Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Chuck Thomsen
Sponsored
Became law3
Modifies day of month Department of Revenue pays moneys in County Assessment Function Funding Assistance Account to counties.
Directs Department of Justice to deposit in subaccount in Department of Justice Operating Account moneys received from officers, departments, boards and commissions of state government.
Creates processes by which county may conditionally approve agri-tourism and other commercial events or activities related to and supportive of agriculture in area zoned for exclusive farm use, including area designated as rural reserve or as urban reserve.
In committee3
Modifies priority of lands considered for inclusion in urban growth boundary.
Requires last best offer submitted in certain arbitration proceedings by exclusive representative of employees of public employer that requires increases in taxes or fees or reduction of services or workforce to meet costs of implementation of offer to be deemed not to be in best interest and welfare of public.
Directs Legislative Assembly, at odd-numbered year regular sessions, to consider bill that lists all state agency fees adopted by rule and that authorizes increase in amount of each fee by percentage amount equal to percentage increase in Consumer Price Index.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Expands exemption of homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juice from Liquor Control Act.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt revisions to transportation planning rule for purposes of streamlining, simplifying and clarifying certain aspects of rule before January 1, 2012.
Designates February 24 of each year as Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon.
Establishes Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice and creates procedure for awarding medal to family of law enforcement officer who died while performing duties or was killed because of employment as law enforcement officer.
Passed the Senate · 1
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at state institutions of higher education.
Out of committee · 5
Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Authorizes Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties to plan and designate high-value employment sites pursuant to qualifying regional economic opportunity plan.
Requires independent audit of actuarial soundness of per capita rates determined by Oregon Health Authority for payment to prepaid managed care health services organizations if rates determined by Oregon Health Authority are not consistent with benchmark per capita rates determined by actuary retained by Health Services Commission.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for net long-term capital gain.
Directs, for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2013, Legislative Assembly to leave amount unappropriated for biennium if Legislative Assembly determines that percentage increase in available General Fund revenues is greater than increase in personal income growth.
In committee · 17
Limits collective bargaining agreements between state and state employees to term of not more than two years.
Removes notification and certain examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Modifies definition of "acupuncture" to include insertion of solid needle into body to treat disorder.
Specifies that executive branch license fees set by statute prior to effective date of Act may not be collected on or after July 1, 2013, in case of fees set prior to January 1, 2000, or on or after July 1, 2015, in case of fees set on or after January 1, 2000.
Creates work group for purpose of developing comprehensive transportation plan for United States Highway 97 transportation corridor.
Provides that unlawful possession of controlled substance by person under 21 years of age includes unlawful consumption of controlled substance.
Creates income tax credit for cost of professional services required to resolve erroneous charge billed to or otherwise imposed on taxpayer by state agency.
Specifies conditions under which mitigation credit may be sold to single state agency.
Allows accelerated depreciation of capital assets for income tax purposes.
Repeals Ballot Measure 66 (2010).
Eliminates employee contributions, employer contributions and rollover contributions to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System, effective January 1, 2012.
Eliminates employer pick-up of six percent employee contribution required of members of Public Employees Retirement System.
Revises definition of ambulatory surgical center to include medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions.
Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate accounts for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to accounts in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Establishes Task Force on School Libraries.
Prescribes procedure and form of notice for disposition of abandoned burial spaces by cemetery authority.
Creates Task Force on Oregon Business Regulations.