Oregon Sen. Betsy Johnson (D)

OR - Ways and Means

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Co-vice Chair

OR - General Government

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Member

OR - Transportation and Economic Development

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Co-chair

OR - Legislative Audits

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Co-chair

OR - Emergency Board (pursuant to ORS 291.332, activities suspended during 2018 Session)

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Member

OR - Legislative Policy and Research

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Member

OR - Transportation

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Member

OR - HB4065 Prohibits child care providers from enrolling in Central Background Registry or providing child care for five years after denial for cause, revocation or voluntary surrender of certification or registration and for five years after denial for cause, removal or voluntary surrender of enrollment in Central Background Registry.

OR - HB4026 Prohibits Department of Revenue from considering charitable activities in determining individual's domicile or resident status.

OR - SB1532 Modifies definition of "motor assisted scooter" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code.

OR - SB1509 Provides additional exception to prohibition on commercial vehicle idling.

OR - HB4005 Requires prescription drug manufacturer to report annually information to Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding prices of prescription drugs and costs associated with developing and marketing prescription drugs.

OR - HB4006 Requires Housing and Community Services Department to annually provide to each city with population greater than 10,000 data showing percentage of renter households in city that are severely rent burdened.

OR - HB4008 Makes calculation of projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff inadmissible in civil action.

OR - HB4021 Allows certain employers to permit employees to work more than 60 hours in one workweek to cover for employee absences.

OR - HB4022 Permits state agency to locate devices or facilities for providing electricity to public for electric motor vehicles in locations sufficient to meet demand for devices or facilities.

OR - HB4035 Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide grants to qualified members of Oregon National Guard to attend community colleges or public universities.

OR - HB4049 Directs Department of State Police to establish multidisciplinary committee on tracking of sexual assault forensic evidence kits.

OR - HB4053 Requires Chief Education Office to prepare annual report on accelerated college credit programs.

OR - HB4058 Modifies definition of "property services contractor" for purposes of employment law.

OR - HB4074 Provides proceedings to escheat to State of Oregon matured United States savings bonds presumed abandoned and in custody of state.

OR - HB4075 Provides that certain real property in Washington County designated by Metro as rural reserve be redesignated as urban reserve.

OR - HB4089 Gives hemp research program currently operated by State Department of Agriculture name of Oregon Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program.

OR - HB4108 Allows credit against net income taxes for portion of eligible costs of newly constructed single-family dwelling that sells for price affordable to household with annual income at or below 120 percent of area median income.

OR - HB4115 Modifies retirement plan options of persons elected or appointed as statewide elected officials or judges.

OR - HB4120 Expands definition of "transient lodging intermediary" to include person that collects consideration for occupancy of transient lodging and person that receives fee or commission and requires transient lodging provider to use specified third-party entity to collect consideration for occupancy of transient lodging.

OR - HB4124 Allows county governing body, upon remand of matter from Land Use Board of Appeals to county, to have planning commission or hearings officer conduct hearing and make decision regarding lands designated under statewide planning goal addressing agricultural lands or forestlands.

OR - HB4129 Allows Health Licensing Office to issue residential care facility administrator license to qualified applicant.

OR - HB4130 Establishes grant program under which Department of Education awards grants to school districts for percentage of certain student transportation costs for which school district does not receive any amount in distributions from State School Fund or any amount related to transit activities.

OR - HCR211 In memoriam: Former state Representative Paul Hanneman, 1936-2017.

OR - SB1516 Establishes Small Business Expansion Loan Fund to be administered by Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of making loans of early stage growth capital to individuals and business entities with 50 or fewer employees that may not be able to obtain adequate traditional commercial or private financing to meet operational and growth needs.

OR - SB1539 Establishes Oregon Psychiatric Access Line program in Oregon Health and Science University.

OR - SB1554 Specifies that amount in account established for higher education expenses is disregarded for purposes of determining account owner's financial eligibility to receive assistance or benefit authorized by law, other than means-tested state financial aid for higher education, to extent permitted under federal law.

OR - SB1556 Prohibits county from bringing claim or action against person if claim or action is based on statement in trust deed that nominee or agent of lender is grantee or beneficiary, based on county's recording or indexing instrument that states that nominee or agent of lender is grantee or beneficiary or based on person's having obtained or transferred interest in trust deed by means of instrument that was executed or delivered to person but was not recorded in county's deeds and mortgages records or

OR - SB1560 Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on any lands within state borders.

OR - SB1562 Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person.

OR - SCR205 Recognizes and celebrates Dr. Joe Robertson for his career at Oregon Health and Science University and extends well wishes to him upon his retirement.