Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Ginny Burdick
Sponsored
In committee2
Prohibits operation of motor vehicle while using mobile communication device except under certain circumstances.
Establishes unlawful employment practice of subjecting employee to abusive work environment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Prohibits state from expending funds to comply with federal Real ID Act of 2005 unless certain requirements are met.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Creates Task Force on Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care.
Prohibits employer from taking certain employment actions toward individual who is victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
Requires University of Oregon to implement Oregon Climate Corps through University of Oregon Institute for Sustainable Environment Climate Masters program to extent funds are available.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Requires Department of Education to grant waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Out of committee · 1
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
In committee · 10
Creates income tax credit for creation of new employment positions by taxpayer.
Creates prepaid tuition contracts for Oregon residents under Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for transportation projects for nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians.
Directs Secretary of State to add to caption of ballot title for certain initiated state measures phrase regarding fiscal impact designated by financial estimate committee.
Requires clinical laboratories to release test results to patients upon receiving authorization from doctor, dentist or person who requested test.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Director to enter into contracts or agreements with certain local governments to provide payment to local government of amounts sufficient to cover costs of provision of certain services to state park, individual campsite or day use fee area by local government.
Creates Government Ethics Savings Fund.
Increases allocation of State Highway Fund moneys for footpaths and bicycle trails.
Exempts hookah bars from definition of "smoke shop" for purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.
Creates exception to police officer minimum training standards requirement for former sheriff reelected to office after retirement.