Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Duane Stark
Sponsored
Became law3
Removes limitation on number of sobering facilities that may be registered with Oregon Health Authority.
Authorizes moneys in Mental Health Alcoholism and Drug Services Account to be used by counties to provide funding to sobering facilities.
Permits onsite treatment of septage prior to application of biosolids on exclusive farm use land using treatment facilities that are portable, temporary and transportable by truck trailer during authorized period of time.
Passed the House1
Includes travel trailers as vehicles that are subject to state's "lemon law." Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Out of committee4
Establishes Office of Oregon Ombudsmen to provide administrative services and support to Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman, Office of the Residential Facilities Ombudsman, Office of the Foster Parent Ombudsman, Office of the Foster Child Ombudsman and Office of the Oregon Public Guardian .
Requires Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to maintain volunteer staff of court appointed special advocates sufficient to meet statutory requirement to appoint court appointed special advocate in every juvenile dependency proceeding.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services to administer general assistance project.
Allows taxpayer to direct portion of income tax refund to purpose of providing housing to low income persons.
In committee9
Requires person that engages in business in this state, on premises onto which person permits members of public to enter, to post in prominent location outside entry to premises sign that states person's policy with respect to permitting individuals who have license to carry concealed handgun to carry firearm onto premises.
Allows person harmed by criminal act resulting in physical injury or death to bring action for damages against place of public accommodation if place of public accommodation prohibits visitors from possessing firearm.
Directs Department of Education to hire and place in schools licensed clinical social workers and to report to Legislative Assembly on certain findings related to social workers in schools.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding 2017-2019 biennium sources of Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue related to alcoholic beverages and recipients of revenue distributions.
Requires witness before statutory, standing, special or interim legislative committee to sign declaration that witness's testimony is true to best of witness's knowledge and belief, and that witness understands testimony is subject to penalty for perjury.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop and implement two pilot programs in rural and urban areas of state by contracting with independent nongovernmental entities to assess suitability of foster homes for certification.
Changes definition of foster parent who is "current caretaker.".
Directs Public Defense Services Commission to develop and maintain Parent-Child Representation Program statewide to provide legal representation in juvenile dependency proceedings based on workload model of contracting that provides for caseload limits.
Requires hospital to have protocol to ensure that law enforcement agency is notified within seven days of collection of sexual assault forensic evidence kit and that kits are stored for no less than 60 days after collection.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Modifies applicability of certain statutes to person who unintentionally discovers archaeological object.
Changes definition of foster parent who is "current caretaker.".
Requires city with population greater than 5,000 or county with population greater than 25,000 to review and decide on applications for certain housing developments containing affordable housing units within 100 days.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules to establish Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
Directs Department of Human Services, in consultation with Department of Justice, to develop and implement training and continuing education curriculum for caseworkers that informs and instructs caseworkers on their roles in juvenile dependency proceedings.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
Increases age of trafficked person from 15 to 18 for crime of trafficking in persons for use in commercial sex act.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to immediately place conditions on license, certificate or other authorization of child-caring agency prior to hearing if department finds there is serious danger to public health or safety.
Limits landlord assistance under Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program to damages awarded in judgment following hearing in which landlord proves amount of damages.
Prohibits public university, community college or Oregon-based private university or college to use threat or imposition of student discipline or other sanction to influence decision of victim of alleged incident of sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking regarding whether to report alleged incident or participate in investigation or adjudication of alleged incident.
Permits county to allow owner of lot or parcel of at least two acres zoned for rural residential uses to construct new single-family dwelling on lot or parcel if owner converts existing historic home to accessory dwelling unit.
Directs school districts and public charter schools to waive high school diploma requirements that are not established by state law if student is or was foster child, homeless, runaway, child in military family, child of migrant worker or enrolled in Youth Corrections Education Program or Juvenile Detention Education Program.
Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training.
Vetoed · 1
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements.
Out of committee · 10
Requires city or county to review and decide on applications for certain housing developments containing affordable housing units within 100 days.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report annually to Legislative Assembly on implementation of requirements to reimburse cost of child abuse medical assessments conducted by community assessment centers.
Directs Department of Education to distribute moneys to support career and technical student organizations.
Requires city to evaluate for inclusion in urban growth boundary agricultural land consisting predominantly of certain soil classifications with other first priority lands.
Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person.
Designates Act as Oregon First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop plan for enabling community colleges to offer associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in apprenticeship or training program.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate.
Establishes Task Force on System Development Charges and specifies composition of task force membership.
In committee · 13
Directs court to order suspension of person's driving privileges upon person's conviction for offense related to sexual solicitation.
Requires state agency that issues certain authorizations to persons to suspend authorization upon receipt of court order that person has been convicted of specified crimes relating to solicitation or prostitution.
Establishes Task Force on Public Boarding Schools.
Clarifies that for purposes of crime of coercion, person compels or induces another person to engage in conduct from which other person has legal right to abstain if person compels or induces woman to terminate woman's pregnancy.
Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.
Permits cities to determine likelihood of development or redevelopment of land during review or evaluation of comprehensive plan or urban growth boundary expansion.
Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment.
Excludes certain Portland employers from sick leave requirements if employer is located in Portland on temporary or seasonal basis and has permanent location outside city.
Repeals requirement that person who is not gun dealer obtain criminal background check prior to transferring firearm to another person who is not gun dealer.
Creates refundable credit against personal income taxes for housing rental payments.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Requires transportation network company or other employer to conduct or have other person conduct criminal records check to determine whether individual that transportation network company or other employer intends to engage as participating driver has committed certain criminal violations.
Requires Legislative Counsel to produce draft measures in order in which measures were requested.