Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Paul Evans
Sponsored
Became law2
Directs Office of Emergency Management and Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop and administer grant program to distribute emergency preparedness equipment to local governments and other recipients.
Exempts from compulsory school attendance requirements children who are present in United States on nonimmigrant visa and who are attending private, accredited English language learner program in preparation for attending private high school or college.
Out of committee5
Establishes Oregon Quality Education Model Modernization Task Force.
Establishes Oregon Educational and Workforce Development Bridge Loan Program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to conduct outreach and provide loans to veterans and disabled veterans who are enrolled in approved course of study, approved professional training, approved workforce development program or approved apprenticeship in connection with institution of higher education, and who are eligible to receive federal educational aid or other financial assistance that is temporarily unavailable.
Establishes Oregon Public Places Are Safe Places Investment Fund.
Creates Task Force on Disaster Response and Recovery.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more pilot programs statewide to provide training, job placement services, financial assistance, technical support and business creation assistance to veterans in construction and construction materials industries.
In committee38
Modifies state educational goals to take into consideration students' aspirations, to provide students with well-rounded education and to provide students with sufficient instructional time to meet students' educational goals.
Authorizes Oregon Innovation Council to make grants to small businesses for seed and start-up capital and gap funding to create and support invention, innovation and economic development in rural areas of state.
Establishes Task Force on Innovative Housing Strategies for Veterans.
Requires student to demonstrate proficiency in civics in order to receive high school diploma.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study regarding cost savings and expense reductions that may result to small businesses from cooperative resource sharing.
Creates credit against personal income tax for cost of criminal history record check required by state law for transfer of firearm.
Creates income tax credit for certain employers that are required to provide paid sick leave.
Directs Occupational Safety and Health Division of Department of Consumer and Business Services to study potential safety benefits of screening replacement workers during labor dispute with employer that employs more than 100 employees in industry involving hazardous materials.
Authorizes reserve officers sponsored by law enforcement unit to pay for training as police with cash and G.I. Bill education benefits.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop program under which department, pursuant to contract with financial institution, provides loan guarantees or credit guarantees for qualified veterans for purpose of refinancing existing purchase-money mortgages or similar mortgages of homes used primarily as principal residence by veterans.
Changes term of office and qualifications for appointment of Adjutant General.
Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to conduct study on methods to mitigate impact of technology support structures on aesthetics of certain areas.
Creates income tax credit for employing up to three youth workers.
Requires use of headlights when windshield wipers are on or there is fog.
Restricts number of personnel files concerning faculty members that community college may maintain.
Grants Governor authority to declare economic emergency.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt certain requirements related to carcasses of returning hatchery fish.
Establishes minimum education requirements for teachers of dual credit courses.
Establishes criteria for state and United States flags to be official flags.
Makes corporations eligible to serve on juries.
Provides that governing body of county shall be nonpartisan board of five commissioners elected by people of county.
Prohibits county zoning ordinance that prohibits keeping certain species of livestock in zone where keeping any species of livestock is permitted use.
Requires Governor to interview at least one candidate from underserved racial, ethnic or minority population when making appointment to Board of Commissioners of Port of Portland.
Requires every corporation to annually file affidavit with Department of Revenue attesting that corporation has registered or attempted to register with United States Selective Service System.
Establishes Ranger Program within Oregon Youth Conservation Corps.
Creates income tax credit for employing up to three students enrolled in at least four credit hours in institution of higher education.
Directs Oregon Tourism Commission to identify, designate and monitor tourism districts in this state.
Creates income tax credit for unreimbursed expenses of certain public school teachers and adjunct instructors.
Requires nonprofit corporations that meet certain requirements, including receipt of public funds, to comply with open meetings law and public records law, to post copy of corporation's proposed annual budget to corporation's public website and to submit to and cooperate with audit.
Requires person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Increases from $40,000 to $100,000 amount of bond or letter of credit that certain vehicle dealers are required to purchase.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to provide incentive to small employers to participate in consultative services, to provide maximum allowable protection from fines and penalties to small employers that participate in consultative services and to promote consultative services to small business community.
Creates income tax credit for investment in community gardens and food banks.
Authorizes centrally assessed company with outstanding property taxes of at least $174 million for property tax years beginning before July 1, 2016, to satisfy tax liability by paying 75 percent of amount due.
Authorizes district school boards to take specified actions to facilitate creation and use of maker spaces.
Modifies law regarding requirement that public employer grant preference to veteran or disabled veteran in selection process for civil service position.
Directs Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board to establish program to award grants to state certified appraisers and state licensed appraisers to whom board issues certificate or license on or after January 1, 2018.
Requires city with population of 200,000 or fewer to establish local standards to promote housing stability no later than July 1, 2019.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Establishes Task Force on Student Mental Health Support.
Passed the Senate1
Provides that "eligible location," for purposes of certain property tax benefits, includes location not formerly used for industrial purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions.
Excludes volumetric mixers from definition of "fixed load vehicle." Makes additional nonsubstantive housekeeping changes to definition.
Directs Legislative Counsel to prepare open government impact statement for measures that affect disclosure, or exemption from disclosure, of public records.
Changes how priority enrollment system is applied to continuing qualified students and new qualified students.
Gives community college recognized student government authority to establish process and allocate mandatory student-initiated fees, subject to refusal under certain circumstances by board of education of community college district or president of community college.
Requires each community college and public university to establish process for recommending, and providing oversight for implementation of, cultural competency standards for institution and institution's employees.
For purposes of determining which public buildings must comply with existing requirement to display Oregon State flag and National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, expands definition of "public building" to include all other county, municipal, school district and special district buildings upon which or near which it is customary and suitable to display United States flag.
Creates position of Veteran Volunteer Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs and specifies responsibilities.
Requires school district board and public charter school governing body to adopt and implement policy that requires volunteers to undergo background check if district or school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children.
Prohibits state contracting agency from entering into public contract with prospective contractor that has not certified that prospective contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes of workers.
Makes changes to definition of "low income households" in Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program.
Authorizes Department of Revenue and units of local government to disclose to each other information related to administration of transient lodging tax laws.
Expands contents of report by Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology to include role of broadband technology in local, state and regional economies and economic development.
Permits city to authorize planning commission or hearings officer to conduct hearings and make final decisions on applications for amendments to city comprehensive plan map.
Requires Oregon Health Policy Board, in collaboration with Office of Rural Health and Oregon Health and Science University, to conduct assessment of health care workforce needs in Oregon.
Requires Department of Human Services, in collaboration with other agencies, to adopt rules related to prescription of psychotropic medications to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations.
Requires Department of Education to develop and provide to public high schools written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities.
Modifies civil penalties, license regulation and licensing fees for certain facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training.
Requires owner or operator of dam with high hazard rating to develop emergency action plan for dam.
Passed the House · 3
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Authorizes court to award retail customers of vehicle dealers statutory damages under certain circumstances.
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Out of committee · 8
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to analyze ground water contaminant data and provide education in areas with ground water contaminant problems.
Sets forth policy objectives for State Department of Energy in administration of income tax credit allowed for construction or installation of alternative energy devices.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Establishes Veterans' Services Fund pursuant to constitutional amendment approved in Ballot Measure 96 (2016).
Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities.
Increases amount of fees charged and collected by county clerks to record or file certain real property documents.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate.
In committee · 12
Removes percentage cap on calculations for State School Fund distributions for students in average daily membership who are eligible for special education as child with disability.
Authorizes Oregon State Lottery Commission to issue registrations to fantasy contest operators to organize or offer fantasy contests.
Requires contracting agency to develop and implement policy for granting preference to bidder, proposer or offeror that is headquartered or does majority of business transactions within this state or within United States, that agrees to supply goods or services from sources located within this state or within United States or that agrees to perform substantially all work required in procurement with personnel or resources obtained within this state or within United States.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Exempts from taxation amounts received from sale of real property to nonprofit corporation or housing authority.
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Requires candidate for President or Vice President of United States, in order to appear on general election ballot or in general election voters' pamphlet, to provide Secretary of State with copy of candidate's federal income tax returns for five years preceding year of general election and with written consent for public disclosure of tax returns.
Increases speed limit on Oregon Route 138 between Roseburg and Glide.
Prohibits requiring high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate as qualification for obtaining limited specialty plumber license to install or replace residential water heaters.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Requires member of Legislative Assembly who has relative or member of household receiving salary for serving on member's personal legislative staff to file statement with Oregon Government Ethics Commission naming each such relative or member of household and stating amount of money each relative or member of household receives in salary.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.