Specifies that electricity generated by hydroelectric facility or other equipment that generates electricity through use of hydroelectric energy may be used to comply with renewable portfolio standard.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Modifies bias crime in the second degree and bias crime in the first degree. Adds status as peace officer or firefighter to list of characteristics of victim that, as perceived by defendant, constitute motive to commit crime.
Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion. Requires health care practitioner to ensure child born alive is transported to hospital. Creates crime for failure to exercise proper standard of care, punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against health care practitioner for failure to exercise proper standard of care. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff. Allows court to order identity or personally identifiable information of specified person protected from disclosure.
Allows owner of reservoir located on specified property within Big Butte Creek drainage area to register reservoir with Water Resources Department. Establishes effect of registration and application and qualification deadlines.
Modifies required coverage of prescription drugs in medical assistance program. Modifies membership requirements and duties of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Health Evidence Review Commission and advisory committees appointed for committee and commission. Reduces term of committee members from four years to two years. Modifies timelines for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to make recommendation and for Oregon Health Authority to act on recommendation. Requires decision approving, disapproving or modifying recommendation of committee to be adopted by rule.
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities. Grants exemption for veteran's surviving spouse who remains unmarried. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that, for purposes of electric companies' planning and pursuit of energy efficiency resources, energy efficiency programs include programs for assisting retail electricity consumers with replacing building heating, appliances and other technologies powered by any energy source with higher-efficiency electric heating, appliances and other technologies.
Modifies child abuse reporting requirements to add hotelkeepers and innkeepers as mandatory reporters of child abuse. Modifies requirement for processor of photographic images or computer technician to report visual recording of child involved in sexually explicit conduct. Punishes failure to report by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Requires State Forestry Department to conduct program of loan guarantees to assist persons with financing cost of replacing logging equipment lost in wildfire.
