Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Emerson Levy
Sponsored
Became law1
Allows counties with population between 200,000 and 650,000 to elect to distribute receipts from sales of certain lands and mineral rights through alternative mechanism.
Out of committee2
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules to govern procurements of clean energy technology.
In committee3
Designates February 12 of each year as Rogue River Trail of Tears Day.
Authorizes certain cities with demonstrated need for housing to add project area to their urban growth boundary upon certain conditions.
Defines "community living housing" and allows counties to permit community living housing in lands zoned for rural residential uses under established conditions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 28
Establishes Oregon Housing Needs Analysis in Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Directs Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to establish program to provide grants to water suppliers.
Broadens public contracting preference for businesses that service-disabled veterans own to include all veteran-owned businesses.
Extends sunset from 2024 to 2034 on provisions allowing retired member of Public Employees Retirement System to be reemployed by participating public employer for unlimited number of hours without reduction in pension benefits.
Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary.
Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to adopt standards and processes to reduce barriers that impede international early childhood professionals from entering early learning workforce in Oregon.
Requires Department of Corrections to establish doula program for pregnant and postpartum adults in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl.
Modifies Department of Justice crime victim compensation program.
Directs Department of Land and Conservation and Development to convene work group to examine strategies for expanding early learning and care facilities in this state.
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.
Expands list of individuals whose histories, contributions and perspectives are required to be included in social studies academic content standards and in related textbooks and instructional materials.
Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules that allow for reimbursement of school district expenses incurred for alternative transportation costs.
Requires school districts undertaking HVAC infrastructure improvements for which state and federal funds are made specifically available to expend such funds on certain activities aimed at improving indoor air ventilation quality in schools.
Requires Department of Education to conduct study to examine possibility of creating high school equivalency diploma and submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education.
Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Identifies certain covered vendors.
Preserves additional funding for small school districts that merge with one or more school districts if certain conditions are met.
Makes permanent provisions conditionally allowing water right lease to split use of water between existing water right and in-stream water right within same year.
Modifies definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of county permitting process for solar photovoltaic power generation facility.
Establishes Early Literacy Success Initiative.
Allows Oregon Board of Dentistry to require applicant for certification as dental assistant to pass written examination.
Requires State Department of Energy to report on rate of heat pump technology adoption and to collaborate with designated state agencies to reduce barriers to home energy efficiency and resilience.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution for purposes related to outdoor recreation economy.
Expands landlord guarantee program to include landlords providing housing to tenants who have received rental assistance under specified rehousing initiative.
Allows Arts Program to use up to five percent of value of Trust for Cultural Development Account for certain administrative purposes.
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.
Passed both houses · 1
Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to offices of President of United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General.
Passed the House · 1
Prohibits Oregon Board of Dentistry from requiring applicant for certification as dental assistant to pass written examination for radiological proficiency.
Out of committee · 22
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance to projects related to industrial land.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to distribute to Oregon cultural organizations in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on organization finances.
Creates Cultural Impact Program.
Appropriates $30,000,000 to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Zero-Emission Incentive Fund.
Authorizes city or county to establish schedule in which, for 10 years, percentage of property tax exemption granted to affordable multiunit rental housing increases directly with percentage of units rented to households with annual income at or below 120 percent of area median income.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Directs President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives to appoint work group to develop framework for multi-sector plan for aging to be administered by Department of Human Services.
Establishes Imagination Library of Oregon Program to provide free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop love of reading and learning, and improve third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates.
Removes cap on amounts distributed from State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as children with disabilities.
Allocates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement program to award grants to county fair operators in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on county fair operators' earned revenue.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for deposit into Oregon Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Fund.
Directs Oregon Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement program to award grants for fairgrounds used as emergency evacuation sites.
Authorizes cities and counties to adopt program for awarding grants to developers of affordable housing and moderate income housing projects to finance certain costs associated with such housing projects.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department and Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants and loans for housing.
Directs Department of Human Services to provide grants, support and technical assistance for resilience hubs and networks in Oregon.
Creates Oregon Soil Health Initiative.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for amount paid by owner of eligible generation facility for transmission services.
Authorizes Department of Justice to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with housing needs.
Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award "Hunger Free Campus" designation to public universities and community colleges that demonstrate required actions taken to combat hunger.
Prohibits distributing, selling, attempting to sell or allowing to be sold flavored inhalant delivery system product or flavored tobacco product in this state.
Establishes Task Force on the State of Sport in Oregon to make recommendations for growing businesses in athletics, team sports, outdoor activities and recreation ecosystem in order to establish Oregon as most conducive location in North America for sports economy.
Establishes Community Information Exchange Board and specifies membership and duties.
In committee · 7
Extends property tax exemption to commercial community solar projects first granted exemption for property tax year beginning on or after July 1, 2023.
Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to establish and implement child care provider incentive program.
Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to study land use siting of solar photovolatic power generating facilities.
Provides that unit of government may not assess toll on state highways or interstate highways located in tri-county area unless Department of Transportation conducts and submits equity plan for approval by affected counties.
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.
Prohibits tolling on state highways until January 2, 2026.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of consumer electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any documentation, tool, part or other device or implement that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized service provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing consumer electronic equipment.