Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Peter Courtney
Sponsored
Became law6
Repeals moratorium on mining using motorized equipment.
Phases in implementation of number of required minutes of physical education.
Modifies laws related to student athlete agents.
Designates third Saturday in March of each year as Cherry Blossom Day.
Provides that presumptive sentence for certain sex crimes is life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole if defendant has certain prior conviction at time of offense.
Establishes specified reporting requirements to ensure legislative review of potential future costs in state government workforce.
Out of committee4
Creates income tax credit for operation costs of housing for agricultural workers.
Renames offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device as offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile electronic device.
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules applying certain oil spill prevention and emergency response planning requirements to high hazard train routes in this state.
Permits merger of community college and public university.
In committee5
Modifies trap check requirements.
Provides that directors of certain mass transit districts are appointed by Governor instead of elected.
Provides that directors of certain mass transit districts are appointed by Governor instead of elected.
Identifies siting of telecommunications towers and associated equipment as outright permitted use without additional approval criteria on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to establish risk sharing account for member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019.
Passed the Senate · 1
Eliminates probationary driver permits.
Out of committee · 2
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants.
Allows personal income and corporate excise taxpayers to subtract from taxable income amounts paid as principal of or interest on qualified education loans, if borrower is taxpayer or spouse, or dependent or employee of taxpayer.
In committee · 2
Creates income tax credit for adopting dogs and cats from animal rescue entities.
Creates personal income tax subtraction for adopting dogs and cats from animal rescue entities.