Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
David Brock Smith
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires district attorney to include sexual assault nurse examiner or hospital representative in sexual assault response team organized by district attorney to adopt protocols addressing response to sexual assault victims.
Transfers moneys from certain funds and accounts to General Fund for general governmental purposes.
Allows facilities for processing farm products under 2,500 square feet on lands zoned for exclusive farm use without regard to siting standards.
Changes process for forming or dissolving livestock district, annexing land to livestock district or withdrawing land from livestock district.
Passed the House1
Makes legislative findings regarding failure of United States Army Corps of Engineers to operate Cole M. Rivers Hatchery in conformance with fish return goals.
Out of committee14
Allows cider businesses producing less than 100,000 gallons of cider annually on lands zoned for farm use when businesses own certain orchards of at least one acre.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Use of Surplus Public Lands for Housing.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish and prescribe fees for multiyear resident and nonresident hunting licenses.
Appropriates moneys to State Forestry Department for 2019-2021 biennium to carry out integrated pest management program to combat Sudden Oak Death.
Allocates $1,600,000 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.
Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on federal lands within state borders.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish and operate fish incubation box pilot program for hatching of salmonids on historically salmon-bearing waterways located in certain counties.
Appropriates moneys for distribution to Curry County assessor for pilot program to increase employment in assessor's office in order to achieve assessment rotation of seven years for taxable property.
Allows school district with remote small high school to use moneys received under High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act on existing career and technical education programs.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for development of gatekeeper programs to serve seniors and people with disabilities in local communities statewide.
Provides that bonds may be issued under Article XI-Q of Oregon Constitution if Chief Justice of Supreme Court determines that remodeling, renovation or expansion of court facilities is necessary or desirable.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing processing and sale of beef and lamb that does not travel in interstate commerce.
Requires certain state agencies and colleges at Oregon State University to conduct certain studies on opportunities for greenhouse gas sequestration by and emissions reductions from activities related to Oregon's natural and working lands and in Oregon's forest products, agricultural and building materials industries, transportation sector and electricity sector.
In committee34
Establishes Ocean Beach Fund.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to issue loans or grants to City of Gold Beach to construct training facility for public safety personnel.
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.
Limits standing in appeals of land use decisions or limited land use decisions to persons that reside or maintain business within 25 miles of boundary of local government or special district and appeared before decision maker in person at hearing if available.
Requires county at higher risk of financial distress to withhold from taxing districts costs to county of assessing property and collecting property taxes.
Prohibits entry of order setting aside conviction or record of arrest, citation or charge for person convicted of four or more felonies.
Redefines "historic home" to include dwellings built before 1974 for purpose of serving as accessory dwelling unit to homes newly constructed on rural residential lands.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to use dual-frequency identification sonar devices for counting fish.
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.
Modifies juvenile court dependency procedure to require Department of Justice to bear responsibility for certain expenses arising out of summonses issued by Department of Human Services.
Requires that court award damages for cost of replanting to plaintiff prevailing against federal government or contractor in action for injury to private land arising from fire originating on federal forestland.
Allows electors of county to approve measure allowing use of dogs for hunting, pursuing or taking cougars within county.
Permits court, after suspension of driving privileges for failure to pay fine, to reinstate person's driving privileges if person is employed.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study effectiveness of implementing chapter 669, Oregon Laws 2017, and determine whether additional legislation is necessary to enhance process of transferring academic credits between community colleges and public universities.
Allows credit against net income taxes for portion of eligible costs of newly constructed single-family dwelling that sells for price affordable to household with annual income at or below 120 percent of area median income.
Appropriates moneys to State Parks and Recreation Department for outreach and development of educational signs warning public about natural dangers of ocean beaches.
Directs State Board of Forestry, pursuant to joint rules adopted by State Board of Forestry and State Land Board, to establish pilot project for county management of certain Elliott State Forest Lands.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to operate program in southwest Oregon to control populations of species that prey on salmon.
Allows certain counties to adopt ordinance to impose tax on medical and recreational marijuana production.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry County for purpose of installing fiber optic telecommunication line to Cape Blanco Airport.
Creates income tax credit for teachers in rural schools.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to allow person meeting criteria to hunt game mammals using crossbow.
Renames crime of criminal impersonation of a peace officer to criminal impersonation of a law enforcement officer.
Prohibits person that transacts title insurance in this state from refusing to issue policy of title insurance or refusing to close or insure real property transaction solely because real property that is subject of the transaction has been used for purpose of growing, producing, manufacturing or selling cannabis, or conducting other activities related to cannabis, if growing, production, manufacture, sale or other activities occurred in compliance with state laws relating to regulation of marijuana items.
Directs Legislative Policy and Research Director to study methods for legislative oversight of administrative rules and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020.
Prohibits business, or employee of business, that sells canisters or other products from which individual may directly inhale restricted inhalant from selling or delivering canister or other product to individual who is under 18 years of age.
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules authorizing single-family dwelling and accessory dwelling unit constructed on same lot or parcel to be permanently connected to same subsurface sewage disposal system or alternative sewage disposal system.
Prohibits counties from establishing minimum lot size of more than one acre for residential zoned land.
Authorizes counties to allow contiguous clustered nonresource dwellings on clustered development tract in lieu of approval of individual nonresource dwellings on exclusive farm use or forest lands.
Allows counties to authorize subdivision of land zoned for exclusive farm use or forestland into parcels no smaller than the average size of county parcels of the same type.
Directs State Marine Board to provide optional licensing of boats as charter boats if boat carries fewer than seven passengers for hire.
Expands crime of criminal impersonation of a peace officer to include possession of false law enforcement vehicle.
Prohibits Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered.
Establishes subtraction from personal taxable income for eligible rental payments made by eligible renters.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to produce survey of bay clam populations in priority areas of Tillamook Bay.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 35
Allows dog training classes to be conducted in farm buildings existing on January 1, 2019, within counties that adopted marginal lands provisions.
Requires State Forestry Department to annually report to Legislative Assembly or interim committee regarding implementation and enforcement of property notifications and certifications required under Oregon Forestland-Urban Interface Fire Protection Act.
Modifies list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse to include animal control officers.
Allows refund of personal income tax to be made by direct deposit into account designated by taxpayer.
Allows farm tractors to operate on state highways that have speed limit or posted speed of more than 35 miles per hour.
Defines "public library" as public agency providing to all residents of local government unit free and equal access to library and information services that are suitable for persons of all ages.
Makes legislative findings regarding commercial cervid attractants as source of chronic wasting disease.
Requires city or county to issue residential building permits upon substantial completion of construction of public improvements in residential subdivisions.
Modifies definition of "energy facility" for purposes of regulation of energy facilities by Energy Facility Siting Council.
Establishes Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care to study ways to increase use of and access to child care subsidies and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2020.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Department of Education and Office of Child Care to make specified evaluations to increase number of educators in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region who are available to teach courses in secondary math and science and in career and technical education programs.
Requires persons who send or serve certain documents related to termination of tenancy, forcible entry or detainer and residential foreclosures to include certain information regarding assistance that may be available to veterans of armed forces.
Requires counties to approve establishment of dwellings in conjunction with farm use on high-value farmland for cranberry farm operator meeting $40,000 annual income standard.
Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to receive, consolidate and organize public record information concerning shellfish mariculture in Oregon.
Expands types of entities that may receive grant from Farm-to-School Grant Program to purchase food produced or processed in state or to identify sources of foods or to process foods.
Establishes process for completing and filing report of death for person missing in wilderness or forested environment and believed to be deceased.
Requires State Department of Energy to adopt by rule program for providing rebates for purchase, construction or installation of residential and certain nonresidential solar electric systems and paired solar and storage systems.
Requires manufacturer of prescription drugs to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services specified increase in price of certain prescription drugs at least 60 days before date of increase.
Provides that brownfield granted property tax incentive benefit under chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016, may be granted any other special assessment, exemption or partial exemption for which such property is eligible.
Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife, in cooperation with Department of Transportation, to develop Wildlife Corridor Action Plan for use by state agencies.
Allows State Department of Fish and Wildlife to refuse or condition disclosure of information relevant to department ability to manage or protect described fish or wildlife species or individual members or populations of species.
Expands list of hospitals whose medical staff may qualify for specified income tax credit.
Allows student to wear dress uniform issued by Armed Forces of United States during high school graduation ceremony if certain conditions are met.
Requires State Forestry Department to report biennially to committee of Legislative Assembly regarding outcomes from all projects pursued in state under Good Neighbor Authority Agreement .
Prohibits county from considering property tax classification of dwellings that were previously removed, destroyed, demolished or converted to nonresidential uses when reviewing application for replacement dwelling on lands zoned for exclusive farm use.
Allows professional licensing board to issue nonrenewable temporary authorization to spouse of member of Armed Forces of United States stationed in Oregon and who holds eligible out-of-state authorization to provide occupational or professional service.
Increases maximum penalty for certain wildlife law offenses committed without culpable mental state to $2,000 fine.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish county safety corridor program.
Removes limit on number of full on-premises sales licenses that distillery licensee may hold.
Limits extension that Land Use Board of Appeals may provide petitioner whose objection to record is denied to 14 days from later of original deadline or date of denial.
Amends definition of "surface mining" to exclude certain excavation and grading activities.
Prohibits school district, community college district and certain education service district elections from being conducted in manner that impairs ability of members of protected class to have equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice as result of dilution or abridgment of rights of electors who are members of protected class.
Authorizes Long Term Care Ombudsman to hire up to 10 deputy ombudsmen.
Requires institutions of higher education to both adopt written policies and require certain individuals to participate in annual training on sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
Passed the House · 1
Allows counties to partition and rezone up to 200 acres of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region from exclusive farm use to residential uses.
Out of committee · 22
Establishes Local Government Technical Assistance Program within Housing and Community Services Department.
Provides that fixed percentage of certain forecasted video lottery revenues be transferred to counties for economic development.
Provides that Water Resources Commission has certain amount of time to enforce general or special standards related to well construction activities.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to study and make recommendations regarding funding of search and rescue operations.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to increase size and diversity of group of court appointed special advocates.
Authorizes Department of Revenue to reimburse State Department of Agriculture, State Department of Energy and Water Resources Department for expenses incurred in administration and enforcement of activities related to cannabis.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for purposes related to programs for grants from Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Establishes Oregon Hemp Commission.
Revises requirements for membership on State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Provides funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain.
Establishes new subaccount within State Forestry Department Account.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Association of Oregon Counties to obtain and manage contracted services for provision of technical assistance and information for private landowners to facilitate compliance with certain requirements related to replacement or repair of tide gates, with priority given to tide gates with opening size of four feet or smaller.
Extends sunset date of pesticide use reporting system.
Establishes Task Force on Educator Attraction and Retention.
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Prohibits tax on use of suitable material other than virgin material for daily cover at disposal site.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish anti-poaching awareness program.
Authorizes State Department of Fish and Wildlife use of appointed agents for purposes of cougar management.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt by rule and administer program for authorizing voluntary projects for stream restoration and habitat improvement through construction of environmental restoration weirs.
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs, in its biennial agency request budget, to request certain level of funding.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to advance design of cannabis business certification program.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to award matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry.
In committee · 34
Creates income tax credit for operation costs of housing for agricultural workers.
Directs Department of State Police to create and maintain list of states that recognize Oregon concealed handgun licenses and require demonstration of handgun competency to obtain license that is similar to requirement in Oregon.
Expands potential recipients of levee project grants to include any public body.
Authorizes issuance of $10 million in lottery bonds for deposit in Levee Project Subaccount to be used for any purpose for which funds in subaccount may be used.
Requires certain persons that service student loans in this state to obtain or renew license.
Modifies intake conditions for motorized suction dredge in motorized in-stream placer mining.
Requires State Board of Forestry 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 board.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to biennially report to Legislative Assembly regarding estimated change in wolf population.
Prohibits retail pet store from selling or offering to sell dog, cat or rabbit acquired from source other than animal shelter or rescue organization.
Establishes Oregon Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Task Force.
For purposes of qualifying for enterprise zone benefits, expands definition of "eligible business firm" to include business firm engaged in providing services to general public as medical clinic, health care facility, substance abuse treatment provider or alcohol or drug rehabilitation center.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets.
Requires counties to develop community mental health action plans to identify and address mental health concerns.
Extends by five years certain provisions that allow nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Exempts collection, storage or use of diffuse surface water from falling rain, melting snow or other precipitation from requirement to obtain water right permit or certificate.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before December 31, 2018.
Requires that information concerning sex offenders convicted of certain offenses be released on website maintained by Department of State Police.
Allows subtraction from federal taxable income for purchase of qualifying gun safe.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to conduct study to estimate amount of additional homeless shelter capacity necessary in each county and cost of building or acquiring such capacity.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to include tribal boundaries on any legislative district maps department produces.
Prohibits person from performing or attempting to perform abortion if abortion is because of sex of unborn child.
Allows student subjected to substantiated act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying to request transfer to another school.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Extends statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.
Directs Department of Education to study insurance policies related to interns.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule policy and process for criminal records checks of certain persons who are not employed by school districts but who may have direct, unsupervised contact with school children in two or more school districts.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid by veteran as principal or interest on qualified education loans.
Requires certain pharmacies to provide notice that naloxone and necessary medical supplies to administer naloxone are available at pharmacy.
Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses.
Establishes Rural System Development Charges Program within Housing and Community Services Department to pay system development charges for rural affordable multifamily housing.
Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion.
Requires amendment of state building code to include special inspections to detect construction defects in exterior waterproofing system of common property of homeowners association, residential dwelling in planned community served by homeowners association or condominium.
Allows resident serving, or who has served, in Armed Forces of United States to obtain free licenses for hunting, angling or shellfish.
Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.