Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
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Out of committee1
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to City of Gold Beach for purposes of relocating, constructing or acquiring firefighting facilities or equipment.
In committee8
Distributes balance of proceeds from county tax foreclosure sales to general fund of county.
Authorizes county tax collector to withhold from property tax distributions to taxing districts within county amount equal to three percent of such distributions.
Directs State Board of Forestry, on behalf of State of Oregon, to offer to convey certain real property to Coos County under specific terms and conditions.
Finds that barred owls are known to prey on spotted owls.
Requires State Forestry Department to study and make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding efficacy of forest management.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for purpose of funding programs that award $5 for each take of pikeminnow, if take complies with wildlife laws.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish grant program for purpose of facilitating eradication of gorse for wildfire mitigation in southwest Oregon.
Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality from imposing effluent limitations or other requirements in seafood processing wastewater permit that are more stringent than requirements established under federal law or that would result in substantial and widespread economic and social impacts on coastal communities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Adds outdoor child care program to definition of "child care facility." Requires Early Learning Council to adopt rules governing the operation of outdoor child care programs.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division, for distribution to eligible children's advocacy centers.
Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district.
Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Authorizes holder of certain water right certificates that authorize storage of water for municipal use to change authorized point of diversion and place of use without losing priority of right under specified circumstances.
Allows local government to adopt land use exception to Goal 16 under certain conditions for applications for deep draft navigation channel improvements in Oregon International Port of Coos Bay.
Permits contracting agency to grant preference to procuring for public use goods or services that are provided by benefit company incorporated, organized, formed or created under laws of this state, if goods or services cost not more than five percent more than goods or services available from contractor that is not benefit company.
Out of committee · 11
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of State Police for biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to increase capability of department's forensic laboratories to conduct analyses of blood for controlled substances.
Appropriates moneys for 2023-2025 biennium to Department of Justice to fund county victim assistance programs.
Provides that compensation for loss or injury to livestock or working dogs under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program must be based on multiplier of not more than seven times fair market value of livestock or working dogs and recommendation of county advisory committee.
Requires Department of Human Services to contract with nonprofit organization to implement and administer program to assist recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance in purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets that participate in program.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Fish and Wildlife Commission and Department of State Lands to implement Ocean Policy Advisory Council recommendations to develop adaptive management and social monitoring program to support marine reserves.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be expended on various projects.
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Establishes Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Board.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into contract with Oregon Association of Water Utilities to perform, or enter into contract with third party to perform, study of needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, design and construct water utility training center and hire three staff to provide related support and resources.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine impact, cost and feasibility of implementing Salem-Keizer Threat Assessment System in school districts, to conduct study to identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety and to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to award grants to cities and Oregon Indian tribes with high poverty rates for purpose of developing local poverty reduction plans.
In committee · 53
Repeals corporate activity tax.
Limits pretrial release of defendants charged with felony or Class A misdemeanor to security release.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties.
Prohibits both ballot envelopes mailed by county clerks to electors and ballot return identification envelopes used by electors from containing outward identifier, including but not limited to numeric code, that would allow person to know political party affiliation of elector.
Establishes state policy that benefits from offshore wind energy development go to local and regional communities, ecosystems and environments and economies and that interconnection of offshore energy projects be carried out in manner that promotes electric grid reliability and resilience.
Requires Public Utility Commission to investigate status of renewable projects in Oregon, including project failures.
Makes in-person voting on date of election, rather than vote by mail, standard method for conducting election.
Prohibits establishment of unofficial ballot drop sites to collect ballots.
Requires Water Resources Department and Department of Environmental Quality to study impacts of wildfire on water quality of streams and tributaries.
Requires secrecy envelope to be included with every ballot.
Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions.
Provides that any voter who has not voted or updated voter registration in four or more years will become inactive elector.
Modifies estate tax brackets to provide additional estate tax exclusion of $1 million.
Prohibits public funding of abortions.
Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of offense when defendant commits felony after receiving commutation.
Requires that pardon, commutation and remission actions by Governor be initiated by application and follow specified procedures.
Increases exempt amount and filing threshhold for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Prohibits insurer from canceling or raising premiums on policies of fire insurance by more than three percent if insured's property is located within wildland-urban interface or insured's primary employment or economic or business activity is farming or resource extraction.
Modifies personal income tax brackets.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2023.
Prohibits late-term abortions in this state except in medical emergency or to terminate pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.
Eliminates requirement that health benefit plans cover abortions.
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to distribute moneys for veterans' service officers to counties that have population of less than 30,000 and are or will be unable to maintain operations of veterans' service officers due to budget decreases.
Extends statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine need, feasibility and cost of providing school-based mental health center in every public middle school.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify methods for improving safety of schools.
Revises definition of term "sexual conduct" for purposes of certain laws involving students.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to hiring retired police officers to provide security in public schools.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school and to determine if costs may be covered in seismic rehabilitation projects.
Includes first cousins as members of same family for purposes of exclusion from definition of "employment" under unemployment insurance law.
Directs Department of Education, in collaboration with Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and Educator Advancement Council, to conduct study on recruitment, retention, mentoring and professional development of educators who serve students from student groups that may be at risk for experiencing achievement gap.
Requires forensic laboratory to test blood or urine sample within 90 days of receiving sample in prosecution of driving while under influence of intoxicants.
Requires business entity that receives public funds from state agency to develop and submit emergency preparedness plan to Secretary of State along with annual report.
Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses.
Creates process for charging aggravated version of certain sex offenses when defendant, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes victim to ingest controlled substance without victim's consent.
Makes permanent county safety corridor program.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to examine impact of biennial legislative appropriations that are less than amount of moneys determined by Quality Education Commission to be sufficient to fund public education.
Prohibits abortion unless health care provider first determines probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Directs district school boards to adopt policy for selecting and reviewing books and materials for school libraries.
Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions.
Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to study foreign investment in Oregon agricultural land.
Directs Department of State Police to release sex offender information for level two sex offenders to certain entities on website maintained by department.
Directs agencies of state government to revoke remote work arrangements that were put in place due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in settlement of civil action arising from wildfire.
Provides that person is automatically qualified to obtain permit to purchase firearm if person holds valid concealed handgun license.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to study salmon and trout enhancement program.
Requires Department of Transportation to study issues related to abandoned recreational vehicles.
Instructs State Forester to analyze certain criteria before adopting rule changing management of state forest lands.
Authorizes cities and counties within Rural Oregon Continuum of Care to establish campgrounds for homeless individuals that are protected against civil liability provided campgrounds have certain characteristics and provide certain services.
Allows owner of property outside urban growth boundary to site additional dwelling on property for occupancy by relative of owner.
Exempts rehabilitation facilities from requirement to obtain certificate of need.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund.