Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Brian Clem
Sponsored
Became law9
Requires transient lodging facilities with 175 or more units to provide lift system for persons with disabilities to access bed, toilet and shower or bath.
Abolishes Oregon Fryer Commission.
Designates May 8 of each year as Military Family Appreciation Day.
Permits contracting agency that uses public funds to procure goods for public use to give preference to agricultural products produced and transported entirely within state if certain conditions are met.
Reduces size of identifying hydrologic unit to be used when reporting pesticide use.
Provides that sale by trustee of foreclosed property or sale of residential property after judicial foreclosure precludes further action against mortgagor, grantor or other specified obligor for deficiencies in amount secured by mortgage or trust deed.
Modifies conditional and outright permitted uses of land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires utility provider to consult record owner of high-value farmland for purpose of locating and constructing transmission line in manner that minimizes impact on farming operations.
Approves recommendation of Land Conservation and Development Commission to designate Metolius Area of Critical State Concern as area of critical state concern.
Passed the House1
Allows landowner to request independent soil capability assessment.
Out of committee5
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct feasibility study regarding development of zone to improve fish habitat in specified areas.
Requires Public Employees Retirement Board to allow retired members and beneficiaries to make voluntary monthly contributions to labor organizations.
Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements to school districts that serve Oregon food products as part of United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program.
Makes State Forestry Department technical assistance to governmental units, organizations and groups interested in planting trees optional.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Agriculture for 2009-2011 biennium to develop business plan for project to produce energy from agricultural sources and from food or other wastes.
In committee38
Requires state agencies to add question on agency forms and publications regarding receipt of information about veterans' benefits.
Requires person to get permit from Oregon Department of Aviation before constructing object or structure that constitutes physical hazard to air navigation.
Creates crime of encouraging metal theft.
Requires that, in election proposing annexation, votes from city and territory to be annexed be counted separately to determine separate majorities if acreage to be annexed is 20 acres or more.
Establishes Distinguished Oregonian Medal to recognize and celebrate high-level contributions and achievements of Oregonians.
Extends Oregon Opportunity Grant program to include qualified graduate students at eligible graduate institutions.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct performance and program audits on tax expenditures.
Creates crime of trafficking in illegal aliens.
Directs Attorney General to take all necessary steps to pursue reimbursement from federal government for costs incurred by state by reason of incarceration of illegal aliens in state.
Requires student who receives diploma from school district or public charter school to demonstrate proficiency in Oregon Studies and subjects on test administered to persons who apply for citizenship.
Allows formation of agricultural fuel cooperative consisting of not more than 10 agricultural commodity producers and having sole purpose of supplying motor vehicle fuel to members for use in farm vehicles or for farm-related nonhighway use.
Requires medical staff bylaws at health care facility to provide for fair hearing process to challenge denial, revocation, suspension or restriction of physician privileges.
Allows use of metal detectors or similar devices in state parks without permit, fee or other charge.
Gives court appointed special advocate authority to copy and inspect records of individual or institution that seeks to become caregiver, custodian, guardian or adoptive parent of child or ward.
Adds state and federal tax identification numbers to personal information subject to provisions of Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
Reduces amount of ground water use for domestic purposes exempt from water right requirement.
Requires Department of Human Services to file petition to terminate parental rights when court has placed child in substitute care on three or more previous occasions.
Requires Department of Human Services, in determining income available for costs of care for recipient of federal Social Security disability benefits receiving medical assistance, to disregard amount no less than federal poverty guideline.
Defines "agricultural zone." Increases fine for traffic offense committed in agricultural zone if warning signs are posted.
Requires Economic and Community Development Department to establish Junior Borrowers Access to Necessary Capital Insurance Policy program.
Requires cities to provide urban services to territories approved for annexation within three years of date of proclamation.
Creates Oregon Food Policy Council.
Modifies applicability of removal or fill provisions to certain activities on exclusive farm use zoned lands.
Allows manufactured dwelling park landlord to defer or forgo payment to tenant upon park closure if closure is due to conversion of park to manufactured dwelling subdivision and tenant continues occupancy as subdivision lot tenant following conversion.
Requires owner of manufactured dwelling park proposing to convert park to manufactured dwelling subdivision to provide park tenants with copies of written notices received by owner regarding conversion.
Specifies that public lands used for wildlife management purposes must be accessible for hunting.
Requires court to release misdemeanor defendant on supervision for period of at least six months if defendant not fit for trial.
Expands provisions for tax credit and landlord payment to tenants of manufactured dwelling park to tenants who sell dwelling for loss and do not vacate park.
Expands application of definition of high-value farmland to encompass local and comprehensive land use planning.
Requires certain conditions for approval of reclamation plan for surface mining operation.
Provides that reduction in, restriction or limitation on, or charge or fee imposed in connection with provision of item or service due to consumer under terms of warranty is void and of no effect unless manufacturer, distributor, retailer or seller discloses reduction, restriction, limitation, charge or fee.
Requires proposer submitting proposal for public contract for services to submit personnel deployment disclosure.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property from land designated for farm use.
Changes nonfarm uses outright permitted and conditionally authorized on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Places additional limits on siting of dwellings and division of land in resource zones for dwellings not provided in conjunction with resource use.
Requires Department of Human Services to require group care facility to have staff, security and capacity to accept at least one person on outpatient commitment.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to study need, feasibility and costs of providing state meat inspection service for deliveries of not more than 50 livestock animals.
Allows appointing authority to remove public employee from management service due to lack of work, curtailment of funds or reorganization requiring reduction in force.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Requires, as soon as practicable after end of each biennium, lottery ending balance to be transferred to school capital matching subaccount of Education Stability Fund.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Authorizes issuance of criminal process that authorizes or commands seizure or production of papers, documents, records or other things to recipient outside State of Oregon.
Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way.".
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Requires tower who tows vehicle at request of owner of parking facility to take and maintain photograph of vehicle.
Directs Director of State Department of Energy to administer energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program for purpose of encouraging investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy conservation.
Requires person engaged in floral retail sales to disclose principal place of business .
Establishes Interagency Compliance Network.
Requires child care providers exempt from certification or registration who receive funds from Department of Human Services to attend orientation.
Directs Secretary of State to designate organizations to establish citizen panels to review and create statements on specified number of initiated state measures.
Allows Department of Education to establish pilot project for purpose of assisting federal Head Start program providers located in Oregon with adopting and implementing health literacy program.
Allows amendment of local ordinance regulating manufactured dwelling park closures or partial closures until January 1, 2010, if amendment does not reduce statutory rights of manufactured dwelling park tenants.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to establish website that allows members of public to request information about veterans' benefits and services.
Requires community college seeking approval from State Board of Education to offer new career pathways certificate of completion program to give notice to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of intent to offer program.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Creates Oregon Broadband Advisory Council within Economic and Community Development Department for purposes relating to broadband communication and technology.
Creates process by which Water Resources Department may loan or grant moneys to enable construction of water development projects located in Columbia River Basin.
Requires notice to dealers when capacity of biodiesel production facilities in Oregon reaches specified levels.
Directs school districts that include public high school to adopt plans to encourage students to register to vote and to vote in elections.
Increases processing fee chargeable to employee by employer for garnishments of employee's wages.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 7
Creates offense of smoking in motor vehicle while person under age of 17 is in motor vehicle.
Directs elected officials and state agencies who provide electronic information to public to provide notice of any electronic tracking feature embedded in electronic communication.
Transfers administration of Rural Health Services Program from Oregon Student Assistance Commission to Office of Rural Health.
Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Exempts records and information that identify person as holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license from disclosure.
Authorizes inclusion of temporary employees in definition of "appropriate bargaining unit" for purposes of collective bargaining between public employers and public employees.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Out of committee · 12
Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in machinery and equipment.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for nutrition programs for low-income seniors and for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish education registration plate program.
Approves recommendation of Land Conservation and Development Commission by designating area identified by commission recommendation as area of critical state concern.
Creates procedure and establishes criteria by which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve or disapprove health insurance premium rates for small employers or individual health benefit plans.
Authorizes county to pay all or part of expense for postage that exceeds expense of postage for mail that weighs one ounce or less for ballots returned by mail.
Establishes tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
For purposes of natural resource property or commercial fishing property inheritance tax credit, allows credit equal to tax otherwise due for eligible property with value less than $7.5 million and phases out credit for property with value up to $15 million.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 35
Directs Director of Transportation to issue certificate of exemption to person who presents signed statement from physician that person should be exempted from wearing motorcycle helmet.
Reinstates income tax credit for qualified adoption expenses with certain income limitations and eligibility requirements.
Authorizes election of board of directors from within district for service district formed to serve unincorporated community or unincorporated area.
Defines "medium-speed electric vehicle" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code.
Authorizes moneys available for access and habitat programs to be expended on programs that promote access to public and private lands through acquisition of lands or through acquisition of easements.
Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Student Assistance Commission for rural health loan repayment program.
Requires Legislative Administrator to present plan to Legislative Assembly for State Capitol to achieve zero carbon footprint by December 31, 2015.
Allows tenant to place political signs anywhere on space owned or leased by tenant.
Exempts transferor of firearm from performing criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license.
Requires Department of State Police to destroy records obtained during criminal records check within 24 hours of approval for qualified firearms purchases.
Prohibits use, sale, transfer or exchange for value, for commercial purposes, of prescription drug information that identifies prescriber or subject of prescription drug order.
Clarifies language authorizing city or district to require consent to eventual annexation in exchange for providing extraterritorial service to landowner.
Allows weighmaster or motor carrier enforcement officer to use warning lights or other signal for purpose of stopping driver of commercial motor vehicle.
Allows public utility full cost recovery for hydrogen power station investments.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for transportation projects for nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to determine source and establish price agreement for state agencies to procure power management software.
Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend statewide land use planning goals to require land use planning for public schools, consistent with policy of Legislative Assembly.
Exempts transferor of firearm from performing criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license.
Establishes Insurance Rate Review Board in Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes.
Authorizes universities under control of State Board of Higher Education, Oregon Health and Science University and boards of education of community college districts to commission public safety officers.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to authorize each institution under its control to commission special campus security officers.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Directs landlords of four or more dwelling units or of facility to supply new tenants with voter registration cards with written rental agreement or, for oral agreement, on first day of occupancy.
Provides credit against income taxes for repairs to vehicle engines due to damage caused by ethanol.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Reduces fee charged by Water Resources Department for examining certain new applications for in-stream water right lease.
Directs Department of Revenue to prepare and mail to taxpayers "Oregon Annual Review," describing how state has spent tax revenues in preceding calendar year.
Creates crimes of drug-induced homicide and drug-induced assault.
Authorizes Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to require reporting of health care information from health insurers, third party administrators and other specified entities.
Requires contracting agency to evaluate bids or proposals for software procurements using certain criteria.
Establishes Election Day as legal holiday in Oregon.
Requires that commodity commission assess commodity in differing amounts based on use, type or variety.