Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Paul Holvey
Sponsored
Became law4
Prohibits possessing, controlling or having charge of more than 50 sexually intact dogs that are two years of age or older for primary purpose of reproduction.
Makes declaration or covenant that requires payment to specified person upon future transfer of fee simple interest in real property void.
Establishes Interagency Compliance Network.
Prohibits contracting agency from entering into agreement with another state or political subdivision or agency of another state in which contracting agency agrees that contractor may pay less than prevailing rate of wage under terms of contract for public works.
Passed the House1
Modifies definition of "public works." Classifies exemption from ad valorem property taxation as funds of public agency for purpose of imposing prevailing rate of wage.
In committee14
Includes in definition of "public works" fabrication or manufacture of nonstandard items produced by contract specifically for public works.
Limits maximum indebtedness of urban renewal plan to amount based on estimated cost of completing urban renewal projects listed in report accompanying plan.
Establishes procedure by which special taxing district may be excluded from participation in urban renewal plan.
Prohibits use, sale, transfer or exchange for value, for commercial purposes, of prescription drug information that identifies prescriber or subject of prescription drug order.
Prohibits public agencies from entering into public works contracts for which contract price exceeds $750,000 unless public agency verifies that every employer under contract is approved apprenticeship training agent unless local joint committee or apprenticeship training program does not exist in state.
Requires Department of Transportation to study Oregon Route 126 between Veneta and Eugene.
Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries by order to set fee adequate to pay costs of education and enforcement related to prevailing wage law and in amount between 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent of contract price for public works.
Modifies requirements for obtaining authorization for enterprise zone exemptions.
Applies to Oregon University System requirement for inclusion of certain amount for solar energy technology in public improvement contract for construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building.
Requires contractors on public improvement contracts to pay each month into State Apprenticeship and Training Education Fund amount equivalent to five cents for every hour that contractor, contractor's employees, contractor's subcontractors and subcontractors' employees work on public improvement contract.
Increases homestead exemption from $30,000 to $75,000 for individual debtor.
Requires facilitators of income tax refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation payment instruments to obtain license from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Requires persons selling contracts or insurance relating to prearrangement of death care to register with State Mortuary and Cemetery Board and provide purchasers with disclosure statement.
Increases fees for specified business registry filings, Uniform Commercial Code secured transaction record filings and applications for notary public commissions.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Restricts number of acres to be burned.
Changes contents of notice of default that lender must deliver to grantor before sale to foreclose residential trust deed.
Directs Lane County to develop proposed charter for formation of area commission on transportation on or before September 30, 2010.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 28
Requires state institutions of higher education and community colleges to waive tuition for any course audited by Oregon residents 65 years of age or older in specified circumstances.
Requires, as soon as practicable after end of each biennium, lottery ending balance to be transferred to school capital matching subaccount of Education Stability Fund.
Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force.
Requires specified entities or officials, including state agencies and certain state officials, to collect construction taxes imposed by school district.
Exempts from definition of "gift," for purposes of ethics laws, specified program material, specified expenses for attendance at conference and reasonable expenses paid to public school employee for accompanying students on educational trip.
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs.
Prohibits landlord from charging utility or service rates or charges to tenants that are greater than rates or charges that utility or service providers are charging landlord.
Requires landlord for rental dwelling unit located in flood plain to notify tenant that unit is in 100-year flood plain.
Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to board and inspect certain vessels and to collect ballast water samples.
Directs Director of State Department of Energy to administer energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program for purpose of encouraging investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy conservation.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct study of options available for utilizing reinsurance and other mechanisms for spreading risk in individual and small employer group health insurance markets and submit report to Legislative Assembly by December 1, 2010.
Designates May 8 of each year as Military Family Appreciation Day.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage of human papillomavirus vaccine for female beneficiaries who are at least 11 years of age but no older than 26 years of age.
Requires person engaged in floral retail sales to disclose principal place of business .
Permits certain health professional regulatory boards to adopt rules that permit practitioners to prescribe or dispense antibiotic drugs to partners of patient without examining partner for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Sets initial maximum indebtedness for specified urban renewal plans.
Authorizes Department of Revenue, in conjunction with state agencies, boards and commissions that issue occupational or professional licenses, to develop and implement pilot project that requires licensees to demonstrate and maintain tax compliance as condition of issuance or renewal of license.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to establish website that allows members of public to request information about veterans' benefits and services.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Makes discrimination against employee who reports violation of state or federal laws, rules or regulations unlawful employment practice.
Prohibits county, city, special district or 9-1-1 jurisdiction from punishing or penalizing public or private safety agency for failure to meet contractually mandated response times during declared state of emergency for which agency has provided resources for emergency response outside normal jurisdiction.
Instructs State Workforce Investment Board to develop plan for initiative to promote growth of green jobs.
Allows local governments that are unable to meet funding requirements of transportation planning rule adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission to apply for extensions, submit alternative plans for funding or apply to adjust various traffic performance measures.
Prohibits transferring title to one and two family dwelling or multifamily housing that has carbon monoxide source unless dwelling or housing is equipped with carbon monoxide alarm.
Defines "veteran" for purposes of section 3, Article XI-A of Oregon Constitution.
Modifies definition of "child care facility" and creates definitions for "preschool recorded program" and "record" for purposes related to regulation of child care facilities.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 7
Creates offense of smoking in motor vehicle while person under age of 17 is in motor vehicle.
Transfers administration of Rural Health Services Program from Oregon Student Assistance Commission to Office of Rural Health.
Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of individually identifiable health information.
Creates offense of unlawful disposition of tobacco product.
Prohibits covered employer from requiring eligible employee to use accrued vacation leave when taking family leave.
Authorizes inclusion of temporary employees in definition of "appropriate bargaining unit" for purposes of collective bargaining between public employers and public employees.
Prohibits provision of declaration or bylaws of planned community or condominium from prohibiting installation or use of renewable energy device.
Out of committee · 9
Establishes Aging and Disability Resource Center program in Department of Human Services.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance extension of bus rapid transit system in west Eugene.
Requires drug manufacturers to file with State Board of Pharmacy annual report listing compensation given or paid to physicians and nurse practitioners.
Creates Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Innovation Council for deposit in Oregon Innovation Fund for specified purposes.
Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements to school districts that serve Oregon food products as part of United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program.
Authorizes county to pay all or part of expense for postage that exceeds expense of postage for mail that weighs one ounce or less for ballots returned by mail.
Establishes tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
In committee · 24
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Authorizes moneys available for access and habitat programs to be expended on programs that promote access to public and private lands through acquisition of lands or through acquisition of easements.
Prohibits cities that use photo red light cameras from providing compensation to manufacturers and vendors of photo red light cameras based on number of citations issued or percentage of moneys collected from payment of fines.
Changes percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts attributable to controlled foreign corporations and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law.
Establishes Initiative Petition Review Committee as joint committee of Legislative Assembly.
Adds state and federal tax identification numbers to personal information subject to provisions of Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
Establishes procedure for employment-related marijuana drug testing and review of results by medical review officer.
Allows public utility full cost recovery for hydrogen power station investments.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires Department of Revenue, in consultation with Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare and submit reports on tax incidence to legislative committee on revenue.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Creates Construction Diversity Oversight Board and prescribes powers and duties of board.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Contractor and Workforce Diversity Pilot Program to aid in increasing diversity among contractors to which department awards public improvement contracts and among subcontractors and workers employed in connection with public improvement contracts.
Requires Department of Revenue to submit report to interim committee on revenue detailing tax payment by 150 largest employers in state.
Requires governing body of consumer-owned utility to adopt resolution to establish local conservation and energy efficiency plan or annual conservation, energy efficiency and carbon reduction or avoidance program.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Requires state agency using inmate labor to report to Legislative Assembly regarding use of inmate labor.
Authorizes Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to require reporting of health care information from health insurers, third party administrators and other specified entities.
Allocates portion of Criminal Fine and Assessment Account to Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account.
Increases personal income tax rate on individual taxpayers with taxable income above $250,000, or above $500,000 if married filing jointly.
Creates Farmworker Housing Grant program.
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle.
Establishes Election Day as legal holiday in Oregon.