Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Chris Gorsek
Sponsored
Became law4
Eliminates adverse impact process for new publicly funded post-secondary programs or locations.
Establishes Task Force on Community College Child Care Services.
Requires Secretary of State to conduct performance audit of Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon.
Permits City of Fairview to operate photo radar in school zone while school is in session.
Out of committee3
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for work ready communities programs, employer workforce training and back to work programs.
Establishes Task Force on Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to study feasibility of establishing facility at Mt.
In committee8
Permits employee of contracting agency that conducts cost analysis or determines feasibility of procurement to seek judicial review of cost analysis or determination.
Requires financial institution that has contract with state agency to disburse government benefit to individual by means of debit card to disclose fees for using debit card or in connection with debit card to individual and state agency.
Includes siblings as family members for purposes of family leave.
Requires licensing agency to adopt rules to ensure that caregivers in licensed residential facilities and adult foster homes have practical knowledge and skills necessary to maintain health, safety and welfare of residents.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to submit report related to former Troutdale sewage treatment plant, availability of funds to decommission plant and how decommissioned plant could be used to expand Oregon's economy and provide opportunities for economic development.
Establishes Task Force on Community College Facilities.
Creates Task Force on Bridges Across the Willamette River in Multnomah County.
Creates Oregon Council on Domestic Violence Prevention and Response within Oregon Health Authority.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to submit report for each tax credit scheduled to expire in following even-numbered year.
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities.
Increases amount of money and goods that person may find without giving notice to county clerk.
Allows exception to employment requirements for rural renewable energy development zone exemption from property taxation if provided for in resolution of zone sponsor and business firm makes certain minimum investment in qualified property.
Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to operate Farm Direct Nutrition Program to enable participants in Women, Infants and Children Program to purchase fresh produce at farmers' markets or roadside stands and to operate Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program to enable low income seniors to purchase fresh produce at farmers' markets or roadside stands.
Requires public school students seven years of age or younger who are beginning educational program to have vision screening or eye examination.
Requires disclosure of shipping and handling charges in sale or advertisement of consumer good.
Designates March of each year as Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month.
Exempts electronic mail addresses in possession or custody of executive department, local government, local service district or special government body from required disclosure under public records law, except for electronic mail addresses assigned by public body to public employees for use in ordinary course of employment.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
Requires appointment of State Integrated Pest Management Coordinator.
Prohibits beneficiary from requiring as condition of short sale, except in certain circumstances, that nonprofit entity that purchases property in short sale, or that purchases note from beneficiary, enter into agreement with beneficiary or grantor that limits or bars grantor from owning or occupying residential property after short sale or sale of note.
Increases number of locations for which distillery licensee may permit tastings of distillery products.
Establishes Office of Small Business Assistance in Office of Secretary of State for purpose of facilitating interactions between small businesses and state agencies with regulatory authority over small businesses.
Modifies schedule for issuance of lottery bonds to pay costs of Coos Bay Channel Project.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to consider creation of Pay Forward, Pay Back pilot program to replace current system of tuition and fees required to attend institution of higher education.
Removes certain exemptions from fees and taxation for out-of-state banks, extranational institutions or foreign associations that engage in certain activities within this state.
Establishes Task Force on Minority Language Voting Materials.
Passed the House · 1
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Out of committee · 3
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Establishes Career and Technical Student Organization Grant Program for purpose of funding expenses associated with participation in career and technical student organizations.
Prohibits specified nonfarm uses on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
In committee · 20
Creates or adjusts sunset for certain income and corporate excise tax expenditures not required under federal law or Oregon Constitution.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to prepare statement for each legislative measure that extends sunset of tax credit.
Directs Department of Transportation to consult with Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute when designing Gray Whale registration plate.
Allows off-duty law enforcement officers to possess firearms in public buildings.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish subcommittee to develop model for funding post-secondary education.
Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education for early childhood development center at Earl Boyles Elementary School.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to adopt rules that prohibit public university within Oregon University System from providing information about student enrolled in public university to person that is engaged in business of extending or offering to extend credit by means of credit card unless student gives public university express written consent and from advertising or permitting another person to advertise any offer to extend credit by means of credit card in official publication
Creates prepaid tuition contracts for Oregon residents under Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Creates State Agency Innovation Fund.
Requires consumer contract that provides for early termination fee to include clear and conspicuous disclosure of amount of fee and total amount consumer must pay under consumer contract to avoid early termination fee.
Permits contracting agency that uses public funds to procure goods or services under Public Contracting Code to give preference to bidder or proposer that is headquartered or owned locally, will obtain equipment, material and supplies locally or will employ workers locally.
Creates subtraction from taxable income for mileage of volunteers.
Limits compensation of video lottery game retailers to specified percentage of net receipts from video lottery games.
Allows parties to good neighbor agreement to file agreement with Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Requires peace officers to inform stopped persons that giving consent to search is optional.
Creates disclosure requirements related to use of refund anticipation payment instruments by tax consultants and tax preparers.
Makes vehicle operated exclusively by one employee in course of employer's business subject to Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 300 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Requires washing machine sold in this state to carry warning label stating potential risk to small children of serious injury or drowning.