Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Michael Dembrow
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires community college seeking approval from State Board of Education to offer new career pathways certificate of completion program to give notice to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of intent to offer program.
Out of committee1
Allows State Board of Forestry to designate and manage areas on state forestlands as natural resource conservation areas.
In committee5
Provides that certain students are considered to be state residents for purpose of determining tuition and fees at state institutions of higher education.
Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts excluded from federal taxable income as fringe benefit available for users of qualified parking but not to users of commuter highway vehicle or transit passes, because of operation of certain federal law.
Requires state agency using inmate labor to report to Legislative Assembly regarding use of inmate labor.
Specifies requirements for budget documents prepared by budget committee of education service district.
Requires distributor and organization representing group of distributors to remit to Department of Revenue amount equal to total refund value of beverage containers sold by distributor or group of distributors less amount actually refunded to dealers each quarter.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
Creates income tax return checkoff program through which full-year individual income taxpayers may elect to make contribution to major or minor political party.
Requires state institutions of higher education and community colleges to waive tuition for any course audited by Oregon residents 65 years of age or older in specified circumstances.
Requires, as soon as practicable after end of each biennium, lottery ending balance to be transferred to school capital matching subaccount of Education Stability Fund.
Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force.
Directs Secretary of State to adopt electronic voter registration system.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available Oregon transparency website for purpose of allowing people to view information that is public record and not exempt from disclosure.
Allows issuance of special events license to brewery-public house licensee.
Establishes Oregon Environmental Literacy Task Force.
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Requires tower who tows vehicle at request of owner of parking facility to take and maintain photograph of vehicle.
Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for hearing aids for enrollees under 18 years of age and enrollees eligible as dependents who are enrolled in accredited educational institution.
Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to board and inspect certain vessels and to collect ballast water samples.
Directs Director of State Department of Energy to administer energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program for purpose of encouraging investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy conservation.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage of human papillomavirus vaccine for female beneficiaries who are at least 11 years of age but no older than 26 years of age.
Establishes way of necessity for private sewer lines.
Requires child care providers exempt from certification or registration who receive funds from Department of Human Services to attend orientation.
Directs Attorney General to provide identical draft ballot title for state measure to be submitted if Attorney General determines two or more state measures are substantially similar.
Allows Department of Education to establish pilot project for purpose of assisting federal Head Start program providers located in Oregon with adopting and implementing health literacy program.
Requires certain state agencies to produce risk assessment and use risk assessment as basis for selection and performance of at least one internal audit per calendar year.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Creates Oregon Broadband Advisory Council within Economic and Community Development Department for purposes relating to broadband communication and technology.
Changes calculation of capitation rates for fully capitated health plans that do not have contract with hospital to provide inpatient or outpatient hospital services under specified statutory provisions.
Prohibits transferring title to one and two family dwelling or multifamily housing that has carbon monoxide source unless dwelling or housing is equipped with carbon monoxide alarm.
Requires Department of State Police to create medical health database to aid law enforcement agencies in assisting persons with mental illness in obtaining services.
Modifies definition of "child care facility" and creates definitions for "preschool recorded program" and "record" for purposes related to regulation of child care facilities.
Passed the House · 8
Prohibits distribution of free samples of noncigarette tobacco products.
Requires certain manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and other medical products to report annually to Department of Justice any payment or other transfer of value that manufacturer provides to certain recipients of those pharmaceuticals and products.
Directs Governor to appoint to Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors member who has experience in representing interests of employees.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Prohibits covered employer from requiring eligible employee to use accrued vacation leave when taking family leave.
Authorizes inclusion of temporary employees in definition of "appropriate bargaining unit" for purposes of collective bargaining between public employers and public employees.
Prohibits provision of declaration or bylaws of planned community or condominium from prohibiting installation or use of renewable energy device.
Out of committee · 11
Establishes Aging and Disability Resource Center program in Department of Human Services.
Requires drug manufacturers to file with State Board of Pharmacy annual report listing compensation given or paid to physicians and nurse practitioners.
Creates Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Creates procedure and establishes criteria by which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve or disapprove health insurance premium rates for small employers or individual health benefit plans.
Establishes tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
Requires state funding for graduate medical education to be used for training primary care medical residents.
Establishes medical education loan program for new primary care physicians in Oregon.
Establishes Commission on Health Care Infrastructure in Department of Human Services.
Revises certificate of need process.
In committee · 40
Specifies amount of income from Common School Fund that Department of State Lands must transfer each calendar year to Superintendent of Public Instruction for apportionment among counties and school districts.
Establishes certain requirements before applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal or related pipeline may be issued specified permits and authorizations.
Requires person operating as scrap metal business to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Imposes prevention, treatment and recovery tax on malt beverages.
Requires Department of Human Services to request that Department of State Police conduct state and nationwide criminal records checks on individuals providing direct care to children, elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
Prohibits person of any age from operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device for purpose of receiving or transmitting text communication.
Includes temporary employees in definition of "appropriate bargaining unit" for purposes of collective bargaining between public employers and public employees.
Prohibits public employer from hiring permanent replacements for public employees engaged in lawful strike.
Limits service of Oregon National Guard to State of Oregon under certain circumstances.
Establishes Oregon Scholars Program.
Requires that general or special election ballots list name of candidate for partisan office for each nomination candidate receives, with name of each political party that nominated candidate printed opposite one of listings of candidate's name.
Establishes Critical Need Foreign Language Study Abroad Scholarship Program within Department of Education to enable students to learn critically needed foreign languages.
Allows school district or public charter school to award high school diploma to certain students who do not meet graduation requirements but who completed school year in study abroad program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purposes of developing, establishing and administering five Mandarin immersion programs.
Increases standard penalty for animal abuse in first degree to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Authorizes moneys available for access and habitat programs to be expended on programs that promote access to public and private lands through acquisition of lands or through acquisition of easements.
Requires Personnel Division of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules prohibiting smoking on state property and in places of employment operated by state.
Allows tenant to place political signs anywhere on space owned or leased by tenant.
Permits person operating bicycle to enter intersection with specified traffic control device without stopping, provided that person operating bicycle slows to safe speed and yields right of way to traffic or pedestrians.
Considers student attending approved study abroad program to be resident pupil for purpose of State School Fund calculations.
Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district with four-day week class schedule.
Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts attributable to controlled foreign corporations and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law.
Prohibits public agencies from entering into public works contracts for which contract price exceeds $750,000 unless public agency verifies that every employer under contract is approved apprenticeship training agent unless local joint committee or apprenticeship training program does not exist in state.
Directs State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to develop recommended state medical malpractice insurance program to be administered by corporation.
Requires health care facilities and health care providers to use interoperable electronic health information system by December 15, 2015.
Adds state and federal tax identification numbers to personal information subject to provisions of Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
Transfers responsibility for reviewing ballot titles from Supreme Court to Review Panel composed of retired judges.
Creates Legislative Research Office.
Increases allocation of State Highway Fund moneys for footpaths and bicycle trails.
Requires Department of Human Services to prepare and submit to Legislative Assembly annual report containing list of employers with employees receiving public assistance, including supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Requires Department of Revenue, in consultation with Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare and submit reports on tax incidence to legislative committee on revenue.
Expands State Board of Pharmacy to include two pharmacy technicians.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Prohibits discrimination for medical services based on individual's eligibility for Medicare if individual has existing relationship with service provider.
Requires Department of Human Services to use Oregon Prescription Drug Program to purchase drugs for medical assistance recipients if cost-effective.
Increases personal income tax rate on individual taxpayers with taxable income above $250,000, or above $500,000 if married filing jointly.
Modifies definition of "smoke shop" in Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act to include businesses that are attached to other businesses or residential property.
Requires Department of Transportation to make certain information concerning public contracts available on publicly accessible website.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide ward with assistance obtaining driving privileges as part of case plan to transition into independent living.
Establishes Election Day as legal holiday in Oregon.