Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Virgle Osborne
Sponsored
Became law2
Authorizes State Department of Fish and Wildlife to waive certain requirements for black bass and walleye angling competitions if department determines that limiting black bass or walleye populations would benefit native fish species or ecological health of body of water.
Authorizes peace officer to issue investigative subpoena or request order from circuit court for information regarding missing individual if specified standards are met.
In committee23
Establishes Oregon Wildlife Council.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish and prescribe fees for multiyear resident and nonresident hunting licenses.
Restores staggering of terms of county commissioners in certain circumstances.
Reinstates tax credit for reforestation.
Requires that court award damages for cost of replanting to plaintiff prevailing against federal government or contractor in action for injury to private land arising from fire originating on federal forestland.
Prohibits establishment of unofficial ballot drop sites to collect ballots.
Requires Water Resources Department and Department of Environmental Quality to study impacts of wildfire on water quality of streams and tributaries.
Requires secrecy envelope to be included with every ballot.
Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions.
Provides that any voter who has not voted or updated voter registration in four or more years will become inactive elector.
Allows electors of county to approve measure allowing use of dogs for hunting, pursuing or taking cougars within county.
Disqualifies land from farm use special assessments upon final civil penalty or judgment of conviction for illegal growing of crops against landowner or person in possession and control of land.
Prohibits termination of medical assistance for person who is residing in correctional facility in pretrial detention pending adjudication.
Increases exempt amount and filing threshhold for purposes of corporate activity tax.
Reduces required size of real property and percentage of value of adjusted gross estate necessary for real property to qualify for natural resource property credit against estate tax, where real property is forestland or forestland homesites.
Removes requirement that State Fish and Wildlife Commission consist of one member from each Oregon congressional district, one member from west of Cascade Mountains and one member from east of Cascade Mountains.
Repeals prohibition on carrying concealed firearm on person or possessing concealed, readily accessible handgun within vehicle.
Authorizes public schools to provide firearm safety and accident prevention class to students in first grade.
Changes interest charged on delinquent property taxes to simple interest at current primary credit rate of discount window program of United States Federal Reserve System plus three percent.
Requires Secretary of State to study regulation of cannabis.
Directs circuit court to collect surcharge from debt buyer bringing action to collect debt.
Increases amount of value of homesteads exempt from sale on execution, judgment lien or liability for debts of owner.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt by rule required procedures for investigations of reports of elder abuse involving allegations of financial exploitation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes program within Apprenticeship and Training Division of Bureau of Labor and Industries to make grants to local service districts and local joint committees that develop and administer pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training.
Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary.
Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl.
Requires Oregon Health and Science University to annually publish on website of university certain information related to research using nonhuman primates.
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.
Passed the House · 1
Permits employer to pay employees at different compensation levels pursuant to retention bonus provided that employer does not discriminate in payment of retention bonus, and that retention bonus accounts for entire compensation differential.
Out of committee · 22
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 Department of Human Services to reimburse cost of care provided by specified agencies in amounts sufficient to allow agencies to pay direct support professionals 150 percent of state minimum wage and to cover costs of employer contributions for family and medical leave insurance benefits.
Adds nursing assistant or nurse to types of providers who are eligible for income tax credit allowed to rural medical providers.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Desalination.
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.
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board as semi-independent state agency to develop and promote Oregon's distilled spirits industry.
Directs State Forestry Department to establish Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program and administer program .
Directs State Forestry Department to establish Prescribed Fire Capacity Grant Program.
Directs Department of Human Services to provide grants, support and technical assistance for resilience hubs and networks in Oregon.
Modifies provisions of Department of Transportation wildlife-vehicle collision program.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for electric utility that purchases electricity produced using a fuel source that is at least 50 percent qualifying western juniper biomass.
Authorizes Department of Justice to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with housing needs.
Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building.
Requires Oregon Tourism Commission to establish and administer grant program to promote, develop and sustain opportunities for agricultural tourism in rural communities in this state.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing.
Establishes Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Board.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for deposit in Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund for hiring related to Oregon agricultural heritage programs.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to award grants to cities and Oregon Indian tribes with high poverty rates for purpose of developing local poverty reduction plans.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance expansion of courthouses.
In committee · 44
Repeals corporate activity tax.
Provides that county court or board of county commissioners has authority to fill vacancy in office of district attorney, rather than Governor.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties.
Creates income tax credit for teachers in rural schools.
Directs court to inform victim, at sentencing, of potential sentencing reductions defendant may receive.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Parks and Recreation Department for continued development of Oregon Coast Trail.
Requires Department of Education to transfer funds to school districts necessary to pay for school resource officers.
Lowers retirement age for police officers and firefighters under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Eliminates statute of limitations for specified crimes when victim is under 18 years of age at time of crime.
Enacts interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
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.
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.
Restores offense levels for unlawful possession of controlled substance offenses to levels that existed prior to enactment of House Bill 2355 (2017) and Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020 (Ballot Measure 110 (2020)).
Removes restriction on distribution of Student Investment Account moneys to virtual public charter schools.
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.
Permits minors 16 and 17 years of age to operate power-driven machinery in certain circumstances.
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.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study disposal of electric vehicle batteries.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study impacts of waste from solar or wind renewable energy facilities.
Prohibits public employer from making deduction from salary or wages of public employee to pay dues, fees or other assessments to labor organization.
Repeals requirement to secure firearm in specified circumstances.
Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality from adopting or enforcing rules or standards related to motor vehicle fuels or emissions unless authorized by Legislative Assembly by law enacted on or after effective date of Act.
Establishes tax credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes or locking mechanisms.
Eliminates requirement that health benefit plans cover abortions.
Provides that person who receives finding under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program may appeal finding to county advisory committee.
Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
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.
Directs State Board of Forestry, on behalf of State of Oregon, to offer to convey certain real property to Coos County under specific terms and conditions.
Finds that barred owls are known to prey on spotted owls.
Requires State Forestry Department to study and make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding efficacy of forest management.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for purpose of funding programs that award $5 for each take of pikeminnow, if take complies with wildlife laws.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish grant program for purpose of facilitating eradication of gorse for wildfire mitigation in southwest Oregon.
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.
Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses.
Creates process for charging aggravated version of certain sex offenses when defendant, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes victim to ingest controlled substance without victim's consent.
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.
Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts received in settlement of civil action arising from wildfire.
Provides that person is automatically qualified to obtain permit to purchase firearm if person holds valid concealed handgun license.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to study salmon and trout enhancement program.
Prohibits tolling on state highways until January 2, 2026.
Allows owner of property outside urban growth boundary to site additional dwelling on property for occupancy by relative of owner.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund.