Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Brian Clem
Sponsored
Became law8
Removes certain restriction on number of nonresident annual black bear tags that may be issued by State Fish and Wildlife Commission for general hunting season.
Permits owner of Metolius resort site to apply to county for approval of small-scale recreation community within three years if owner meets certain requirements.
Modifies purposes for which school districts may receive grants to pay for costs incurred by school districts to purchase food produced or processed in state.
Makes golf course on high-value farmland meeting certain criteria conditional use in area zoned for exclusive farm use.
Provides that person who enters motor vehicle to remove child or domestic animal in imminent danger of suffering harm is not subject to criminal or civil liability if person meets certain requirements.
Requires contracting agency to perform analysis to determine whether constructing public improvement with contracting agency's own equipment and personnel will result in least cost to contracting agency.
Permits city to authorize planning commission or hearings officer to conduct hearings and make final decisions on applications for amendments to city comprehensive plan map.
Establishes Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
Passed the House2
Prohibits person, public body or local service district from constructing bridge crossing Deschutes River within certain segment of Deschutes Scenic Waterway.
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.
Out of committee2
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.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate.
In committee23
Directs Legislative Administrator to use National Statuary Hall Replacement Fund moneys to commission statues of Abigail Scott Duniway and Mark Odom Hatfield to be placed on display in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Appropriates money from General Fund to Department of Justice for 2017-2019 biennium for purposes of resource prosecutor position dedicated to assisting prosecution of offenses involving detriment or risk of detriment to animals.
Establishes Task Force on Government Transparency.
Modifies definition of "native fish" for purposes of salmon and trout enhancement program.
Creates task force to identify and develop proposals for privatization of sale of distilled liquors.
Requires Department of Transportation to study development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.
Sets forth full name of state agency in statute.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop and implement program to provide technical assistance to Oregon landowners, businesses and communities regarding nonlethal methods 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 this state.
Increases rate of taxation on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Authorizes district or city to require consent to eventual annexation of property before providing extraterritorial service to property.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Establishes Task Force on State Hospital Staffing.
Excludes free play or free wager awarded by customer loyalty program from gross mutuel wagering for purposes of required payments.
Requires prosecuting attorney to identify person subject to investigative demand and specify basis for belief that person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in unlawful trade practice.
Increases number of video lottery game terminals allowed on premises of race meet licensee that qualifies as video lottery game retailer to 50 terminals.
Prohibits animal rescue entity from euthanizing animal or transferring custody of animal for purpose of euthanasia.
Authorizes employee of employer that employs more than 1.3 million employees nationwide to request flexible or predictable work schedule.
Allows person to return pet that has disease, injury or defect existing at time of acquisition.
Requires that state and commercial water bottler enter into agreement for sharing gross amount received from sale of water prior to state agency transferring interest in real property having appurtenant water right to bottler or prior to Water Resources Department issuing water right to bottler for certain waters formerly reserved, conserved or withdrawn from appropriation.
Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Creates Beginning Farmer Real Estate Loan Program within Oregon Business Development Department.
Renames crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal to interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal in the second degree.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Updates amount landlord must pay tenant of manufactured dwelling park upon closure of park to convert to other use.
Permits onsite treatment of septage prior to application of biosolids on exclusive farm use land using treatment facilities that are portable, temporary and transportable by truck trailer during authorized period of time.
Establishes official name of open resources program as "Oregon's Open Educational Resources (OER) Program." Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to regularly convene faculty, staff and librarians from public universities and community colleges for purpose of coordinating program in specified manner .
Requires payment of refund value of 10 cents for certain beverage containers on and after April 1, 2017, regardless of refund value indicated on beverage container.
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.
Prohibits state contracting agency from entering into public contract with prospective contractor that has not certified that prospective contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes of workers.
Provides that portion of Interstate 5 shall be known as Atomic Veterans Memorial Highway.
Expands contents of report by Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology to include role of broadband technology in local, state and regional economies and economic development.
Directs Department of Transportation to conduct pilot program on prompt payment of certain contracts.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations.
Requires Department of Education to develop and provide to public high schools written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities.
Extends sunset on Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account to January 2, 2018, and continuously appropriates moneys in account to Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Describes actions school districts are required to take or are prohibited from taking regarding students who are unable to pay for meals.
Passed the House · 3
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Out of committee · 7
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to study barriers to development of industrially zoned lands and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 1, 2018.
Requires applicant for housing development containing at least 100 new housing units to give notice to Department of Education and school district.
Directs Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations to establish and administer landlord-tenant dispute resolution program for disputes arising from notices of certain rent increases.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities.
Establishes Task Force on System Development Charges and specifies composition of task force membership.
Provides that person may not make retail sale of tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises located in this state unless person sells tobacco product or inhalant delivery system at or from premises for which license has been issued.
In committee · 10
Excludes certain Portland employers from sick leave requirements if employer is located in Portland on temporary or seasonal basis and has permanent location outside city.
Allows person to continue to qualify for Oregon Promise if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization approved by Department of Education before attending community college.
Prohibits county zoning ordinance that prohibits keeping certain species of livestock in zone where keeping any species of livestock is permitted use.
Vests sole authority to regulate hunting ammunition and fishing gear with Legislative Assembly with specified exceptions.
Requires person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Increases from $40,000 to $100,000 amount of bond or letter of credit that certain vehicle dealers are required to purchase.
Increases speed limit on Oregon Route 138 between Roseburg and Glide.
Prohibits requiring high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate as qualification for obtaining limited specialty plumber license to install or replace residential water heaters.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.