Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Rick Lewis
Sponsored
Became law2
Allows farm tractors to operate on state highways that have speed limit or posted speed of more than 35 miles per hour.
Provides that masturbation while in, or in view of, public place constitutes crime of public indecency.
Out of committee1
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs, in its biennial agency request budget, to request certain level of funding.
In committee5
Exempts from property taxation property consisting of machinery, equipment, tools, implements or fixtures used primarily in agricultural or horticultural activities or animal husbandry, regardless of whether property is considered real property, and adds such property to definition of "tangible personal property." Adds farming tools and implements to tax-exempt personal property and adds preparing farm crops for shipping as tax-exempt use of personal property.
Extends statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.
Requires specified mental health providers to report to law enforcement patient expression of intent to kill or seriously injure others if patient is likely to carry out intent and has ability to carry out intent.
Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Clarifies receivership proceedings and reporting and notice requirements for residential properties that city or county determines are threat to public health, safety or welfare.
Designates May of each year as ALS Awareness Month.
Modifies culpable mental state for crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle when person takes, operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses vehicle, boat or aircraft without consent of owner.
Removing population requirement for affordable housing pilot program if no qualifying nomination is received for city with population under 25,000.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Increases rate of tax for emergency communications.
Requires persons who send or serve certain documents related to termination of tenancy, forcible entry or detainer and residential foreclosures to include certain information regarding assistance that may be available to veterans of armed forces.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020.
Directs Department of Corrections, in cooperation with Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, to establish pilot program to provide legal services that assist women who are incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to reenter and reintegrate into local communities, to reduce womens' vulnerability to domestic violence and to obtain employment, housing services and other benefits.
Expands list of hospitals whose medical staff may qualify for specified income tax credit.
Allows student to wear dress uniform issued by Armed Forces of United States during high school graduation ceremony if certain conditions are met.
Allows professional licensing board to issue nonrenewable temporary authorization to spouse of member of Armed Forces of United States stationed in Oregon and who holds eligible out-of-state authorization to provide occupational or professional service.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish county safety corridor program.
Allows person with hardship driver permit to provide necessary services to person or member of person's family.
Provides that U.S. Highway 26 shall also be known as POW/MIA Memorial Highway.
Out of committee · 10
Establishes Statewide School Safety and Prevention System.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to study and make recommendations regarding funding of search and rescue operations.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to increase size and diversity of group of court appointed special advocates.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for purposes related to programs for grants from Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Establishes Oregon Hemp Commission.
Revises requirements for membership on State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Directs Department of Justice to establish program for awarding grants to law enforcement agencies and local governments for training of groups and agencies that interact with persons who have experienced trauma.
Creates tax credit for short line railroad rehabilitation projects.
Requires certain state agencies and colleges at Oregon State University to conduct certain studies on opportunities for greenhouse gas sequestration by and emissions reductions from activities related to Oregon's natural and working lands and in Oregon's forest products, agricultural and building materials industries, transportation sector and electricity sector.
Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if wine labeled with American viticultural area in Oregon is labeled with single grape variety as type designation, wine must meet specified content requirements.
In committee · 29
Establishes process of earned review for certain young offenders serving terms of imprisonment in custody of Oregon Youth Authority.
Requires court to impose mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment if person is convicted of crime of fleeing or attempting to elude police officer under certain circumstances.
Creates crime of sexual harassment by electronic means.
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for purpose of ensuring multistate enforcement of standards for wine consistent with standards of state where wine was produced.
Requires State Board of Forestry to transfer ownership of former county forestland back to county, upon request, if former county forestland is 10 percent or less of all former county forestland owned by board.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to biennially report to Legislative Assembly regarding estimated change in wolf population.
Establishes Oregon Educational and Workforce Development Bridge Loan Program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to conduct outreach and provide forgivable 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.
Creates income tax credit for foster parents.
Extends by five years certain provisions that allow nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Expands purposes for which physical restraint may be used on students.
Exempts collection, storage or use of diffuse surface water from falling rain, melting snow or other precipitation from requirement to obtain water right permit or certificate.
Allows subtraction from federal taxable income for purchase of qualifying gun safe.
Requires Department of Human Services to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for care of children under 21 years of age no later than 120 days after department receives application.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to conduct study to estimate amount of additional homeless shelter capacity necessary in each county and cost of building or acquiring such capacity.
Modifies crime of promoting prostitution to include knowingly recruiting, persuading or encouraging, or attempting to recruit, persuade or encourage, another person to engage in prostitution.
Authorizes local officials to determine whether residential properties subject to ongoing foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings are abandoned.
Prohibits person from performing or attempting to perform abortion if abortion is because of sex of unborn child.
Allows student subjected to substantiated act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying to request transfer to another school.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Prohibits person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, transporting, implanting, processing, preserving, storing or accepting donation of human fetal tissue for purpose of transplanting the human fetal tissue into another person or animal under specified circumstances.
Authorizes exception allowing certain cities to impose tax or fee, in excess of standard limitation, on production, processing or sale of marijuana items.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds for Interstate 205: Stafford Road to State Highway 213 Project.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid by veteran as principal or interest on qualified education loans.
Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion.
Requires amendment of state building code to include special inspections to detect construction defects in exterior waterproofing system of common property of homeowners association, residential dwelling in planned community served by homeowners association or condominium.
Establishes TriMet Crash Advisory Committee.
Allows resident serving, or who has served, in Armed Forces of United States to obtain free licenses for hunting, angling or shellfish.
Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Exempts receipts from sales of basic necessities from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.