Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Peter Courtney
Sponsored
Became law6
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Office of Emergency Management for seismic rehabilitation grant committee.
Modifies membership of certain legislative committees.
Requires health benefit plan that covers chemotherapy to cover orally administered anticancer medication as part of medical benefit.
Increases membership of Emergency Board.
Prohibits school district employees, contractors and volunteers from selling, marketing, distributing, endorsing or suggesting anabolic steroid or performance-enhancing substances to students.
Requires that school district boards adopt policies and procedures relating to self-administration of medication by students with asthma or severe allergies.
Out of committee7
Creates Oregon State Capitol Planning Commission.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue revenue bonds to be paid from moneys deposited in Oregon State Capitol Foundation Fund.
Directs Department of Education to collect data from school districts on number of minutes of physical education provided to kindergarten through grade 8 students.
Establishes minimum amount of participation in physical education by kindergarten through grade 8 public school students.
Directs Department of Education to develop statewide assessment system in physical education.
Modifies definitions of "beverage" and "beverage container" in Bottle Bill.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide medical assistance to parent or legal guardian in need of substance abuse treatment whose child has been removed from home by department.
In committee6
Allows state employee to donate accrued vacation, holiday and sick leave to another state employee who is serving on active duty in Armed Forces of United States or on active duty in reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue revenue forecast on February 15, 2008.
Modifies definitions of "beverage" and "beverage container" in Bottle Bill.
Amends definition of "person with a serious mental illness." Requires Department of Human Services to suspend medical assistance to persons receiving treatment for substance abuse.
Provides for increased, nonwaivable unitary assessment in methamphetamine-related crimes.
Directs State Commission on Children and Families to support Centers for Family Success.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide affordable, accessible health care to children.
Declares nursing workforce and nursing faculty shortage.
Directs Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission to charge public bodies, special government bodies, local governments and local service districts proportionate amounts for purposes of funding activities of commission.
Expands list of individuals and entities that may participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to prepare written animal emergency operations plan to provide for animals during major disaster or emergency.
Expands prohibition of smoking in public places and places of employment.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Creates State Capitol State Park.
Creates Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force.
Modifies definition of "beverage" for purposes of beverage container refunds to include water and flavored water.
Establishes renewable portfolio standard for electric utilities and electricity service suppliers.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes Committee on Performance Excellence.
Passed the Senate · 1
Prohibits siting of destination resort in Metolius River Basin or in specified areas within three miles of basin .
Out of committee · 4
Creates Oregon Better Health Trust Fund to pool state and federal expenditures for health care in Oregon and to finance treatment of defined set of essential health conditions for all Oregonians.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for psychiatric day treatment for eastern Oregon children.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to provide full-time equivalent employee to work on ballast water reporting and regulation matters.
Creates Task Force on Oregon School for the Deaf and Oregon School for the Blind.
In committee · 3
Creates Beverage Product Stewardship Board.
Creates Bottle Bill Board.
Requires certain state agencies to develop plans for mitigating effects of natural disasters and for recovery and reconstruction efforts after natural disaster has occurred.