Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
David Brock Smith
Sponsored
Became law7
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing.
Establishes process for vessel permit seller to petition for preliminary injunction allowing seller to continue to fish under vessel permit during pendency of proceeding concerning claim that buyer failed to fulfill terms of vessel permit sale.
Directs Department of Human Services, in consultation with Department of Justice, to develop and implement training and continuing education curriculum for caseworkers that informs and instructs caseworkers on their roles in juvenile dependency proceedings.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Director to, before appointing Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board members, consult with organizations that represent certain interests and take into consideration nominations or recommendations received in course of consultation.
Requires development of plan for Oregon Coast Trail.
Makes permissive rather than mandatory provision that noncompliant survey map that is not corrected by surveyor and returned to county surveyor within 30 days be forwarded by county surveyor to State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying for action.
Authorizes moneys from federal sources in county road fund of Curry County, Klamath County or Yamhill County to be loaned to taxing district within county, another county or taxing district within another county, only pursuant to legally binding intergovernmental agreement or loan agreement.
Out of committee6
Allocates $2,100,000 of lottery revenue to Oregon Business Development Department to be used to issue grants or loans in support of redevelopment of Port of Port Orford Cannery.
Appropriates moneys to State Forestry Department for 2017-2019 biennium to carry out integrated pest management program to combat Sudden Oak Death.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to issue loans or grants to City of Gold Beach to construct training facility for public safety personnel.
Establishes Task Force on Use of Surplus Public Lands for Housing.
Repeals Department of State Lands leasing requirements for kelp harvesting.
Provides grants to counties that received Secure Rural Schools Program payments in calendar year 2008 equal to at least 30 percent of all moneys deposited into county general fund.
In committee10
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for payment to River Docs, LLC for purpose of implementing first phase of sediment study of lower Rogue River.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish and prescribe fees for multiyear resident and nonresident hunting licenses.
Transfers regulatory authority over propagation of finfish in private commercial aquaculture facilities from State Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Fish and Wildlife Commission to State Department of Agriculture.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for 2017-2019 biennium for issuing grant to Curry County for implementing replacement of control devices at discharge from Floras Lake into Floras Creek.
Limits standing to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision by local government to person who resides or maintains business within 25 miles of local government boundary.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to use dual-frequency identification sonar devices for counting fish.
Directs Judicial Department to publish compilation of information on court procedures and proceedings relevant to municipal courts and distribute publication to each municipal court.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop and administer program to issue grants to address tourism-related coastal infrastructure needs.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Stillwagon Distillery for developing process for recycling and reusing distillery spent wash.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Modifies purposes for which school districts may receive grants to pay for costs incurred by school districts to purchase food produced or processed in state.
Permits onsite treatment of septage prior to application of biosolids on exclusive farm use land using treatment facilities that are portable, temporary and transportable by truck trailer during authorized period of time.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules to establish Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
Exempts certain towing vessels and their towed barges from requirement that Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots licensee pilot vessel.
Makes golf course on high-value farmland meeting certain criteria conditional use in area zoned for exclusive farm use.
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.
Provides that ports may enter into intergovernmental agreements for any purpose permitted under ORS chapter 190.
Authorizes ports to advertise activities of port and activities of others using port facilities.
Increases threshold, from $500,000 to $2 million, of real property value that requires port to obtain additional appraisal before purchase.
Authorizes ports to acquire, construct, maintain and operate shipyards.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to carry out study and propose recommendations for single, coordinated process for parties to meet certain federal and state requirements for, and to obtain certain releases from liability for, cleanup of hazardous waste.
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.
Allows producer to sell candled eggs designated as ungraded under limited circumstances.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to implement program to encourage reporting of wildlife law violations.
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.
Establishes Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations.
Creates Office of Outdoor Recreation within State Parks and Recreation Department.
Changes term "osteopath" to "osteopathic physician." Clarifies that doctors of osteopathic medicine practice medicine as physicians.
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.
Describes actions school districts are required to take or are prohibited from taking regarding students who are unable to pay for meals.
Passed the House · 6
Modifies requirements relating to donating game meat to charitable organizations.
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.
Allows occupational therapists to participate in primary care provider loan repayment program.
For purposes of rural enterprise zone program, provides alternative criterion for eligibility for certification of facility located in county outside all metropolitan statistical areas in which total property taxes imposed by all taxing districts equal at least 1.3 percent of total assessed value of all taxable property in county.
Requires incumbent holder of state office who seeks to be elected to same office to file nominating petition or declaration of candidacy not later than 77 days before date of primary election.
Provides that school district may not deny participation in interscholastic activities by student who attends public charter school.
Out of committee · 12
Requires city or county to review and decide on applications for certain housing developments containing affordable housing units within 100 days.
Establishes Certified Oregon Program in Oregon Business Development Department to certify for-profit and nonprofit businesses to use term "Certified Oregon" on products and labels, in advertising and media and for other purposes specified by rule.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report annually to Legislative Assembly on implementation of requirements to reimburse cost of child abuse medical assessments conducted by community assessment centers.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to implement Oregon Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Research Program.
Establishes Oregon Industrial Hemp Commission.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue grant to organization dedicated to addressing community needs relating to October 1, 2015, shooting on campus of Umpqua Community College.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Clarifies that blight includes existence of brownfields for purposes of urban renewal plans.
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.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to study barriers to development of industrially zoned lands and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 1, 2018.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate.
In committee · 13
Authorizes counties to withhold from taxing districts costs to county of assessing property and collecting property taxes.
Establishes Ocean Beach Fund.
Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment.
Repeals requirement that person who is not gun dealer obtain criminal background check prior to transferring firearm to another person who is not gun dealer.
Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Vests sole authority to regulate hunting ammunition and fishing gear with Legislative Assembly with specified exceptions.
Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to determine that adequate number of dealers and redemption centers exist in state to provide convenient service for return of empty beverage containers before expanding applicability of bottle bill.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Requires State Forestry Department to transfer ownership of former county forestland back to county, upon request, if former county forestland is 10 percent or less of all former county forestland owned by department.
Clarifies definition of "covered animal species" for purposes of wildlife trafficking prevention program.
Provides that Department of State Lands shall distribute certain moneys that have been in Common School Fund Account for 25 years or more.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.