Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Bill Post
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Provides that smoke shop certified by Oregon Health Authority may allow on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Requires Department of Education to be responsible for providing education of students for first 30 calendar days after eligible day treatment program or eligible residential treatment program begins operations or expands operations to different school district.
In committee10
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant women in carrying their pregnancies to term.
Repeals requirement that person engaged in business of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring firearms record in register purchase or acceptance in trade of used firearm and provide copy of record to law enforcement agency.
Directs Department of Justice to create and maintain list of states that recognize Oregon concealed handgun licenses and require handgun competency to obtain concealed handgun license that is similar to competency required in Oregon.
Deletes requirement that pseudoephedrine be classified as Schedule III controlled substance.
Allows employer to pay 85 percent of minimum wage to employee under 21 years of age for initial 90 days of employment.
Transfers duties, functions and powers of Oregon Health Authority related to certification and regulation of smoke shops and cigar bars to Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Modifies procedures of Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability.
Repeals requirement that person who is not gun dealer obtain criminal background check prior to transferring firearm to another person who is not gun dealer.
Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Prohibits state agency from establishing rule or policy regulating, restricting or prohibiting firearms.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Establishes standards for establishment of cider businesses on land zoned for exclusive farm use or on land zoned for mixed farm and forest use.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway.
Provides for one-time, decreased vehicle registration fee for former prisoners of war.
Encourages school districts and public charter schools to offer students courses or other educational opportunities in civics.
Expands offense of vehicular assault to include contact with motorcycle, motorcycle operator or motorcycle passenger.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
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.
Increases age of trafficked person from 15 to 18 for crime of trafficking in persons for use in commercial sex act.
For purposes of determining which public buildings must comply with existing requirement to display Oregon State flag and National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, expands definition of "public building" to include all other county, municipal, school district and special district buildings upon which or near which it is customary and suitable to display United States flag.
Prohibits defense attorney, or district attorney if defendant is not represented by attorney, from disclosing to defendant victim's electronic mail address and social media account identifying information unless court authorizes or orders disclosure.
Allows producer to sell candled eggs designated as ungraded under limited circumstances.
Provides that portion of Interstate 5 shall be known as Atomic Veterans Memorial Highway.
Establishes procedures for conducting functional behavioral assessments and for developing, reviewing and revising behavior intervention plans for students with individualized education programs or 504 Plans.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations.
Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training.
Requires owner or operator of dam with high hazard rating to develop emergency action plan for dam.
Passed the House · 1
Provides that school district may not deny participation in interscholastic activities by student who attends public charter school.
Out of committee · 9
Requires Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to maintain volunteer staff of court appointed special advocates sufficient to meet statutory requirement to appoint court appointed special advocate in every juvenile dependency proceeding.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to establish Affordable Homeownership Grant Program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations with affordable homeownership programs to provide opportunities for homeownership to persons in low income households.
Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to persons in low income households for repair and rehabilitation of residences.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Clarifies that blight includes existence of brownfields for purposes of urban renewal plans.
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.
Establishes minimum amount that Legislative Assembly must appropriate to Department of Veterans' Affairs in each biennium, apart from appropriations from veterans' services fund established under Ballot Measure 96 (2016).
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.
Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations.
In committee · 21
Establishes Task Force on the Transfer of Federal Land Ownership in Oregon.
Establishes that violation of ethics law occurs if public official uses public resources, like electronic mail systems or office equipment, to engage in campaign activity.
Requires legislative measure to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Repeals law prohibiting state agency or program from implementing Real ID Act of 2005.
Withdraws territory within mapped boundary of Boring Community Planning Organization from within incorporated boundaries of Metro.
Requires court to impose mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment if person is convicted of crime of fleeing or attempting to elude police officer under certain circumstances.
Requires state agencies and persons that contract with state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.
Requires drug testing for unlawful use of controlled substances of individual making initial application for unemployment insurance benefits if individual was terminated by most recent employer for unlawful use of controlled substances or suitable work is available for individual only in occupation that regularly conducts drug testing.
Modifies existing administrative rule review process to require legislative approval of newly adopted administrative rules in order for rules to take effect.
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.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Authorizes elected official to possess firearm in building housing court facility if elected official performs official duties within building and is licensed to carry concealed handgun.
Requires employer of parole and probation officer to authorize officer to carry firearm if officer meets certain requirements.
Creates income tax credit for unreimbursed expenses of certain public school teachers and adjunct instructors.
Requires public employer to publish collective bargaining agreement.
Requires Citizens' Initiative Review Commission, rather than Attorney General, to fulfill duties relating to receiving, drafting, returning and reviewing ballot titles.
Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Allows nonconforming public or private school on land zoned for exclusive farm use to expand on contiguous land acquired by school after school became nonconforming.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to exchange information with United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in order to notify federal agencies of impending release of incarcerated individuals.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.