Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Betsy Johnson
Sponsored
Became law5
Authorizes Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots to issue subpoenas for investigatory purposes and to enter premises, ships and other facilities to conduct investigations.
Modifies maximum reimbursement from Oregon Production Investment Fund for film or television production.
Creates Task Force on Geese Control.
Requires Public Utility Commission to set higher maximum water rates for unregulated water utilities serving fewer than 500 customers when water utility has metered system.
Modifies provisions for claiming compensation for specified land use regulations that restrict forest practices on private real property.
Out of committee1
Creates Task Force on Women Veterans' Health Care.
In committee9
Allows income tax credits for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians who provide volunteer services and for employers who permit employees who are volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians to respond to emergency calls during work hours.
Increases penalty for failure to yield to emergency vehicle or ambulance.
Clarifies practice limitations on practitioners of reflexology who are exempt from regulations relating to massage therapists.
Exempts practitioners of Bowenwork therapy from application of statutes regulating massage therapy.
Adjusts district extended weighted average daily membership (ADMw) for purposes of distributions from State School Fund if Governor declares state of emergency related to natural disaster for county within boundaries of school district and average daily membership of school district decreases by specified percentage.
Requires State Land Board to direct Department of State Lands to work with Trask River Advisory Committee on pilot project to implement Trask River Stewardship Model.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to develop and implement marine aquaculture program and to report to Legislative Assembly on progress of program.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Director to enter into contracts or agreements with certain local governments to provide payment to local government of amounts sufficient to cover costs of provision of certain services to state park, individual campsite or day use fee area by local government.
Authorizes photo radar in Multnomah County on Cornelius Pass Road.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Increases preceding year production limit for brewery-public house licensee selling at wholesale.
Imposes additional fine of $500 on person convicted of crime of interfering with law enforcement animal.
Creates Task Force on Women Veterans' Health Care.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Prohibits state from expending funds to comply with federal Real ID Act of 2005 unless certain requirements are met.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Directs nongovernmental entity, if entity receives funds from Public Utility Commission collected through public purpose charges, to include ex officio member on entity's board of directors and to perform other specified duties.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Requires Department of Human Services to determine whether immunosuppressant drug used in connection with organ transplants is narrow therapeutic index drug within 180 days of expiration of United States patent on drug.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Out of committee · 4
Directs Department of Human Services, when department secures sufficient funding, to establish registry and advisory committee related to birth anomalies and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide screening for breast and cervical cancer to persons who meet eligibility requirements for Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and operate statewide first responder building mapping information system.
In committee · 3
Changes distribution of amounts collected as public purpose charge by electric companies and Oregon Community Power.
Establishes income tax credit for qualified elderly taxpayer whose residential property tax equals or exceeds specified percentage of household income.
Requires instruction in Oregon Studies in middle school.