Nov 15, 20216 min read

Oregon Legislative Days November 2021

The Oregon legislature is meeting Monday through Thursday this week, starting this morning. LWVOR can use volunteer observers. If these topics interest you, please click the committee agenda links, click the video buttons (under “MEETINGS” on the right), watch and summarize proceedings. Committee agendas are linked below.

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Monday, November 15

8:00-10:30

Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation Committee:

Ramos Decision (Potential Overturning of Cases Decided by Non-Unanimous Juries)
Ballot Measure 110 Update
Compassionate Medical Release Work Group Update
Implementation of Delta-9 Cannabis Regulations

House Housing Committee:

Update on Housing Planning and Zoning Requirements: HB 2001 (2019) and HB 2003 (2019)
Construction Costs and Regulatory Barriers
New Home Construction
Discussion of Committee Members’ 2022 Legislative Concepts

11:00-12:15

Joint Ways and Means, Human Services Subcommittee:

Consent Grants Oregon Health Authority - Health Insurance Marketplace Oregon Health Authority - Climate and Health Program
Individual Items Oregon Health Authority - Mobile Crisis Services Oregon Health Authority - Provider Relief Fund Oregon Health Authority - COVID-19 Federal Awards

12:45-2:00

Senate Rules and Executive Appointments:

Appointments to Boards and Commissions and Executive Appointments that Require Senate Confirmation. (See agenda for list of appointments.)

Joint Ways and Means, Education Subcommittee:

Consent Grants Higher Education Coordinating Commission - Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment Higher Education Coordinating Commission - Fostering Access, Rights, and Equity Higher Education Coordinating Commission - AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund Department of Education - Preventing School Violence
Individual Items Department of Education - Summer Learning Grant Programs Department of Education - Department of Early Learning and Care and ERDC Transfer Department of Education - Child Care Development Fund Cash Flow

Joint Ways and Means, Public Safety Subcommittee:

Consent Grants Criminal Justice Commission - Smart Probation Criminal Justice Commission - Project Safe Neighborhoods Military Department - Regional Catastrophic Preparedness
Individual Items Judicial Department - Elder Justice Innovation Department of Corrections - Overtime Usage Military Department - Ten-Year Capital Construction Plan Department of Justice - Housing Stabilization for Survivors Department of Justice - Child Support Payment Processing Services

2:30-5:00

Senate Education:

K-12 School Reopening
Prison and Reentry Education Programs
Summer Learning
SB 283 (2019) Report: Concerns Regarding the Health Impacts of Wireless in Schools

Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire Recovery:

Organic Food Production in Oregon
Private Forest Accord
2021 Oregon Fire Season
SB 762 (2021) Implementation Updates:
- Wildfire Oversight:
  - Wildfire Programs Director and Council
- Fire-Adapted Communities
  - Wildland-Urban Interface & Statewide Map of Wildfire Risk
  - Emergency Planning
  - Electric System Plans
  - Health Systems for Smoke
  - Defensible Space
  - Building Codes
  - Land Use
- Hazardous Fuel Reduction
  - Fuel Reduction Activities
  - Oregon Conservation Corps

House Business and Labor:

Recovery of Workers’ Compensation Benefit Overpayments
Data Broker Registration
Worker Classification
Discussion of Potential Concepts for the 2022 Legislative Session

House Human Services:

Oregon Department of Human Services Updates
Oregon State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) & Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Support Services for Afghan Arrivals

Tuesday, November 16

8:00-10:30

Senate Energy and Environment:

Oregon Clean Fuels Program
Oregon Global Warming Commission Natural and Working Lands Report
Biennial Zero Emissions Report
Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub Risk Analysis and Recommendations

House Agriculture and Land Use:

Impact of Natural Disasters on Oregon Agriculture
Risks to Agricultural Ownership and Land Use Patterns
Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program

House Health Care:

Oregon’s HealthCare Workforce Crisis
Transforming Care: Role of the Oregon Health Policy Board
Update on the Coverage/Access Landscape
Discussion of Member Legislative Concepts for the 2022 Legislative Sessions

8:00-9:30

Joint Legislative Audits:

2022-23 Audit Plan Risk Assessment: Committee Member Input and Requests - Secretary of State Audits Division
State of Oregon Financial Condition and Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports - Secretary of State Audits Division
Oregon Government Ethics Commission (Report 2021-14) - Secretary of State Audits Division
ODOT Wildfire Debris Removal Advisory Report (Report 2021-30) - Secretary of State Audits Division

11-1:30

Senate Veterans & Emergency Preparedness:

COVID-19 Testing – Veterans and the General Population
Veterans’ Housing and the Impact of COVID-19

House Veterans & Emergency Preparedness:

Veterans’ License Plates
The New Department of Emergency Management – Implementation of HB 2927
Discussion of Grant for State Preparedness & Incident Response Equipment (SPIRE)
Treatment of Military Members Assisting with COVID-Related Missions In-State
Fire Season Update – Now and Future
Veterans’ Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Landscape
Grant Program Updates

House Economic Recovery & Prosperity:

Business Oregon Program Updates
Economic Development Tools for Local Jurisdictions
OLCC Updates and Cannabis Regulation Overview
Update on Study of System Development Charges Required by HB 3040 (2021)

11:00-12:15

Joint Ways and Means, Natural Resources Subcommittee:

Consent Grants Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Outreach and Training Department of Agriculture - Animal Disease Response Department of Geology and Mineral Industries - LIDAR Acquisition Department of Geology and Mineral Industries - 3D Elevation Program Department of State Lands - Wetland Program Development
Individual Items Department of Agriculture - Seafood Processors Pandemic Assistance Department of Geology and Mineral Industries - State Map Program Department of Forestry - 2021 Fire Season

Joint Ways and Means, Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee:

Consent Grants Employment Department - Short Time Compensation Employment Department - Unemployment Insurance Accessibility Department of Transportation - Transportation Innovation Council Department of Transportation - Advanced Congestion Management Technologies Department of Transportation - Accelerated Innovation Deployment
Individual Items Housing and Community Services Department - Housing Stability Counseling Oregon Business Development Department - Broadband Infrastructure Oregon Business Development Department - Pandemic Economic Recovery Planning Department of Veterans' Affairs - Provider Relief Fund Department of Transportation - Bus and Bus Facilities Program Department of Consumer and Business Services - Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Activities Department of Consumer and Business Services - Workers' Compensation Premium Assessment

12:45-2:00

Joint Information Management & Technology:

Cybersecurity, Ransomware, and Cybersecurity Education & Workforce Development: Impacts on public and private sector organizations

Joint Ways and Means, General Government Subcommittee:

Individual Items Public Employees Retirement System - Changes to Actuarial Methods and Assumptions Department of Administrative Services - Lottery Bond Refunding Department of Administrative Services - Article XI-G Bond Refunding Department of Administrative Services - Compensation Plan Changes Judicial Department - Compensation Plan Changes

2:30-5:00

Senate Labor & Business:

Farmworker Overtime
Delta-8 Cannabis Regulation
Administration of the Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Tax Rates
Oregon Workplace Fairness Act

Senate Health Care:

OHA COVID Update
Brain Injury Trust Legislative Concept
In Vitro Fertilization Legislative Concept
Health Equity Data Mapping
Task Force on Universal Health Care

House Education:

K-12 Update
College/University Reopening
Update on HB 2835 (Benefits Navigators)
State Financial Aid Programs
Implementation of HB 2166 (2021): Diversifying the Educator Workforce, Limiting Suspensions/Expulsions

House Judiciary:

Ballot Measure 110 Update
Public Defense Services Commission Update
Update from the Department of Justice Labor Trafficking Task Force
Discussion of Proposed 2022 Legislation

Wednesday, November 17

8-10:30

Joint Ways and Means:

Approval of Grants and Reports from Subcommittees
Individual Items

1. Judicial Department - Compensation Plan Changes 2. Judicial Department - Elder Justice Innovation 7. Department of Education - Summer Learning Grant Programs 8. Department of Education - Department of Early Learning and Care and ERDC Transfer 9. Department of Education - Child Care Development Fund Cash Flow 11. Oregon Health Authority - Mobile Crisis Services 13. Oregon Health Authority - Provider Relief Fund 14. Oregon Health Authority - COVID-19 Federal Awards 17. Department of Corrections - Overtime Usage 19. Military Department - Ten-Year Capital Construction Plan 20. Department of Justice - Housing Stabilization for Survivors 22. Department of Justice - Child Support Payment Processing Services 25. Housing and Community Services Department - Housing Stability Counseling 26. Oregon Business Development Department - Broadband Infrastructure 27. Oregon Business Development Department - Pandemic Economic Recovery Planning 28. Department of Veterans' Affairs - Provider Relief Fund 31. Department of Agriculture - Seafood Processors Pandemic Assistance 34. Department of Geology and Mineral Industries - State Map Program 36. Department of Forestry - 2021 Fire Season 40. Department of Transportation - Bus and Bus Facilities Program 41. Department of Consumer and Business Services - Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Activities 42. Department of Consumer and Business Services - Workers' Compensation Premium Assessment 43. Public Employees Retirement System - Changes to Actuarial Methods and Assumptions 44. Department of Administrative Services - Lottery Bond Refunding 45. Department of Administrative Services - Article XI-G Bond Refunding 46. Department of Administrative Services - Compensation Plan Changes