My interests remain diverse as always, as does my workload. With eight committee assignments, I had more than any other legislator. These are among the bills I am proud to have passed this session: 

• SB 273 
• Higher education governance reform for better accessibility, accountability and transparency in higher education governance. 
• SB 775 
• Exempts soil and water conservation district directors in counties with 250,000+ residents from the requirement that they must own or manage 10+ acres of land. 
• SB 780 
• Outlaws the “Carolina squat” on public roads, a dangerous vehicle modification where the front is raised above the back so that the vehicle is pointing upwards. 
• SB 785 
• A simple bill that permits parking in out-of-service parking meter spaces unless a notice prohibiting parking is expressly posted. 
• SB 1068 
• Closes a loophole in rural fire protection district statutes that allows individuals to receive coverage from a fire district without having to pay for it. My office has been working hard on this bill for three years. 

I am also proud to have worked on several historic budgets, particularly in education, and helped secure funding for community projects. 

I am incredibly proud of the progress we made this session, especially in behavioral health. These are my personal priorities that passed: 

• HB 2757 
• Funding the 9-8-8 suicide crisis hotline and mobile crisis response network. 
• HB 3610 
• Establishes a task force to study alcohol pricing and the efficacy of addiction services in our state. 
• HB 3173 
• Creates a task force to improve state consultation with Oregon’s 9 federally recognized Tribes. 
• HB 3258
•  Expands Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to monitor and limit opioid misuse. 
• HB 2669 
• Establishes requirements for school districts to serve children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. 

I also had the pleasure of serving as Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means this session. In this role, I had the opportunity to travel across the state for a series of public hearings on the state budget. Despite a higher-than projected revenue forecast, we still had nowhere near the resources necessary to fund our state’s various needs. We had to make many difficult decisions, and while we wish we could have funded every request, we designed a budget that invests in a safer, healthier future for all Oregonians. 

My priorities this session were to address issues in our healthcare system and to uphold protections for workers and consumers. My bills that passed this session: 

• HB 2697 
• Safe staffing for healthcare workers that requires a minimum number of staff in a unit to provide safe patient care. 
• HB 2921 
• Requires hospitals to provide demographic information to the state to increase transparency into the diversity of their workforce by job classification. 
• HB 2922 
• Increased bonding amounts for contractors to cover more of the costs when projects are not completed correctly. 
• HB 2925 
• Extends the work of state agencies to develop policy proposals that address racism as a public health crisis. 
• HB 3396 
• Investments to address the nursing pipeline with financial incentives for nursing instructors and clinical placements. 
• SB 851 
• Tasks Bureau of Labor and Industry with creating a respectful workplace policy model and materials about the harms of workplace bullying. 
• SB 907 
• Protects employees from retaliation if they have refuse to work in hazardous conditions. 
• SB 1089 
• Establishes governance board to develop a path for Universal Health Plan in Oregon. 

I am also proud that I was able to secure $3.75 million for the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center and Healing Hurt People to work on community based violence prevention.