General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection

House Bill 3168 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules for purposes of establishing statewide criteria by which certain qualified entities and authorized agencies conduct criminal records checks for purposes other than criminal justice.

Sent April 24, 2013 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3070 · Requires disclosure of shipping and handling charges in sale or advertisement of consumer good.

Sent April 23, 2013 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2654 · Prohibits employer from requiring or requesting employee or applicant for employment to provide access to personal social media account, to add employer to social media contact list or to allow employer to view employee's or applicant's personal social media account.

Sent April 18, 2013 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2821 · Requires insurer to pay claims up to maximum coverage under policy of uninsured motorist coverage based on insured's total damages for personal injuries, less amounts recovered from other motor vehicle liability insurance policies.

Sent April 18, 2013 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2824 · Clarifies that tower does not need to contact owner of parking facility or owner's agent at time of tow before towing motor vehicle from facility if sign warning that parking is prohibited is posted .

Sent April 18, 2013 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2448 · Requires issue subject to collective bargaining during term of collective bargaining agreement that is not resolved through negotiation or mediation to be resolved through binding arbitration.

Sent April 17, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 82 days

House Bill 2683 · Authorizes employer to pay wages due employee through direct deposit into employee's account.

Sent April 17, 2013 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2383 · Prohibits merchant from requiring statement of account as condition for cardholder to obtain refund of amount in payment card transaction.

Sent April 15, 2013 · Reported out after 50 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2856 · Exempts from mortgage loan originator licensing requirements individual who, as seller during any 12-month period, offers or negotiates terms for not more than three residential mortgage loans that are secured by dwelling unit that did not serve as individual's residence, unless United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determines otherwise.

Sent April 10, 2013 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3160 · Includes insurance in definition of real estate, goods and services that are subject to penalties for unlawful trade practices.

Sent April 8, 2013 · Reported out after 57 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 848 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to sell Timms Hamby Computer Archive Center to Harney County for consideration of $1.

Sent April 8, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 91 days

House Bill 2112 · Authorizes imposition of civil penalty by Bureau of Labor and Industries for certain actions relating to deductions from compensation paid to employees.

Sent April 1, 2013 · Reported out after 50 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2346 · Provides that enrolled customer consents to receive notice of modification or termination of portable electronics insurance policy, or correspondence with respect to policy of portable electronics insurance, by electronic means if, after insurer, insurer's agent or vendor that sold portable electronics notifies enrolled customer that providing electronic mail address to insurer, insurer's agent or vendor is consent to receive notice or correspondence by electronic means,

Sent April 1, 2013 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2915 · Eliminates requirement for religious corporation to hold annual meeting if sole member of religious corporation is corporation sole or individual that constitutes corporation sole, provided that religious corporation is incorporated under state laws and is of same church or religious denomination as corporation sole.

Sent April 1, 2013 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2418 · Modifies definition of "supervisory employee" for purposes of public employee collective bargaining law.

Sent March 28, 2013 · Reported out after 68 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2066 · Allows certain personal property to be used as pledge for pledge loan from pawnbroker.

Sent March 27, 2013 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2845 · Prohibits owner of self-service storage facility from selling or offering to sell insurance unless owner applies for and receives limited license from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Sent March 26, 2013 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2568 · Provides that in amended notice of sale following release from stay on foreclosure proceedings, trustee must describe only defaults that existed on date stay was terminated if portion of defaults specified in original notice of sale was cured during stay or if additional defaults have occurred during stay.

Sent March 25, 2013 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2914 · Increases amount of money and goods that person may find without giving notice to county clerk.

Sent March 25, 2013 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2241 · Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to share information related to acquisitions of insurers under certain circumstances.

Sent March 18, 2013 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2528 · Removes cap on amount in real estate loan agreement that is subject to requirement to pay interest to borrower on funds that lender collects for lender's security protection provision.

Sent March 18, 2013 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 811 · Prohibits vehicle dealer from selling or offering for sale new motor vehicle unless motor vehicle is equipped with engine immobilizer device.

Sent March 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 112 days

Senate Bill 814 · Provides that general liability insurance policy that contains provisions requiring consent of insurance company before rights under policy are assigned may not prohibit assignment in certain cases.

Sent March 14, 2013 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 804 · Revises definition of "beneficiary." Modifies requirements for trustee to foreclose a trust deed by advertisement and sale.

Sent March 13, 2013 · Reported out after 40 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 805 · Permits employee of contracting agency that conducts cost analysis or determines feasibility of procurement, or exclusive representative of employee's bargaining unit, to seek judicial review of cost analysis or determination.

Sent March 13, 2013 · Reported out after 37 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2061 · Reduces amount of time that appraisal management company has to make payment to independent contractor appraiser for completion of appraisal or appraisal review assignment.

Sent March 11, 2013 · Reported out after 85 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2059 · Requires consignee to refrain from certain practices and to hold moneys consignee receives from sale of personal property in trust account if consignee does not pay moneys immediately to person that offered, gave or entrusted personal property to consignee.

Sent March 7, 2013 · Reported out after 95 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 685 · Modifies definition of "employment relations" for purposes of collective bargaining related to terms of disability, death or retirement system of certain police officers and firefighters.

Sent March 5, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 744 · Requires council on civil rights appointed by Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study wage equality in Oregon and report findings to Legislative Assembly.

Sent March 5, 2013 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 747 · Prohibits certain cities from entering into collective bargaining agreement that provides for binding arbitration of issues related to disciplining or termination of city police officer for misconduct involving unlawful use of force.

Sent March 5, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 776 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish schedule of salary and benefits to be used by school district when conducting collective bargaining with employees of school district.

Sent March 5, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 784 · Modifies definition of "employment relations" for purposes of bargaining with employees of mass transit district, transportation district or municipal bus system to exclude certain hiring decisions about apprentice and journeyworker positions.

Sent March 5, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 745 · Requires State Department of Agriculture to conduct sampling and develop estimate of extent to which misbranded fish, shellfish or other seafood, and misbranded packaged foods containing fish, shellfish or other seafood, are present in food supply of state.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days

Senate Bill 766 · Provides that private nonprofit entities that receive at least 25 percent of their annual operating budgets from public moneys are subject to disclosure requirements of public records law.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days

Senate Bill 767 · Requires complainant to sign complaint alleging unlawful discrimination under penalty of false swearing.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days

Senate Bill 785 · Requires entities that use public financing for capital construction to report to Legislative Assembly on use of local goods, services and labor.

Sent March 4, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 126 days

Senate Bill 768 · Establishes Oregon Civil Rights Task Force.

Sent March 1, 2013 · Reported out after 52 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 789 · Clarifies that only certain districts claiming exception from requirement to offer benefits provided and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board must undergo actuarial analysis by board to maintain exception.

Sent March 1, 2013 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 801 · Requires covered employer to implement paid sick leave for eligible employees.

Sent March 1, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 129 days

Senate Bill 613 · Reduces amount of continuing education required for vehicle dealers applying for renewal certificate.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 614 · Changes education requirements for vehicle dealers.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 615 · Prohibits Department of Transportation from imposing civil penalty on vehicle dealer if vehicle dealer fails to submit notice of sale to department.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 616 · Permits person to provide Department of Transportation with odometer reading for vehicle 10 years old or older.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 629 · Deletes food service regulation exemption for bed and breakfast facilities having no more than two rooms for rent.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 631 · Makes laws regulating restaurants and bed and breakfast facilities applicable to public bodies and to public corporations exempted from definition of public body.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 683 · Prohibits health care practitioners from limiting referrals of patients to health care entities in which practitioner or practitioner's family member has financial interest or employment relationship.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 684 · Specifies requirements for persons to intervene in contested case proceedings conducted by Department of Consumer and Business Services on rate filings.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 686 · Includes insurance in definition of real estate, goods and services that are subject to penalties for unlawful trade practices.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 765 · Requires recipients of public funds for purpose of conducting housing discrimination audit testing to furnish audit testing records upon request.

Sent February 28, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 130 days

Senate Bill 573 · Establishes right of employee for civil action based on unpaid wages.

Sent February 26, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 132 days

Senate Bill 577 · Adds specifications for service contracts and vehicle protection products that are subject to regulation.

Sent February 26, 2013 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 585 · Authorizes school and educational service districts to offer benefit plans that are not provided by and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board if district determines that premiums for benefit plans offered are less than comparable benefit plans offered by board.

Sent February 26, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 132 days

House Bill 2239 · Requires certain entities previously exempt from requirement to have license in order to engage in business of making mortgage loans to now obtain license from Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Sent February 25, 2013 · Reported out after 85 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2531 · Expands definition of "appraisal management company" to include companies ordering appraisals for purposes not related to mortgage loans or mortgage securities.

Sent February 25, 2013 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 639 · Authorizes employers to pay employees under 20 years of age hourly wage consistent with federal minimum wage for period of 90 days from date employee begins work.

Sent February 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days

Senate Bill 648 · Directs appropriation bills to contain itemized list of state agency expenditures related to public employee compensation.

Sent February 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days

Senate Bill 649 · 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 25, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 133 days

House Bill 2211 · Abolishes Information Resources Management Council and Stakeholders Advisory Committee in Oregon Department of Administrative Services.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2609 · Deletes requirement that county audit include audit of circuit court.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 570 · Establishes foster parents as public employees for purposes of labor organization activities.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

Senate Bill 574 · Permits consumer to request that consumer reporting agency place, temporarily lift or remove security freeze on protected consumer's consumer report if consumer provides sufficient proof of consumer's authority to act on protected consumer's behalf.

Sent February 21, 2013 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 555 · Limits amount by which landlord can increase rent for manufactured dwelling space or floating home space.

Sent February 20, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 138 days

Senate Bill 531 · Creates Oregon Intellectual Property Protection Corporation.

Sent February 19, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 139 days

Senate Bill 558 · Requires beneficiary under residential trust deed to request resolution conference with grantor for purposes of negotiating foreclosure avoidance measure, unless beneficiary is eligible to claim exemption from requirement.

Sent February 19, 2013 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 512 · Permits person to bring action against insurer or other person that commits unlawful insurance practice.

Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days

Senate Bill 513 · Permits person to bring action against insurer or other person that commits unlawful insurance practice.

Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days

Senate Bill 514 · Establishes private right of action for insurer's or another person's alleged unfair claim settlement practice.

Sent February 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 140 days

Senate Bill 520 · Changes amount of credit union assets that require credit union to obtain fidelity bond or irrevocable letter of credit from financial institution and amount of fidelity bond or irrevocable letter of credit required.

Sent February 18, 2013 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 525 · Prohibits public agency or public official from allowing debt collection entity to use seal or letterhead of public agency or public official.

Sent February 18, 2013 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 3 · Modifies composition of Commission on Indian Services membership.

Sent February 14, 2013 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 499 · Prohibits employer from compelling employee or applicant for employment to provide access to personal social media account or to add employer to social media contact list.

Sent February 14, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 144 days

Senate Bill 515 · 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 13, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 145 days

Senate Bill 475 · Repeals provision that prevents local governments from imposing conditions on approved permits that effectively establish sales price for residential development or limit purchase to class or group of purchasers.

Sent February 11, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 147 days

Senate Bill 489 · Repeals requirement that certain local governments make health care insurance coverage available to certain retirees.

Sent February 11, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 147 days

Senate Bill 458 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to modify existing state agency job recruitment procedures to allow access by local governments to department-operated websites and other services offered by department for statewide open recruitment for employment positions in local governments.

Sent February 8, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 150 days

Senate Bill 477 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to report to Legislative Assembly information related to state contracting agency use of personnel deployment disclosures.

Sent February 7, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 151 days

Senate Bill 135 · Abolishes Wage and Hour Commission.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 174 · Changes maximum term of employment for temporary state employees to six months or 1,040 hours in 12-month period.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 175 · Establishes Enterprise Innovation Fund.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 189 · Authorizes disqualification, from licensure as or employment with manufactured structure dealer, of person whose acts or omissions were basis for violation of statutory obligation for which manufactured structure dealer license can be revoked or suspended.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 299 · Creates Sunset Advisory Committee.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 301 · Places Oregon Board of Accountancy and State Board of Tax Practitioners in Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 322 · Extends sunset for tax credit for closure of manufactured dwelling park.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 83 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 337 · Repeals requirement that certain local governments make health care insurance coverage available to certain retirees.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 344 · Prohibits certain educational institutions from requiring or compelling student or prospective student to provide institution with access to personal social media account through user name and password, password or other means of authentication.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 85 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 391 · Makes health care practitioner's failure to disclose financial interest in facility to which patient is referred unlawful trade practice.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 406 · Expands options for name after marriage or after entering into registered domestic partnership.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 410 · Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions based on person receiving federal rent subsidy payments and other local, state or federal housing assistance.

Sent January 22, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 95 · 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 January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 96 · Authorizes certain groups of self-insured employers to qualify for exemption from security requirements for self-insured employers.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 204 · Provides that certain provisions do not apply to certain real property acquired or sold by Housing and Community Services Department.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 264 · Modifies definition of "managerial employee" to include certain employees of Oregon University System.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 292 · Directs specified state agencies, boards and commissions to report to Legislative Assembly or Emergency Board on plan to abolish agency, board or commission or to merge with another agency, board or commission.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 434 · Specifies that management service employees serve at pleasure of appointing authority and may be terminated at will.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 435 · Modifies restoration rights of certain state exempt and management service employees to classified position in state service held prior to appointment to exempt or management service position.

Sent January 18, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 171 days

Senate Bill 74 · Changes calculation of present value of adjusted premiums for certain types of life insurance so that present value of all adjusted premiums equals 50 percent of adjusted premium for first policy year instead of 40 percent of adjusted premium for first policy year.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 91 · Allows landlord to require tenants to maintain renter's liability insurance.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 126 · Imposes smoke alarm location requirements for transferred property having dwelling unit or lodging house.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 140 · Directs state government bodies that request individuals to disclose Social Security numbers to inform individuals that Social Security numbers may be used in matching with other public records for purposes of state auditing.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 143 · Establishes Office of Small Business Assistance in Office of Secretary of State for purpose of facilitating interactions between small businesses and state agencies with regulatory authority over small businesses.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 89 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 367 · Requires person that brings suit to foreclose residential trust deed to enter into mediation with grantor before bringing suit.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 368 · Requires trustee, mortgagee or agent of trustee or mortgagee to record all assignments of beneficial interest in real property that is secured, in whole or in part, by trust deed or mortgage.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 374 · Requires person that brings suit to foreclose residential trust deed to enter into mediation with grantor before bringing suit.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Stopped in committee after 173 days

Senate Bill 413 · Requires insurer offering health benefit plans to provide annual notice to policyholders of specified information about Department of Consumer and Business Services' rate review process .

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 414 · Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to seek restitution on behalf of consumer that suffered actual damages as result of insurer's violation of Insurance Code or breach of insurance contract or policy and to seek other equitable relief that director deems appropriate under circumstances.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 416 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to impose minimum civil penalty on insurer that does not comply with independent review organization's reversal of adverse benefit determination.

Sent January 16, 2013 · Reported out after 92 days · did not pass the Senate