Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Gregory Smith
Sponsored
Became law2
Imposes tax on retail sale of marijuana items, to be imposed upon consumers and collected and remitted by marijuana retailers.
Requires person that engages in surface mining activities at levels below thresholds for applicability of operating permit and reclamation requirements to obtain exclusion certificate from State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and to pay fee.
In committee6
Prohibits medical marijuana facilities and licensed producers, processors and sellers of marijuana from being located within one mile of school.
Authorizes Bureau of Labor and Industries to provide support for outreach and training for employers.
Requires employer to verify legal status of employee to be employed in United States through federal E-Verify program prior to deducting expenses related to worker's employment from Oregon taxable income.
Establishes Task Force on Self-Sufficiency Program Effectiveness.
Modifies requirements for pharmacy benefit managers with respect to maximum allowable cost lists.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from creating administrative or financial incentives to encourage insureds to obtain prescription drugs from mail order pharmacy instead of retail pharmacy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Requires school district to provide lunch free of charge to students who are eligible for reduced price lunches.
Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.
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.
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.
Allows increased use of flashing lights in certain school zones.
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.
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.
Provides that party to proceeding in open court in justice or municipal court may arrange for recording or reporting of proceeding.
Provides that property owner that enters into contract to allow nonprofit organization or certain educational provider to use property or facilities may not require in separate agreement individual to indemnify property owner for damages not caused by individual during use of property or facilities.
Creates position of Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs and specifies responsibilities.
Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.
Passed the House · 1
Modifies crime of displaying obscene materials to minors.
Out of committee · 6
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Establishes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Evaluation Framework Task Force.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Requires Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to spend $1 million per year out of Watershed Conservation Grant Fund on implementation of strategies to protect and restore sage grouse habitat.
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.
Repeals sunset of tax credit for compensation for loss of livestock due to wolf depredation.
In committee · 16
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Prohibits passage of laws restricting economic activities to protect fish habitat that do not apply equivalent restrictions on all economic activities having negative effects on fish habitat.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Exempts estates below current federal estate tax exclusion amount from imposition of Oregon estate tax and Oregon estate tax filing requirement.
Creates exemption from pet restriction in food establishments for assistance animal with assistance animal tag issued by local jurisdiction.
Creates crime of online impersonation.
Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to conduct study of mineral resource potential in Oregon and present report to Legislative Assembly by February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Allows landlord to charge pet security deposit to tenant with disability for service animal or companion animal if landlord requests, and tenant does not provide, documentation that physician has recommended use of service animal or companion animal to mitigate symptoms or effects of disability.
Requires state agencies and persons that contract with state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to determine if any public universities have interest and ability to effectively conduct research and development on carbon reduction technologies.
Requires State Board of Pharmacy to notify person subject to investigation for violation of proposed disciplinary action, to advise person to retain counsel and to impose penalties commensurate with offense.
Reduces corporate excise tax rates for taxpayer that increases average monthly employment for tax year from immediately preceding tax year.
Requires United States to extinguish title to public lands and transfer title to public lands to state on or before December 13, 2018.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue distribution recipients.
Prohibits State Fish and Wildlife Commission from including gray wolf on list of threatened or endangered species.
Finds and declares that Baker, Crook, Harney, Lake and Malheur Counties are qualitatively different and unique sage grouse habitat, making counties separate and distinct class for purposes of levying state tax assessment.