Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Brian Boquist
Sponsored
In committee1
Modifies requirements for mining using motorized dredge equipment in beds and banks of rivers and tributaries in this state.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Directs public universities to charge nonresident veteran who is graduate student tuition and fees no greater than resident rate if nonresident veteran received either honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions and provides proof of physical presence in Oregon within 12 months of enrollment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in coordination with local workforce investment boards, to contract with private or public entities to develop Dislocated Worker Training Program as pilot program to enable unemployed and underemployed engineers and industry professionals in bioscience and manufacturing traded sector industries to be reemployed in Oregon.
Specifies that governing body of city or county may adopt ordinances that impose reasonable regulations on operation of medical marijuana facilities.
Prohibits person or person's affiliate from communicating demand to recipient if in demand person or affiliate alleges, asserts or claims in bad faith that recipient has infringed or contributed to infringing patent or rights that patentee, assignee or licensee has under patent.
Extends sunset for tax credit for crop donation.
Resolves terminology conflict to reflect that offense of endangering welfare of minor through distributing, selling or causing sale of tobacco to minor is Class A violation.
Caps amount of bonds or other securities required of bidder or purchaser in connection with forest product sales by State Forester.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to undertake entrepreneurial development activities for traded sector industries and in rural communities.
Allows State Department of Agriculture to issue person permit for keeping of qualifying exotic animal.
Passed the Senate · 1
Modifies types of green energy technology for which at least 1.5 percent of total contract price of certain public improvement contract for construction or certain reconstruction or major renovation of public building must be spent.
In committee · 4
Authorizes county to adopt education funding protection ordinance for up to 10 years if at least 50 percent by area of county is subject to certain exemption or special assessment programs under ad valorem property tax statutes or if county has population of 100,000 or less.
Prohibits discrimination based on age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency or quality of life in issuance of health benefit plans and in determination of medical services covered by state medical assistance program.
Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for purpose of providing options in education to students.
Prohibits public body from obtaining location information of cellular telephone or other electronic communication device without warrant, consent or certain emergent circumstances.