Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Bruce Starr
Sponsored
Became law1
Modifies standard for review by metropolitan service district of comprehensive plans and land use regulations of cities and counties within district to determine whether comprehensive plans and land use regulations substantially comply with regional framework plan and functional plans.
Out of committee2
Directs Department of Human Services to create pilot project to train mental health professionals in serving mental health needs of older adults.
Requires Department of Transportation to allocate specified amount from State Highway Fund to counties affected by loss of funding due to expiration of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 if department determines federal government has not reauthorized Act or approved another source of funding for affected counties.
In committee10
Deletes requirement that ballot listing candidate for nomination or election to office of judge indicate whether candidate is incumbent.
Modifies schedule for filing of expenditure statements by lobbyists and persons on whose behalf lobbyists were registered.
Requires Department of Transportation to replace word "Oregon" with Internet address "www.traveloregon.com" on registration plates other than salmon, cultural or Crater Lake National Park registration plates.
Authorizes Department of Transportation to issue revenue bonds for purpose of constructing, repairing and improving bridges spanning Columbia River that are part of Interstate Highway 5.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance Tri-Met conversion from diesel-fueled mass transit fleet to fleet of higher-efficiency, lower-emission vehicles.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide continuing education curriculum for child abuse investigators on constitutional and statutory rights of children and families undergoing investigation.
Allows exemption from requirement that children must attend public schools for children who are taught by foster parents.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct regular statewide audits of county juvenile departments.
Authorizes court to impose compensatory fine if person commits crime or traffic violation that results in physical injury to or death of any other person.
Requires Department of Human Services to establish standards for family group homes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Authorizes podiatric physician and surgeon member of Board of Medical Examiners to vote on all matters before board.
Establishes renewable portfolio standard for electric utilities and electricity service suppliers.
Requires business firms receiving property tax relief under strategic investment program to report average employment and wages to Economic and Community Development Department on annual basis.
Restricts local government power to impose construction excise taxes.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes Committee on Performance Excellence.
Out of committee · 2
Requires Department of Human Services to award grants for primary care home pilot projects.
Establishes congenital defect and birth abnormality registry system.
In committee · 15
Directs Department of Education to conduct study on career and technical education.
Directs Department of Transportation to collect fingerprints of applicants for each issuance, renewal or replacement of driver license, driver permit or identification card.
Requires health benefit plan to make check for payment for health care services payable jointly to provider of health care services and enrollee if provider has not contracted with enrollee's health benefit plan to provide health care services.
Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly from accepting appointment to position in executive department while in office.
Directs Department of Education to prepare financial education program.
Establishes State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to track harvest level of fish species managed pursuant to fishery management plan prepared by regional fishery management council and to notify public of progress toward maximum harvest level.
Requires insurers, self-insured employers, claims administrators and third party administrators to provide certain injured workers inventory of workers' compensation claims records in their possession.
Expands crime of possession of materials depicting sexually explicit conduct of child to include clothed child.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to open sport fishery of groundfish if commercial groundfish fishery is closed.
Funds JOBS Plus Program by diverting portion of unemployment insurance taxes each calendar quarter to Oregon JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund.
Creates personal income tax credit for contributions to food bank or other charitable organization.
Requires that first $7.7 million of amounts collected under public purpose charge in calendar year 2008 be distributed to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for purpose of paying costs of Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.
Creates crime of vehicular homicide.