Sen. Brian Boquist

Requires employer that employs 20 or more employees to grant unpaid leave of absence to employee who is called into service to perform duties related to service as volunteer firefighter, reserve peace officer or civil air patrol member. Requires employer that employs 50 or more employees to grant unpaid leave of absence for up to 14 days to employee for training related to service as volunteer firefighter, reserve peace officer or civil air patrol member. Provides that employer commits unlawful employment practice if employer refuses to grant unpaid leave of absence or reinstatement to qualifying employee.

Exempts federal and state military personnel from laws establishing crime of unlawful possession of firearm when engaged in official functions on military property. Authorizes Governor or Adjutant General to issue regulations regarding use and possession of firearms on military property.

Creates limited landscape construction professional license. Specifies scope of work that holder of limited license may perform.

Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to pass vehicles in same lane during traffic jams or slowdowns. Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to travel between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles during traffic jams or slowdowns.

Authorizes common school district, union high school district or education service district that is self-insured or that has independent health insurance trust to provide or contract for employee benefit plan other than plan provided and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Allows other specified district that has participated in benefit plan provided and administered by board to opt out of plan.

Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election. Requires certain election documents to be filed electronically. Changes certain ballot markings from "Presidential only" to "Federal only." Alters certain filing deadlines. Removes requirement that signature sheets for initiative or referral petition or prospective petition be attached to full and correct copy of measure. Requires Secretary of State to establish process for modifying petition and prospective petition templates. Requires that one copy of prospective initiative and referral petitions be sent to required officials, rather than two. Permits district attorney to make clerical corrections to ballot title for district measure. Requires all estimates, portraits, statements and arguments for voters' pamphlet to be filed electronically. Establishes that person who fails to file required statement or certificate has 20 days from date notice is sent by Secretary of State to request hearing. Establishes that Secretary of State, rather than county clerk, is responsible for signature verification for state candidate petitions. Requires Secretary of State to verify accuracy of required portion of candidate's statement for voters' pamphlet. Clarifies that knowingly providing false information in required portion of candidate's statement for voters' pamphlet is punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Makes treasurer of political committee or treasurer of petition committee responsible for performance of duties related to treasurer, subject to certain exceptions. Makes alternative filer designated by candidate, treasurer of political committee or treasurer of petition committee responsible for statements certified as true by alternative filer, subject to certain exceptions. Requires professional services provided to candidates, political committees or petition committees to be reported as contributions. Expands ways in which political committee is considered controlled committee. Makes treasurer of political committee serving at time amended statement of organization is required to be filed responsible for timely filing, subject to certain exceptions. Requires Secretary of State to develop method for regularly auditing statements of contributions of $100 or less to determine if person, political committee or petition committee has made aggregate contributions of more than $100 during calendar year. Clarifies how candidates, principal campaign committees, political committees and petition committees may use amounts received as contributions. Makes knowingly providing false information relating to individual's occupation, current employer, educational and occupational background or prior governmental service on campaign finance filings punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Requires person receiving notice from Secretary of State regarding potential violation of campaign finance filing to take action to amend filing and comply with applicable law within 180 days of receiving notice. Makes failure to comply within 180 days of receiving notice punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Condemns Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and reaffirms right of Israelis and Palestinians to live safely and free from fear and violence. Rejects actions by BDS movement that undermine efforts to achieve negotiated two-state solution that upholds rights of Israelis and Palestinians to national self-determination.

Requires Oregon Wine Board to establish and operate program for wine market access and wine promotion. Provides for Oregon Liquor Control Commission to pay $1.5 million of wine production and distribution tax revenue to board account each year for board use to carry out program.

Provides that person who has been convicted of driving while under influence of intoxicants shall provide proof to Department of Transportation that person completed treatment program before department may reinstate person's driving privileges. Extends period of time that must elapse before temporary driver permit issued to person is valid proof of driving privileges.

Requires gun dealer to substitute alternative fingerprint for criminal background check if firearm purchaser is unable to provide thumbprint. Authorizes Department of State Police to accept requests and provide results for firearm transfer criminal background checks electronically. Authorizes department to accept transaction record form issued by federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that includes thumbprint in lieu of firearms transaction thumbprint form.