Committees · 2009 Regular Session
Finance and Revenue
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Ginny BurdickChair
Democrat · 18th District
Frank MorseVice-chair
Republican · 8th District
Democrat · 14th District
Democrat · 21st District
Republican · 27th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session.
Bills sent107
7% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out60%
64 of 107; 43 stopped in committee
Time in committee34 days
most between 17 and 76 days
Amendments offered1
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202611 bills
reported 73% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2025133 bills
reported 32% · typically 70 days, most 31–108 · 4 amendments · 5 members
202417 bills
reported 71% · typically 11 days, most 2–18 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2023100 bills
reported 43% · typically 50 days, most 19–76 · 1 amendment · 5 members
202214 bills
reported 71% · typically 9 days, most 7–16 · 1 amendment · 5 members
2021112 bills
reported 40% · typically 42 days, most 22–66 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20209 bills
reported 89% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2019113 bills
reported 58% · typically 35 days, most 27–50 · 4 amendments · 5 members
201814 bills
reported 86% · typically 4 days, most 1–7 · 1 amendment · 5 members
2017112 bills
reported 51% · typically 36 days, most 24–63 · 2 amendments · 5 members
201616 bills
reported 75% · typically 5 days, most 3–12 · 1 amendment · 5 members
2015103 bills
reported 60% · typically 22 days, most 14–39 · 11 amendments · 5 members
201415 bills
reported 67% · typically 10 days, most 7–12 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2013110 bills
reported 45% · typically 36 days, most 17–67 · 2 amendments · 5 members
201213 bills
reported 69% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 4 members
2011104 bills
reported 40% · typically 38 days, most 21–63 · 3 amendments · 4 members
2009107 bills
reported 60% · typically 34 days, most 17–76 · 1 amendment · 5 members
2007154 bills
reported 64% · typically 40 days, most 19–73 · 7 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session, newest first.
107 bills
House Bill 2616 · Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Sent June 18, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 11 days
House Bill 2873 · Modifies method by which Public Employees Retirement Board calculates certain retirement benefit increases.
Sent June 18, 2009 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3112 · Redefines "environmentally sensitive logging equipment" as logging equipment originally manufactured after 1992.
Sent June 18, 2009 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2180 · Directs State Department of Energy to analyze certain wind energy facilities and conservation projects for purpose of determining extent to which each facility depends on state tax incentives.
Sent June 15, 2009 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2904 · Includes implementation of remediation plan to remediate or mitigate severe adverse conditions on farmland as eligible farm use for purposes of special assessment for property taxation.
Sent June 15, 2009 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 976 · Requires Department of Education to grant waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Sent June 9, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2004 · Creates income tax return checkoff program through which full-year individual income taxpayers may elect to make contribution to major or minor political party.
Sent June 5, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2533 · Extends date on which schools must qualify as small high school for purpose of calculating school district's adjusted daily membership weighted.
Sent June 5, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2393 · Increases fees collectible by sheriff for serving legal documents and performing other civil duties.
Sent May 29, 2009 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2472 · Prohibits State Department of Energy from issuing preliminary certification to applicant seeking tax credit for erection, construction, installation or acquisition of large facility unless applicant meets specified criteria.
Sent May 14, 2009 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed
Senate Bill 976 · Requires Department of Education to grant waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Sent May 14, 2009 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 4 · Creates income tax credit for creation of new employment positions by taxpayer.
Sent May 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 47 days
House Bill 2068 · Limits transference or selling of specified income tax credits.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2105 · Authorizes state agencies and public bodies to purchase and hold bonds issued by state agency or public body, respectively, without causing automatic cancellation or extinguishment of bonds.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2740 · Increases number of members on Trust for Cultural Development Board.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3056 · Sets initial maximum indebtedness for specified urban renewal plans.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3082 · Authorizes Department of Revenue, in conjunction with state agencies, boards and commissions that issue occupational or professional licenses, to develop and implement pilot project that requires licensees to demonstrate and maintain tax compliance as condition of issuance or renewal of license.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2308 · Allows executor or trustee of estate to apply to Department of Revenue for determination of inheritance tax due and discharge from tax liability.
Sent May 8, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2970 · Directs Director of Housing and Community Services Department to convene interdepartmental work group within Interagency Council on Hunger and Homelessness for purpose of identifying and implementing methods to expand number of eligible taxpayers who claim specified earned income tax credits.
Sent May 8, 2009 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2014 · Requires specified entities or officials, including state agencies and certain state officials, to collect construction taxes imposed by school district.
Sent May 7, 2009 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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House Bill 2700 · Extends deadline for claiming property tax exemption by certain public and other exempt entities.
Sent May 7, 2009 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2809 · Allows certain municipalities to irrevocably convert urban renewal plan from standard rate plan to reduced rate plan for consolidated billing tax rate purposes.
Sent May 7, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2074 · Divides responsibility for funding tax supervising and conservation commission between county and municipal corporations within county.
Sent May 6, 2009 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 975 · Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for first $2,400 of unemployment compensation paid to taxpayer in tax year.
Sent May 4, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 56 days
Senate Bill 920 · Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution.
Sent May 1, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 59 days
House Bill 2164 · Expands subtraction from taxable income for compensation to member of Armed Forces of United States.
Sent April 30, 2009 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2067 · Creates or adjusts sunset provision for certain personal income or corporate excise tax credits that are not required under federal law or Oregon Constitution.
Sent April 28, 2009 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 34 · Authorizes mass transit districts to increase employer payroll tax and tax on self-employment earnings.
Sent April 28, 2009 · Reported out after 7 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 779 · Increases number of video lottery game terminals that may be placed on premises of certain race meet licensees to 20.
Sent April 23, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 67 days
Senate Bill 726 · Authorizes certain Indian tribes to request Economic and Community Development Department to designate reservation enterprise zones.
Sent April 15, 2009 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2475 · Extends cargo container property tax exemption to June 30, 2014.
Sent March 27, 2009 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2653 · Removes exception to standard income apportionment method that provides for double-weighted sales factor in apportionment formula as applicable to forest products industry taxpayers.
Sent March 27, 2009 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2654 · Clarifies that apportionment provisions apply to local option taxes imposed by county for roads.
Sent March 27, 2009 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 768 · Authorizes counties to impose malt beverage cost recovery fee through adoption of ordinance imposing fee.
Sent March 25, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 96 days
House Bill 2261 · Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to finance loans that qualify lender for tax credit with proceeds from tax exempt bonds.
Sent March 17, 2009 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 917 · Expands number of health care providers eligible for income tax credit allowed for initially contracting to provide health care services in TRICARE system by including providers who entered contracts on or after January 1, 2006.
Sent March 17, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
Senate Bill 918 · Creates tax credit for taxpayer who is veteran and who pays or incurs premium costs during tax year for long term care insurance that provides long term care coverage of taxpayer.
Sent March 17, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
Senate Bill 932 · Establishes income tax credit for qualified elderly taxpayer whose residential property tax equals or exceeds specified percentage of household income.
Sent March 17, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
Senate Bill 813 · Authorizes Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, with approval of State Treasurer, to enter into agreements to grant incremental Oregon Convention Center headquarters hotel tax revenues for period of not more than 30 years.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 823 · Extends time during which certain less restrictive qualifications apply to counties in which businesses seek development income tax exemption.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 882 · Allows entire amount of contributions to college savings network accounts to be subtracted from federal taxable income, with limit on amount of subtraction per tax year.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 883 · Allows Department of Revenue and financial institutions to enter into agreements to operate data match system under which financial institutions will provide information to department about persons who maintain account at institution and owe debt to state agency or county.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 886 · Creates certification process for qualification or continued qualification of small tract forestland.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 887 · Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in new machinery and equipment.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 888 · Consolidates methods of collection for delinquent utility accounts.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 898 · Modifies amount of privilege tax city can charge distributing utility.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 912 · Requires local government taxes imposed on or measured by income to be imposed on or measured by taxable income as determined for state personal income tax purposes or Oregon taxable income as determined for state corporate excise or income tax purposes.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 826 · Establishes credit against personal income taxes for 40 percent of premiums paid by individual taxpayers for coverage of taxpayer, spouse or dependent.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 831 · Disqualifies land owned by winery that receives more than 500 visitors annually from farm use special assessment.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 832 · Modifies collateral requirements for depositories holding public funds.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Reported out after 88 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 878 · Creates Oregon New Markets Development Program.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 879 · Requires 50 percent of increment to be added to total assessed value of property within urban renewal area whenever increment equals total assessed value. .
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 880 · Directs Department of Revenue to establish general tax amnesty program of limited duration.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 744 · Permits urban renewal plans to include school construction or reconstruction projects and funding for fire apparatus to serve urban renewal areas.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
Senate Bill 765 · Extends sunset on income or corporate excise tax credit for property taxes paid or incurred on machinery and equipment used by farm operator in processing activities.
Sent March 10, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
Senate Bill 704 · Temporarily reduces amount of required income tax withholding.
Sent March 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
Senate Bill 709 · Requires local government taxes imposed on or measured by income to be imposed on or measured by taxable income as determined for state personal income tax purposes or Oregon taxable income as determined for state corporate excise or income tax purposes.
Sent March 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
Senate Bill 690 · Authorizes Department of Revenue to disclose taxpayer-related information to state agencies and local law enforcement agencies and to report taxpayers with tax delinquencies to consumer reporting agencies.
Sent March 6, 2009 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 642 · Eliminates school district taxes from division of tax method of funding urban renewal projects.
Sent March 4, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 117 days
Senate Bill 586 · Reduces personal income tax rates for certain taxpayers by modifying income tax brackets.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 589 · Repeals five-year time limit for exemption from taxation of Indian tribal land.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 594 · Permits property tax exemption claim for cemetery and crematory property regardless of claimant's organizational structure or state of organization.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 609 · Modifies procedure for obtaining protective order before tax court magistrate or judge.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 610 · Includes costs to retrofit or replace school buses for purpose of reducing or eliminating diesel engine emissions in calculations of approved transportation costs for State School Fund distributions.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 615 · Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to prepare quarterly revenue estimates for state purposes.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 619 · Allows income tax credits for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians who provide volunteer services and for employers who permit employees who are volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians to respond to emergency calls during work hours.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 621 · Modifies maximum reimbursement from Oregon Production Investment Fund for film or television production.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Reported out after 99 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2065 · Makes technical changes in Oregon tax statutes.
Sent February 24, 2009 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2106 · Allows school district to select site for large construction project that is different from site proposed prior to bond election if safety improvement evaluation is made for new site before bonds are issued for project.
Sent February 24, 2009 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2107 · Modifies maximum limit on amount of bonded indebtedness counties may incur for road improvements in unincorporated areas.
Sent February 24, 2009 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2161 · Permits appeal from notice of intent to impose delinquency penalty within 30 days from mailing of notice.
Sent February 24, 2009 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2162 · Adds date of personal delivery of order of county board of property tax appeals to events that start time for filing appeal of order.
Sent February 24, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 555 · Decreases transportation grant for all school districts to 63 percent of approved transportation costs for each school district.
Sent February 23, 2009 · Reported out after 120 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 563 · Requires all interest on late payment of property taxes to be deposited in County Assessment and Taxation Fund.
Sent February 23, 2009 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 495 · Deletes provisions that provide tax exemption for certain property interests in or related to Pacific Northwest AC Intertie.
Sent February 18, 2009 · Reported out after 75 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 496 · Decreases funds credited to Oregon Growth Account for period beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2013.
Sent February 17, 2009 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 498 · Prohibits Department of Revenue from applying administrative rule to report or return retroactively if taxpayer filed report or return by date it was due.
Sent February 17, 2009 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 499 · Allows business energy tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle manufacturing facility.
Sent February 17, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 132 days
Senate Bill 473 · Raises threshold for filing inheritance tax return to $2 million for estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2009, but before January 1, 2010, and $3.5 million for estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2010.
Sent February 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 474 · Eliminates taxes on capital gains.
Sent February 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 440 · Removes requirement that 70 percent of revenues from new or increased local transient lodging tax be used to fund tourism promotion or tourism-related facilities.
Sent February 11, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 138 days
House Bill 2157 · Updates connection date to federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law.
Sent February 4, 2009 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 418 · Limits expenditure of lottery moneys used to create jobs or further economic development to use within economically distressed counties.
Sent February 3, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
Senate Bill 392 · Changes percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Sent February 2, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 147 days
Senate Bill 394 · Changes mandatory minimum refund of overpaid property taxes to amounts more than $10.
Sent February 2, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 395 · Allows counties to serve notice of required personal property tax delinquency warrants by means of one publication in newspaper and by first-class mail to persons named in notice.
Sent February 2, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 396 · Removes prohibition against local government enactment of taxes on real estate transfers.
Sent February 2, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 147 days
Senate Bill 347 · Modifies provisions for estates claiming natural resource property or commercial fishing property tax credit on inheritance tax return.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 154 days
Senate Bill 349 · Establishes principal residence property tax exemption of 50 percent for certain senior citizens.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 154 days
Senate Bill 351 · Exempts from property taxation dwelling provided by religious organization for its spiritual leader and lot on which dwelling is located.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 154 days
Senate Bill 300 · Permits Department of Revenue to enter and examine premises of person or business licensed to distribute or sell cigarettes or tobacco products or that department reasonably believes is used to distribute or sell cigarettes or tobacco products.
Sent January 23, 2009 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 301 · Creates Task Force on Tobacco Tax Compliance.
Sent January 23, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 176 · Increases number of board members on Trust for Cultural Development Board.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 180 · Requires affiliated group that files consolidated state return to include certain corporations in return.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 181 · Requires taxpayer to add back expenses paid to related member for use of related member's intangible property.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 182 · Changes term "financial organization" to "financial institution" for statutes relating to corporate excise and income tax.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 183 · Specifies timeline for filing application for reduction in maximum assessed value of demolished or removed property.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 192 · Modifies criteria by which owner of historic property may participate in historic property special assessment program.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 140 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 199 · Increases monetary cap on allowable affordable housing tax credits.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 82 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 77 · Establishes process to declare public safety services emergency in fiscally distressed county that fails to provide minimally adequate level of public safety services.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 94 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 78 · Creates County Services Planning Council composed of appointed and ex officio members.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 105 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 82 · Changes requirements for Oregon State Lottery Commission budget report to Governor, Legislative Fiscal Officer and Legislative Revenue Officer.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 40 · Requires that calculation of surplus revenue credits or refunds to taxpayers be made after allowance of credit for taxes imposed by another state.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 26 · Creates Tax Expenditure Review Panel.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
Senate Bill 27 · Requires interest on moneys in General Fund to be deposited into Oregon Rainy Day Fund.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 78 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 28 · Revises tax policy statute.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 167 days
Senate Bill 62 · Revises provisions governing investment of moneys by State Treasurer.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 120 days · did not pass the Senate