Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Gregory Smith
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Modifies qualification for tax credit for volunteer emergency medical technicians.
In committee9
Requires that seller of property larger than three acres disclose in seller's property disclosure statement certain information about noxious weeds.
Expands crimes of interfering with law enforcement animal and assaulting law enforcement animal.
Describes when person has suffered economic damages as result of offense or defendant's criminal activities for purposes of restitution.
Establishes Retired Senior Volunteer Program within Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Creates Tax Relief Commission in Economic and Community Development Department to review and approve property tax relief and grants to commercial and industrial projects that create jobs in areas of high unemployment.
Prohibits unit of government from seizing firearms from individuals in lawful possession of firearms during declared emergency.
Requires State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to notify physician in writing of reduction in premium made from Rural Medical Liability Reinsurance Fund.
Creates crime of criminal gang recruitment.
Allows public body to refuse to disclose public record if custodian of record determines that request for disclosure is excessive, redundant, intended to disrupt essential functions of public body or made in bad faith or for purpose of harassment.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Expands development allowed without taking additional exception to specified land use goals in conjunction with sanctioned use of major motor speedway to include permanent housing units.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Modifies definition of Class II all-terrain vehicle.
Increases number of directors appointed to State Board of Higher Education.
Requires employees of Legislative Administration Committee to post material on or install links from official webpage of member of Legislative Assembly in manner directed by member.
Directs school districts, at request of student and with consent of student's parent or guardian, to award high school diploma to students who have satisfied graduation requirements in less than four years.
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Creates Sustainability Board.
Adds fees for requests for preliminary certification of reforestation projects by State Forester to costs included in project costs for purposes of income tax credit for reforestation projects.
Creates crime of online sexual corruption of child in second degree.
Passed the House · 5
Establishes state policy that state-funded research benefiting private enterprise must encourage economic development and job creation in Oregon.
Creates Task Force on Oregon's Hybrid Poplar Industry.
Creates Task Force on Establishing Mental Health Database to identify issues, explore solutions and make recommendations to Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly regarding establishment and implementation of database to aid law enforcement officers in assisting mentally ill individuals to obtain medical, mental health and social services.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to name Fall Creek hatchery research center Lindsay Ball Research Hatchery.
Requires motor vehicle locator service provider to furnish information about location of motor vehicle to law enforcement agency upon request.
Out of committee · 10
Allows student who participates in Oregon Troops to Teachers program to receive funds for cost of tuition at qualified independent institutions.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Human Services for Senior Corps programs.
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists.
Requires Department of State Police to establish base pay for troopers.
Requires Department of Human Services and local public health authorities to compile Kids' Network List of medical providers available in each county to provide primary care services to children.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to remote and necessary school districts.
Requires State Forestry Department to establish and maintain fuel breaks between contiguous state and federal forestlands.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign for pedestrian or bicyclist killed in motor vehicle accident, upon application by immediate family member.
Allows certain disabled veterans to qualify for Oregon Health Plan benefits.
In committee · 43
Creates process for forestland owners or cooperative associations of log haulers to petition Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to determine rate of compensation for log haulers.
Requires that operator of or individual in charge of certain mass transit equipment or facilities owned or operated by Tri-Met contact 9-1-1 emergency reporting system before contacting mass transit system dispatch operator when emergency arises.
Requires mass transit district or transportation district that operates light rail system to install crossing gates at unguarded pedestrian crossings of light rail tracks.
Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly, members-elect, statewide officials and statewide officials-elect from soliciting or receiving political contributions during period beginning on date of general election and ending on first day of next following regular session of Legislative Assembly.
Allows tax credit to individual who owns and occupies manufactured dwelling as primary residence and who ends tenancy in manufactured dwelling park as result of closing of park or portion of park.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Prohibits state government from employing individual who is not legally present or legally employable.
Permits law enforcement agencies to apprehend person based upon probable cause that person is in violation of immigration law.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Makes English official language of state.
Conforms Oregon Vehicle Code to provisions of federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Modifies crime of failing to maintain a metal purchase record.
Increases maximum standard penalty for first degree animal abuse to five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Establishes program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide payment for reasonable funeral expenses for eligible veterans.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against school district until after claim has been submitted to legal review panel.
Prohibits sex offender released on probation from residing in community unless community has police officer on duty at all times.
Allows Department of Transportation to waive issuance, renewal or replacement fee of identification card for indigent person.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Requires Public Employees Retirement Board to allow retired members and beneficiaries to make voluntary monthly contributions to labor organizations.
Requires person to notify parent before person performs abortion on minor or ward, with specific exceptions.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.
Authorizes Director of Human Services, in consultation with Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, to provide grants of up to $500,000 to nonprofit organizations to improve access to health care by low-income persons.
Requires Legislative Assembly to fully fund Department of State Police from General Fund revenues.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.
Requires physicians to inform pregnant females considering abortion about fetal pain and to report on abortions performed.
Includes medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions in definition of ambulatory surgical center.
Includes irrigation districts and water control districts as municipalities for purposes of partially perfecting water rights.
Establishes requirements for telephone directories.
Requires information to be given to pregnant female 24 hours prior to abortion.
Establishes Oregon State Police Fund.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Prohibits State Board of Higher Education, board of education of community college and Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from increasing tuition, fees and other charges imposed on residents of Oregon.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income taxpayers and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Allows state employee to report to federal immigration enforcement authorities information about individual who cannot produce valid, independently verifiable documents to prove that individual is legally present in United States.
Directs school districts to expend at least 65 percent of operational expenditures on classroom instruction expenditures.
Requires mandatory minimum sentences of up to 48 months for subsequent repeat property crime convictions.
Modifies threshold level of value of estate at which inheritance tax return is required to be filed.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Establishes tax credit for employer that pays all or part of community college tuition and related textbook expenses of employee in workforce training program.
Provides that per diem payments to member of Legislative Assembly be based on distance between member's district residence and State Capitol.
Allows dogs accompanied by their owners into restaurants and bars.
Establishes Oregon State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Clarifies language authorizing city or district to require consent to eventual annexation in exchange for providing extraterritorial service to landowner.