Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Brian Boquist
Sponsored
Became law3
Designates January 29 of every year as Thomas Paine Day.
Defines "readily accessible" for purposes of prohibition on possessing readily accessible, concealed handgun within vehicle.
Authorizes Oregon Military Department to receive donations in aggregate amount of $250,000 or more.
Passed the Senate1
Directs Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to try to ensure that investment funds are not invested in company doing business in or with Iran or owned or controlled by government of Iran.
Out of committee2
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for purchase of protective equipment and supplies to respond to pandemic emergency, to provide and train personnel and for purchase of influenza vaccines or antiviral drugs.
Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution.
In committee27
Amplifies materials that may be considered legislative history of statute.
Directs Department of Justice to distribute moneys to local governments and agencies for methamphetamine and property crime prevention.
Modifies authority of county sheriff related to issuance and revocation of concealed handgun license.
Prohibits specified units of government from adopting conditions of employment that regulate, restrict or prohibit specified activities related to firearms.
Modifies definition of "public place" for purpose of certain city or county ordinances related to possession of loaded firearms.
Modifies circumstances under which person may petition for relief from prohibition on possession of firearms.
Revises provisions regarding gifts in government ethics laws.
Allows State Parks and Recreation Department to enter into agreement with Willamette River Channel Maintenance Group for performance of maintenance activities needed to improve river navigability and safety, to improve marine access to public parks, landings and other accesses and to encourage tourism and transportation.
Suspends for 2009-2011 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, talented and gifted students, instructional time, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Temporarily reduces amount of required income tax withholding.
Encourages contracting agencies to use emergency procurement methods for capital construction projects in biennium beginning July 1, 2007.
Suspends cost-of-living increases, salary step increases, upward reclassifications, filling of vacant positions, creating new positions and out-of-state travel for state government employees in current biennium.
Clarifies that automatic dialing and announcing device cannot dial number of subscriber who appears on list compiled to inform callers that subscriber does not want to receive telephone solicitations from callers unless list exempts calls of type made for purpose caller is contacting or attempting to contact subscriber.
Extends time during which certain less restrictive qualifications apply to counties in which businesses seek development income tax exemption.
Requires contracting agency in certain circumstances to give preference to Oregon residents that bid on public contracts.
Directs specified state agencies, boards and commissions to report to Legislative Assembly or Emergency Board on plan to abolish or merge agency, board or commission with another agency, board or commission.
Expands number of health care providers eligible for income tax credit allowed for initially contracting to provide health care services in TRICARE system by including providers who entered contracts on or after January 1, 2006.
Creates tax credit for taxpayer who is veteran and who pays or incurs premium costs during tax year for long term care insurance that provides long term care coverage of taxpayer.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for purpose of funding Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
Directs each public post-secondary institution to report on number of veterans who are attending institution.
Allows reduction of child support awards in consideration of Social Security or veterans' benefits for child support judgments and child support judgment modifications entered on or after January 1, 1995.
Expands exemption from taxable income allowed for compensation earned by members of Armed Forces of United States by including inactive duty training pay.
Establishes Oregon Graduate and Professional Education Program for Veterans.
Exempts honorably discharged and retired members of military from various crimes relating to possession of weapon.
Allows Travel Information Council to issue tourist oriented directional signs to community service organizations and religious institutions.
Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Allows appointment of Adjutant General in grade of lieutenant general.
Expands definition of "exotic animal" to include member of order Crocodylia.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Exempts military discharge records from public records disclosure.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Creates Task Force on Veterans' Reintegration.
Authorizes certain Indian tribes to request Economic and Community Development Department to designate reservation enterprise zones.
Requires Department of Human Services to determine whether immunosuppressant drug used in connection with organ transplants is narrow therapeutic index drug within 180 days of expiration of United States patent on drug.
Out of committee · 4
Directs Oregon Military Department and Department of Veterans' Affairs to create information campaigns on certain mental and physical disorders affecting veterans.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
Requires school district that makes breakfast accessible to any student to provide breakfast at no charge to all students who qualify for free or reduced price lunches.
Makes definition of "highway work zone" for provisions relating to highway work zones contingent on presence of workers.
In committee · 23
Allocates portion of Criminal Fine and Assessment Account to Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create and develop Blue Ribbon Still Water Fisheries.
Requires additional persons to file statement of economic interest with Oregon Government Ethics Commission, including staff of commission, board members of public benefit corporations and statewide representatives of labor organizations.
Allows electricity from certain older generating facilities to be used as qualifying electricity for purpose of compliance with renewable portfolio standard.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish program to issue active duty military registration plates to qualified owner of motor vehicle.
Expands range of activities that count as providing drug test falsification equipment.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt rules requiring drug testing of persons applying for or receiving public assistance who have been convicted of certain offenses related to controlled substances.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to prepare quarterly revenue estimates for state purposes.
Clarifies and modifies basic speed rule and speed limit.
Provides tax credit for certain expenses of home school education for eligible child.
Requires local government to demonstrate adequacy of 20-year supply of buildable lands for each discrete portion of local government's urban growth boundary.
Provides that court order or judgment relating to custody, parenting time or visitation rights include provision that neither parent may move to residence more than 200 miles further distant from other parent without providing reasonable notice to other parent and court.
Permits Governor to declare state of financial emergency under certain conditions, suspend pay increases to state government and school district employees, suspend certain terms of collective bargaining agreements and services contracts and take other actions.
Allows use of dogs to hunt cougars during final three months of general cougar hunting season if State Fish and Wildlife Commission determines that harvest quota for particular hunt zone may not be met.
Permits law enforcement agencies to apprehend person for violation of federal immigration law based upon probable cause.
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Directs Joint Legislative Audit Committee to select Legislative Auditor to serve as director of Government Accountability Office.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for face-to-face interviews with specified persons within 72 hours of receiving child abuse report.
Requires instruction in Oregon Studies in middle school.
Provides that prevailing wage laws do not apply to certain public works projects funded by or through school districts.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for first $2,400 of unemployment compensation paid to taxpayer in tax year.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.