Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Peter Courtney
Sponsored
Became law2
Reduces minimum and maximum number of members for State Fair Council.
Removes ability of major political party to use party rule, rather than primary election, to select party nominee in situations when vacancy in state office or office of state Senator occurs on or before 70th day before primary election and remaining two years of term of office are filled by electors at next general election.
In committee1
Allows county in eastern Oregon with population of less than 50,000 to approve land use applications on certain nonresource lands for certain industrial or commercial uses that are inconsistent with zoning of such nonresource lands.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Establishes Small Business Expansion Loan Fund to be administered by Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of making loans of early stage growth capital to individuals and business entities with 50 or fewer employees that may not be able to obtain adequate traditional commercial or private financing to meet operational and growth needs.
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.
Removes requirement that students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents apply for official federal identification document to be eligible for exemption from paying nonresident tuition at public universities.