Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Floyd Prozanski
Sponsored
Became law8
Authorizes district attorney to initiate commitment proceeding when person with mental disorder has committed certain violent or sexual acts and is extremely dangerous and in need of commitment.
Updates terminology with respect to civil commitment proceedings regarding person alleged to have mental illness.
Requires moneys in county's road fund and expended for patrolling to be used solely for direct and indirect costs associated with patrolling.
Extends sunset for tax exemption for federal land used by recreation facility operators under permit.
Permits consumer to request that consumer reporting agency place, temporarily lift or remove security freeze on protected consumer's consumer report if consumer provides sufficient proof of consumer's authority to act on protected consumer's behalf.
Bans use of motors on Waldo Lake.
Permits brewery-public house licensee to store, transport and sell malt beverages at one location other than where manufacturing occurs.
Excludes from definition of "employment" service performed for corporation by individual with substantial ownership interest in corporation who is sole corporate officer and director of corporation.
Passed the Senate2
Authorizes rural fire protection districts and state or local law enforcement agencies to contract for agencies to provide district with special law enforcement services as requested by district.
Designates February 14 of each year as Oregon Statehood Day.
Out of committee4
Provides that residents of other states authorized to engage in medical use of marijuana who possess less than one ounce of marijuana are excepted from certain laws.
Specifies requirements for course taken to demonstrate competence with handgun for person applying for concealed handgun license .
Requires task force appointed by Governor to study and make recommendations regarding whether state and local governments should be required to report pesticide applications.
Establishes Agricultural Experiment Station Fermentation Sciences and Value Added Program at Oregon State University.
In committee6
Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to consider certain information in review of applications for operating permits.
Requires that application to change place of use, point of diversion or use made of water be evaluated to determine whether granting of application would result in loss of in-stream habitat for native fish or native wildlife in stream reach not protected by existing in-stream water right.
Changes, for purposes of notifying operator of underground facility of proposed excavation, definition of "excavation" to exclude use of hand tools or any other noninvasive method that moves or displaces earth, rock or other material.
Clarifies that court may charge fee to non-English-speaking party who is not unable to pay for services of interpreter in proceeding.
Allows court to replace juror with alternate juror in criminal case after jury begins deliberations in certain circumstances.
Requires order of court to change attorney, or to terminate relationship of attorney and client, in action or proceeding.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Extends length of suspension of driving privileges if person fails to pay fine or obey order of court from 10 years to 20 years.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish registration system for medical marijuana facilities for transferring usable marijuana and immature marijuana plants from registry identification cardholders, designated primary caregivers of registry identification cardholders or marijuana grow sites to medical marijuana facilities and from medical marijuana facilities to registry identification cardholders or designated primary caregivers of registry identification cardholders.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Increases punishment for animal neglect in first degree to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, for repeat animal neglect offenders, neglect that occurs in presence of minor child or animal neglect offenses involving 10 or more animals.
Authorizes health care facility, health care provider and patient to file notice of adverse health care incident with Oregon Patient Safety Commission.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Prohibits public agency or public official from allowing debt collection entity to use seal or letterhead of public agency or public official.
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.
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.
Imposes on nonschool athletic teams requirements for recognizing and responding to possible concussions.
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.
Authorizes individual licensed to practice medicine or podiatry in another state or country to provide health care services for out-of-state athletic team under certain circumstances.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Out of committee · 4
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.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance to specified number of women for breast and cervical cancer screenings under Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Directs State Medical Examiner to assume counties' responsibilities related to death investigations.
Allows nonresident veterans discharged under honorable conditions to pay tuition and fees at Oregon resident rates.
In committee · 6
Expands grounds for State Department of Agriculture to establish control area or order eradication or exclusion within control area.
Prohibits raising canola.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Allows Department of Transportation to accept donations to State Parks and Recreation Department Fund for purpose of improving bicycle and pedestrian facilities.