installation of solar electric system or paired solar and storage system. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to establish by rule fee to be paid by community climate investment entities. Directs Oregon Health Authority to identify, monitor and test water sources susceptible to harmful algal blooms. Directs Department of Environmental Quality to develop strategy to respond to harmful algal blooms. Directs Department of Human Services to provide grants, support and technical assistance for resilience hubs and networks. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 3462
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Oregon Department of Emergency Management, during certain emergencies, to prioritize immediate provision of housing to displaced individuals. ] Provides that, if certain state agencies provide temporary housing to displaced individuals in response to emergency, agencies shall ensure housing is safe and provided in compliance with state and federal laws relating to discrimination. Provides that, if federal housing ] resources are made available to affected community in response to emergency , requires department to provide housing ] certain state agencies may provide similar or equivalent resources to community members who are ineligible to receive federal resources due to immigration status ] , subject to availability of funds . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 3471
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to employment provisions in agreements disposing of workers' compensation claims; and declaring an emergency.

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request or require worker to enter into settlement or agreement disposing of workers' compensation claim that bars worker from seeking further employment with employer unless such provision is first requested by worker ] make offer to negotiate settlement agreement conditional upon worker also entering into agreement that includes no-rehire provision. Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to make offer for settlement agreement conditional upon worker also entering into agreement that includes no-rehire provision unless certain criteria are met . Specifies actions that would not constitute violation. Makes violation enforceable by Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries or by civil action. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 619
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to protections for the personal data of consumers.

Permits consumers to obtain from controller that processes consumer personal data confirmation as to whether controller is processing consumer's personal data and categories of personal data controller is processing, list of specific third parties to which controller has disclosed consumer's personal data or any personal data and copy of all of consumer's personal data that controller has processed or is processing. Permits consumer to require controller to correct inaccuracies in personal data about consumer, require controller to delete personal data about consumer or opt out from controller's processing of consumer's personal data under certain circumstances. Requires controller to provide to consumers reasonably accessible, clear and meaningful privacy notice that lists categories of personal data controller processes, describes controller's purpose for processing personal data, describes how consumer may exercise consumer's rights with respect to personal data, lists categories of personal data that controller shares with third parties, lists all categories of third parties with which controller shares personal data and provides other information. Specifies duties of, and prohibits specified actions of, controller and of processor that acts at controller's direction. Permits Attorney General to investigate violations of Act and to bring action to seek civil penalty of not more than $7,500 for each violation.

Signed into law Aug 1, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 789
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to canola production; and declaring an emergency.

Makes permanent ] Extends sunset on certain restrictions on growing canola within Willamette Valley Protected District to July 1, 2024 . Instructs State Department of Agriculture to report to committee or interim committee of House of Representatives related to agriculture on recommendations for legislation related to seed crops of genus Brassica. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Signed into law Aug 1, 2023 1 co-sponsor
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