Car smoking ban — The Oregon Legislature has voted to make it a crime to smoke in a car with kids. The House approved the bill in a 43-15 vote on Monday. It now goes to Gov. John Kitzhaber, and a spokeswoman says he intends to sign it. The bill would prohibit drivers from smoking in cars if a person under 18 is present. Supporters say the bill would protect children who are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of second-hand smoke. Opponents agree that second-hand smoke is dangerous, but say that the state shouldn’t regulate what drivers do in their own cars.

Password law — The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill prohibiting public and private universities from demanding students or applicants turn over their usernames and passwords to social media sites. In a 57-1 vote on Monday, the Oregon House sent the bill to the governor’s desk. The bill is partly a response to media reports that some colleges require student-athletes to share links to their social media accounts with coaches and other college staff as a condition of participation. It also would not prohibit the institution from requiring students “friend” or connect with them. The Legislature passed a similar bill safeguarding employees’ information last month.

Portland reservoirs — The city of Portland is giving up an eight-year battle with federal regulators over covering drinking water reservoirs. The city has resisted costly rules requiring reservoirs to be covered but the last request for a delay was denied. The plan calls for disconnecting a reservoir at Mt. Tabor and closing one of two reservoirs at Washington Park. The other will be covered with a reflection pool, so it will look the same. Two new covered reservoirs will be built at Kelly Butte and Powell Butte.

Copper theft — Coos County authorities are investigating multiple reports of copper theft. The World newspaper reports that the county had four such thefts in recent weeks, and Pacific Power has been victimized seven times since March. Pacific Power spokesman Tom Gauntt says the utility has found culprits in other counties by offering reward money. He says it has yet to reach that point in Coos County. Sgt. Pat Downing of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office says he expects copper theft to persist even though scrap metal buyers are now required by law to get identification from sellers.

MMA trainer sentenced — A mixed-martial-arts trainer has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for selling pot grown under the guise of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program on the black market. Robert Hisamoto was sentenced Monday in Medford, three months after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana. According to a federal affidavit, Drug Enforcement Administration agents found far more than he was legally allowed to possess during a search of Hisamoto’s Ashland home. Despite the excess, many of Hisamoto’s patients said they never received their marijuana. Agents determined Hisamoto was selling the pot on the black market.

— From wire reports