Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Fred Girod
Sponsored
Became law4
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and report, no later than September 15, 2017, recommendations to Legislative Assembly and interim committees related to health for program to reimburse costs of oral health care for low-income individuals residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association treaty.
Exempts from prohibition on practice of dentistry and dental hygiene without valid license students of dentistry and dental hygiene engaged in certain clinical studies performed under indirect supervision of dental faculty member.
Exempts county permit application for mining operation on significant mineral resource site in certain counties from requirements for uses in exclusive farm use zones and statewide land use planning goals and rules relating to land use.
Expands definition of "vehicle of special interest" to include Humvees.
Out of committee4
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Authorizes county to exempt up to $250,000 of assessed value of each homestead owned and occupied by surviving spouse of person in active military service killed in line of duty from ad valorem property taxes imposed by all taxing jurisdictions.
Establishes prudent maximum amount of outstanding General Fund-supported debt as amount for which debt service due in biennium equals five percent of General Fund revenues estimated to be received in biennium.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans.
In committee10
Establishes exception to gift limitation for food and beverages consumed by members of Legislative Assembly and candidates for office as member of Legislative Assembly.
Modifies existing administrative rule review process to require legislative approval of newly adopted administrative rules in order for rules to take effect.
Increases weight allotted for children in poverty for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Permits rural school district in Marion County to purchase adjacent lot or parcel on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Exempts employee under 19 years of age from state minimum wage.
Permits establishment of outdoor race track for radio-controlled vehicles on land zoned for exclusive farm use in certain counties.
Exempts concealed handgun licensees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation related to consideration of economies of scale when calculating State School Fund distributions.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to enforce three basin rule equitably.
Prohibits use of gillnets and tangle nets for fishing.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Provides that portion of Interstate 5 shall be known as Atomic Veterans Memorial Highway.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Designates third Saturday in March of each year as Cherry Blossom Day.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Commission as advisory body for issues relating to repair, reopening, operation, maintenance and future transfer of ownership of navigational canal and locks.
Directs Early Learning Division to support Relief Nursery programs statewide.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Permits contracting agency to include woody biomass energy technology, as alternative to green energy technology, in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price.
Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019.
Out of committee · 3
Requires Oregon Wine Board to establish and operate program for wine market access and wine promotion.
Changes calculation of final average salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System to use five years of salary instead of three years, for salary paid on and after January 1, 2018.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for biennium beginning July 1, 2017, for agricultural experiment station and branch stations, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.
In committee · 3
Allows person without concealed handgun license to carry concealed firearm on person or in vehicle in certain circumstances if person can legally possess firearms under Oregon law.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Declares policy of state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budget plan.