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July 12, 2017 Page 5 Legislative Highs and Lows c ontinued from p age 3 es, chief executive officer and president for Northwest Perma- nente, said that the bill represents an investment in Oregon’s future economic health. “When kids are covered, there’s an immediate and long-term re- turn on investment,” Dacones said. “They tend to have higher incomes and surpass their fam- ilies’ incomes, so as adults they pay more taxes.” House Bill 2355 is also headed to the governor’s desk. The mea- sure, which is known as Fair Shot for All, will require law enforce- ment agencies across the state to begin collecting demographic data from officer-initiated traffic and pedestrian stops. The data will be analyzed by the Oregon Crimi- nal Justice Commission, which will then make recommendations based on their findings to the governor and relevant legislative councils. The measure also requires cul- tural competency training for all state and local law enforcement officers. Oregon also joined a number of states that allow judges to remove firearms from individuals who are exhibiting warning signs that pose a danger to themselves or others. A law that would require that all of the state’s grand jury proceed- ings be recorded is also awaiting Brown’s signature. The bill passed in the wake of the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Quan- ice Hayes of Portland, who died in February. A grand jury opted not to criminally charge the officer in- volved in Hayes’ death. The session, which ended three days before its constitutionally mandated deadline of July 10, also saw the passage of a landmark transportation package. The age for tobacco sales was also raised from 18 to 21. The Legislature failed to act, however, on creating protections for the state’s roughly 594,000 renting households. Stable Homes for Oregon Families is a diverse coalition of stakeholders, includ- ing labor unions, the Community Alliance of Tenants, the Asian-Pa- cific American Network of Or- egon and OPAL Environmental Justice. In a statement, the coalition said that the Legislature’s failure to pass House Bill 2004, which would have lifted the statewide ban on rent control in its original form, represented a “failure of leadership.” Despite the lack of renter pro- tections, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge did rule on Friday that Portland’s emergency ordinance requiring landlords to pay tenants’ relocation fees in cer- tain circumstances is indeed legal, and does not violate the statewide ban on rent control. Terence Keller A full Service Realtor • List & Sell your House • Find your New Home • Help you Invest • Find you the Best Loan • Help with Pre-Sale Prep • Hold Open House to sell your home A Matter of Life and Death Medical issues relating to complex genes and donor matches in blood cancer patients are a special dilemma for multiracial people. Emmy-nominated director Jeff Chiba Stearns explores the meaning of race in medicine in the documentary “Mixed Match,” an important human story in which race is no longer just about identity, it is a matter of life and death. Screens on Wednes- day, July 19 at 7 p.m. at the NW Film Center at the Portland Art Museum. Portland is my Town Call Terence Keller 503 839-6126 Liberty Group Realtors Inc. terencekellersr@gmail.com • Oregon License 200306037 5010 NE 9th Ave Portland, Or 97211 Phone: 503 284-2989 We specialize in a variety of cuts for men and women, hot towel razor shaves, braiding, hair extension, Shampoo, blow dryer and Platinum fade. Call Today or Walk in !!!