Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Kim Thatcher
Sponsored
In committee25
Permits individual who has filed claim with insurer for benefits under insurance policy or brought action to seek compensation or damages for injury individual suffered as result of accident or crime to send written notice to health care provider to which individual owes debt for medical care or medical services stating that claim or action is pending.
Increases percentage of moneys that school district must transfer to public charter school for students eligible for special education and related services.
Provides that offer of just compensation for condemned property may not be less than real market value of property as determined by county assessor or Department of Revenue.
Provides that school district may not deny participation in interscholastic activities by student who attends public charter school or virtual public charter school.
Establishes Joint Interim Legislative Committee to Review Economic Development Programs in Oregon.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in collaboration with Department of Consumer and Business Services, to conduct study regarding state regulation of businesses and persons engaged in occupations.
Changes distribution of amounts collected as public purpose charge by electric companies and Oregon Community Power.
Requires community college or public university to expel any student convicted of riot.
Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.
Creates crime of patronizing a trafficked child.
Creates income tax credit for certain employers that provide paid family leave, with restrictions.
Establishes state preemption of authority to require mandatory provision of employment benefits to employees of private employers.
Requires state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.
Exempts transferee who is certified participant in Address Confidentiality Program from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Eliminates authority of metropolitan service district to make certain land use decisions, urban growth decisions and rural reserve and urban reserve designations.
Authorizes sheriff of county to issue concealed handgun license to any qualified person who is resident of Oregon.
Modifies certain law enforcement defenses that apply to certain firearms-related crimes.
Creates rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time is in best interests of child.
Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for purpose of providing options in education to students of this state.
Provides person with privileges and legal defenses available to person with Oregon concealed handgun license if person is licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state that recognizes Oregon concealed handgun licenses.
Increases criminal and civil penalties for subsequent and intentional violations of specified election laws.
Requires out-of-state electors to submit to Secretary of State explanation for why elector needs ballot mailed to out-of-state address.
Allows person to carry concealed firearm on person or in vehicle if person can legally possess firearms under Oregon law and person is protected by court order and has pending application for, or appointment to submit application for, concealed handgun license.
Requires trial judge to inform jury of power to acquit even if guilt of defendant is proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Provides for annual distribution to Oregon residents of percentage of moneys received by certain state agencies for use or attempted use of state lands and waters, products from state lands and waters or other natural resources of state.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Directs State Chief Information Officer to include links to websites established by certain entities on Oregon transparency website.
Directs State Chief Information Officer to appoint Chief Data Officer to maintain web portal for publication of data of state agencies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Establishes procedures for person to file motion to vacate judgment of conviction for prostitution if person was victim of sex trafficking at or around time of offense.
Creates affirmative defense to crime of prostitution if, at time of alleged offense, defendant was victim of certain trafficking crimes.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide to each applicable student information detailing amount of education loans received, amount of tuition and fees student has paid to institution, estimate of total payoff amount of education loans student has received , estimate of amount student will have to pay each month to service loans and percentage of borrowing limit student has reached for each type of federal loan.
Directs certain agencies to allow informational materials about human trafficking to be posted at roadside rest areas.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Permits contracting agency to include woody biomass energy technology, as alternative to green energy technology, in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price.
Requires medical assessment provider or law enforcement officer to contact victim advocate and make reasonable efforts to ensure that victim advocate is present and available at medical facility.
Prohibits use of physical restraints in juvenile court proceedings on youth, youth offender or young person with exceptions.
Allows professional licensing board to consider experience in lieu of high school diploma or equivalent for licensure, certification or other authorization to provide certain occupational or professional services.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019.
Provides that presumptive sentence for certain sex crimes is life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole if defendant has certain prior conviction at time of offense.
Out of committee · 2
Changes calculation of final average salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System to use five years of salary instead of three years, for salary paid on and after January 1, 2018.
Redirects employee contributions made by member of system from individual account program to account to be used to pay for member's pension or other retirement benefits accrued on or after January 1, 2018.
In committee · 10
Allows operators of motorcycles or mopeds to travel between adjacent lanes of traffic traveling in same direction under certain circumstances.
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Allows person without concealed handgun license to carry concealed firearm on person or in vehicle in certain circumstances if person can legally possess firearms under Oregon law.
Prohibits permanent rule from being in effect for longer than six years.
Provides that, unless otherwise provided in charter of city, county or metropolitan service district, local government or special government body measure proposing increase in taxes may be approved only by three-fifths majority of voters casting votes on measure.
Provides that local government or special government body measure proposing increase in taxes may be submitted to people only at general election, unless otherwise provided in charter of city, county or metropolitan service district.
Requires student to correctly answer specified number of questions on naturalization test required for United States citizenship before being eligible to receive high school diploma.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Declares policy of state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budget plan.