Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Mark Meek
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Designates Act as Oregon First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to provide funds to assist first-time home buyers from low income households through programs administered by department and grants to eligible nonprofit organizations, housing authorities and local governments.
In committee2
Requires principal real estate brokers to complete continuing education in brokerage practices to qualify for renewal of principal real estate broker license.
Repeals prohibition on pledging homestead as security for reverse mortgage in property tax deferral program for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 32
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions.
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway.
Directs Legislative Counsel to prepare open government impact statement for measures that affect disclosure, or exemption from disclosure, of public records.
Directs Oregon Medical Board, Oregon State Board of Nursing, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and Oregon Board of Dentistry to provide licensees of boards with opioid and opiate prescribing guidelines and recommendations established by association of licensee practitioners.
Requires each post-secondary institution of education to provide Higher Education Coordinating Commission with number of Oregon high school graduates from each school district enrolled at institution and graduation rate at institution for Oregon high school graduates from each school district.
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing.
Requires long term care referral provider to be registered with Department of Human Services.
Expresses intent of Legislative Assembly that, when Legislative Assembly approves increases in funding of services provided by residential training facilities or residential training homes, wages and benefits paid to direct support professionals be increased at comparable rate.
Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group to develop statewide ethnic studies standards for adoption into existing statewide social studies standards for public kindergarten through grade 12.
For purposes of determining which public buildings must comply with existing requirement to display Oregon State flag and National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, expands definition of "public building" to include all other county, municipal, school district and special district buildings upon which or near which it is customary and suitable to display United States flag.
Extends ad valorem property tax exemption to existing qualified dwelling units of single-unit housing purchased by taxpayers seeking exemption.
Prohibits public university, community college or Oregon-based private university or college to use threat or imposition of student discipline or other sanction to influence decision of victim of alleged incident of sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking regarding whether to report alleged incident or participate in investigation or adjudication of alleged incident.
Requires school district board and public charter school governing body to adopt and implement policy that requires volunteers to undergo background check if district or school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children.
Permits county to allow owner of lot or parcel of at least two acres zoned for rural residential uses to construct new single-family dwelling on lot or parcel if owner converts existing historic home to accessory dwelling unit.
Prohibits state contracting agency from entering into public contract with prospective contractor that has not certified that prospective contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes of workers.
Authorizes Department of Revenue and units of local government to disclose to each other information related to administration of transient lodging tax laws.
Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and implement system that provides loan counseling to consumers who borrow from payday loan lenders and title loan lenders.
Provides that portion of Interstate 5 shall be known as Atomic Veterans Memorial Highway.
Expands contents of report by Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology to include role of broadband technology in local, state and regional economies and economic development.
Requires Oregon Health Policy Board, in collaboration with Office of Rural Health and Oregon Health and Science University, to conduct assessment of health care workforce needs in Oregon.
Requires Department of Human Services, in collaboration with other agencies, to adopt rules related to prescription of psychotropic medications to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations.
Requires Department of Education to develop and provide to public high schools written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities.
Modifies civil penalties, license regulation and licensing fees for certain facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Directs State Chief Information Officer to appoint Chief Data Officer to maintain web portal for publication of data of state agencies.
Requires coordinated care organization to provide initial health assessment on child enrolled in coordinated care organization no later than 60 days after date that Oregon Health Authority notifies coordinated care organization that child has been taken into custody of Department of Human Services.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training.
Requires owner or operator of dam with high hazard rating to develop emergency action plan for dam.
Removes special training requirement from statutes governing prescribing, dispensing and distributing naloxone.
Prohibits public body from disclosing specified information concerning person unless required by state or federal law.
Passed the House · 4
Requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days' notice to employees and certain officials before ceasing operations, relocating or ordering mass layoff involving 50 or more employees.
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Requires Health Evidence Review Commission to evaluate therapeutic and clinical effectiveness of hippotherapy for purpose of possible inclusion on prioritized list of health services provided in medical assistance program and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by December 31, 2017.
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Out of committee · 9
Establishes Task Force on Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Establishes Oregon Public Places Are Safe Places Investment Fund.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more pilot programs statewide to provide training, job placement services, financial assistance, technical support and business creation assistance to veterans in construction and construction materials industries.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities.
Increases amount of fees charged and collected by county clerks to record or file certain real property documents.
Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law.
In committee · 13
Modifies laws related to real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies.
Directs Occupational Safety and Health Division of Department of Consumer and Business Services to study potential safety benefits of screening replacement workers during labor dispute with employer that employs more than 100 employees in industry involving hazardous materials.
Requires candidate for President or Vice President of United States, in order to appear on general election ballot or in general election voters' pamphlet, to provide Secretary of State with copy of candidate's federal income tax returns for five years preceding year of general election and with written consent for public disclosure of tax returns.
Requires health benefit plan to reimburse cost of treatment for HIV-associated lipodystrophy.
Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Imposes on owner of foreclosed residential real property liability to local government of $10 for each day that property remains unsold and vacant during period that begins 270 days after date of trustee's sale or judgment of foreclosure, unless owner demonstrates that property remains unsold and vacant because owner is renovating or substantially remodeling property.
Requires person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Authorizes district school boards to take specified actions to facilitate creation and use of maker spaces.
Modifies law regarding requirement that public employer grant preference to veteran or disabled veteran in selection process for civil service position.
Prohibits requiring high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate as qualification for obtaining limited specialty plumber license to install or replace residential water heaters.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Requires member of Legislative Assembly who has relative or member of household receiving salary for serving on member's personal legislative staff to file statement with Oregon Government Ethics Commission naming each such relative or member of household and stating amount of money each relative or member of household receives in salary.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.