General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection

House Bill 2247 · Establishes that any document or other information related to audit of public body is not disclosable until final audit report is issued or audit is abandoned.

Sent April 27, 2011 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2919 · Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to small businesses from Building Opportunities for Oregon Small Business Today Account if business hires veteran as new full-time employee.

Sent April 27, 2011 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 979 · Prohibits insurer from seeking refund of payment on claim submitted by health care provider after date specified by agreement but no more than 12 months after claim was paid.

Sent April 27, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 64 days

House Bill 2470 · Exempts meetings of Interagency Compliance Network and of member agencies for Interagency Compliance Network purposes from public meetings law.

Sent April 26, 2011 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2615 · Authorizes financial institutions to swipe information from individual's driver license, driver permit or identification card when establishing or maintaining contract or account or providing goods or services.

Sent April 26, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 65 days

Senate Bill 970 · Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate accounts for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to accounts in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.

Sent April 5, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 86 days

House Bill 2040 · Removes firefighters from and adds boiler operators to types of employees exempt from provision limiting maximum working hours for certain industries.

Sent April 4, 2011 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2039 · Subjects employer that issues dishonored check for payment of wages to statutory damages and attorney fees.

Sent March 31, 2011 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2095 · Enacts Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact.

Sent March 30, 2011 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 965 · Prohibits person that issues credit card or debit card or that provides service as payment card network from restricting or prohibiting merchant from disclosing amount of interchange transaction fee or network fee merchant pays to person, specifying minimum dollar amount for which merchant will accept credit card or debit card as payment in retail transaction or offering purchaser in retail transaction discount for using payment method other than credit card or debit card.

Sent March 30, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 92 days

House Bill 2246 · Allows persons making reports of waste, inefficiency or abuse through state Government Waste Hotline to waive confidentiality.

Sent March 24, 2011 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2425 · Modifies provisions relating to local budget law.

Sent March 24, 2011 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2248 · Removes requirements for Secretary of State to audit Governor-elect's expenses before Governor takes office, audit expenses of Oregon Department of Aviation and audit claims against Oregon War Veterans' Bond Sinking Account.

Sent March 18, 2011 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 957 · Directs Department of Justice to deposit in subaccount in Department of Justice Operating Account moneys received from officers, departments, boards and commissions of state government.

Sent March 18, 2011 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 949 · Requires last best offer submitted in certain arbitration proceedings by exclusive representative of employees of public employer that requires increases in taxes or fees or reduction of services or workforce to meet costs of implementation of offer to be deemed not to be in best interest and welfare of public.

Sent March 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 108 days

House Bill 2083 · Exempts from disclosure mortgage loan documents Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services obtains during mortgage lending examination.

Sent March 11, 2011 · Reported out after 75 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2212 · Prohibits floral order facilitator from charging or receiving consideration for individual orders.

Sent March 11, 2011 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

House Bill 3030 · Exempts certain individuals providing volunteer golf course marshal services from minimum wage standards .

Sent March 11, 2011 · Reported out after 75 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 948 · Declares that data used to diagnose, maintain or repair motor vehicles that is created, collected or contained in motor vehicle is exclusively owned by motor vehicle owner.

Sent March 9, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 113 days

Senate Bill 950 · Authorizes Public Employees Retirement Board to allow eligible state employee participating in state deferred compensation plan to defer compensation on after-tax basis.

Sent March 9, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 113 days

House Bill 2252 · Deletes provision allowing state agency to certify to Secretary of State that money owed to agency is uncollectible.

Sent March 7, 2011 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3032 · Allows county court or board of commissioners to examine financial affairs of county at regular business meeting twice during year at any time, rather than in January and July.

Sent March 7, 2011 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3105 · Requires executive summaries of reports and notices of proposed rulemaking that must be filed with members of Legislative Assembly to be sent electronically.

Sent March 7, 2011 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 573 · Prohibits health insurer from demanding refund of payment made to satisfy claim of health care provider on or before earlier of date specified in contract with provider or nine months after date of payment.

Sent March 4, 2011 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

House Bill 2613 · Allows deposit of public funds in Oregon depository in amount in excess of statutory limit if Oregon depository redeposits funds into insured deposit accounts in other financial institutions, redeposited funds are federally insured and Oregon depository receives amount of deposits from other financial institutions in at least equal amount.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2614 · Removes requirement that institution reduce book value of real estate that institution holds under certain provision of law by certain amount each year.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Reported out after 99 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2807 · Authorizes annexation of territory of dissolved district by district formed under same principal Act.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2809 · Eliminates requirement for certain special districts to sign and countersign contracts, deeds, warrants, releases, receipts and other documents.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 825 · Establishes Work and Family Life Task Force.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 121 days

Senate Bill 890 · Creates procedure by which subcontractor can request payment of retainage withheld by contracting agency for work completed by subcontractor.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 902 · Exempts meetings of Interagency Compliance Network and of member agencies for Interagency Compliance Network purposes from public meetings law.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 121 days

Senate Bill 933 · Abolishes State Marine Board.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 121 days

Senate Bill 944 · Prohibits Oregon Liquor Control Commission from imposing minimum amount requirements for purchases of certain types of liquor.

Sent March 1, 2011 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 796 · Prohibits development or use, in areas planned and zoned for residential use, of buildings containing more than 2,500 square feet for governmental purposes.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 810 · Requires that all merit step pay increases, upward position reclassifications and modifications to merit pay system for executive department employees be approved by Legislative Assembly by law prior to implementation.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 823 · Extends sunset for tax credit for affordable housing lenders.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 57 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 841 · Permits contracting agency to give preference in procuring construction services to bidder or proposer that agrees to use wood or wood products that are produced and transported entirely within this state for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, renovating or furnishing public building if doing so does not cost more than 10 percent more than similar procurement that does not use wood or wood products that are produced and transported entirely within this state.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 864 · Allows civil action by private party under Unlawful Trade Practices Act for unlawful collection practice.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 889 · Specifies, for purposes of minimum tax imposed on agricultural cooperatives, that "Oregon sales" does not include sales that represent business done with or for members of agricultural cooperative.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 892 · Provides that person that purchases or leases equipment subject to contract clause that requires person to make payments absolutely and unconditionally may in certain circumstances make payments to attorney trust account or escrow trust account.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 900 · Extends sunset for tax credit for affordable housing lenders.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 57 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 907 · Directs state agency that has been subject of Secretary of State performance or program audit to report to Legislative Assembly on actions agency has taken to address findings and implement recommendations of audit.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 908 · Changes title of Director of Affirmative Action to Director of Diversity and Inclusion.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 916 · Directs agency that has realized savings due to agency actions and received appropriation of part of savings for purposes of professional development and productivity improvement to report to Joint Committee on Ways and Means on manner in which savings were expended and outcomes achieved.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 929 · Changes procedures for local government to sell land and improvements to enforce liens or unpaid assessments for local improvements.

Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 804 · Defines "gift card" to include card usable with more than one seller of goods or services.

Sent February 25, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 826 · Charges mortgage loan servicer with duty of good faith and fair dealing toward borrower.

Sent February 25, 2011 · Reported out after 61 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 827 · Provides that failure to include required modification form with notice of sale, failure to comply with provisions governing loan modifications and failure to record required affidavit of compliance with loan modification requirements are unlawful practices subject to enforcement under unlawful trade practices law.

Sent February 25, 2011 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 932 · Directs state public officials in depositing public funds to give preference to depositories State Treasurer determines make significant number of loans to small businesses in this state, maintain certain ATM and overdraft fees, calculate overdraft fees in manner beneficial to customers and engage in fair foreclosure practices.

Sent February 25, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 612 · Requires construction labor contractors to be licensed by Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries.

Sent February 23, 2011 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 668 · Prohibits certain persons from simultaneously holding more than three permits issued pursuant to restricted vessel permit system.

Sent February 23, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 127 days

Senate Bill 776 · Adopts model legislation from National Association of Insurance Commissioners for adjuster licensing, with modifications.

Sent February 23, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 127 days

House Bill 2067 · Provides that information developed or obtained by Oregon Board of Accountancy as part of investigation of violation is confidential until notice is issued for contested case hearing or matter investigated is finally resolved by board action or consent order.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2084 · Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to appoint advisory committee that represents persons likely to be affected by mortgage lending rules that director adopts.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 92 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2213 · Allows members of Commission for Women to elect chairperson and vice chairperson.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 667 · Permits contracting agency to enter into indefinite quantity contract for architectural, engineering or land surveying services or related services.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 705 · Limits collective bargaining agreements between state and state employees to term of not more than two years.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 128 days

Senate Bill 722 · Imposes disclosure and notice requirements relating to amounts owed for sale or lease of motor vehicles that are not commercial vehicles or commercial motor vehicles.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 128 days

Senate Bill 727 · Changes process for Construction Contractors Board resolution of certain complaints for unpaid wages.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 750 · Authorizes imposition of civil penalty for certain unlawful deductions from compensation paid to employees.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 128 days

Senate Bill 751 · Defines "information services" to mean offering capability to generate, acquire, store, transform, process, retrieve, utilize or make available information through communications, including electronic publishing.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 756 · Prohibits sale of gift card that cannot be redeemed for cash when face value declines to amount less than $5 and card has been used for at least one purchase.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 768 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct study to assess disparities between availability of and use of disadvantaged, minority or women business enterprises in public contracting and to assess whether discrimination exists.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 30 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 713 · Requires all mandatory arbitration provisions in insurance policies between insureds in this state and insurers to make State Insurance Arbitration Board arbitrator.

Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days

Senate Bill 719 · Includes insurance in definition of "real estate, goods or services" for purposes of Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

Sent February 21, 2011 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2060 · Authorizes Employment Department to disclose employment-related information to Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to assist in collection of certain debts.

Sent February 18, 2011 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2061 · Permits governmental agency to conduct transaction electronically or create or retain electronic record of transaction without individual's agreement or consent if agency creates, sends, accepts, generates, communicates, stores, processes, uses or relies on electronic records regularly and in course of ordinary agency business.

Sent February 18, 2011 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2199 · Eliminates task force on impact of Oregon Opportunity program.

Sent February 18, 2011 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 716 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with qualified experts to perform independent analyses of health insurance rate filings that cause composite average rate increase to exceed five percent or under criteria adopted by director by rule.

Sent February 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 132 days

Senate Bill 717 · Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct public meeting on insurer's request for approval of premium rates for individual or small employer health benefit plan.

Sent February 18, 2011 · Reported out after 68 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 718 · Limits public comment period for premium rate filings by individual, portability or small employer health insurers to health benefit plans offered by those insurers.

Sent February 18, 2011 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 693 · Requires that packaged ice sold or offered for sale be made from safe drinking water derived from water supplier and water system that are in compliance with federal law and Oregon Drinking Water Quality Act.

Sent February 17, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 133 days

Senate Bill 701 · Requires persons that bid on state public contracts to disclose whether they conduct mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.

Sent February 17, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 133 days

Senate Bill 633 · Exempts accident only insurance policies from payment of assessment on gross amount of premiums.

Sent February 15, 2011 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 634 · Imposes requirements for contracts between specified contracting entities and third parties for access to health care services of providers.

Sent February 15, 2011 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 665 · Requires that employer of Tier One or Tier Two member of Public Employees Retirement System continue to make contributions for member as though member continued to work during period in which member receives temporary total disability benefits under Workers' Compensation Law.

Sent February 15, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 135 days

Senate Bill 666 · Establishes foster parents as public employees for purposes of labor organization activities.

Sent February 15, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 135 days

Senate Bill 675 · Requires health insurers and third party administrators to use standard prior authorization form prescribed by Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Sent February 15, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 135 days

Senate Bill 679 · Prohibits retailer from selling, leasing, offering for sale or lease or otherwise distributing cellular telephone unless cellular telephone and packaging bear specific label.

Sent February 15, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 135 days

Senate Bill 663 · Prohibits, for period of five years after closing date for mortgage loan or mortgage banking loan, mortgage banker's, mortgage broker's or mortgage loan originator's sale, assignment, conveyance or transfer of loan or right or obligation to service loan.

Sent February 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 136 days

Senate Bill 628 · Requires county to annually publish actual gross monthly salary of each county officer or employee and identify title of position.

Sent February 11, 2011 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 653 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine if premium rates proposed by insurer for health benefit plans for small employers and individual health benefit plans satisfy specified criteria.

Sent February 11, 2011 · Reported out after 73 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 655 · Creates Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to represent immigrant and refugee interests in state.

Sent February 11, 2011 · Reported out after 42 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 610 · Requires day labor service agencies to register with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries.

Sent February 9, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

Senate Bill 611 · Standardizes definitions of "employ," "employee," "employer" and "wages" for purposes of statutes relating to hours, wages, wage claims, employment conditions, employment agencies, farm labor contractors and construction contractors.

Sent February 9, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

Senate Bill 569 · Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.

Sent February 8, 2011 · Reported out after 63 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 570 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules regarding use of wood in buildings constructed by public body using state funding.

Sent February 8, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 142 days

Senate Bill 572 · Provides that limitations on employment of retired member of Public Employees Retirement System do not apply to retired member who is employed by school district or community college district located within county with population of not more than 35,000 inhabitants, or who is employed by education service district with primary work duties in county with population of not more than 35,000 inhabitants.

Sent February 8, 2011 · Reported out after 63 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 576 · Prohibits Public Employees Retirement Board from paying increased benefit by reason of state income taxation of payments made by board if person receiving payments does not pay Oregon income tax on retirement benefits.

Sent February 8, 2011 · Reported out after 63 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 587 · Directs appropriation bills to contain itemized list of state agency expenditures related to public employee compensation.

Sent February 8, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 142 days

Senate Bill 624 · Establishes right of employee for civil action based on unpaid wages.

Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days

Senate Bill 577 · Establishes requirements for legal action brought by debt buyer to collect debt.

Sent February 4, 2011 · Reported out after 82 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 588 · Requires reclassification of class of positions in classified service by Oregon Department of Administrative Services to be approved by Legislative Assembly by law.

Sent February 4, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 146 days

Senate Bill 598 · Prohibits public body from discharging drainage or storm water into facilities owned by specified districts without intergovernmental agreement.

Sent February 4, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 146 days

Senate Bill 177 · Requires board of directors of credit union to meet at least 10 times in each calendar year in separate months.

Sent February 3, 2011 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 12 · Modifies operative date of provisions allowing credit unions to act as depositories of public funds on basis similar to that of bank depositories.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 14 · Allows State Treasurer to authorize exceptions to requirements for deposit of public funds to permit state agencies to conduct business through use of electronic commerce, unless bank depository or credit union depository can provide service in cost-effective manner.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 100 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 16 · Allows designee of State Treasurer to serve in lieu of treasurer on Oregon 529 College Savings Board.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 34 · Removes limit on number of hours retired member may work and still qualify for retirement under Public Employees Retirement System if retired member is employed by school district or education service district as other than teacher or management employee, or by community college as other than faculty member or management employee.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 41 · Establishes deadlines by which public bodies must respond to public records requests.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 101 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 85 · Limits access to dealer's surety bond by persons other than retail customers of dealer.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 87 · Amends state law to be consistent with federal law regarding continuation of group health insurance coverage following termination of employment or other qualifying event.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 92 · Provides for Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to regulate activities of out-of-state financial institutions.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 94 · Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt uniform standards for health care financial and administrative transactions of specified persons.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 109 · Repeals statute that established now-obsolete Interagency Shared Information System.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 157 · Provides for one member of State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying to be registered photogrammetrist.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 158 · Grants immunity from civil liability or administrative proceeding to State Board of Geologist Examiners members, employees, agents, counsel and volunteers with regard to official actions.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 163 · Directs Governor to appoint State Marine Director.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 174 · Modifies definition of "supervisory employee" for purposes of public employee collective bargaining law.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 182 · Makes English official language of state.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 191 · Eliminates task force on impact of Oregon Opportunity program.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 194 · Includes community development financial institutions in types of financial institutions eligible to enter into loan or credit guarantee agreement with Oregon Business Development Department.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 223 · Declares that physician faculty workforce shortage exists.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 231 · Prohibits insurer from seeking refund of payment on claim submitted by health care provider after date specified by agreement but no more than 24 months after claim was paid.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 284 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to sell Timms Hamby Computer Archive Center to Harney County for consideration of $1.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 285 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to sell Timms Hamby Computer Archive Center to Harney County for consideration of $1.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 294 · Changes methods by which landlord may bill tenant for utilities or services.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 300 · Modifies provisions relating to enforcement of liens for association assessments in planned communities and condominiums.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 332 · Authorizes Beaverton School District to elect to provide benefit plan other than plan provided and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 351 · Removes exemption for debt collectors from statute requiring caller using automatic dialing and announcing device to not include numbers for subscribers on list compiled for purpose of not receiving telephone solicitations.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 352 · Defines "casual employee" and "temporary employee," and includes temporary employees in definition of "appropriate bargaining unit," for purposes of collective bargaining between public employers and public employees.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 372 · Removes ambulance services from list of services for which fee schedules are used to calculate charges for personal injury protection benefits.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 437 · Expands public records disclosure exemption to records, communications and information received by counties and cities in connection with applications for economic development moneys, support or assistance.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 484 · Requires notice of sale in trust deed foreclosure to include documentation that establishes beneficiary or beneficiary's agent as real party in interest with respect to loan to be foreclosed.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 490 · Requires utility providing natural or liquid propane gas, electricity or water to notify residential tenant of possible termination of utility or service paid for by landlord.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 491 · Modifies requirements for notice of foreclosure and termination of tenancy for residential dwellings in foreclosure.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 492 · Removes certain exemptions from requirement to comply with law governing mortgage loan modifications.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 494 · Eliminates sunset on provisions related to business development loans and entrepreneurial development loans.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 517 · Declares genetically engineered fish and shellfish sold for human consumption to be misbranded if not labeled or otherwise identified as being genetically engineered.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 520 · Authorizes imposition of affordable housing covenants contained in recorded master form instrument to be incorporated by reference in short form instrument imposing affordable housing covenants.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 558 · Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 561 · Exempts sanitary districts meeting specified requirements from certain eligibility requirements related to income for funding and other assistance from Special Public Works Fund.

Sent January 18, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 11 · Specifies that Deputy State Treasurer may exercise statutory duties of State Treasurer in event of vacancy in office of State Treasurer.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 29 · Adds historic cemetery operated by nonprofit organization to list of cemeteries exempt from specified laws that apply to private cemeteries.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 30 · Requires endowment care cemetery to deposit in endowment care fund at least nine percent of gross sales price of grave sold with grave liner installed at time of sale.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 35 · Removes disqualifications for unemployment insurance benefits based on services performed in other than instructional, research or principal administrative capacity at educational institutions.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 48 · Limits types of special districts within metropolitan service district over which metropolitan service district exercises jurisdiction for boundary changes.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 52 · Expands means by which state agency may give notice of proposed sale of real property.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 110 · Allows Employment Department to notify agent of employing unit of unemployment insurance benefits claim or denial of claim.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 118 · Allows State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to establish license fees for certain food-related establishments and occupations.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 104 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 124 · Changes name of Oregon State Fair to Oregon Exposition Center.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 102 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 135 · Modifies membership of State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 136 · Allows certain regulatory boards to issue order punishing certain violations without issuing notice of intent to impose discipline.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 287 · Directs each state agency to report to Legislative Assembly and Emergency Board on programs and services operated or provided by agency, percentage of agency moneys expended on each program or service, source of moneys expended for each program or service, whether each program or service receives matching federal funds and whether agency rates each program or service as high, medium or low priority.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 293 · Modifies provisions regulating negotiation of rental agreements and disclosure of rent and fees.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 295 · Enacts Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 328 · Gives employer responsibility for determining hours worked by employee for purposes of small employer group health insurance.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 329 · Requires insurers to pay indemnities under health insurance policy directly to providers of health services.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 458 · Allows state revenue sharing for cities that are located in counties with population greater than 100,000 and that directly provide or contract with another service provider to provide at least four significant municipal services.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 486 · Requires insurer using credit information in issuance of personal insurance policies to rerate any personal insurance policy held by consumer with insurer if requested by consumer even if credit information was not used by insurer in initial rating of policy.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 487 · Prohibits automatic renewal or continuous service offers to consumers unless offer complies with disclosure requirements.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 101 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 488 · Increases amount of personal payment judicial officer or county clerk may charge to solemnize marriage.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 102 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 513 · Provides for publication of notice by posting on home page of unit of local government's Internet website.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 515 · Prohibits city or local service district from entering into employment contract for employment of principal administrator that provides for term of employment that is longer than four years or for automatic renewal of contract.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 527 · Specifies that State of Oregon waives all claim to title to certain lands.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 530 · Changes name of Commission on Asian Affairs to Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 556 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt statewide policy for implementation of tiered rate schedule for reimbursement by state agency of mileage expenses of persons using privately owned motor vehicle while conducting state business.

Sent January 14, 2011 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 53 · Deletes obsolete references in law governing Oregon Department of Administrative Services annual charitable fund drive program.

Sent January 12, 2011 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 125 · Replaces Oregon Heritage Commission member designated by Oregon Business Development Department with member designated by Oregon Tourism Commission.

Sent January 12, 2011 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 198 · Requires mandatory mediation between trustee and grantor before sale to foreclose residential trust deed.

Sent January 12, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 169 days

Senate Bill 257 · Excludes from definition of "employment," for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits, service performed in operation of passenger motor vehicle operated as taxicab or for nonemergency medical transportation by person with ownership or leasehold interest in vehicle.

Sent January 12, 2011 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 292 · Prohibits imposing financial obligation on consumer who accepts free offer unless offer complies with disclosure and billing information requirements.

Sent January 12, 2011 · Reported out after 99 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 481 · Requires notice of trustee's sale to be sent to tenant of grantor in trust deed under certain circumstances.

Sent January 12, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 169 days

Senate Bill 482 · Requires insurers authorized to transact title insurance to make or accept, keep, maintain and produce upon request copies of documents that parties to residential mortgage transaction executed or were required to produce or disclose while closing mortgage loan or mortgage banking loan.

Sent January 12, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 169 days