Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Brad Witt
Sponsored
Became law5
Requires lender that has contract with person for reverse mortgage to send person or escrow agent, title insurance company or other agent that pays property taxes on person's behalf notice that states that title to property that is subject to reverse mortgage remains with person and person is responsible for paying property taxes and related taxes on property.
Changes how priority enrollment system is applied to continuing qualified students and new qualified students.
Extends age range of youth eligible to participate in youth hunter mentoring program to persons between nine and 16 years of age.
Specifies, for purposes of exempting certain vehicles from overall allowable length of vehicles under Vehicle Code, that unplanned disruption in services provided by public utility, telecommunications utility, people's utility district, municipality or electric cooperative is emergency if disruption occurs outside normal business hours during which public utility, telecommunications utility, people's utility district, municipality or electric cooperative may acquire variance permit.
Expands criteria for traffic offenses related to rail crossings and adds requirement for drivers to stop for approaching on-track equipment.
Passed the House1
Requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days' notice to employees and certain officials before ceasing operations, relocating or ordering mass layoff involving 50 or more employees.
Out of committee3
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to establish Affordable Homeownership Grant Program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations with affordable homeownership programs to provide opportunities for homeownership to persons in low income households.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to City of St. Helens for central waterfront redevelopment and Portland Harbor cleanup support project.
Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to persons in low income households for repair and rehabilitation of residences.
In committee7
Requires contracting agency to develop and implement policy for granting preference to bidder, proposer or offeror that is headquartered or does majority of business transactions within this state or within United States, that agrees to supply goods or services from sources located within this state or within United States or that agrees to perform substantially all work required in procurement with personnel or resources obtained within this state or within United States.
Requires contracting agency to base determination of contractor's responsibility for public improvement contract on contractor's demonstrating that contractor has provided health insurance to contractor's employees for period of two years before contractor submitted bid for public improvement contract.
Requires vehicle dealer to disclose certain information concerning manufacturer recalls that apply to motor vehicle that customer intends to purchase or lease from vehicle dealer.
Directs Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issue of wage theft. .
Provides that court may not issue warrant or impose sanction of confinement for contempt that results from defendant's failure to comply with judgment debtor examination or written interrogatories.
Requires State Chief Information Officer to develop, in collaboration with state agencies and Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General, curriculum and materials for training state employees in information security.
Expands offense of unlawful tethering to include tethering domestic animal for more than 15 minutes in certain weather conditions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Modifies purposes for which school districts may receive grants to pay for costs incurred by school districts to purchase food produced or processed in state.
Provides for one-time, decreased vehicle registration fee for former prisoners of war.
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing.
Transfers authority over court appointed special advocates and CASA Volunteer Programs from Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
Requires development of plan for Oregon Coast Trail.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to implement program to encourage reporting of wildlife law violations.
Establishes Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations.
Requires Department of Education to develop and provide to public high schools written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Passed the House · 2
Requires snowmobiles and certain all-terrain vehicles to cross highway at intersection or more than 100 feet from intersection.
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Out of committee · 10
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 coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Establishes University Research Fighting Fund to provide state moneys to public universities or Oregon Health and Science University when universities seek federal research grants.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more pilot programs statewide to provide training, job placement services, financial assistance, technical support and business creation assistance to veterans in construction and construction materials industries.
Requires applicant for housing development containing at least 100 new housing units to give notice to Department of Education and school district.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities.
Appropriates moneys to Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Land Conservation and Development to employ two full-time equivalent employees to perform services relating to increasing availability of affordable housing.
Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations.
In committee · 20
Directs Department of Justice to create and maintain list of states that recognize Oregon concealed handgun licenses and require handgun competency to obtain concealed handgun license that is similar to competency required in Oregon.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Allows person with other convictions within previous 10 years to file motion to set aside conviction after three years from date of judgment if other convictions were part of same criminal episode as conviction that is subject of motion.
Modifies procedures of Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability.
Directs Occupational Safety and Health Division of Department of Consumer and Business Services to study potential safety benefits of screening replacement workers during labor dispute with employer that employs more than 100 employees in industry involving hazardous materials.
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.
Vests sole authority to regulate hunting ammunition and fishing gear with Legislative Assembly with specified exceptions.
Authorizes governing bodies of cities and counties to jointly form district for purposes of acquisition, design, construction, reconstruction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of limited-access public highway projects within district boundaries.
Renames crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal to interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal in the second degree.
Prohibits state agency from establishing rule or policy regulating, restricting or prohibiting firearms.
Imposes fee on money transmission made by person other than corporation to location outside state.
Modifies law regarding requirement that public employer grant preference to veteran or disabled veteran in selection process for civil service position.
Increases speed limit on Oregon Route 138 between Roseburg and Glide.
Prohibits requiring high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate as qualification for obtaining limited specialty plumber license to install or replace residential water heaters.
Transfers moneys from Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account to Oregon Health Authority Fund for funding medical assistance.
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Imposes tax on inhalant-form nicotine and inhalant delivery systems.
Transfers moneys from Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account to Oregon Health Authority Fund for funding medical assistance.
Authorizes court to impose specified money award for criminal violation of wildlife laws involving unlawful taking of wildlife.