Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Jami Cate
Sponsored
Became law3
Extends time during which recreational vehicle may be sited on lot with single-family dwelling that was damaged by natural disaster.
Requires Secretary of State to establish provision to be included in each nominating petition or declaration of candidacy that allows candidate to check box indicating that candidate does not want candidate's residence address to be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request.
Extends safe surrender period for anonymously leaving infant at authorized facility to 60 days from infant's date of birth.
Passed the House1
Extends safe surrender period for anonymously leaving infant at authorized facility to 60 days from infant's date of birth.
Out of committee1
Removes cap on amounts distributed from State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as children with disabilities.
In committee15
Allows additional estate tax exclusion of $1 million.
Provides that "attempted transfer," for purposes of Uniform Controlled Substances Act, includes possession of controlled substance with intent to transfer to another person.
Requires Secretary of State to establish electronic filing system to allow candidate for nomination or election to county or city office held at primary or general election to file portrait and statement electronically with secretary if candidate cannot have portrait and statement printed in county voters' pamphlet.
Authorizes person to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars on private property owned by person or with consent of property owner or owners.
Removes certain lands from definitions of buildable lands for purposes of urbanization.
Requires that all executive clemency actions by Governor be initiated by application and follow specified procedures.
Prohibits Director of Department of State Lands from requiring enhancement of wetlands to correct violation of removal-fill law.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to study effects of social media and cell phone use among youth.
Directs court to consider, when determining aggravation in imposition of criminal sentence, evidence that defendant committed crime during emergency, during evacuation while emergency in effect, or within one year after emergency ceases, provided that emergency is related to natural disaster and defendant took advantage of circumstances related to emergency.
Increases allowable size of temporary signs on private property.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify crime of felon in possession of a firearm as crime category 8.
Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Permits person to operate Class I, Class III and Class IV all-terrain vehicles on highways that are not interstate highways if all-terrain vehicle meets vehicle equipment standards and all-terrain vehicle is registered.
Creates crime of harassment by display of pornographic material.
Instructs Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to establish state standard for volunteer firefighters who fight nonstructural fires in rural fire protection districts that have populations of less than 25,000.
Carried from the Senate
Passed the Senate1
Authorizes county to allow homestead rebuilt by same owner on same lot to replace homestead destroyed by September 2020 wildfires to have specially assessed value equal to destroyed homestead's real market value for 2020-2021 property tax year, to extent of square footage of destroyed homestead.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Aligns criteria for alteration, restoration or replacement of dwellings on lands zoned for forest use consistent with criteria applicable to dwellings on lands zoned for farm use.
Broadens public contracting preference for businesses that service-disabled veterans own to include all veteran-owned businesses.
Directs Department of State Fire Marshal to coordinate urban search and rescue function of this state.
Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error.
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts of personal casualty loss that are barred from deduction on federal tax return because loss is not attributable to federally declared disaster.
Directs Department of Transportation to waive fee for Fallen Hero roadside memorial highway sign if applicant is Gold Star Family member and funds are appropriated or otherwise made available to department for purpose of paying fees.
Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.
Directs schools or school districts to provide electronic communication to parents and guardians of students attending, and to school district employees employed at, school at which safety threat action occurred.
Increases statute of limitations for first degree sex crimes to 20 years after commission of crime or, for minor victim, any time before victim attains 30 years of age, whichever occurs later.
Out of committee · 12
Directs Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to establish program to provide grants to nonprofit organization to fund care of retired law enforcement dogs.
Exempts from state income tax military pay received by Oregon National Guard member while in active service of state or on state active duty.
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.
Requires law enforcement agencies to take DNA sample of person arrested for certain crimes.
Removes requirement that amount of net proceeds from Oregon State Lottery allocated to County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually.
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.
Creates Oregon Soil Health Initiative.
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education to fund specified programs provided by Willamette Career Academy.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to submit report on economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2024.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance expansion of courthouses.
In committee · 58
Repeals corporate activity tax.
Limits pretrial release of defendants charged with felony or Class A misdemeanor to security release.
Adds processor to types of entities from which taxpayer engaged in farming operation may obtain certification stating percentage of in-state agricultural commodity sold to entity, in order to determine taxpayer's commercial activity for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Allows recreational vehicle used to provide security of farm use to be sited on lands zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires Department of Education to transfer funds to school districts necessary to pay for school resource officers.
Modifies estate tax brackets to provide additional estate tax exclusion of $1 million.
Eliminates statute of limitations for specified crimes when victim is under 18 years of age at time of crime.
Requires Department of State Police to create electronic statewide system for application and issuance of search warrants.
Repeals those provisions of Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)) that pertain to decriminalization of possession of drugs.
Creates rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time and joint custody are in best interests of child.
Requires that declarations and extensions of states of emergency under certain statutes be accompanied by written explanations.
Authorizes court to issue order requiring person to appear upon failure to appear on Class E violation citation, and to issue arrest warrant upon further failure to appear.
Exempts from ad valorem property taxation machinery and equipment used to compress and bale harvested straw, hay, grass or other plants.
Limits Governor's ability to exercise authority conferred on Governor during declared state of emergency to no more than 60 days' duration, unless Legislative Assembly authorizes continued state of emergency.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer Pregnancy Launch Program to provide certain services to specified persons.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant persons in carrying their pregnancies to term.
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.
Directs Employment Department to develop Agricultural Worker Overtime Relief Payment Program to provide eligible agricultural workers with payments for hours worked beyond 40 hours but not exceeding 48 hours per workweek.
Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish toll-free pregnancy resources hotline to provide information and assistance to pregnant persons seeking abortions in this state.
Requires parent or legal guardian of student to provide written permission prior to student participating in human sexuality education course.
Allows electors of county to approve measure allowing use of dogs for hunting, pursuing or taking cougars within county.
Modifies personal income tax brackets.
Requires ballots returned by mail to be received by date of election.
Ends automatic voter registration through Oregon Motor Voter.
Provides person with privileges and legal defenses available to person with Oregon concealed handgun license if person is licensed to carry concealed handgun by another state, or city or county in another state.
Undoes provisions of Senate Bill 762 (2021). .
Exempts receipts from sales of prescription drugs by a pharmacy from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Provides that person who receives finding under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program may appeal finding to county advisory committee.
Allows district school board to enter into agreement with superintendent for payment in lieu of 12 months' notice required when superintendent's employment is terminated without cause.
Exempts receipts from sales of agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, viticultural or food products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Requires district school board or higher education governing board that adopts policy limiting possession of firearms by concealed handgun licensees on school grounds to install metal detectors at entrances to buildings subject to policy.
Requires sentencing court to order person convicted of drunk driving offense that resulted in death of victim to pay restitution to surviving child of victim in form of child maintenance.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2023.
Removes limitation on percentage of students in school district who may enroll in virtual public charter school not sponsored by school district without first receiving approval from school district.
Establishes process and requirements for establishing education savings accounts.
Repeals Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)) and provisions related to decriminalization of possession of drugs, creation of Oversight and Accountability Council and grants and funding for Behavioral Health Resource Networks to provide drug treatment.
Repeals requirement to secure firearm in specified circumstances.
Reduces notice period before removal of homeless individuals from established camping site to 24 hours.
Requires state agency or political subdivision of State of Oregon that possesses or controls real property within wildland-urban interface, or adjacent to privately owned real property within wildland-urban interface, to take certain actions to prevent wildfire.
Prohibits state agency from enforcing rules adopted as result of state of emergency related to COVID-19.
Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on federal lands within state borders.
Repeals Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)) and provisions related to decriminalization of possession of drugs, creation of Oversight and Accountability Council and grants and funding for Behavioral Health Resource Networks to provide drug treatment.
Prohibits State Fish and Wildlife Commission from designating private property as essential, important, probable or possible habitat without verifiable evidence of sensitive species, threatened species or endangered species on property.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to study issues related to telemedicine and to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health care on or before September 15, 2024.
Changes requirements for members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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.
Requires certain recipients of grant or loan moneys distributed by state agencies to submit annual reports to committees of Legislative Assembly.
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 identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to hiring retired police officers to provide security in public schools.
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.
Directs agencies of state government to revoke remote work arrangements that were put in place due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Instructs State Forester to analyze certain criteria before adopting rule changing management of state forest lands.
Provides that evidence of defendant's commission of other sexual offenses is admissible if relevant in criminal action in which defendant is accused of sexual offense.
Allows owner of property outside urban growth boundary to site additional dwelling on property for occupancy by relative of owner.