Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Lynn Findley
Sponsored
Became law6
Increases rate of tax for emergency communications.
Eliminates mandatory inspection of onions.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Department of Education and Office of Child Care to make specified evaluations to increase number of educators in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region who are available to teach courses in secondary math and science and in career and technical education programs.
Exempts from ad valorem property taxation property that is owned or used by cooperative for purpose of providing steam or hot water heat by combustion of biomass.
Clarifies, for purposes of Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board activities, that "workforce development" includes development of residential housing necessary to attract and keep employees in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Authorizes Harney County Health District to offer alternative retirement programs in addition to Public Employees Retirement System.
Passed the House3
For purposes of eligibility of property for homestead property tax deferral program, creates floor of $250,000 for maximum allowable real market value of homestead.
Allows out-of-state applicant seeking occupational license in Oregon more time to meet Oregon standards if applicant is already licensed in another state and is seeking to work in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Allows counties to partition and rezone up to 200 acres of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region from exclusive farm use to residential uses.
Out of committee1
Removes sunset on provisions that allow foreign exchange students residing in dormitories to be considered resident students for purpose of State School Fund distributions.
In committee4
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop training standards applicable to firefighting personnel in certain rural areas.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop workforce development plan to communicate advantages of Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region in order to encourage people to move to and work in region.
Includes developing and expanding broadband Internet access service as form of economic development for which Oregon Business Development Department may fund loans and grants for use in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Authorizes exception allowing certain cities to impose tax or fee, in excess of standard limitation, on production, processing or sale of marijuana items.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Requires State Forestry Department to annually report to Legislative Assembly or interim committee regarding implementation and enforcement of property notifications and certifications required under Oregon Forestland-Urban Interface Fire Protection Act.
Modifies list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse to include animal control officers.
Removing population requirement for affordable housing pilot program if no qualifying nomination is received for city with population under 25,000.
Requires district attorney to include sexual assault nurse examiner or hospital representative in sexual assault response team organized by district attorney to adopt protocols addressing response to sexual assault victims.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Provides private right of action to recover for expenses in relation to veterinary care for abused domestic animal.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020.
Provides that brownfield granted property tax incentive benefit under chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016, may be granted any other special assessment, exemption or partial exemption for which such property is eligible.
Allows student to wear dress uniform issued by Armed Forces of United States during high school graduation ceremony if certain conditions are met.
Requires State Forestry Department to report biennially to committee of Legislative Assembly regarding outcomes from all projects pursued in state under Good Neighbor Authority Agreement .
Allows professional licensing board to issue nonrenewable temporary authorization to spouse of member of Armed Forces of United States stationed in Oregon and who holds eligible out-of-state authorization to provide occupational or professional service.
Modifies Family Abuse Prevention Act to authorize court to continue restraining order if abuse occurred within specified period, petitioner reasonably fears for petitioner's physical safety and respondent represents credible threat to physical safety of petitioner or petitioner's child.
Requires Department of Revenue to collect, on local rather than regional level, local transient lodging taxes that department collects under agreements with units of local government.
Provides that transient lodging tax becomes due when occupancy of transient lodging with respect to which tax is imposed ends.
Provides that exemption from transient lodging taxation for dwelling unit used by members of general public for temporary human occupancy for fewer than 30 days per year does not apply to dwelling unit rented out as transient lodging using platform of any kind provided in any manner by transient lodging intermediary.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish county safety corridor program.
Authorizes Long Term Care Ombudsman to hire up to 10 deputy ombudsmen.
Passed the House · 1
Permits adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree.
Out of committee · 15
Establishes Local Government Technical Assistance Program within Housing and Community Services Department.
Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on federal lands within state borders.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to increase size and diversity of group of court appointed special advocates.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report master plan for county fairground capital construction.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board for purposes related to programs for grants from Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Revises requirements for membership on State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Provides funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain.
Establishes new subaccount within State Forestry Department Account.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for development of gatekeeper programs to serve seniors and people with disabilities in local communities statewide.
Creates tax credit for short line railroad rehabilitation projects.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt by rule and administer program for authorizing voluntary projects for stream restoration and habitat improvement through construction of environmental restoration weirs.
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs, in its biennial agency request budget, to request certain level of funding.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop pilot program contracting with Yamhill County for provision of community-based child welfare services.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund to fund community efforts to promote economic development and improve public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood.
Requires certain state agencies and colleges at Oregon State University to conduct certain studies on opportunities for greenhouse gas sequestration by and emissions reductions from activities related to Oregon's natural and working lands and in Oregon's forest products, agricultural and building materials industries, transportation sector and electricity sector.
In committee · 33
Exempts from property taxation property consisting of machinery, equipment, tools, implements or fixtures used primarily in agricultural or horticultural activities or animal husbandry, regardless of whether property is considered real property, and adds such property to definition of "tangible personal property." Adds farming tools and implements to tax-exempt personal property and adds preparing farm crops for shipping as tax-exempt use of personal property.
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for purpose of ensuring multistate enforcement of standards for wine consistent with standards of state where wine was produced.
Provides that machinery and equipment used to compress and bale harvested straw, hay, grass or other plants for purpose of storage or shipment is tangible personal property exempt from ad valorem property taxation.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to biennially report to Legislative Assembly regarding estimated change in wolf population.
Removes sunset on provisions that allow certain nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Establishes Oregon Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Task Force.
For purposes of qualifying for enterprise zone benefits, expands definition of "eligible business firm" to include business firm engaged in providing services to general public as medical clinic, health care facility, substance abuse treatment provider or alcohol or drug rehabilitation center.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets.
Allows public employee who is eligible for public employee health benefit plan coverage to be paid employer contribution for enrolling in public employee health benefit plan of family member if public employee resides in county with population of 40,000 or less.
Extends by five years certain provisions that allow nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Expands purposes for which physical restraint may be used on students.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before December 31, 2018.
Allows subtraction from federal taxable income for purchase of qualifying gun safe.
Requires Department of Human Services to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for care of children under 21 years of age no later than 120 days after department receives application.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to allow person meeting criteria to hunt game mammals using crossbow.
Modifies crime of promoting prostitution to include knowingly recruiting, persuading or encouraging, or attempting to recruit, persuade or encourage, another person to engage in prostitution.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to include tribal boundaries on any legislative district maps department produces.
Prohibits person from performing or attempting to perform abortion if abortion is because of sex of unborn child.
Allows student subjected to substantiated act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying to request transfer to another school.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Prohibits person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, transporting, implanting, processing, preserving, storing or accepting donation of human fetal tissue for purpose of transplanting the human fetal tissue into another person or animal under specified circumstances.
Extends statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total cost of patient assistance programs and information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations.
Requires Department of Revenue, for purpose of enforcing state and local transient lodging taxes, to purchase software that scrapes online data relating to transient lodging rentals.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid by veteran as principal or interest on qualified education loans.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to disclose to district attorney and law enforcement agencies addresses of marijuana grow sites in county over which district attorney and law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction.
Requires specified mental health providers to report to law enforcement patient expression of intent to kill or seriously injure others if patient is likely to carry out intent and has ability to carry out intent.
Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses.
Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion.
Establishes TriMet Crash Advisory Committee.
Allows resident serving, or who has served, in Armed Forces of United States to obtain free licenses for hunting, angling or shellfish.
Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Exempts receipts from sales of basic necessities from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.