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(8) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a [person] covered entity does not need to notify consumers of a breach of security if, after an appropriate investigation or after consultation with relevant federal, state or local law enforcement agencies, the [person] covered entity reasonably determines that the consumers whose personal information was subject to the breach of security are unlikely to suffer harm. The [person] covered entity must document the determination in writing and maintain the documentation for at least five years.

	Hearing Date	Dan's Comment	Others' Comments
SUPPORT
SB 487 Prohibits insurers from using credit history or insurance score to decline coverage of, rerate or otherwise determine eligibility for motor vehicle insurance.	Feb 26	A person should not be deprived of the opportunity to drive on the basis of credit score. People need to drive to get to their jobs, and Oregon requires that all drivers have insurance.
SB 438 Allows person issued disabled parking permit to park in parking space otherwise reserved for residents.	Feb 26
SB 300 Repeals exemption from universal service fund charge for radio communications services, radio paging services, commercial mobile radio services, personal communications services and cellular communications services.	March 5	Landline providers have to pay specified amounts into a Universal Service Fund to subsidize phone service for the low income. Cell service is exempt from this fee, thus giving them an unfair advantage over landline providers. Also, landline providers are getting smaller, so the fee collection is getting smaller, because of cell service.
SB 99 Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules applying certain oil spill prevention and emergency response planning requirements to high hazard train routes in this state.	Feb 28	Needed.
SB 90 Prohibits restaurant from providing single-use plastic straw to consumer unless consumer requests	Feb 28
SB 595 Adjusts allocation percentages of net revenue from new or increased local transient lodging tax to allow up to 30 percent of such revenue to be used to fund affordable workforce housing.	Feb 25	Thiswill allow local governments that have a transient lodging tax (TLT) to re-allocate 40% of those taxes to provide workforce housing. Currently, local TLT’s may only be spent on general fund (30%) or tourism (70%).
SB 684 Specifies requirements for covered entities that own, license, maintain, store, manage, collect, process, acquire or otherwise possess personal information, and for vendors that provide services to covered entities, to notify consumers of breach of security.	Feb 26	Yes, but current law and this bill both have a massive loophole: (8) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a [person] covered entity does not need to notify consumers of a breach of security if, after an appropriate investigation or after consultation with relevant federal, state or local law enforcement agencies, the [person] covered entity reasonably determines that the consumers whose personal information was subject to the breach of security are unlikely to suffer harm. The [person] covered entity must document the determination in writing and maintain the documentation for at least five years.
SB 203 Extends sunset for earned income tax credit.	Feb 26	Extends it from 2020 to 2026. No brainer.
SB 758 Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.	Feb 26	Helps low-income working people.
SB 478 Prohibits campaign moneys and public moneys from being used to make payments in connection with nondisclosure agreement relating to harassment in workplace.	Feb 28	Prohibits using campaign funds or public money to pay porn stars not to disclose affairs with candidates or public officials.
HB 2218 Requires financial institution, when unilaterally closing account, to notify account holder of reason for closure.	March 4
HB 2618 Requires State Department of Energy to adopt by rule program for providing rebates for purchase, construction or installation of residential and commercial solar electric systems and paired solar and storage systems.	Feb 28
HB 2623 Prohibits use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production.	Feb 28
HB 2614 CARRIED OVER FROM 2/21/2019 AGENDA: Repeals driving privilege suspension and eliminates imposition of driving privilege restrictions for failure to pay fine.	Feb 25
HB 2085 Regulates construction and removal of dams.	March 5
HB 2097 Permits Oregon Government Ethics Commission to issue commission advisory opinions, staff advisory opinions and written or oral advice on interpretation of lobbying laws.	Feb 27	Only if such advice is made public.
HB 2595 Alters period during which former member of Legislative Assembly is prohibited from being paid lobbyist from sine die of next regular session that begins after person ceases to be member to one year after person ceases to be member.	Feb 28	A slight improvement in Oregon ethics laws.xxx
HB 2097 Permits Oregon Government Ethics Commission to issue commission advisory opinions, staff advisory opinions and written or oral advice on interpretation of lobbying laws.	Feb 27	But it immunizes anyone who takes "any good faith action in reliance on an advisory opinion." Should be changed to immunize only any action that was expressly validated by the advisory opinion. "Good faith" is a subjective test. Should instead have an objective test. Should keep the existing language: "action or transaction carried out in accordance with an advisory interpre- tation."






OPPOSE
SB 218 Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to refuse to issue marijuana production licenses based on market demand and other relevant factors.	Feb 28	This would allow the Liquor Control Commission to stifle competition in the market for marijuana production, allowing only existing producers to produce it.
SB 621 Prohibits local governments from restricting use of lawful dwellings for vacation occupancy.	March 5	Preempts all local regulation of use of residences as vacation rentals, except to collect a transient lodging tax. Should localities be forced to accept having a large portion of housing transformed into vacation rentals (think AirBNB)? Should that be a local decision?
SB 508 Specifies that electricity generated by hydroelectric facility or other equipment that generates electricity through use of hydroelectric energy may be used to comply with renewable portfolio standard.	March 7	This will substantially reduce the amount of new renewable resources that existing law requires be developed in Oregon. It will also perpetuate hydroelectic facilities that kill lots of fish.
SB 8 Requires petitioners to pay costs and attorney fees, including on appeal, to prevailing intervening developers of affordable developments that were approved by local government.	Feb 25	This will massively discourage public interest litigation regarding housing developments. Already have laws providing for attorney fees against those who bring frivolous lawsuits. This law would require the petitioner to pay the developer's attorney fees at LUBA and on appeal, regardless of the soundness of the petitioner's case.


NEUTRAL
SB 90 Prohibits restaurant from providing single-use plastic straw to consumer unless consumer requests	Feb 28	Really?
SB 805 Provides definition of "major political party" for determining whether specific actions are contributions or expenditures.	Feb 25	This is a work session. This bill never had a hearing; thus, work session is not allowed. This is the anti-Starnes bill to make sure that candidate debates do not have to include minor party candidates.