Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Brian Boquist
Sponsored
Became law3
Allows farm direct marketer sales and consignment sales of olive oil.
Requires prospective contractor to state in bid or proposal for public contract whether and extent to which prospective contractor will use conflict minerals in performing public contract and whether prospective contractor's disclosures, policies, practices and procedures with respect to procuring conflict minerals comply with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
Eliminates cap on total amount authorized for grant program for installation of generator connectors on fuel sources at cardlock fuel facilities.
Passed the Senate2
Provides that person who served in United States Naval Construction Force, or "Seabees," is eligible to receive veterans' recognition registration plate.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to study land value taxation and submit report to interim legislative committees related to revenue.
Out of committee4
Requires use of headlights at all times.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for distribution to counties for purpose of acquiring analog encoders for transmission of information to broadcasters in case of emergency.
Imposes public safety assessment on covered entities.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Salvage Chief (LSM380) Foundation for purpose of repairing and upgrading salvage vessel.
In committee43
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Repeals provision requiring, for Oregon income tax purposes, addition to federal taxable income of amount of federal deduction for qualified business income from pass-through entity.
Allows counties to authorize single-family residential dwellings on farms that have been family-owned for at least 100 years on lands zoned for exclusive farm use.
Allows replacement dwelling for structure that was considered dwelling in final order under Ballot Measure 49 (2007) claim.
Exempts small modular reactors from certain siting restrictions that apply to nuclear-fueled thermal power plants.
Requires public schools to provide course of instruction regarding founders of Oregon and United States.
Authorizes Legislative Administration Committee to enter into agreement with City of Salem to assign authority over certain parking spaces.
Abolishes daylight saving time.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to conduct study on sentences imposed on first-time sex offenders and present report on findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2020.
Creates task force to develop specific standards for animal to qualify as assistance animal or companion animal for purposes of state law.
Prohibits courts from applying Sharia law.
Allows exclusion from taxable estate for value of interest in farm, forestry or fishing business.
Removes assault in the second degree from list of crimes requiring mandatory minimum prison sentence for person 15 years of age or older at time of commission of crime.
Expands offense of failing to obey a police officer to include failure to obey cadet acting under supervision of police officer.
Prohibits caller from purchasing or obtaining for valuable consideration list or compilation of telephone numbers for purpose of making unsolicited call to subscriber and from making, or using automatic dialing and announcing device to make, unsolicited call to subscriber using telephone number that caller obtained from list or compilation of telephone numbers that other person sold or otherwise transferred, for valuable consideration, to caller.
Requires that post-secondary institution of education that requires students to receive immunizations accept from student who declines immunization certification that student has completed vaccine educational module.
Directs Department of Revenue to disclose corporate excise and income tax returns to chairpersons and vice chairpersons of legislative committees related to revenue.
Expands legal expenses for which principal campaign committees, political committees and petition committees can use amounts received as contributions.
Restricts use of certain moneys deposited in State Wildlife Fund.
Modifies laws related to transportation projects.
Prohibits Department of Human Services from disclosing records and reports related to child abuse investigations to certain entities unless court finds report of abuse is founded.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to annually report to Access and Habitat Board regarding programs and projects funded from Access and Habitat Board Subaccount of Fish and Wildlife Account.
Establishes General Counsel Committee within Legislative Assembly, and directs committee to select General Counsel.
Requires Oregon Government Ethics Commission to issue commission advisory opinion in response to written request relating to events that have already occurred.
Requires public universities, in consultation with Department of Revenue, to develop comprehensive proposal to make public universities as financially independent from state as possible and to reduce hardship imposed on Oregon residents by student loan debt.
Establishes $1 million limit on total amount of moneys that may exist in campaign account or petition account.
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.
Directs Department of Revenue to disclose corporate excise and income tax returns to members of legislative committees related to revenue.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before December 31, 2018.
Modifies crime of second degree child neglect to exclude actions permitting certain children to engage in independent activities.
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.
Requires publicly traded corporations that are required to file tax returns to file annual disclosure statements with Secretary of State, listing information including federal taxable income, Oregon taxable income, additions, subtractions, credits, tax liability, wages and compensation and sales.
Requires Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Project and Interstate 205 Abernethy Bridge Project to include new additional travel lanes along specified portion of highway.
Requires health benefit plans to cover fertility and reproductive endocrinology services.
Permits minor political parties to choose to nominate candidates as part of state-sponsored primary election.
Repeals provisions that previously authorized Governor to enter into qualifying investment contract with taxpayer that promises to make certain investments, in exchange for state's contractual obligation to allow continued use of single sales factor method of apportionment.
Requires primary election ballot to contain option permitting electors to vote for "None of the above" for nonpartisan state office with only one listed candidate.
Requires Secretary of State to establish rules authorizing licensed use of state seal on goods, wares and merchandise.
Caps salary of state employees in executive, judicial and legislative branches hired on or after effective date of Act.
Eliminates primary election as nominating election for major political party candidates.
Requires members of Legislative Assembly who are also employed by public bodies, federal government or other employer who receives public funds to take leave without pay from employer for days Legislative Assembly is in session or interim days for which per diem is paid.
Caps salary of state employees hired on or after July 1, 2021, at amount of compensation of similarly situated federal employee.
Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Establishes procedure for participation as write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Directs Oregon Health Authority to review peer-reviewed, independently funded scientific studies of health effects of exposure to microwave radiation, particularly exposure that results from use of wireless network technologies in schools and to report results of review to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than January 2, 2021.
Prohibits insurer from receiving reimbursement or subrogation for personal injury protection benefits or health benefits insurer provided to person injured in motor vehicle accident from any recovery injured person obtains in action for damages except to extent that injured person first receives full compensation for injured person's injuries and reimbursement or subrogation is paid only from total amount of recovery in excess of amount that fully compensates for injured person's injuries.
Makes person holding resident disabled veteran hunting license eligible for additional preference points in controlled hunt permit preference system.
Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if appellation of origin on wine label is American viticultural area in Oregon that is in larger American viticultural area, label must also identify larger American viticultural area.
Authorizes, during five assessment years following correction of real market value by Department of Revenue or tribunal, change to real market value indicated by subsequent sale of property.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Passed the Senate · 4
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Authorizes formation of children's service districts.
Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if wine labeled with American viticultural area in Oregon is labeled with single grape variety as type designation, wine must meet specified content requirements.
Requires that, to extent provided in Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, wine using American viticultural area in this state as appellation of origin or implying American viticultural area as source be produced entirely from grapes grown in that American viticultural area.
Out of committee · 6
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements for vision screenings of students to person that provided vision screening.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to convene advisory committee to assist department in researching and developing recommendations for changes to campsite administration and reservation process to improve access for service-disabled veterans.
Establishes Task Force on Protecting Health Information.
Authorizes issuance of Article XI-Q bonds to finance seismic and life safety improvements to State Capitol building and grounds.
Increases total amount allowed in tax year to all taxpayers as tax credits for donations to fiduciary organizations for distribution to individual development accounts.
In committee · 11
Adds consumer advocate as nonvoting member of Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Modifies provisions relating to immunization records required for children attending schools and children's facilities.
Requires licensed health care provider to provide vaccine information packet to patient to whom licensed health care provider administers vaccine.
Creates crime of threatening to commit a terroristic act.
Requires person applying for renewal of driver license or driver permit to pass knowledge test of traffic laws.
Establishes TriMet Crash Advisory Committee.
Changes date of certain elections from third Tuesday in May to first Tuesday in March.
Establishes criteria for determining existence or lack of new ground water use impairment or interference with water right having earlier priority date.
Establishes centralized candidate filing system to permit candidates for public office in county, city or district to file for nomination or election by using electronic filing system adopted by Secretary of State. .
Requires party to nominate between three and five qualified persons to fill vacancy when vacancy occurs in partisan elective statewide office and individual last elected to office was affiliated with major political party.
Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion.