Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Fred Girod
Sponsored
Became law2
Allows commodity commission to choose calendar year as fiscal year.
Repeals provisions related to taking food fish by fixed fishing gear or seines.
Out of committee2
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle if woodland and vehicle meet certain requirements.
Directs Oregon Student Access Commission to award at least 25 percent of Oregon Opportunity Grant moneys awarded each year to qualified students majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematical fields.
In committee7
Eliminates continuing education requirement for landscape construction professionals.
Permits taxpayer to carry forward unclaimed tax loss from previous tax year when loss is attributable to fraud.
Authorizes dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state to administer injections of botulinum toxin to face or neck of person.
Establishes exception to gift limitation for food and beverages for members of Legislative Assembly and candidates.
Directs Oregon University System to conduct feasibility study on developing nursing school in Lebanon, Oregon.
Requires county sheriff, upon request by certain landowners, to survey railroad crossing to determine whether crossing is necessary for public safety purposes.
Requires State Forester to conduct forest product sales by public auction with bidding on weight or lump sum basis.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Authorizes certified registered nurse anesthetists to deliver certain services without medical collaboration in connection with procedures performed in location at which medical, surgical or dental services are rendered, other than ambulatory surgical center or hospital.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe criteria for training on treatment of opiate overdose and specifies requirements for training.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Allows Secretary of State, State Treasurer, judicial department and legislative department to obtain copyrights and patents on data processing materials and to sell, lease or otherwise make available the materials to local, state and federal governmental bodies.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt uniform documentation requirements for credentialing providers of telemedicine services.
Extends sunset date for provisions of law relating to county in fiscal distress and fiscal assistance board statutes.
Makes legislative findings concerning best interests of state with regard to construction-related development and state building code administration and enforcement.
Requires Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board , before disciplining person, to establish subcommittee for purpose of advising board on whether objective basis exists to believe that alleged violation of provisions governing real estate appraisers has occurred .
Allows person holding interest in property to recover economic and property damages resulting from fire occurring due to certain statutory or rule violations or resulting from fire escaping from land used or capable of being used for growing forest tree species.
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
Imposes on nonschool athletic teams requirements for recognizing and responding to possible concussions.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to prepare human papillomavirus and comprehensive related cancer control plan as addendum to Oregon Comprehensive Cancer Plan.
Directs Department of Education to consult with specified entities when developing academic content standards for Oregon Studies and preparing materials to support teacher training and classroom instruction in Oregon Studies.
Increases amount of money that Department of Transportation may expend from federal funds to increase diversity in highway construction workforce and prepare individuals interested in entering highway construction workforce by conducting specified activities.
Increases penalty for crime of initiating false report to maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires Oregon Health Authority to request specified information from potential contractors and, if certain conditions are met, to request proposals to establish and operate systems and technologies designed to detect and prevent improper payments in state medical assistance program.
Out of committee · 2
Increases percentage of moneys distributed for maintenance of county parks from 35 percent to 45 percent of moneys transferred to State Parks and Recreation Department from registration of travel trailers, campers and motor homes and from recreational vehicle trip permits.
Allows nonresident veterans discharged under honorable conditions to pay tuition and fees at Oregon resident rates.
In committee · 18
Specifies minimum enrollment requirements for public charter school that offers online courses.
Authorizes certain hunters to use certain mechanical and fixed blade broadheads on arrows.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Imposes certain requirements on disciplinary hearings conducted by Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System or participate in state deferred compensation plan as legislator member.
Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.
States that Oregon estate tax is not due unless value of Oregon taxable estate exceeds $5 million.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Allows local government, in county whose population is not growing and that has population of less than 50,000, to alter comprehensive plan map designations notwithstanding statewide land use planning goals relating to agricultural land and forestland.
Defines "vernal pool." Excludes vernal pools from definition of "waters of this state." Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Director of Department of State Lands to promote use of public land for compensatory mitigation.
Requires that at least 30 days before agencies give notice of intended action to adopt, amend or repeal rules pertaining to recreational or small scale mining, agencies shall perform certain consultation.
Allows Director of Department of State Lands to approve, on case-by-case basis, off-site compensatory mitigation in certain watersheds in adjacent states.
Classifies certain waters of Columbia River to be used for specific purposes.
Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement.
Directs Morrow County and Umatilla County to develop industrial and commercial land uses on land formerly known as Umatilla Chemical Depot.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.