Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Brian Clem
Sponsored
Became law12
Allows district school board to adopt policy for use of alcoholic beverages as ingredient in food preparation or in culinary arts classes taught at secondary schools of school district.
Prohibits establishment of guest ranches in certain federally designated areas or in area established by Congress for protection of scenic or ecological resources.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts for reimbursement of costs incurred in purchasing Oregon food products that meet certain criteria and for funding food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities.
Provides for licensing of intermittent temporary restaurants and seasonal temporary restaurants.
Creates exemption from food establishment license requirements for person that slaughters not more than 1,000 poultry per year and meets other conditions.
Specifies that public lands currently accessible for hunting must remain accessible for hunting unless state agency restricts access for reason of public safety or wildlife management.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing standards of identity and quality and labeling requirements for honey sold in Oregon.
Authorizes contracting agency, when procuring goods or services for public use, to give preference to goods that are fabricated or processed, or services that are performed, entirely within Oregon if cost of goods or services is not more than specified amount.
Authorizes district attorney to file petition in criminal case, on behalf of county or animal care agency, seeking forfeiture of animals alleged to have been abused.
Modifies jurisdiction of Psychiatric Security Review Board.
Assigns ownership of certain renewable energy certificates to owner of facility generating renewable energy resulting in certificate.
Changes time frame within which owner of Metolius resort site may apply to county to develop small-scale recreation community.
Passed the House1
Prohibits collection of fee to renew in-stream water right lease except upon occurrence of certain events.
Out of committee4
Repeals statutes pertaining to defunct Astor experiment station.
Establishes Forest Practices Act Administration Division within Oregon Forest Resources Institute.
Prohibits city or district from requiring consent by landowner to eventual annexation in exchange for providing extraterritorial service when city or district is providing service on behalf of another local government pursuant to intergovernmental agreement.
Changes number of members appointed to State Commission on Children and Families by Governor.
In committee22
Creates offense of driving while drowsy.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe eligibility requirement for Oregon Supplemental Income Program medical assistance that excludes from income considered available for costs of care of recipient of Social Security disability benefits an amount that is no less than federal poverty guidelines.
Requires employees of Department of Transportation who perform functions concerning economic regulation of railroads to file statement regarding holdings of employee and certain others of any pecuniary interest in any business or activity subject to department's economic regulation of railroads.
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.
Allows owner of land to receive liquidated damages in amount not to exceed $1,000 in action in which owner establishes that owner closed land to specific activities and defendant entered upon land and engaged in prohibited activities without permission of owner.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop and implement program to provide technical assistance to Oregon landowners, businesses and communities regarding nonlethal options to reduce conflict between humans and wildlife.
Modifies definition of "native fish" for purposes of salmon and trout enhancement program.
Creates crime of trafficking in illegal aliens.
Establishes Oregon Food Policy Council.
Requires state agencies to notify State Department of Fish and Wildlife before state agencies restrict or close access to state lands used for hunting.
Makes Governor state's official representative to promote international trade with Oregon.
Requires metropolitan service district, when including land within urban growth boundary, to use at least 50 percent of land designated urban reserve before using land of lower priority than urban reserve land.
Provides that reduction in, restriction or limitation on or charge or fee in connection with providing 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.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct feasibility study regarding development of zone to improve fish habitat in specified areas.
Expands crime of assault in third degree to include, under certain circumstances, causing physical injury to person employed at state mental hospital.
Requires insurers to provide notice by certified mail prior to cancellation, rescission or nonrenewal of individual health insurance policy or cancellation of health benefit plan.
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.
Requires Secretary of State to provide option on form for articles of incorporation or organization by means of which articles can indicate whether corporation, cooperative or limited liability company will indemnify or pay expenses for director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of corporation, cooperative or limited liability company.
Permits owner or operator of automated teller machine to charge fee for transaction conducted on automated teller machine to person who uses card or other method of access for account located within or outside United States.
Requires proposal for public contract for services to include personnel deployment disclosure.
Designates any elective county or city office as nonpartisan.
Establishes state policy to prefer wood products for use as structural components of state buildings, subject to certain conditions.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires designation of at least five and not more than 15 regionally significant industrial areas.
Passed the Senate1
Requires instruction in Oregon Studies in middle school.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Provides that Adjutant General may not place or retain person in unit designated for active federal service outside state if person is sibling of person killed while serving on active duty with Armed Forces of United States.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to report to Joint Committee on Ways and Means ratio of public employees to supervisory employees, ratio of public employees to managerial employees and number of positions for managerial employees who do not act in supervisory capacity.
Requires Employment Department to encourage volunteering and post links for volunteering opportunities on specified department webpages.
Creates Oregon Elder Abuse Work Group for purpose of studying and making legislative recommendations related to elder abuse.
Changes name of Task Force on Stage Two Business Development and Economic Gardening to Grow Oregon Council.
Directs State Department of Energy to establish clean energy deployment program to provide grants and loans to support energy efficiency or clean energy projects, including projects to weatherize, upgrade or retrofit public schools.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Provides that charging or payment of tuition or fee for food or beverage career program class, or for workshop or seminar concerning food or beverage industry training, that is offered by education provider and includes consumption of alcoholic beverages is not sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages.
Removes sunset on Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Establishes World War II Memorial Task Force to solicit private funding and arrange for development, design and construction of memorial to honor Oregon's World War II veterans.
Creates Task Force on McKenzie River Subbasin.
Authorizes Oregon Department of Administrative Services to consult with Oregon Progress Board regarding specified plans and entities and requires department to submit related report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly with subject matter jurisdiction over board on or before July 2, 2012.
Defines "mastectomy" for purposes of statute requiring health benefit plan coverage of mastectomy and services related to mastectomy.
Passed the House · 3
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission and State Department of Fish and Wildlife to advise, consult and cooperate with other state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, the federal government and private landowners regarding fish and wildlife management.
Regulates certain activities of agents and attorneys who prepare, present or prosecute claims for veterans' benefits before United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Out of committee · 3
Requires work group review of water right transfer application to change purpose for which water is stored within Willamette River Basin Project.
Modifies crime of theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit continuous improvement level state budget based on performance management and performance measurement techniques.
In committee · 20
Requires public school to offer students instruction in Mandarin Chinese if school offers students instruction in two or more second languages.
Sets limits on amounts that may be contributed to candidates and political committees.
Directs Governor and Legislative Assembly to use process identifying priorities of government to develop biennial state budget.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Expands authority of court and violations bureau to reduce fines for violations.
Authorizes enterprise zone sponsor to suspend employment requirements for exemption from property taxation for qualified business firm under certain economic conditions.
Requires only persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle helmet while riding on or operating motorcycle.
Creates program in Oregon Business Development Department to catalog and market university intellectual property to promote economic development in state.
Establishes Task Force on Investment Account Protection for Senior Citizens and prescribes powers and duties of task force.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules regarding use of wood in buildings constructed by public body using state funding.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Prohibits retail store that sells tobacco from operating powered machine that rolls cigarettes or allowing customer to operate powered machine that rolls cigarettes.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Prohibits Water Resources Department from charging or collecting temporary fee for dam that is part of waste water control facility for confined animal feeding operation.
Provides that unlawful possession of controlled substance by person under 21 years of age includes unlawful consumption of controlled substance.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish standards and to certify, for insurance reimbursement purposes, outpatient mental health treatment providers that do not contract or subcontract with authority.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.
Establishes alternative methods for telecommunications provider to satisfy requirement to collect and remit tax on customer access to 9-1-1 emergency reporting system from prepaid telecommunications service customers.