Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Lee Beyer
Sponsored
Became law2
Requires each electric company providing electricity to retail electricity consumers located in this state to eliminate coal-fired resources from electric company's electricity supply.
Requires city whose laws require petition proposing annexation of territory to be submitted to electors to annex territory without vote upon receipt of petition for annexation submitted by all owners of land in territory provided territory is included within urban growth boundary of city or Metro and is, or will be, subject to acknowledged comprehensive plan of city, at least one parcel in territory is contiguous to city limits and proposal conforms to all other requirements of city's ordinances
Out of committee1
Directs Public Utility Commission to establish program for procurement of electricity from community solar projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Exempts prepaid transportation cards from Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act and related statutes.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with Oregon post-secondary institutions of education, to conduct study to determine best method of increasing number of mathematics majors at Oregon universities.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study on expenditure variations among school districts.
Authorizes city or county to adopt exemption for newly constructed or installed industrial improvements at location in rural area that have cost of initial investment of at least $1 million and not more than $25 million.
Directs public universities and community colleges to increase voter registration access and information.
Exempts certain applicants for license to produce marijuana or applicants for certification to research marijuana from requirement that land use compatibility statement be obtained.
Out of committee · 1
Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050.
In committee · 3
Excludes sick leave pay from definition of "payroll" for purpose of workers' compensation calculations.
Increases amount of maximum total tax credits for certified film production development contributions for fiscal year.
Provides that insurer that has duty to defend insured against claim has fiduciary duty toward insured if insurer does defend against claim.