Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Betsy Johnson
Sponsored
Became law10
Changes composition of interdisciplinary team coordinating hospice care.
Exempts practice of reflexology from regulation by State Board of Massage Therapists.
Requires that written instrument assigning mortgage or trust deed and presented to county clerk for recording show name and address of assignee.
Modifies value of county land eligible to be sold by private sale.
Staggers terms of office of Northwest Regional Education Service District board members.
Authorizes municipal corporation to certify certain tax levies approved by voters in second fiscal year of biennial budgeting period.
Permits municipal corporation to include amount necessary to pay principal and interest on bonded indebtedness in estimation of ad valorem taxation revenues for budget period.
Sets fees for initial licensure of in-home care agency and fees for renewal of license.
Permits taxpayers who have never filed personal or mixed personal and real property return in this state and who have failed to file personal or mixed personal and real property return to file an application with county assessor for relief from tax penalties.
Transfers certain moneys from specified funds and accounts to other specified funds, accounts or agencies to be used for certain purposes.
Out of committee3
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.
Directs Economic and Community Development Department to establish program to allow rural airport in State of Oregon, with approval of all cities, counties and other local property taxing jurisdictions within which district exists, and to create airport tax increment financing district in which up to 50 percent of incremental tax revenues generated by commercial and industrial development or expansion can be used to pay for airport-related infrastructure and services for period of up to 25 years
Requires Department of Human Services to provide grants to area agency in rural county and area agency in urban county for purpose of conducting pilot projects to develop and implement comprehensive plan for future needs of Oregonians between ages 40 and 64.
In committee8
Requires Director of Veterans' Affairs to use certain criteria in adopting formula for distribution of funds appropriated to Department of Veterans' Affairs to enhance and expand services provided by county veterans' service officers.
Requires Director of Veterans' Affairs to use certain criteria in adopting formula for distribution of funds appropriated to Department of Veterans' Affairs to enhance and expand services provided by county veterans' service officers.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to conduct Oregon Curbside Recycling Pilot Program and report to Legislative Assembly by July 1, 2009.
Establishes State Board of Land Use Planner Examiners.
Establishes renewable portfolio standard for consumer-owned utilities.
Authorizes maximum appropriation for budget of tax supervising and conservation commission to increase by three percent each fiscal year.
Modifies application of jurisdiction of tax supervising and conservation commissions to municipal corporations.
Allocates moneys from Parks and Natural Resources Fund to State Parks and Recreation Department for purposes of heritage conservation for biennium beginning July 1, 2007.
Carried from the House
Passed the House1
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to name Fall Creek hatchery research center Lindsay Ball Research Hatchery.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide affordable, accessible health care to children.
Expands list of individuals and entities that may participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Allows shipbreaking in Oregon only in dry dock.
Directs Department of State Lands to investigate feasibility of establishing certification program for professional wetland scientists and to submit report and recommendations for legislation to interim legislative committees on environment and natural resources.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Allows public university to direct affiliated foundation to administer university venture development fund.
Creates Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force.
Requires business firms receiving property tax relief under strategic investment program to report average employment and wages to Economic and Community Development Department on annual basis.
Requires petitioner in post-conviction relief proceeding to demonstrate good cause prior to issuance of subpoena to victim.
Restricts local government power to impose construction excise taxes.
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 · 5
Directs Oregon Innovation Council to establish signature research center focused on renewable energy, biologically based products and other emerging sustainable products or services.
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Innovation Council for Oregon Innovation Fund for specified purposes.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to provide full-time equivalent employee to work on ballast water reporting and regulation matters.
Establishes Family Caregiver Support Advisory Board to advise Department of Human Services on needs of family caregivers.
Creates income tax credit for donations of interests in real property to public or private conservation agencies for specified conservation purposes.
In committee · 6
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Water Resources Department for construction of reservoir and conveyance system in East Valley Water District.
Requires applicant for energy facility site certificate to obtain land use approval from local government.
Allows manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages to enter into agreement with retail licensee that provides for delayed payment for alcoholic beverages, after delivery, by check or electronic fund transfer.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to forecast statewide allowable growth factor of general operating revenue per community college student.
Requires State Department of Energy to confer with governing body of local government within whose jurisdiction certain facilities may be located.
Requires that first $7.7 million of amounts collected under public purpose charge in calendar year 2008 be distributed to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for purpose of paying costs of Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.