Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Brian Boquist
Sponsored
Became law4
Expands where state, county or city public bodies may hold public meetings to include locations within Indian country of federally recognized Oregon Indian tribe that is within Oregon.
Requires Advisory Committee to Director of Veterans' Affairs to review, consider and report to interim legislative committees relating to veterans whether and to what extent disabled veteran should qualify as preferred worker.
Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Designates August 7 of each year as Oregon Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Passed the Senate2
Provides that "eligible location," for purposes of certain property tax benefits, includes location not formerly used for industrial purposes.
Exempts small modular reactors from certain siting restrictions that apply to nuclear-fueled thermal power plants.
Out of committee3
Provides that with respect to newborn screening, Oregon Health Authority shall specify that person providing newborn screening may conduct tests for conditions listed on most recent edition of Recommended Uniform Screening Panel by United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Abolishes Oregon State Police Dignitary Protection Unit.
Directs Travel Information Council to manage roadside rest areas along interstate and state highways.
In committee44
Requires that treatment reports submitted to court following conviction of driving while under influence of intoxicants contain certain information.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to reimburse certain recipient of reduced payment under Public Employees Retirement System if recipient establishes that payment was subject to Oregon personal income tax.
Requires nonapplicant to pay Water Resources Department higher fee for submitting protest if nonapplicant has filed nonapplicant protest under certain statutes within prior 12 months.
Changes water management and conservation plan approval condition for extension of time to construct works or perfect right for municipal use of water.
Authorizes Legislative Administration Committee to enter into agreements with City of Salem to assign authority over certain parking spaces.
Requires gun dealer to substitute alternative fingerprint for criminal background check if firearm purchaser is unable to provide thumbprint.
Prohibits provision in instrument conveying real property that restricts use of real property as certified family child care home.
Requires employer that employs 20 or more employees to grant unpaid leave of absence to employee who is called into service to perform duties related to service as volunteer firefighter, reserve peace officer or civil air patrol member.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Commission to develop wayside memorial to Senator Alan Bates adjacent to certain segment of Rogue Scenic Waterway.
Allows Titan Fusion Center to receive and provide to law enforcement agencies certain information for purpose of preventing terrorism.
Eliminates continuing education requirements for landscape construction professionals.
Permits school bus driver to operate video recording device for purpose of recording persons who fail to stop for bus safety lights.
Requires unsuccessful protestant to pay Water Resources Department costs and reasonable attorney fees if protestant has filed or intervened under certain statutes in three or more protests within preceding 12 months.
Allows State Parks and Recreation Department to enter into agreement with Willamette River Channel Maintenance Group for performance of maintenance needed to improve river navigability and safety, to improve marine access to public parks, landings and other accesses and to encourage tourism and transportation.
Prohibits courts from applying Sharia law.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Support Our Troops registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Authorizes common school district, union high school district or education service district that is self-insured or that has independent health insurance trust to provide or contract for employee benefit plan other than plan provided and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Provides that person who has been convicted of driving while under influence of intoxicants shall provide proof to Department of Transportation that person completed treatment program before department may reinstate person's driving privileges.
Eliminates driving while under influence of intoxicants diversion program.
Establishes Oregon Shipping Authority as independent public corporation and prescribes authority's purpose, mission and powers.
Provides person licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protection provided to person with Oregon concealed handgun license.
Removes Department of State Police as designated state point of contact for purposes of National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Increases penalties for felonies having as element defendant's use or threatened use of firearm in commission of crime.
Restricts use of certain moneys deposited in State Wildlife Fund.
Prohibits governmental agency or school district from establishing policy regulating, restricting or prohibiting firearms.
Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to pass vehicles in same lane during traffic jams or slowdowns.
Exempts federal and state military personnel from laws establishing crime of unlawful possession of firearm when engaged in official functions on military property.
Provides that definition of "abuse" does not include refusal to vaccinate child or decision to delay vaccination of child.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to study land value taxation.
Modifies registration requirements for unmanned aircraft systems used by public educational institutions.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Specifies that it is unlawful employment practice for employer to require, as condition of employment, that employee or prospective employee obtain or receive vaccination.
Creates process for obtaining extreme risk protection order prohibiting person from possessing firearms when court finds that person presents imminent risk, or risk in foreseeable future, of suicide or causing injury to other persons.
Requires health care practitioner, before administering vaccination to child, to obtain informed consent from parent of child or, if child is emancipated or has reached age of majority, from child.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before December 31, 2016.
Authorizes local law enforcement authority to issue written waiver, within authority's jurisdiction, of requirement that person engaged in business of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring firearm provide duplicate sheet of register of transfer of used firearm to local law enforcement authority.
Requires gun dealer to substitute alternative fingerprint for criminal background check if firearm purchaser is unable to provide thumbprint.
Establishes Joint Interim Legislative Committee to Review Education Programs in Oregon.
Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election.
Directs Task Force on the Testing of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Kits to submit updated report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary no later than December 1, 2020.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants.
Provides that person may not make retail sale of tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises located in this state unless person sells tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises that has been registered.
Permits minor political parties to choose to nominate candidates as part of state-sponsored primary election.
Requires contracting agency to perform analysis to determine whether constructing transportation project with contracting agency's own equipment and personnel will result in least cost to contracting agency.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Subject to enumerated exceptions, expands definition of "communication in support of or in opposition to a clearly identified candidate or measure" within definition of "independent expenditure" to include aggregate expenses of $750 or more that refer to candidate or political party within 30 calendar days of primary election or 60 calendar days of general election.
Extends sunset on provisions directing Public Utility Commission to administer programs related to residential telecommunication services, including Oregon Lifeline program.
Passed the House1
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more grant programs statewide to expand and enhance existing campus veteran resource centers and employ campus veteran resource coordinators on campuses of community colleges and public universities to help veterans successfully transition from military service to college life, succeed in college, complete educational goals and transition from college to workforce and community.
Authorizes city or county to designate area within jurisdiction as vertical housing development zone.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to advise and assist in implementing targeted outreach and marketing for Health Care for All Oregon Children program.
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Directs Advisory Committee to review, consider and report to interim legislative committees relating to veterans no later than February 1, 2018, regarding program to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide services to veterans and veterans' families in rural areas of this state.
Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year.
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.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires certain persons to not drive in far left lane unless passing.
Out of committee · 5
Requires Oregon Wine Board to establish and operate program for wine market access and wine promotion.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to set aside certain number of campsites to be available for reservation only by disabled veterans during first 30 days of any applicable reservation period.
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.
Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Program within Department of Human Services.
In committee · 8
Creates crime of equine soring.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
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 contracting agency to perform analysis to determine whether constructing public improvement with contracting agency's own equipment and personnel will result in least cost to contracting agency.
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.