Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
David Gomberg
Sponsored
Became law9
Exempts from property taxation land acquired and held by nonprofit corporation for building residences to be sold to individuals whose income is not greater than 80 percent of area median income.
Creates crime of encouraging sexual assault of an animal.
Allows regulated social worker employed by Department of Human Services to report suspected animal abuse or neglect involving animal or person social worker comes into contact with while acting as employee of department.
Directs Director of Transportation to issue certificate of exemption from requirement to use child safety system, safety belt or safety harness if statement is submitted by nurse practitioner or physician assistant on behalf of person requesting exemption.
Authorizes creation of sand control districts for purpose of controlling drifting sand.
Permits Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity to certify business that service-disabled veteran owns as business enterprise that is eligible for certain preferences in public contracting.
Requires that portion of surcharge moneys from salmon registration plate program directed to fund controlled by Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board be used only for projects to protect or restore native salmon habitat or to remove artificial obstructions to native salmon migration.
Provides for employer and employee contributions to pension program and individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan to first be made for new members for wages that are attributable to services performed during first full pay period following six-month probationary period, without regard to when wages are considered earned for other purposes.
Designates fourth week in April each year as Oregon Oyster Week.
Passed the House1
Provides exception to offense of carrying a dog on the external part of a vehicle for persons operating farm vehicle or engaged in commercial agriculture.
In committee7
Establishes requirements for awarding animal as prize.
Directs Department of Transportation to consult with Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute when designing Gray Whale registration plate.
Modifies provisions allowing for optional reduced rates of personal income tax on nonpassive income attributable to partnership or S corporation by limiting amount of income for which reduced rate may be claimed and by decreasing number of annual hours of work required for employee of entity.
Establishes Task Force on Procuring Through Business Enterprises Owned or Operated by Disabled Veterans.
Requires business entity that intends to make political expenditure to first obtain approval from shareholders or members by affirmative vote of majority of members or shares entitled to vote.
Directs Oregon Medical Board and Oregon State Board of Nursing to adopt rules requiring practitioners to screen certain patients for pathogenic E. coli bacteria and report positive screening results to Oregon Health Authority.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish standards for partnerships entered into between public universities, community colleges and school districts for purpose of awarding college credits to high school students.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Authorizes county tax collector to transmit electronic notices of warrants for delinquent taxes on business personal property to Secretary of State for filing in Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) system.
Designates March 22 of each year as Tom McCall Day to commemorate Governor McCall and encourage school districts to educate children about Governor McCall's legacy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 40
Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule procedures for implementing alternative ballast water management strategies for vessels with empty ballast tanks.
Adds civil code enforcement officers to public officials who may request exemption from required disclosure under public records law of specified personal information.
Requires persons cultivating shellfish on public or private land to file annual report.
Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to notify Director of Veterans' Affairs upon receipt of certain written information from member or veteran of uniformed service, if authorized to do so by member or veteran.
Requires state contracting agency to use solicitation template that Attorney General and Oregon Department of Administrative Services develop, approve and make available in advertising and soliciting procurements under Public Contracting Code and to use contract form or contract template, as appropriate, that Attorney General and department develop, approve and make available as basis for public contracts into which state contracting agency enters.
Requires Department of Human Services to issue specified types of public assistance through electronic benefits transfer card.
Requires Oregon State Lottery to hold lottery prize in excess of $600 that is owed to person that has not repaid overpayment of certain public benefits.
Requires Director of Oregon State Lottery to provide information about lottery prize recipient to Department of Human Services within seven days after paying lottery prize of $1,250 or more.
Requires school district to provide lunch free of charge to students who are eligible for reduced price lunches.
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Allows direct purchase and sale of bulk distilled liquor between distillery licensees for blending and manufacturing purposes.
Provides that person who records another person's intimate areas commits crime of invasion of personal privacy.
Requires truancy notice to inform parent or person in parental relation of right to request evaluation for individualized education program or review of individualized education program.
Requires universities with institutional governing boards to continue to participate in shared services relating to listed employee benefits and to collective bargaining until July 1, 2019.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
Permits medical assistance recipients and coordinated care organizations to use Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Requires public universities to establish priority enrollment system for qualified students who are active members of Armed Forces of the United States, who are qualified veterans or who receive veterans' educational benefits as federally qualified dependents of active members or qualified veterans.
Allows in-state tuition in certain circumstances for individuals who resided in Oregon but relocated due to position in military, government or humanitarian aid organization.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Modifies circumstances under which attorney fees may be awarded and amount of attorney fees awarded in workers' compensation claims.
Modifies time period for local government to take action on application for permit, limited land use decision or zone change after remand based on final order of Land Use Board of Appeals.
Modifies authority to use property line adjustments in resource zones.
Directs governing entity of public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with third party financial firm for student financial aid services to consider federal policies for contracting.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Requires Clackamas County to develop pilot program for forestry products grown on nonforest land in county to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperative.
Limits biennial expenditures by Oregon Business Development Department from lottery moneys for funding of cooperative efforts of National Policy Consensus Center of Portland State University and community organizations related to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide economic development assistance to persons engaged in business of western juniper harvesting or of manufacturing products from western juniper, provide technical business assistance to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing businesses and provide or fund workforce training assistance for potential western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing business workers.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund.
Allows establishment of wildlife food plots on small forestland subject to reforestation requirements .
Changes definition of "grandparent" in laws pertaining to notice to grandparents of juvenile dependency hearings regarding grandchildren, and that authorize grandparents to request visitation or other contact or communication with grandchildren when grandchildren are in legal custody of Department of Human Services.
Modifies provisions of capital gains exemption for amounts received for sale of manufactured dwelling park.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be expended for grant program that distributes moneys to community colleges, or any foundations of community colleges, to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.
Authorizes rural ports to acquire and operate telecommunications facilities.
Provides that tax-exempt nonprofit organization may supply to Oregon Liquor Control Commission informational materials about human trafficking, including adhesive stickers, provided that materials contain objectively verifiable information only about human trafficking.
Provides that Land Conservation and Development Commission may permit cities to undergo periodic review for limited purpose of completing work relating to certain urban growth boundary amendments.
Allows applicant for licensing as landscape construction professional, or for issuance of limited or specialty license, to take practical skills test and attend class on landscape contracting business practices as alternative to taking written examination.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Requires hospital to adopt written discharge policies.
Requires Department of Transportation to study options for improving on-time performance of passenger trains .
Increases membership of All-Terrain Vehicle Advisory Committee.
Passed the House · 4
Prohibits person from knowingly omitting from advertisement for mortgage credit product clear and conspicuous statement that identifies person that offers or promotes mortgage credit product.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Phases in prohibition on manufacture and sale of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs that contain synthetic plastic microbeads.
Prohibits declawing or devocalizing of animal unless procedure is performed by licensed veterinarian under certain conditions.
Out of committee · 5
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue lottery bonds to finance grants from Department of Education to school districts to pay for acquisition, construction or improvement of school-based health centers.
Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop program to provide guidance to local governments and special districts regarding planning for natural disasters.
Authorizes counties to establish programs for forestry products grown on nonforest lands in counties to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperatives.
Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to develop guidelines for tsunami resilience planning and to require local governments that have communities at substantial risk of experiencing severe impact from tsunami inundation to plan for tsunami resilience.
In committee · 9
Requires school district to prepare annual summary that describes special education and related services provided by school district during previous school year.
Prohibits greyhound racing.
Prohibits landlord from requiring applicant or tenant to declaw or devocalize animal otherwise allowed on premises or to advertise in manner that discourages application from potential applicant with otherwise allowed animal that has not been declawed or devocalized.
Creates subtraction from taxable income for start-up expenditures.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Prohibits person convicted of certain crimes from owning, being employed by or providing services at animal grooming parlor or boarding kennel for specified period following conviction.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 300 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to remove official State of Mississippi flag from Walk of Flags display at State Capitol State Park and replace with Mississippi Magnolia Flag.