Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Dan Rayfield
Sponsored
Became law1
Provides for temporary lockout benefits, equal to weekly unemployment benefit amount of individual's most recent unemployment benefit claim, to individual who is unemployed due to lockout.
Out of committee1
Lowers threshold for required filing of statement of independent expenditures to $250 per calendar year and requires statement to be filed within seven days after expenditure is made.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Provides affirmative defense to public employee and certain nonprofit employee whistleblowers who provide lawfully accessed information to state or federal regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, manager employed by employer or employee's attorney .
Establishes COFA Premium Assistance Program administered by Department of Consumer and Business Services to provide financial assistance with health care premiums and out-of-pocket costs for Pacific Islanders legally residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association.
Extends sunset for tax credit for university venture development fund contributions.
Requires persons who receive grant under Oregon Promise program to complete first-year experience.
Authorizes certain local governments to adopt ordinance or resolution providing property tax incentive programs that grant special assessment to brownfields or exemption to new and existing improvements and personal property on brownfields for period of up to 10 years, with additional period up to five years based on locally adopted criteria.
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowed to personal income taxpayer, based upon age of taxpayer's dependent.
Expands crime of obstructing governmental or judicial administration to include engaging in business of notary public or immigration consultant without authorization.
Out of committee · 3
Directs Chief Education Office to design and implement pilot program to decrease rates of school absenteeism.
Creates Joint Committee on Strategic Public Policy Review to undertake review of major public policies in specified subject areas.
Requires public bodies to provide standardized acknowledgment of receipt of requests for public records within five business days of receipt of request.
In committee · 2
Requires state contracting agency to provide in specifications for procurement and in public contract that contractor or supplier must use corrugated cardboard pallets in transporting, distributing, storing or otherwise transferring goods and to require contractors and suppliers to have similar requirements in contracts with common carriers and other third parties.
Prohibits declaration or bylaws of planned community or condominium from requiring owners to water or irrigate lawns, gardens or other landscaped areas.