SALEM -- Welcome to our rundown -- updated weekly -- of the bills Gov. Kate Brown signed into law or let become law. We'll also keep tabs on which notable bills if any are sitting on or headed to the governor's desk. Under the Oregon Constitution, bills delivered to the governor must be vetoed within five business days or they become law automatically.

JUNE 1-5

Highway median cable barriers: Senate Bill 921, signed June 4, orders the Oregon Department of Transportation to spend no more than the next six years installing cable barriers along 100 miles of highway where narrow or unprotected medians might lead to crossover crashes. The bill, also known as the Fritz-Fairchild Act, honors two Oregon State Hospital employees killed in such a crash last fall: Dr. Steve Fritz, husband of Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, and Cary Fairchild, a mental health specialist.

Social media freedom: Senate Bill 185, signed June 2, gives employees the right to keep their lives on social media -- if they even want one -- separate from their lives at work. Under the bill, employers can't require someone to create and use personal social media accounts as a condition of employment. They also can't force employees to advertise for the business on an employee's existing personal account. Workers who think their bosses have run afoul of the law can file a complaints with the Oregon Employment Relations Board.

E-vehicle parking spots: House Bill 2625, signed June 2, says anyone in a regular car who parks in a parking space reserved for alternative fuel vehicles -- like electric vehicles that require time plugged in to keep running -- will receive a tidy $250 fine.

Grandparents' rights: House Bill 3014, signed June 2, specifically allows grandparents to remain in the lives of children whose parents have had their legal own legal rights revoked.

School attendance age: Under Senate Bil 321, signed June 2, parents may no longer decide to keep their 6-year-olds home from school -- waiting for them to turn 7. SB 321 sets the new minimum compulsory age for school attendance at 6.

School discipline limits: Senate Bill 553, signed June 2, aims to tackle bias against students of color, and what advocates call the "school to prison pipeline." It dramatically limits when administrators can suspend students in fifth-grade or younger. Senate Bill 556, signed June 2, says expulsion -- banning children from attending school -- is no longer allowed as a punishment for truancy, which is when children aren't attending school in defiance of the law.

Miscellaneous bills:

HB 2934 Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene stakeholder group to provide recommendations to Legislative Assembly concerning basic health program.

HB 2919 Eliminates reporting requirement related to disclosure, at request of law enforcement agency, of call location information of cellular device used to call 9-1-1 or believed to be in possession of individual who is believed to be in emergency situation.

HB 2908 Brings Oregon law into compliance with federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014.

HB 2847 Requires ASPIRE programs to annually provide financial aid instruction to high school students and to make instruction available to students' families, including different types of loans available to students attending post-secondary institutions of education, potential use of individual development accounts and economic impact of each type of loan.

HB 2776 Authorizes peace officer to apply for and circuit court to enter ex parte emergency protective order when court finds probable cause that person was victim of domestic disturbance or abuse and protective order is necessary to prevent abuse.

HB 2660 Provides court discretion to order person participating in driving while under influence of intoxicants diversion agreement to install ignition interlock device if person submitted to chemical test of person's breath, blood or urine and test disclosed blood alcohol content below 0.08 percent by weight.

HB 2609 Provides that information or complaint may be verified by complainant's certifying sufficient grounds to believe defendant committed offense.

HB 2585 Modifies authority granted to owner of lot in planned community or unit in condominium to install and use electric vehicle charging station for personal, noncommercial use.

HB 2456 Modifies optional process for evaluation of changes to urban growth boundary of city outside Metro with population of 10,000 or more.

HB 2426 Establishes statutory authority for technological enhancements to 9-1-1 emergency communications system.

HB 2424 Authorizes employees of Department of Corrections, State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and Oregon Corrections Enterprises who work in department building to store personal handgun and ammunition in vehicle.

HB 2412 Removes outdated provisions and updates terminology related to teachers.

HB 2350 Updates and clarifies portions of Bank Act and related statutes.

HB 2294 Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish Oregon Health Information Technology program.

HB 2195 Directs county to use proceeds acquired by foreclosure of delinquent tax liens or in exchange for land originally acquired by foreclosure of delinquent tax liens to refund county general fund.

HB 2974 Requires Legislative Assembly to hold 10 public hearings throughout state prior to proposing congressional or legislative reapportionment plan, with at least one hearing held in each congressional district of state and at least one hearing held in areas that experienced largest population shift since previous reapportionment.

SB 5 Provides that portion of State Highway 126 between Florence and Eugene shall be known as William Tebeau Memorial Highway.

SB 839 Exempts specified persons from arrest and prosecution for certain offenses and for certain violations of terms of release or supervision if evidence of offense was obtained because emergency medical services or law enforcement agency was contacted to obtain necessary medical assistance due to drug-related overdose.

SB 588 Allows school district and public charter school to be considered single legal entity for purpose of public charter school law if public charter school is only school in school district and other conditions are met.

SB 4 Modifies definition of "animal rescue entity" to provide that legal custody of 10 or more animals includes animals located off-site.

SB 350 Modifies provisions relating to motions for change of judge.

SB 287 Deletes provision that authorizes teachers who are licensed and properly endorsed by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to practice speech-language pathology without obtaining license from State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

SB 236 Authorizes Department of State Police to enter into lease agreements and take title to real property as considered necessary by Superintendent of State Police for performance of duties of department and Oregon State Police.

SB 225 Removes requirement for agency to send individual notice to each affected recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance or Women, Infants and Children Program when suspension or closure of grant of assistance is caused by change in benefit or standard by federal government and change affects all or significant portion of recipients.

HB 3501 Revises voting requirements for certain actions related to benefit company formation or conversion.

HB 3476 Establishes privilege in civil, criminal, administrative and school proceedings for certain communications between persons seeking services related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking and victim services programs and advocates.

HB 3114 Allows injured worker 90 days from date health benefit plan rejects claim for benefits to file workers' compensation claim.

HB 3223 Modifies provisions authorizing expedited land divisions.

HB 3282 Provides that Land Conservation and Development Commission may permit cities to undergo periodic review for limited purpose of completing work relating to certain urban growth boundary amendments.

HB 3329 Modifies standard by which geothermal energy qualifies as type of green energy technology for which at least 1.5 percent of total contract price of certain public improvement contract for construction or certain reconstruction or major renovation of public school building must be spent.

HB 3378 Requires hospital to adopt written discharge policies.

HB 3466 Provides that release decision for defendant charged with sex crime or crime constituting domestic violence must include order prohibiting attempted contact with victim and third-party contact with victim while defendant is in custody.

HB 2980 Authorizes defendant to request district attorney to approve extension of stay of criminal proceedings for district attorney diversion.

HB 2560 Requires health benefit plan to cover cost of colonoscopy for insured who is 50 years of age or older and who has positive fecal test result.

HB 2614 Allows certain special districts to dispense fuel at nonretail dispensing facility notwithstanding purchase of less than 900 gallons annually.

HB 2664 Subjects university with governing board, or not-for-profit organization or other entity that university with governing board controls, to certain provisions of Public Contracting Code.

HB 2670 Allows in-state tuition in certain circumstances for individuals who resided in Oregon but relocated due to position in military, government or humanitarian aid organization.

HB 2797 Requires subject employer to pay first installment of temporary disability compensation in workers' compensation claim within 14 days after employer has notice or knowledge of claim and has notice or knowledge of employee's disability.

HB 2911 Deletes obsolete references to terms of court and constables.

HB 2964 Provides that when guardian ad litem or conservator of estate of child maintains cause of action for damages to child, parent or conservator may file consent to accompany complaint that authorizes inclusion in cause of action of request for recovery of damages to child.

HB 2973 Establishes Affordable Baccalaureate Degree Act.

HB 2211 Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to impose civil penalty for workers' compensation claims processing violations by service company.

HB 3187 Extends terms of office of members of Commission for the Blind.

HB 2460 Authorizes Department of State Lands to establish and impose one-time application fee on person applying for easement to construct water, gas, electric or communication service line, fixture or other facility on state land.

HB 2219 Requires Department of Human Services to convene work group to study consolidation of application processes for human and social services and to report recommendation to Legislative Assembly.

HB 2288 Increases membership of Oregon Innovation Council.

HB 2340 Limits personal information that may be included in certain judgments, orders and other court documents.

HB 2341 Authorizes court to order defendant to pay extradition costs when defendant is found in violation of probation in certain circumstances.

HB 2383 Requires telephonic seller that solicits purchase of business opportunity to make certain disclosures before completing transaction.

HB 2413 Prohibits licensing agency from issuing initial license to residential care facility that has not conducted market study.

HB 2414 Permits parents or guardians of minor adoptees or minor genetic siblings of adoptees to use and register with voluntary adoption registries.

HB 2429 Repeals sunset on provisions related to relief from prohibition on possessing and purchasing firearms.

HB 2444 Revises statutes relating to mediation of agricultural disputes.

HB 2445 Allows Director of Agriculture and State Department of Agriculture to choose methods for giving notice regarding quarantines, control areas and related rules in addition to notice by publication in newspaper.

HB 3005 Extends expiration date of driver license for persons volunteering outside of United States.

HB 3016 Modifies provisions of capital gains exemption for amounts received for sale of manufactured dwelling park.

SB 291 Modifies circumstances under which injured state worker has right to reinstatement or reemployment with employer at injury.

SB 295 Requires Chief Education Officer, members of Oregon Education Investment Board and auditor of metropolitan service districts to file verified statements of economic interest.

SB 363 Prohibits prosecuting attorney from charging fee for performing requirements associated with motion for setting aside conviction.

SB 496 Includes certain compensable workers' compensation claims as qualifying criteria for eligibility for benefits from Public Safety Memorial Fund.

SB 686 Provides that individual enrolled in alternative education program may be considered out-of-school youth for purposes of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

SB 693 Authorizes scrap metal business to make payment by electronic funds transfer, stored value card or stored value device.

HB 2461 Allows Department of State Lands by rule to provide for additional exemptions to leasing requirements relating to submersible lands.

SB 286 Increases amount of civil penalty for violating statute that provides for regulation of hazardous substances by Public Utility Commission.

SB 199 Requires State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to notify victim, if requested, prior to hearing or administrative decision to reset or advance release date of prisoner for outstanding reformation, severe medical condition or age-related incapacity.

HB 3021 Requires insurer to offer health care provider method of reimbursement that does not impose fees or other charges on provider.

HB 3045 Removes requirement that school district transfer moneys to other school district for student who attends public charter school in school district and is resident of other school district.

HB 3132 Expands definition of "hospital facility" to include behavioral treatment facilities and family safety facilities in regard to local public authorities created to finance hospital facilities.

HB 3143 Provides that tax-exempt nonprofit organization may supply to Oregon Liquor Control Commission informational materials about human trafficking, including adhesive stickers, provided that materials contain objectively verifiable information only about human trafficking.

HB 3301 Requires insurer to permit naturopathic physician to apply to be primary care provider or specialty care provider for purposes of insurer credentials.

HB 3401 Requires Department of Transportation to study options for improving on-time performance of passenger trains.

HB 3487 Requires licensed investigator to include investigator's name and license number in all advertisements for investigator's services.

HB 5031 Approves new fee adopted by Board of Medical Imaging.

SB 141 Provides for Oregon Liquor Control Commission to pay business loss compensation to liquor store operator if change in system for selling distilled liquor prohibits commission from purchasing or selling distilled liquor.

MAY 25-29

Crackdown on "vaping": House Bill 2546, signed May 26, makes the act of puffing on electronic cigarettes or related devices while indoors -- whether on the job, or at a bar or restaurant -- an official crime starting Jan. 1, 2016. The bill also makes Oregon the 42nd state to ban the sale of vaporizers, nicotine liquid and other accessories to minors.

Multnomah County adopted a similar ban in March, following discussions held at Chairwoman Deborah Kafoury's urging in January. Though e-cigarettes are seen as a bridge away from traditional cigarettes and don't produce smoke -- they rely on atomizers to generate nicotine vapor -- they've become a target for health officials worried they'll instead introduce minors to nicotine products.

Homeless youth: House Bill 2232, signed May 26, orders the Department of Human Services to create an advisory committee with the job of coordinating statewide services for runaways and homeless kids. DHS also must submit a report to lawmakers every Sept. 15.

Students and sunscreen: House Bill 3041, signed May 26, makes clear to school districts that sunscreen isn't supposed to be considered a medication dispensed under special rules. Previously, a kid who wanted to wear sunscreen while playing outside may have needed to furnish a doctor's note.

Animal neglect: Senate Bill 614, signed May 26, lets police officers crack into someone's vehicle if they see an animal inside and have probable cause that animal has been abused. The legislation was drafted to help police deal with dogs and other pets left to swelter in cars on hot days. House Bill 2694, signed May 28, makes clear that Department of Human Services social workers are allowed to report any suspected animal abuse they encounter while visiting homes as part of their duties.

Proof of valid vehicle registration: Good news for anyone who's ever waited until the last minute to renew a vehicle sticker online -- only to get a ticket during those few days between when your old tag expires and your new sticker shows up in the mail. House Bill 2261, signed May 26, tells the Oregon Department of Transportation to come up with some kind of way for drivers in those straits to prove they're in good standing.

Drug treatment and court fees: House Bill 3168, signed May 28, gives judges the power to waive fines and other fees in misdemeanor and felony convictions -- sometimes adding up to thousands of dollars -- if the person with the conviction completes drug and alcohol treatment as a condition of supervision. Fees could also be waived if paying them interferes with someone's ability to remain in treatment.

Miscellaneous bills:

HB 2578 Permits individual in hospice program, or next of kin or personal representative of individual who has died, to terminate, without penalty, residential cable service or residential telecommunications service.

HB 2442 Changes name of State Housing Council to Oregon Housing Stability Council.

HB 5028 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Land Use Board of Appeals for biennial expenses.

HB 2629 Requires owners of rental property subject to federal rural rental housing loans to provide at least one year's notice of date of maturity of loans to tenants, Housing and Community Services Department, housing authorities and local governments.

HB 2658 Permits Department of Transportation to issue veterans' recognition registration plate to Gold Star Family member who is sibling of person who was killed in action in armed conflict while serving in Armed Forces of United States.

HB 2892 Requires that National League of Families' POW/MIA flag be displayed with Oregon State flag on public buildings in this state.

HB 3257 Extends sunset on collection of certain moneys from electric companies or Oregon Community Power for purposes related to low-income electric bill payment assistance.

HB 5010 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Columbia River Gorge Commission for biennial expenses.

HB 5011 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Construction Contractors Board.

HB 5014 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Oregon Board of Dentistry.

HB 5023 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Mortuary and Cemetery Board, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, Board of Medical Imaging, State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board.

SB 7 Requires Oregon Health Authority to exercise procurement authority under Public Contracting Code and under supervision of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for specified purposes.

HB 3042 Designates April 14 of each year as Honorary Artists of Oregon Day.

HB 3036 Authorizes State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to request appearance by representative of office of prosecuting attorney at hearing setting or resetting release date of person.

HB 2715 Prohibits school district employee or volunteer from posting, publishing or making publicly available personally identifiable information in relation to results of performance-based assessment.

HB 2681 Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission and State Board of Education to oversee work group to examine and recommend effective processes and strategies for placing students in courses at community colleges.

HB 2400 Provides that submission of certain task force reports prior to specified dates in 2015 satisfies requirement to submit reports by July 1, 2014.

HB 2339 Requires court to appoint interpreter and provide appropriate assistive communication device when necessary for crime victim who seeks to exercise certain constitutional rights in open court.

HB 2231 Prohibits coordinated care organization from requiring organizational providers to produce information that is redundant with respect to or outside scope of on-site quality assessment of organizational provider conducted by Oregon Health Authority.

HB 2210 Authorizes individuals acting under authority of broadcasters to enter geographic area subject to declaration of emergency to maintain essential broadcast equipment.

HB 2047 Makes adjustments to reserve boundaries in comprehensive planning maps adopted by Metro and previously adjusted by Legislative Assembly.

HB 3104 Authorizes rural ports to acquire and operate telecommunications facilities.

HB 3239 Expands definition of "lender" for purposes of Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program to include person selling agricultural land to beginning farmers pursuant to owner-financed agreement or sales contract, institution organized and existing under Farm Credit Act of 1971 and other persons or entities as defined by rule adopted by Oregon Business Development Department.

HB 2410 Allows community college to award training certificates for noncredit courses and programs.

SB 622 Adds personal support workers and home care workers to list of mandatory reporters of abuse of children, elderly persons and other vulnerable persons.

SB 616 Requires Secretary of State to conduct investigation of Community Housing Trust Account, within Developmental Disabilities Community Housing Fund.

SB 590 Directs court to appoint court visitor for minor respondent in guardianship proceeding where minor is more than 16 years of age and court determines there is likelihood that petition seeking guardianship of respondent as adult will be filed before respondent attains age of majority or as adult.

SB 448 Permits presiding judge of seventh judicial district, with approval of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to enter into memorandum of understanding with Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs regarding adjudication and disposition of youths and youth offenders.

SB 343 Repeals sunset provision related to authorized tribal police officers.

SB 281 Changes term of office provisions for member of Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

HB 3521 Designates third week in April of each year as Independent Media Week.

SB 28 Clarifies that county clerk may use elector's registration record, rather than physical registration card, to authenticate signatures.

SB 27 Resolves certain contradictory provisions applicable to duties of county clerk.

SB 240 Permits State Apprenticeship and Training Council to make exceptions to apprentice wage schedule, and to minimum numeric ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices, to further operation of apprenticeship and training programs in Oregon Youth Authority institutions.

SB 219 Directs that Legislative Assembly appropriations for public universities and Oregon Health and Science University be made to Higher Education Coordinating Commission rather than to Oregon Department of Administrative Services.

SB 133 Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services to make system for electronic access to building code information available for other purposes.

MAY 18-22

"Conversion therapy": House Bill 2307, signed May 18, makes Oregon the third state, along with Washington, D.C., to ban so-called "conversion therapy" for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. Under the law, mental health providers will be forbidden from administering therapy that tries to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity to anyone younger than 18.

Stoplight mercy for bicyclists: Senate Bill 533, signed May 21, offers what one lawmaker calls a "very, very limited exception" to Oregon's rules for red lights. Under the bill, cyclists, motorcycle riders and other two-wheeled motorists stranded at a red light that fails to go through a full light cycle are allowed to proceed through the intersection with extreme caution. Keep in mind: The new law is nowhere near as forgiving as Idaho's famed rule that lets bicyclists treat all red lights, assuming there's no other traffic on the road, like stop signs.

Standardized testing: House Bill 2680, signed May 21, says Oregon will have to wait another school year, 2015-16, before results from new statewide standardized testing can be used to officially rate Oregon's schools, teachers and/or administrators. The law applies to the new Smarter Balanced assessments, which are meant to reflect controversial Common Core teaching standards adopted in Oregon and dozens of other states.

Backing away from Oregon's "benefits cliff": House Bill 3082, signed May 21, offers relief for low-income families whose rising earnings would otherwise boot them from affordable housing. Right now, families whose earnings climb over 60 percent of their area's median income -- even by just a few dollars -- can be evicted and forced to hunt for market-rate housing likely still out of their reach. HB 3082 would instead bump the eviction threshold to 80 percent of median income.

Miscellaneous bills:

HB 2430 Authorizes Department of State Police and State Fire Marshal to accept and distribute gifts, grants, donations and funds from any source, including services and property, to carry out duties of department or marshal.

HB 2601 Requires member of law enforcement agency who has probable cause to believe custodial interference or kidnapping with respect to child has occurred to notify Oregon State Police missing children clearinghouse within 24 hours.

HB 2551 Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of personally identifiable and protected health information.

HB 2525 Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop standards related to transferability of credits for community colleges and public universities.

HB 2420 Provides that community mental health program director or director's designee shall consult with criminal defendant found unfit to proceed, prior to decision on commitment, to determine availability of treatment in community.

HB 2415 Permits Department of Human Services or Oregon Health Authority to deliver written notice to financial institution after individual dies to request financial institution to provide certain information about accounts in deceased individual's name, balances on deposit on date of individual's death, account activity and names of individuals to whom financial institution disbursed funds from accounts.

HB 2377 Prohibits person from soliciting, requesting or otherwise inducing another person to provide personal information by representing or implying that person is third person, without third person's knowledge, authorization and consent.

HB 2362 Requires court to give greatest consideration to benefit to person who is subject of protective proceeding by party's actions in proceeding when determining whether to award attorney fees.

HB 2331 Provides when interests of beneficiaries vest.

HB 2326 Provides that when conditional discharge probation has expired but defendant has not fulfilled terms and conditions, case shall not be dismissed.

HB 2314 Permits youth offender foster home to be maintained by person related to youth offender by blood or marriage only under circumstances set forth by Oregon Youth Authority in rule.

HB 2036 Provides that U.S. Highway 395 shall be known as World War I Veterans Memorial Highway.

SB 600 Approves adoption of and modifications to rules of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.

HB 2888 Allows action to enjoin or restrain nuisance if place is used for certain activities involving animals.

SB 584 Directs public contracting agency to suspend right of certified disadvantaged minority, women or emerging small business enterprise to bid on or participate in public contract if certified disadvantaged minority, women or emerging small business enterprise exhibits pattern of failing to perform commercially useful function in public contract.

SB 402 Permits affiant in small estate to open one or more deposit accounts in financial institution with funds of decedent upon which to withdraw funds to pay certain claims and expenses.

SB 387 Requires court to ensure that person is booked after being charged with driving while under influence of intoxicants.

SB 371 Allows insurer or self-insured employer to mail notice of closure of workers' compensation claim to beneficiaries of deceased worker under certain circumstances.

SB 366 Revises definition of "recidivism" for purposes of statistical evaluation.

HB 3139 Prohibits local government from preventing mobile medical clinic from locating to private property for not more than 180 days.

HB 3070 Specifies that reduction of period of supervision for certain convicted persons applies to probation or local control post-prison supervision.

HB 3035 Allows increased use of flashing lights in certain school zones.

HB 2912 Deletes obsolete and outdated provisions in transportation and motor vehicle laws.

HB 2893 Permits financial institution to conduct savings promotion raffle, subject to specified conditions.

HB 2457 Allows county to create parcel that is smaller than minimum size standard in resource zone for farm or forest use when part of existing unit of land has been included within urban growth boundary to be planned and zoned for urbanization.

HB 2462 Requires Department of State Lands to maintain electronic documentation rather than paper copies of deeds and conveyances belonging to state.

HB 2473 Authorizes State Board of Licensed Social Workers to adopt rules providing for temporary licensure, certification and registration related to practice of social work.

HB 2579 Authorizes domestic water supply district to provide services to cooperative corporation or mutual benefit corporation that supplies water for domestic purposes.

HB 2440 Provides that individual is available for work when individual is required to be outside individual's normal labor market area to apply for suitable employment within individual's normal labor market.

HB 2431 Requires physical examination for candidates for Oregon State Police to be physical examination consistent with rules adopted by Department of State Police.

HB 2385 Provides that person commits crime of luring a minor if offense involves police officer posing as minor or agent of police officer posing as minor.

HB 2234 Requires Oregon Health Authority and insurers offering health benefit plans that reimburse costs of physician services to reimburse community assessment center for child abuse medical assessment and related services.

HB 2213 Includes employees of Department of Corrections who have direct contact with inmates in category of employees for which on-the-job safety issues are employment relations issues subject to collective bargaining.

HB 2206 Renames crime of patronizing a prostitute to commercial sexual solicitation.

HB 2129 Requires county assessor to reduce maximum assessed value if taxpayer files petition demonstrating error in square footage of property or that new property or new improvements to property added to tax roll in prior tax year did not exist.

HB 2127 Prohibits recording by county clerk of instrument to convey fee title to real property to tax-exempt government transferee unaccompanied by certificate issued by county assessor attesting that all charges against real property as of date of recording have been paid.

HB 2684 Extends sunset on provisions allowing retired members of Public Employees Retirement System to be employed full-time by public employer as nursing instructor or as trainer for Department of Public Safety Standards and Training without loss of retirement benefits.

HB 2837 Directs Director of Transportation to issue certificate of exemption from requirement to use child safety system, safety belt or safety harness if statement is submitted by nurse practitioner or physician assistant on behalf of person requesting exemption.

HB 2843 Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to enter into interagency agreements for Construction Contractors Board to perform duties on behalf of department related to state building code.

SB 232 Authorizes Department of Corrections to accept moneys for reentry support and services.

SB 381 Directs Board of Governors of Oregon State Bar to establish position on board for active member of bar who maintains principal office outside State of Oregon.

SB 376 Eliminates requirement that petitioner for post-conviction relief provide two extra copies of petition.

SB 375 Allows declaration under penalty of perjury as alternative to affidavit in certain circumstances.

SB 367 Makes purchaser at execution sale of real property in planned community or condominium community solely liable for assessments imposed against real property during redemption period.

SB 35 Specifies form of notice that cooperative must provide to directors, members, shareholders and other persons and when notice is effective.

SB 277 Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to license or register, or to renew licenses or registrations for, certain financial services businesses under agreement with Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.

HB 2886 Clarifies who may participate in vehicle dealer auction or display of vehicles without holding vehicle dealer certificate.

HB 3149 Provides that registered nurse who is employed by public or private school may accept order from physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in another state or territory of United States if order is related to treatment of student who has been enrolled at school for not more than 90 days.

SB 189 Provides that state agency may adopt model rules prepared by Attorney General relating to confidentiality of mediation communications without complying with certain rulemaking procedures.

SB 238 Requires private safety agency to comply with certain requests for personnel records from Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

SB 239 Includes reserve officers in definition of "public safety personnel" and "public safety officer" subject to rules governing standards and training determinations by employing agencies.

HB 2437 Permits Oregon Business Development Department to enter into agreements for grants or other assistance, including but not limited to direct purchase of goods or services related to entrepreneurial and industry development.

HB 2384 Allows substituted service of certain investigative demands on natural persons to be accomplished in manner provided for service of summons in action or suit.

HB 2368 Provides that if person has both valid health care instruction, or valid power of attorney for health care, and declaration for mental health treatment, that inconsistencies in documents are governed by declaration for mental health treatment.

HB 2363 Requires treating physician to document in clinical record any seclusion of person alleged to have mental illness who is confined in hospital or nonhospital facility.

HB 2336 Allows filing and service of notice of appeal by mailing or dispatch for delivery within three calendar days via United States Postal Service or commercial delivery service.

HB 2305 Permits individuals who complete polysomnographic program that combines education and training program to apply for polysomnographic technologist license.

HB 2259 Modifies authority of Department of Transportation to issue variance permits to operate self-loading log truck.

HB 2467 Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to regulate penalties, fees and charges that insurer imposes for early withdrawal from individual deferred annuity policy.

HB 2481 Establishes filing fee for appealing board of stewards ruling to Oregon Racing Commission.

SB 5537 Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Real Estate Agency.

SB 5515 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability for biennial expenses.

HB 3001 Allows application for determination of real market value and assessed value of property destroyed or damaged between January 1 and July 1 to be filed on or before December 31.

HB 2850 Provides that insurer may not issue individual long term care insurance policy until insurer receives written designation of full name and residential address of at least one person to whom insurer can send notice of lapse or termination because of failure to pay premium, or receives written waiver of right to designate person to receive notice.

HB 2798 Modifies percentage rate and amount of fees that pawnbroker may charge for storage and setup in connection with pledge loans.

HB 2628 Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.

HB 2605 Specifies procedures by which Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve, modify or disapprove rate filing.

HB 2532 Requires lender, or agent or affiliate of lender, in any advertisement or communication intended as inducement to apply for or enter into reverse mortgage to include summary of certain provisions of reverse mortgage contract.

HB 2258 Prevents insurers from considering individual's driving record when determining rates for and whether to issue or renew policy of personal insurance that provides certain types of coverage, except in specified circumstances when insurer may consider abstract of individual's nonemployment driving record to make determinations.

SB 628 Designates portion of U.S. Highway 395, known as Pendleton-John Day Highway, as Don Kendall Memorial Highway.

MAY 11-15

Gun background checks: The intensely contentious Senate Bill 941, signed May 11, for the first time in Oregon requires federal background checks for private gun transactions. The checks are meant to determine whether someone is legally prohibited from owning a gun for legal reasons including felony convictions, commitments to a mental hospital or misdemeanor domestic violence convictions. The background check provisions of SB 941 won't take effect until Aug. 9.

Drone-hunting: House Bill 2534, signed May 12, delivers on a request from sporting groups and forbids Oregonians from using aerial drones when hunting, fishing or both.

Miscellaneous bills:

HB 2173 Requires Secretary of State, as State Auditor, to report fraud or other violations of criminal law to appropriate law enforcement agency, regardless of source of moneys involved in fraud or violation.

HB 2186 Provides that core teaching standards apply to public charter schools.

HB 2405 Allows Department of Education to solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations and other moneys from public and private sources for State School Fund.

HB 2439 Requires request to reopen hearing upon claim to be filed with Office of Administrative Hearings with copy to Employment Department.

HB 2913 Deletes outdated and obsolete provisions and updates references in laws relating to human services programs or services.

HB 2939 Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district that has class schedule based on four-day week.

HB 3156 Changes circumstances under which enforcement of child support order may be suspended.

HB 3158 Removes time limitation on judgments subject to laws regarding multiple child support judgments.

HB 3159 Creates debt in favor of state for dishonored checks for support that are presented by other issuer on behalf of obligor or withholder.

HB 3044 Allows public charter school to use real property in other school district if school provides written notice of use to sponsor and to district.

HB 2148 Exempts from state and local property taxes and fees, charges and assessments related to property taxation permanent improvements located on federal land held in trust for federally recognized Indian tribe or tribe member.

HB 2128 Provides that ad valorem property taxes assessed on real property held by taxable person under lease from tax-exempt owner are personal liability of taxable person.

HB 2131 Pledges revenues from ad valorem property taxes as security for general obligation indebtedness of public bodies.

HB 2184 Directs Department of Transportation and State Parks and Recreation Department to provide link from Department of Transportation website to State Parks and Recreation Department website to provide information about how to purchase day-use parking passes.

HB 2279 Applies definition of "state government" to clarify meaning of "state" in relation to utility access to lands belonging to state.

HB 2296 Changes name of Board of Body Art Practitioners to Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners.

HB 2468 Specifies requirements for scope of insurer's network of providers.

HB 2432 Expands list of lands on which fireworks may be used to repel birds and other animals.

HB 2446 Deletes prohibition against advertising by unregulated producer engaged in small-scale on-premises sale of raw milk directly to consumer.

HB 2480 Establishes application fee for Oregon Liquor Control Commission processing of certain license applications.

HB 2880 Specifies that physician assistant may not practice fluoroscopy on person unless physician assistant holds certificate issued by Board of Medical Imaging authorizing such practice.

HB 2930 Requires that hospital rules granting admitting privileges to licensed, certified nurse midwife nurse practitioner meet specified requirements.

HB 2969 Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.

HB 3013 Allows establishment of wildlife food plots on small forestland subject to reforestation requirements .

MAY 4-8

Convention center hotel: Senate Bill 927, signed May 4, clears the way for a taxpayer-funded hotel at the Oregon Convention center. The law gives Metro authority to finance the hotel.

The Metro Council has approved plans to issue $60 million in revenue bonds to be paid through the lodging taxes at the hotel, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive's Elliot Njus. The $212 million hotel would also be subsidized with $10 million in state lottery funds and $8 million in other public loans and grants.

Earthquake preparedness: Senate Bill 85, signed May 4, allows local governments to set up financial assistance programs for property owners looking to make seismic upgrades. The bill came in response to concern from owners in Portland's Old Town and Chinatown, many of whom have "unreinforced masonry" building susceptible to earthquakes but can't afford the necessary upgrades.

Road signs: House Bill 2389, signed May 4, makes a slight change in the way deceased soldiers and transportation workers can be honored with Fallen Hero roadside memorial signs.

APRIL 27-MAY 1

Cigarette taxes: House Bill 2489, signed April 28, fixes a consequence of pending one-cent cigarette tax increases approved in 2013. Currently, cigarette distributors would have a month after the tax hikes take effect -- Jan. 1, 2016, and 2018, respectively -- to obtain new tax stamps. Because of concerns some distributors might feel forced to dump their cigarette supplies before the changeover in tax rates, HB 2489 now says older tax stamps won't expire.

Tax court appeals: House Bill 2334, signed April 28, gives taxpayers 30 days to file another hardship affidavit after receiving notice from the Oregon Tax Court that their original affidavit isn't on file. The measure, approved with no dissent in both chambers, is meant to protect against clerical errors.

APRIL 20-24

Public employees serving in the military: Right now, public employers must treat deployed National Guard workers as if they're "absent on leave" -- which means they're barred from paying them. House Bill 2763, signed April 23, does away with that prohibition.

Preserving the Capitol: House Bill 2037, signed April 23, will reorganize the state's nearly 20-year-old Oregon State Capitol Foundation, part of the legislative branch, into a nonprofit corporation. The foundation is charged with managing repairs, preservation work, renovations, and other tasks involved with upkeep of the Capitol and its history.

Write-in candidates: Say you've won an election somewhere in Oregon as a write-in candidate. Currently, you'll be told about your victory by snail mail. And only by snail mail. House Bill 2855, signed April 23, allows elections officers to also let you know by email, too.

Local referendum timelines: House Bill 2957, signed April 23, does away with uncertainty over the timing of citizen initiatives and referendums that might require a special election. Under the bill, those issues would be added to regularly scheduled local ballots.

Industrial appraisals: House Bill 2482, signed April 23, clarifies the rules and process involved when the Department of Revenue wants to delegate appraisals of valuable industrial sites (worth more than $1 million) to county appraisers.

Property taxes: House Bill 2483 expands appeal rights in complicated property tax cases involving large parcels spread over multiple accounts. House Bill 2484 extends the deadline for filing property tax returns in certain cases from March 1 to March 15. House Bill 2487 gives assessors more discretion when asked to reduce assessments on properties that lose square footage. All three were signed April 23.

State debt oversight: House Bill 2493, signed April 23, directs the State Debt Policy Advisory Commission meet twice a year instead of annually.

Local tax increases: Under House Bill 2635, signed April 23, ballot titles for any measure looking to levy a local option tax also mention, albeit as an estimate, how much the tax will raise after factors like compression and the tax's collection rate.

APRIL 13-17

Merger notices: House Bill 2330, signed April 14, is a small procedural change allowing businesses to give written merger and conversion plans to shareholders instead of submitting the plans to the Secretary of State's Office.

Municipal audits: House Bill 2174, signed April 16, requires the Secretary of State's Office to commission a report every two years showing the findings of municipal audits across the state.

DAS authority: House Bill 2476, signed April 16, grants the Department of Administrative Services authority to create uniform policies across multiple state agencies and boards.

Property taxes: House Bill 2485, signed April 16, clarifies that refunds on property taxes received through an appeal must be returned to the person who actually filed the appeal.

House Bill 2488, signed April 16, changes penalties for understating income taxes by adjusting them for inflation.

Housing inspections: House Bill 2610, signed April 16, gives local governments authority to inspect housing for farm workers.

APRIL 6-10

Education budget: The $7.255 billion K-12 funding plan no one seemed to like much, especially Republicans, hardly had to wait long to win the governor's approval. Brown, as expected, signed House Bill 5017 on April 9, just two days after it reached her desk.

HB 5017 -- which increases overall funding and pays for all-day kindergarten statewide, but still might leave some schools facing cuts -- cleared both the House and the Senate without a single Republican vote. Republicans even briefly stormed off the Senate floor during a rancorous floor session April 6 that also included references to Jesus Christ. They were protesting Democrats' response to their $7.56 billion alternative plan funded through cuts in public safety and human services.

The schools budget went forward earlier than usual. Democratic leaders have repeatedly stressed that it's meant as a floor for school districts to use when planning their budgets and that it might increase if the May revenue forecast allows it.

Public records: House Bill 3037, signed April 9, adds to the ranks of ironclad public records exemptions that no amount of "clear and convincing" public interest can change. From now on, most public employees' home addresses, phone numbers, cell phones, personal email addresses, driver's license numbers, employee ID cards, and emergency contact information can never be released as part of a records request. That exemption also has been extended to workers in day cares and adult foster homes.

Natural gas: Two years ago, the Public Utility Commission won permission to let gas utilities participate in voluntary pollution reduction programs. Senate Bill 456, signed April 6 and effective as of April 7, makes clear that the PUC has the right to alter the mechanics of those programs as it sees fit.

Errata: Once a session, the Legislature passes a bill that "revises statutes to maintain accuracy. Corrects punctuation and grammatical errors. Conforms language to legislative style. Removes obsolete references, standardizes terminology, and replaces references to abolished state agencies. Makes other nonsubstantive corrections."Senate Bill 342, signed April 9, is this session's version of that bill. One lawmaker still somehow voted no: Rep. John Davis, R-Wilsonville.

MARCH 30-APRIL 3

Tom McCall Day: From now on, courtesy of Senate Bill 333, every March 22 will mark the birthday of former Gov. Tom McCall -- who led the state from 1967 through 1975 and remains an enduring and beloved icon for his work passing Oregon's then-revolutionary "bottle bill" and helping safeguard public access to Oregon's coastline. No, you won't get a day off work. But schoolkids throughout the state will likely be treated to a special day of learning. SB 333 was signed March 30.

Taxes for data centers: Senate Bill 611, signed April 2, has spent weeks as a subject of global intrigue. Hoping to attract tech giants such as Amazon, Facebook and Apple to rural Oregon, the state will change its wonky rules for assessing property taxes on telecommunications infrastructure by exempting data centers coveted by local governments for their heavy utility fees. The bill also caps taxes that can be levied on cable TV companies, including Comcast.

But of note, there's one lingering problem in the wake of SB 611, which endured several rounds of revisions as it worked its way through the Legislature. In a bid to also exempt Google Fiber, the legislators wound up botching amended language -- with Google arguing, instead, that the newest bill had made things worse. A companion tax measure, House Bill 2485, is being massaged to address those concerns.

Painkillers for eye procedures: Thanks to Senate Bill 152, signed March 30, optometrists in Oregon will be able to resume scheduling hydrocodone for pain relief. Optometrists lost that ability last fall after the feds moved the drug into a more restrictive category that put it out of reach for eye doctors.

Business development: Senate Bill 482, another broadly bipartisan measure, creates a new consortium meant to promote manufacturing in Oregon and Southwest Washington: the Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership. Brown signed it April 1. No kidding.

Housekeeping: House Bill 2175, signed March 30, eases some paperwork requirements for state agencies who take more than a business day to deposit funds with the state's treasurer.

Budget reconciliation: Senate Bill 5543, signed March 30, adjusts financial numbers from the 2011-13 budget cycle to achieve a balanced budget. Senate Bill 605, also signed March 30, is a companion measure to SB 5543 and includes tweaks that affect the handling of Oregon Lottery and liquor funds.

MARCH 23-27

Billions for Medicaid: Brown signed the overwhelmingly bipartisan House Bill 2395 on March 23, extending a $1.9 billion tax on hospitals for the next four years to make sure Oregon receives an additional $5.4 billion in federal matching money over that same span. Two years ago, Republicans had sought to use the extension as a bargaining chip in the debate over public employee pension reforms. But this time, only three, between the House and the Senate, voted no.

Dental hygiene: Under Senate Bill 302, signed March 23, statute has been clarified to allow what had been a longstanding dentistry practice: Dental hygienists are now allowed to prescribe drugs and substances including fluoride and anti-microbials.

MARCH 16-20

The "motor voter" bill: An ebullient Brown called it a "unique and humbling opportunity" when she signed House Bill 2177 on March 16 -- creating a first-in-the-nation system that automatically registers Oregon voters (with an opt-out window) by drawing data from their driver's license records.

Brown was beaming because she'd been championing the bill -- pushed by groups like the Bus Project and the League of Women Voters -- since 2013, when she was secretary of state. That's the job she still had when the bill came forward again this session, expected to pass courtesy of expanded Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate. (Read Jeff Mapes' comprehensive Q&A for more details.)

Public records: Senate Bill 386, signed March 18, indefinitely continues a public records exemption that shields personal information for most animal research workers at Oregon Health and Science University.

Restitution: House Bill 2226, signed by the governor March 18, makes clear that the estate of a deceased crime victim -- in an elder abuse case, for example -- is equally entitled to seek restitution.

Legal system tweaks: House Bill 2335, signed March 18, edits the definition of "enter and remain unlawfully" in statutes dealing with burglary to match the interpretation of that statute applied in recent in appellate decisions. House Bill 2380, also signed March 18, allows judgments to be appealed and revised in circuit court if both parties in a legal dispute agree. And, in an incredibly technical change sought by the Oregon State Police, House Bill 2433, signed March 18, says electronic citations can be sized and formatted differently than their paper counterparts.

Code cleanup: House Bill 2372, signed March 18, strikes an errant reference to the old Board on Public Safety Standards and Training in favor of its successor agency, the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. (Yawn. But now more accurate!)

MARCH 9-13

Low-carbon fuel standards: Brown surprised almost no one this week when she made clear she'd sign the young legislative session's most politically divisive bill:Senate Bill 324, which extends Oregon's clean fuels program. The legislation was a top priority of Democratic leadership, who tried and failed to pass something similar in the last legislative session. In fact, environmental advocates spent dearly last year to help Democrats expand their majorities in the House and Senate in hopes of seeing the bill through.

But the program extended by the bill also has ties to former Gov. John Kitzhaber's legacy. Republican leaders had seized on those ties, as well as fear about higher gas prices, to demand a veto. And if they didn't get their way, they said, they'd refuse to negotiate over another Democratic priority: transportation funding.

They didn't get their way. Brown not only signed the bill but also strongly defended it as vital for Oregon's future in light of climate change. So Republicans have begun insisting those talks are "off the table" and that nothing can put them back on again.

Legal system tweaks: House Bill 2327 and House Bill 2328 both offer some modest tweaks to statutes dealing with jurisprudence. HB 2327 makes clear who can help the clients of an attorney who dies, quits practicing law, faces suspension or disbarment, or winds up sent to prison. HB 2328 changes the word "corporation" in statute to "party that is not a natural person."

Vehicle insurance payouts: Senate Bill 411 makes it easier for injured policyholders to receive and spend personal injury benefits.

MARCH 2-6

Class-action damage awards: Brown signed House Bill 2700 on March 4, directing unclaimed damage awards from class-action lawsuits to the Oregon State Bar's legal-aid fund. Before, sued companies could keep any unclaimed money. The money will provide free legal counsel for Oregonians who need help in housing, family law, public benefits and other noncriminal cases.

Cover Oregon: Brown signed Senate Bill 1 on March 6 to dissolve the state's troubled, would-be health insurance exchange. Cover Oregon's operations will be handed to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The agency and the health insurance marketplace it tried to create had already been abandoned amid technical failures, with Oregonians looking to obtain insurance using the federal exchange at HealthCare.gov instead.

-- Denis C. Theriault

503-221-8430; @TheriaultPDX