Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Sara Gelser Blouin
Sponsored
Became law4
Expands scope of Department of Consumer and Business Services electronic building codes information system.
Creates Medically Involved Home-Care Program in Department of Human Services.
Directs school districts and public charter schools to award diplomas, modified diplomas and alternative certificates to students.
Modifies procedures involved in child abuse investigations.
Passed the House3
Establishes personal income tax credit for individuals donating certain transplanted organs during tax year.
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.
Creates Task Force on Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Out of committee5
Expands definition of categorically needy persons eligible for medical assistance to include children with disabilities .
Creates task force on transportation needs of persons with developmental disabilities.
Enhances penalties for crime of strangulation in certain circumstances.
Establishes People with Disabilities Task Force to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly concerning range of services available and needed to meet needs of children and adults with disabilities.
Establishes Task Force on Mental Retardation in Capital Cases.
In committee9
Allows contiguous lots that are combined for forest fire protection assessment purposes to have single-family dwelling and appurtenant structures and improvements if combination of lots does not total more than 20 acres.
Requires Department of Human Services to specify blastocystosis as reportable disease.
Establishes licensing requirements for adult day services programs.
Creates offense of smoking in motor vehicle while person under age of 17 is in motor vehicle.
Allows school to qualify as remote small elementary school for purposes of weighting in State School Fund distribution formula if school is not within eight miles of school in same school district.
Creates crime of possession of property with obscured identification number.
Directs elected officials and state agencies who provide electronic information to public to provide notice of any electronic tracking feature embedded in electronic communication.
Establishes Board of Trustees of Oregon State School for the Deaf.
Allows student to attend school in school district in which student does not live if certain requirements are met.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Expands lifespan respite care to include individuals with behavioral conditions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Changes definition of "small employer" by increasing maximum number of eligible employees from 25 to 50.
Establishes Oregon Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting Program.
Provides that data on motor vehicle event data recorder is exclusively owned by owner of motor vehicle.
Modifies beginning teacher and administrator mentoring program.
Increases number of directors appointed to State Board of Higher Education.
Establishes statewide system administered by Department of Environmental Quality for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices.
Requires employer to pay over, in accordance with law or agreement requiring or authorizing deductions from wages, amounts deducted from employee's wages.
Requires prescription drug benefit program, or prescription drug benefit offered under health benefit plan or under student health insurance policy, to include coverage of contraception.
Directs Governor to assign state agency responsibility for developing plan to ensure that written documents produced by executive department agencies conform to plain language standards.
Increases length of time ignition interlock device must be installed and used by person convicted of driving under influence.
Allows articles of incorporation delivered for filing to office of Secretary of State to contain provision authorizing or directing corporation to conduct business in environmentally and socially responsible manner.
Requires health benefit plan to cover treatment of child under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder subject to same conditions as treatment of physical illness.
Imposes $10 fee for filing of petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation, and for filing of responses to petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation.
Amends duties of Department of Human Services and law enforcement agencies with respect to investigations of allegations of child abuse at child care facilities.
Allocates from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to school capital matching subaccount amount equal to 50 percent of ending biennial balance of fund as established by revenue forecast issued during May 2009.
Allows county court option of appointing one county fair board member who is resident of adjoining county.
Authorizes creation of affordable housing covenant restricting price, rental rate or occupancy to ensure adequate supply of rental and owner-occupied affordable housing for low or moderate income households.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop plan to start to slow rate of diabetes by 2010.
Creates crime of online sexual corruption of child in second degree.
Passed the House · 6
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Prohibits former member of Legislative Assembly from being compensated lobbyist during period beginning on date person ceases being member and ending on date of adjournment sine die of next regular legislative session.
Establishes state policy that state-funded research benefiting private enterprise must encourage economic development and job creation in Oregon.
Adjusts fines for minors who attempt to purchase, purchase or acquire alcoholic liquor, and for minors who enter or attempt to enter prohibited portion of premises licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Requires Department of Human Services to prepare and submit to Legislative Assembly annual report containing list of employers with employees receiving public assistance, including food stamp benefits.
Requires employer to provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee unless providing accommodation would impose undue hardship on employer.
Out of committee · 13
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt rules under which person with developmental disability receiving medical assistance and residential services from department may retain earned income and remain eligible for services.
Requires motor vehicle passengers who are under 13 years of age to sit in rear seat of motor vehicle.
Expands prohibition of smoking in public places and places of employment.
Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturing companies from providing certain gifts in conjunction with marketing of prescription drugs.
Repeals provisions requiring Department of Human Services to eliminate or limit Oregon Health Plan coverage of dental, vision, hospital and drug services for 2005-2007 biennium.
Establishes Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Appropriates moneys from ___ to Economic and Community Development Department for purpose of assisting development of targeted small businesses and microenterprises.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Establishes credit against personal income tax for amounts paid by eligible taxpayer who paid for and received instruction leading to degree or recognized certificate from post-secondary institution.
Establishes principal residence property tax exemption from local option property taxes for dwelling units of senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Allows members of Oregon National Guard to enroll in specified classes at state institution of higher education or community college at no cost.
Creates SWAT (Schools Will Attract Talent) Team for Oregon's Future Task Force.
Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide health care coverage to children.
In committee · 20
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to annually disclose to Department of Justice certain economic benefits provided in conjunction with marketing of prescription drugs.
Adds schools and classrooms providing kindergarten through grade 12 education to definition of "capital improvements" for which system development charges may be imposed.
Creates crime of unauthorized trading in telephone records.
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.
Creates offense of distracted driving.
Requires Department of Education to advise school guidance counselors on techniques and tools for informing high school students of educational opportunities.
Considers certain students to be residents for purpose of determining tuition and fees at state institutions of higher education.
Adds sheriff services to types of services that can be provided by county service districts.
Provides that violation of certain skiing prohibitions and requirements is Class A violation, punishable by maximum fine of $720.
Creates crime of unlawful disposition of tobacco product.
Creates crime of sexual solicitation of minor.
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Directs each public post-secondary institution to report on number of veterans who are attending institution.
Gives tenants' association, facility purchase association or tenants' association supported nonprofit organization 14-day right of first refusal for offer or agreement by landlord to sell facility.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage of human papillomavirus vaccine for female beneficiaries who are 11 years of age and older.
Extends time for tenants' association or facility purchase association to respond to notice that facility owner is offering or considering sale of facility.
Creates Task Force on Civics Education.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop education program regarding diabetes.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to reveal certain information about complaints against licensees of board when requested to do so by any person.
Sets procedure for statewide special election on House Bill 3558 (2007).