Oregon 2023 Regular Session All Bills (Page 43)

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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB337

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Report Pass
4/14/23  
Refer
4/14/23  
Report Pass
6/2/23  
Refer
6/2/23  
Report Pass
6/12/23  
Engrossed
6/20/23  
Refer
6/20/23  
Report Pass
6/21/23  
Enrolled
6/21/23  
Passed
7/13/23  
Chaptered
7/21/23  
Establishes Oregon Public Defense Commission within judicial branch. Establishes Oregon Public Defense Commission within judicial branch. Specifies appointment process for and qualification of commission members and duties of executive director and commission. Abolishes Public Defense Services Commission and transfers duties, functions and powers of commission to Oregon Public Defense Commission. Transfers Oregon Public Defense Commission to executive branch effective January 1, 2025. Provides that Governor appoints executive director of commission, and executive director and commission members serve at pleasure of Governor until July 1, 2027. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue state public defense population forecasts. Directs Oregon Public Defense Commission to conduct survey and economic analysis to calculate minimum hourly pay for appointed counsel who are not employed by commission for contracts entered beginning July 1, 2027. Specifies required percentage of trial-level appointed counsel who must be employees of commission by January 1, 2031, and January 1, 2035. Effective July 1, 2025, directs commission to establish panel of qualified counsel who may be directly assigned to cases. Specifies types of contracts commission may enter into for purposes of providing public defense services. Provides that commission members appoint executive director of commission beginning July 1, 2027. Directs Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide, to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary, no later than May 15, 2024, comprehensive report on plan for providing public defense services. Directs commission to provide updated report on December 1, 2025, December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027, and biennially thereafter until January 2, 2036. Directs presiding judge of each judicial district to develop and implement coordinated public safety unrepresented defendant crisis plan, and submit plan to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, by September 1, 2023. Directs presiding judge of judicial district of certain population to convene crisis team to assist in developing and implementing plan. Directs Public Defense Services Commission to promulgate and disseminate guidance on crisis plans by August 15, 2023, develop training plan concerning unrepresented defendant crisis by September 1, 2023, and report to committees of Legislative Assembly by October 1, 2023. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to report to committees of Legislative Assembly on crisis plan findings by October 1, 2023. Appropriates moneys to Public Defense Services Commission and Judicial Department to carry out provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2757

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/16/23  
Refer
3/17/23  
Refer
3/17/23  
Report Pass
6/22/23  
Engrossed
6/22/23  
Refer
6/22/23  
Report Pass
6/24/23  
Enrolled
6/25/23  
Passed
7/13/23  
Chaptered
7/24/23  
Expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. Expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. Establishes 9-8-8 Trust Fund. Imposes 9-8-8 tax on consumers and retail subscribers who have telecommunications service or interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service and who have prepaid telecommunications services, to pay for crisis services system. Exempts from taxation telecommunications services provided, based on need, under plan of assistance. Applies to subscriber bills issued and retail transactions made on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2030. Requires city to enter into memorandum of understanding with county regarding provision of mobile crisis intervention services. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2199

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Refer
5/16/23  
Refer
5/16/23  
Extends sunset date of enterprise zone program. Extends sunset date of enterprise zone program. Provides that agreement between zone sponsor and business firm seeking exemption may not become effective before 30 days following publication of terms of agreement on zone sponsor's website. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide technical assistance related to such agreements to zone sponsor upon request. Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with Legislative Revenue Officer, to study transparency of enterprise zone programs and submit report of study findings to Legislative Assembly. Requires zone sponsor to notify adjacent local governments of intention to enter into agreement with business firm that may increase use of infrastructure within those governments' boundaries. Provides limitation on number of years for which property in enterprise zone may be exempt from property taxes imposed by school districts. Subjects long term rural enterprise zone exemption statute to requirement that state agency report certain tax expenditure information to State Chief Information Officer for posting on Oregon transparency website. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon Senate Bill SB379

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Requires Judicial Department to study probate procedure improvements. Requires Judicial Department to study probate procedure improvements. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary not later than September 15, 2024.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2723

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/16/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Modifies conditions of eligibility for tax credit allowed to rural medical care provider. Modifies conditions of eligibility for tax credit allowed to rural medical care provider. Removes eligibility limitation on adjusted gross income of individual providing rural medical care, restrictions on types of hospitals and tiered amounts of allowable credit based on distance from certain municipalities. Increases credit amount. Removes requirement of hospital consulting privileges applicable to optometrist claiming credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2508

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Directs Oregon Department Office of Emergency Management to administer grant program in support of projects to consolidate and modernize or upgrade public safety answering points. Directs Oregon Department Office of Emergency Management to administer grant program in support of projects to consolidate and modernize or upgrade public safety answering points. Sunsets January 2, 2043.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2861

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/16/23  
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Oregon Health Authority and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to collaboratively plan and implement creation of interoperative, centralized electronic system to manage information about persons in Oregon who are available to serve as volunteers in case of emergency. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Oregon Health Authority and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to collaboratively plan and implement creation of interoperative, centralized electronic system to manage information about persons in Oregon who are available to serve as volunteers in case of emergency. Directs Oregon Department of Emergency Management to administer and maintain system, conduct outreach and training regarding system, coordinate workgroup for periodic review of system and coordinate workgroup to develop recommendations regarding statewide volunteerism. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop policies and procedures to incorporate system into activities and duties of OregonServes Commission.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2481

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Prohibits strikes by public employees. Prohibits strikes by public employees. Requires that labor issues in dispute be submitted to final and binding arbitration. Makes conforming amendments.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2374

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Directs Department of Justice to study ways to improve provision of crime victim services, and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Directs Department of Justice to study ways to improve provision of crime victim services, and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2111

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Requires Secretary of State to study audits. Requires Secretary of State to study audits. Directs Secretary of State to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to ways and means not later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2694

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/13/23  
Permits person who will be 17 years old on date of primary election and 18 years old on date of general election to vote at primary election for candidates of major political party with which person is affiliated if major political party has adopted rule to this effect. Permits person who will be 17 years old on date of primary election and 18 years old on date of general election to vote at primary election for candidates of major political party with which person is affiliated if major political party has adopted rule to this effect. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Secretary of State for purpose of printing and counting additional ballots.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2812

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/16/23  
Refer
2/8/23  
Refer
2/8/23  
Report Pass
4/25/23  
Engrossed
5/1/23  
Refer
5/4/23  
Report Pass
6/15/23  
Enrolled
6/21/23  
Passed
7/18/23  
Chaptered
7/26/23  
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts of personal casualty loss that are barred from deduction on federal tax return because loss is not attributable to federally declared disaster. Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts of personal casualty loss that are barred from deduction on federal tax return because loss is not attributable to federally declared disaster. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2251

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Provides that any voter who has not voted or updated voter registration in four or more years will become inactive elector. Provides that any voter who has not voted or updated voter registration in four or more years will become inactive elector.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2533

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Requires State Department of Energy to study avoided costs paid to qualifying facilities under federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act with costs incurred by investor-owned utilities to acquire or maintain renewable energy generation facilities. Requires State Department of Energy to study avoided costs paid to qualifying facilities under federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act with costs incurred by investor-owned utilities to acquire or maintain renewable energy generation facilities. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than September 15, 2024. Requires state agencies, to extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish information and advice necessary for department to complete study. Sunsets January 2, 2025.
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Oregon 2023 Regular Session

Oregon House Bill HB2231

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/11/23  
Requires Department of Education to conduct study to determine how to address educator workforce shortage. Requires Department of Education to conduct study to determine how to address educator workforce shortage. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2024.