Rep. Bradley Witt
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District HD-031
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 50
Sponsored Legislation
Oregon 2017 Legislative Measures
Relating to health; declaring an emergency. [HB-3428]
Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations. Authorizes enrollment of other individuals not otherwise eligible to enroll in coordinated care organizations. Abolishes Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Incorporates duties of Oregon Educators Benefit Board into Public Employees' Benefit Board. Removes Public Employees' Benefit Board responsibility for providing health benefits. Temporarily caps hospital reimbursement paid by boards to hospitals at 180 percent of Medicare amount. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Parrish
In Committee Upon Adjournment. on 07/07/2017
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Relating to statewide health care coverage; declaring an emergency. [SB-1046]
Establishes Health Care for All Oregon Board to develop, implement and oversee Health Care for All Oregon Plan to be administered by Oregon Health Authority. Provides comprehensive health care coverage to all individuals residing or working in Oregon. Repeals health insurance exchange upon implementation of Health Care for All Oregon Plan. Supplants coverage by private insurers for health services covered by plan. Authorizes Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to offer supplemental health benefit plans to employees.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Williamson
In Committee Upon Adjournment. on 07/07/2017
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Relating to hunter mentoring programs. [HB-2566]
Extends age range of youth eligible to participate in youth hunter mentoring program to persons between nine and 16 years of age.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McLane
Chapter 77, (2017 Laws): Effective Date January 1, 2018. on 05/30/2017
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Relating to charitable checkoffs; and prescribing an effective date. [SB-378]
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution. Provides conditions for use of contributions. Applies to individual income tax returns for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Williamson
Chapter 487, 2017 Laws. on 07/04/2017
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Relating to utilities; and declaring an emergency. [HB-2568]
Specifies, for purposes of exempting certain vehicles from overall allowable length of vehicles under Vehicle Code, that unplanned disruption in services provided by public utility, telecommunications utility, people's utility district, municipality or electric cooperative is emergency if disruption occurs outside normal business hours during which public utility, telecommunications utility, people's utility district, municipality or electric cooperative may acquire variance permit. Specifies, for purposes of exempting certain vehicles from overall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Witt
Chapter 265, (2017 Laws): Effective Date June 8, 2017. on 06/21/2017
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Relating to concealed handgun license reciprocity with other states. [HB-2127]
Directs Department of Justice to create and maintain list of states that recognize Oregon concealed handgun licenses and require handgun competency to obtain concealed handgun license that is similar to competency required in Oregon. Authorizes Attorney General to enter into agreement with concealed handgun license issuing authority of other state if agreement is necessary for license reciprocity. Provides person who is not resident of Oregon, who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearm and who is licensed to carry concealed handgun
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Post
In Committee Upon Adjournment. on 07/07/2017
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Relating to orders setting aside convictions. [HB-2698]
Allows person with other convictions within previous 10 years to file motion to set aside conviction after three years from date of judgment if other convictions were part of same criminal episode as conviction that is subject of motion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sal Esquivel
In Committee Upon Adjournment. on 07/07/2017
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Relating to court appointed special advocates; and declaring an emergency. [HB-2600]
Transfers authority over court appointed special advocates and CASA Volunteer Programs from Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Prescribes duties and responsibilities of Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Authorizes department to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services throughout state. Requires statewide coordinating entity to provide biannual reports to department.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tawna Sanchez
Chapter 630, (2017 Laws): Effective Date August 2, 2017. on 08/10/2017
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Relating to off-road vehicles. [SB-344]
Requires snowmobiles and certain all-terrain vehicles to cross highway at intersection or more than 100 feet from intersection. Permits Oregon Transportation Commission to authorize person to operate all-terrain vehicle within portion of state highway right of way designated all-terrain vehicle highway access route. Establishes All-Terrain Vehicle Highway Access Routes Advisory Committee. Directs Oregon Transportation Commission to designate all-terrain vehicle highway access routes on state highways throughout state after consultation with advisory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Smith
Effective Date, January 1, 2018. on 07/04/2017
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Relating to determinations of responsibility for contractors on public improvement contracts. [HB-2564]
Requires contracting agency to base determination of contractor's responsibility for public improvement contract on contractor's demonstrating that contractor has provided health insurance to contractor's employees for period of two years before contractor submitted bid for public improvement contract. Specifies exemptions for certain bidders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Witt
In Committee Upon Adjournment. on 07/07/2017