Oregon Progressive Party Bills to Support or Oppose (more)

[Dan Meek]

Here are bills coming up for hearings in next 2 weeks or so.

Please reply to this email.  In the reply, indicate in the left column your agreement (Y) or disagreement (N) with my recommendation for each bill.

Please reply by April 13 8:00 pm.  Testimony on some bills must be submitted by midnight April 13.

If you have comments, please add them below mine in the last column.

If you can think of a better way for OPP to take positions on bills, please let me know.


Bills April (second edition)

Support?	Bill	Committee	Dan's Comment
	SB 713 Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor or importer from requiring dealer to advertise, promote, offer or sell extended service contracts, extended maintenance plans, or similar products or services that manufacturer, distributor or importer provides, originates, sponsors or endorses.	Senate Business
	SB 317 Provides that insurer may not offer or issue policy, contract or certificate of insurance that provides that insurer has sole right or right that is superior to right of insured to interpret terms and conditions of policy, contract or certificate or that specifies standard of interpretation or review that is inconsistent with laws of this state.	Senate Business
	SB 668 Provides that right and privilege to construct, maintain or operate water, gas, electric or communication service line, fixture or other facility along public roads, free of charge, does not extend to county roads.	Senate Business
	SB 878 Changes requirements for operating moped or motorcycle.	Senate Business
	SB 477 Requires electric companies to reduce allocation of electricity from coal-derived generating resources to zero on or before January 1, 2025, to customers of electric company that are located in this state.	Senate Environment
	SB 928 Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.	Senate Health
	HB 2489 Removes provision for expiration of cigarette tax stamps following tax increases.	Senate Finance
	SB 673 Permits licensed dentists to administer certain immunizations.	Senate Health
	SB 330 Requires nonprofit hospital to adopt formula meeting specified criteria for executive compensation.	Senate Health
	SB 710 Requires state health plans, health insurers, health care providers or health care clearinghouses to provide, upon request, one copy of individually identifiable health information free of charge to individual, or to specified representative, when individual is requesting Social Security disability benefits or contesting denial of Social Security disability benefits.	Senate Human Services
	SB 732 Creates offense of selling tobacco products or tobacco product devices to person under 21 years of age.	Senate Judiciary
	SB 190 Prohibits person from shipping or transporting or causing to be shipped or transported cigarettes, electronic cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products unless person is licensed distributor or retailer.	Senate Judiciary
	SB 409 Repeals $500,000 limit on noneconomic damages recoverable in wrongful death actions and other statutorily created causes of action.	Senate Judiciary
	SB 118 Requires law enforcement agency to establish policies and procedures for retaining recordings from cameras worn upon police officer's person to record officer's interactions with members of public.	Senate Judiciary
	SB 691 Exempts, for purposes of state law, dishonorable discharges from Armed Forces of the United States that are based solely on sexual orientation.	Senate Veterans
	SB 327 Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps through 2017. SB 597 Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps to $13.50 per hour by 2017. SB 610 Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps to $15 per hour by 2018. SB 130 Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements. SB 332 Repeals state preemption of charter and statutory authority of local governments to set minimum wage requirements.	Senate Workforce
	HJR 31 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to vest power of impeachment of statewide elected Executive Branch officials in House of Representatives and power to try impeachments in Senate.	House Rules
	HB 3287  Permits major political parties to establish membership duration requirements for primary candidates by certified party rule filed with Secretary of State. HB 3297 Requires that general or special election ballots list name of candidate for partisan office for each nomination candidate receives, with name of each political party that nominated candidate printed opposite one of listings of candidate's name. HB 3433 Repeals statutes requiring review by local elections officials of proposed initiative measures for compliance with constitutional single subject rule. HB 3475 Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.	House Rules
	HB 3505 Requires public bodies to establish public records retention schedules that require minimum three-year retention of public records. HB 2790 Requires that statements made by certain witnesses to committee of Legislative Assembly be made under oath and therefore subject to crime of false swearing. HB 2791 Includes false statements made to legislative committee by certain persons in crime of unsworn falsification. HB 3043 Provides that upon being sworn into office, or for other stated reasons, Governor shall file declaration with Oregon Government Ethics Commission declaring identity of First Spouse and identifying official policy-making or agenda-setting duties of First Spouse, if any. HB 3331 Authorizes Legislative Assembly to appoint independent counsel by joint resolution.	House Rules
	HB 3250 Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon cap-and-dividend program. HB 3252 Imposes tax on each fuel supplier and utility based on amount of carbon in carbon-based fuel that is sold by fuel supplier to consumers in this state or that is used to produce carbon-generated electricity supplied by utility to consumers in this state. HB 3470 Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits for years 2020 and 2050 and to adopt interim statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits consistent with 2050 limit every five years.	House Energy

Oppose?	Bill	Committee	Dan's Comments
	SB 675 Removes requirement that bidder or proposer for public contract demonstrate responsibility by submitting signed affidavit that attests that bidder or proposer complied with tax laws of this state.	Senate Business
	SB 580 Allows State Landscape Contractors Board to assess contested case proceeding costs to person requesting that claim filed against board licensee be resolved through contested case proceeding.	Senate Business
	HB 2315 Increases amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded in civil action seeking damages arising out of bodily injury.	House Judiciary
	HB 2272 Increases tax on motor vehicle fuels.	House Transportation