Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Brian Clem
Sponsored
Became law5
Allows person to file mediation request with State Department of Agriculture if person has reasonable belief that agricultural or horticultural practice on nearby land is interfering or might interfere with farming practice.
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop, no later than September 15, 2016, recommendations to Legislative Assembly for creation of premium assistance program to enable low-income individuals residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchange.
Increases share of moneys retained by Oregon Racing Commission from payments received by commission from gross receipts of mutuel wagering recorded by totalizator system.
Establishes conditions under which person may sell guaranteed asset protection waiver in connection with sale or lease of motor vehicle.
Permits owner of Metolius resort site that notified Department of Land Conservation and Development prior to June 29, 2010, that owner has elected to seek approval of small-scale recreation community to apply to county for approval of small-scale recreation community within five years of effective date of Act.
Passed the House2
Authorizes city to designate any urbanized area of city as urban agriculture incentive zone.
Prohibits city from requiring consent to annexation of landowner's property in exchange for city providing county service as agent of county.
Out of committee3
Modifies program through which Department of Education distributes grant moneys for school food programs.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Agriculture for biennium beginning July 1, 2015, to carry out department program for pesticide regulation.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to develop and establish program to create marketing plan for value-added Oregon agricultural products.
In committee29
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.
Extends deadline for owner of Metolius resort site to notify Department of Land Conservation and Development that owner has elected to seek approval of small-scale recreation community.
Directs State Marine Board to provide education to public about aquatic invasive species.
Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to travel on shoulder of highway during traffic jams or slowdowns.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop, maintain and manage book buying consortium to purchase academic course materials.
Prohibits insurer from declaring motor vehicle total loss unless loss to motor vehicle totals 85 percent or more of vehicle's market value, as shown in vehicle valuation catalog, database or other printed or electronically published reference guide that motor vehicle dealers, distributors and other persons that engage in business of buying and selling motor vehicles generally regard as authoritative.
Directs Oregon State Capitol Foundation to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of _____, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Requires community colleges and public universities to include cost of required course materials as part of tuition and mandatory fees.
Modifies definition of "native fish" for purposes of salmon and trout enhancement program.
Requires state agency to notify State Department of Fish and Wildlife before state agency restricts or closes access to state lands used for hunting.
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.
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.
Exempts certain inflatable boats from requirement to obtain certificate of number from State Marine Board.
Increases limit on annual registration fees and inspection fees for fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral and lime products.
Requires that, in election proposing annexation, votes from city and territory to be annexed be counted separately to determine separate majorities if territory to be annexed includes 100 acres or more.
Establishes Certified Oregon Program in Oregon Business Development Department to certify for-profit and nonprofit businesses to use term "Certified Oregon" on products and labels, in advertising and media and for other purposes specified by rule.
Authorizes agency to adopt criteria to waive application of rule, in whole or in part, in specified circumstance.
Authorizes district or city to require consent to eventual annexation of property before providing extraterritorial service to property.
Permits credit union to conduct savings promotion raffle, subject to specified conditions.
Requires counties and metropolitan service districts that propose land for designation as urban reserve or rural reserve in written agreement to in fact designate land if specified factors are decided in affirmative.
Increases rate of taxation on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Expands definition of "supervising physician" to include persons licensed to practice osteopathy or podiatry in this state for purpose of supervising physician assistants.
Creates special certification requirements for pesticide applicators and public applicators who spray or otherwise apply pesticides by aircraft.
Requires governing board of Pesticide Analytical and Response Center to adopt rules establishing standardized operating procedures for state agencies represented on governing board to receive and investigate complaints regarding use of pesticides.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish telephone line for persons concerned about misuse or alleged misuse of pesticides.
Prohibits vision-only insurance policy from providing coverage for only those services provided by specified network of vision care providers.
Repeals statutes requiring review by local elections officials of proposed initiative measures for compliance with constitutional single subject rule.
Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to require person holding or applying for license to engage in seed transactions for commercial purposes to report grass seed supply information.
Establishes Task Force on Pesticide Use Notification.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Allows direct purchase and sale of bulk distilled liquor between distillery licensees for blending and manufacturing purposes.
Creates offense of unlawful parking in space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
Requires public universities to establish priority enrollment system for qualified students who are active members of Armed Forces of the United States, who are qualified veterans or who receive veterans' educational benefits as federally qualified dependents of active members or qualified veterans.
Removes provision that public officer or employee who leaves position to perform military duty may not, while performing military duty, receive amount of pay entitled to before leave of absence.
Modifies circumstances under which attorney fees may be awarded and amount of attorney fees awarded in workers' compensation claims.
Directs governing entity of public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with third party financial firm for student financial aid services to consider federal policies for contracting.
Establishes Task Force on Incarcerated Veterans to research, study and make recommendations regarding outreach to and assistance for incarcerated veterans.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Limits biennial expenditures by Oregon Business Development Department from lottery moneys for funding of cooperative efforts of National Policy Consensus Center of Portland State University and community organizations related to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide economic development assistance to persons engaged in business of western juniper harvesting or of manufacturing products from western juniper, provide technical business assistance to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing businesses and provide or fund workforce training assistance for potential western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing business workers.
Changes governmental framework for conducting public health activities in this state and for providing public health services to residents of this state.
Specifies conditions under which farm implement supplier has good cause to terminate, cancel or not renew retailer agreement, or to cause change in competitive circumstances for retailer.
Expands definition of "lender" for purposes of Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program to include person selling agricultural land to beginning farmers pursuant to owner-financed agreement or sales contract, institution organized and existing under Farm Credit Act of 1971 and other persons or entities as defined by rule adopted by Oregon Business Development Department.
Provides that Land Conservation and Development Commission may permit cities to undergo periodic review for limited purpose of completing work relating to certain urban growth boundary amendments.
Allows applicant for licensing as landscape construction professional, or for issuance of limited or specialty license, to take practical skills test and attend class on landscape contracting business practices as alternative to taking written examination.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Extends sunset from January 2, 2019, to July 1, 2019, for law imposing general prohibition on growing of canola in Willamette Valley Protected District.
Requires chief sponsor or proponent of measure creating or expanding tax credit to submit statement of purpose to legislative committee on revenue.
Passed the House · 3
Allows at least two members of Legislative Assembly, including at least one member from each political party, to request that Legislative Revenue Officer prepare economic impact statement for any measure or proposed amendments to any measure.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Phases in prohibition on manufacture and sale of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs that contain synthetic plastic microbeads.
Out of committee · 9
Creates income tax credit for hiring of at-risk or disadvantaged youth or youth with intellectual or developmental disability.
Creates Joint Interim Legislative Committee to Review Economic Development Programs in Oregon.
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board.
Directs Department of Education to administer pilot program to increase students' exposure and access to career and technical education.
Directs Department of Education and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to advance career and technical education opportunities by fulfilling specified requirements.
Establishes Pay It Forward program.
Allows credit against income taxes for employment of qualified military veterans.
Establishes Oregon Educational and Workforce Development Bridge Loan Program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to conduct outreach and provide loans to veterans and disabled veterans who are enrolled in approved course of study, approved professional training, approved workforce development program or approved apprenticeship in connection with institution of higher education, and who are eligible to receive federal educational aid or other financial assistance that is temporarily unavailable.
Authorizes State Board of Education to adopt variable ratios for local funds required to match capital grants and loans to school districts financed with Article XI-P general obligation bonds.
In committee · 18
Directs state agencies to make available on Oregon transparency website copies of reports agency is required by law to produce.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to carry out study and propose recommendations for single, coordinated process for parties to meet certain federal and state requirements for, and to obtain certain releases from liability for, cleanup of hazardous waste.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
Requires identification of source of communications made in support of or opposition to candidate or measure.
Synchronizes time period when voters' pamphlet is mailed to electors with period when ballots are mailed to electors.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Requires Department of Transportation, for purpose of identifying land that could be planned and zoned for residential use, to inventory department land, determine whether land is essential, useful or excessive in relation to transportation plans and report results to Legislative Assembly.
Increases maximum total amount of tax credits allowed to affordable housing lenders for fiscal year.
Requires Oregon Board of Dentistry, upon request of individual who has been disciplined by board, to remove from its website and other publicly accessible print and electronic publications information related to disciplining individual if individual meets certain criteria.
Prohibits greyhound racing.
Permits person 18 years of age or older to operate motorcycle without wearing approved motorcycle helmet if person has motor vehicle liability insurance that provides personal injury protection benefits.
Requires contract for public improvement to provide that contractor use biodegradable lubricant in contractor's operations related to public improvement and that contractor have similar requirement in contractor's subcontracts.
Prohibits health care providers and health insurers from denying patient health care or reimbursement of costs of health care necessary to prevent death based on advanced age.
Requires member of Legislative Assembly to file statement of paid political activity with Secretary of State if member, or immediate family member of member, serves as paid candidate campaign consultant.
Authorizes county to grant exemption from property taxes imposed on homesteads of volunteer firefighters.
Creates credit against personal income tax for cost of criminal history record check required by state law for transfer of firearm.
Modifies subtraction from personal income tax for military pay.
Modifies definition of resident for purposes of personal income taxation to exclude certain members of Armed Forces if home of record is located outside state.