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Senate Bill 819
Prescription Drug Formulary
SEIU Local 503 Position: YES
Better Benefits for Injured Workers
SEIU Local 503 Position: YES
This bill implements Governor Kitzhaber's
plan to control expenditures for
prescription drugs in the Oregon Health
Plan by creating a list of the most cost-
effective drugs to be used to treat certain
common conditions — unless a physician
determines another drug is medically
necessary for a particular individual.
Implements a package of Workers'
Compensation reforms fashioned by the
Governor's labor-management group,
which offers long-overdue improvements
for injured workers. With this bill, more
injured workers will qualify for benefits,
benefit amounts will be increased, and
claimants will be treated more fairly.
Passed the Senate 21-7
Passed the House 42-16
Signed by the Governor
Passed the Senate 23-3
Passed the House 51-2
Signed by the Governor
Senate Bill 67
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Senate Bill 485
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Capital Gains Taxes
SEIU Local 503 Position: NO
PERS Pension Rollbacks
SEIU Local 503 Position: NO
This bill cuts capital gains taxes and shifts more
of the tax burden to working families. But the
cut — totaling $588 million per biennium —
was postponed to future years, setting the stage
for massive reductions in public services for
future legislatures to deal with.
This bill reduced the number of member
representative on the PERS Board and
changed the formula for funding a
contingency fund that used the interest from
members' benefits, among other harmful
changes.
Passed the Senate 17-12
Passed the House 40-20
Vetoed by the Governor
Passed the Senate 16-13
Modified in Ways & Means
Committee to remove harmful
provisions
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