Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, Senate.
Brian Boquist
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Allows farm direct marketer sales and consignment sales of maple syrup.
Out of committee2
Extends sunset for property tax exemption or deferral for certain industrial improvements newly constructed or installed in rural areas.
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 committee12
Requires Public Utility Commission to study feasibility of converting Portland General Electric into a people's utility district.
Permits limited liability companies in operating agreement to establish or provide for establishing one or more designated series of members, managers, transferable interests or assets.
Requires that declarations and extensions of states of emergency under certain statutes be accompanied by written explanations.
Directs Water Resources Department to provide grant to City of Carlton for water system infrastructure.
Provides that legislative department may not call on state police to enforce criminal laws or regulations of department.
Directs state agencies in executive branch to offer to reinstate employees whose employment with agency was terminated because person refused to obtain vaccination against COVID-19.
Establishes General Counsel Committee within Legislative Assembly and directs committee to select General Counsel.
Provides for Governor to appoint Attorney General.
Appropriates moneys for specified positions in offices of Senate Independent Caucus.
Dissolves Oregon Government Ethics Commission as of July 2, 2025.
Creates crime of unlawfully pointing a firearm at another person.
Changes law related to highway cost allocation study.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Directs Center for Health Statistics to enter name of parent on original record of live birth when paternity or parentage has been determined under certain circumstances.
Passed the Senate · 1
Prohibits state from paying costs of travel to or from Oregon for employee in state service who telecommutes from principal worksite more than 60 miles outside this state, unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise or essential requirements of position make it necessary for employee to telecommute from outside this state.
Out of committee · 1
Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat means factory-specified dry gross weight of motorboat.
In committee · 5
Prohibits abortion unless health care provider first determines probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Imposes cap on percentage increase that minimum wage rate may be adjusted for inflation.
Requires Department of Revenue to make surplus revenue refunds, known as "kicker" refunds, in form of check.
Authorizes any person to submit complaint to Department of Environmental Quality if person reasonably believes that camping site of homeless individuals is causing discharge of wastes into state waters.
Sets $100 cap each year on sum of contributions that can be received by candidate or committee in cash from any source.