Oregon House Bill 4146 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-4)
Status: Failed on March 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-08 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Permits institution to agree through either institution policy or collective bargaining to pay portion of health care benefits paid for by employee. Provides that employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to employees at public institutions of higher education; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Susan McLain [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]	Rep. Paul Evans [D]	Rep. Margaret Doherty [D]
Rep. Christine Drazan [R]	Rep. Gary Leif [R]	Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Rep. Jeff Reardon [D]
Rep. Gregory Smith [R]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]	Rep. Jeff Barker [D]
Rep. Brian Clem [D]	Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]	Rep. David Gomberg [D]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]
Rep. Diego Hernandez [D]	Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]	Rep. John Lively [D]
Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Sen. Mark Meek [D]	Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]
Rep. Carla Piluso [D]	Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D]
Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]	Rep. Barbara Warner [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]
Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]	Rep. Bradley Witt [D]	Sen. Brian Boquist [R]
Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Jeffrey Golden [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]	Sen. Arnie Roblan [D]

2020-02-10 - House - House Committee Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-08	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2020-03-03	House	Returned to Full Committee.
2020-03-03	House	Work Session held.
2020-03-03	House	Work Session held.
2020-03-02	House	Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
2020-02-12	House	Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2020-02-12	House	Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2020-02-10	House	Work Session held.
2020-02-05	House	Public Hearing held.
2020-02-03	House	Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2020-02-03	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2020-01-27	House	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/Measures/Overview/HB4146
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4146/Introduced
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/30506