Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Greg Barreto
Sponsored
Became law1
Increases speed limit for certain vehicles on specified portions of certain highways.
Passed the House1
Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Out of committee1
Repeals sunset of tax credit for compensation for loss of livestock due to wolf depredation.
In committee4
Authorizes certain hunters to use battery-powered scoping devices, pin sight lights and laser sighting devices to hunt.
Reduces corporate excise tax rates for taxpayer that increases average monthly employment for tax year from immediately preceding tax year.
Exempts unprofitable corporation from corporate minimum tax.
Prohibits State Fish and Wildlife Commission from including gray wolf on list of threatened or endangered species.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Designates portion of U.S. Highway 395, known as Pendleton-John Day Highway, as Don Kendall Memorial Highway.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to transfer ownership of certain real property to City of Pendleton.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Directs State Board of Education to adopt specified standards related to student education records.
Requires that National League of Families' POW/MIA flag be displayed with Oregon State flag on public buildings in this state.
Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.
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.
Allows increased use of flashing lights in certain school zones.
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.
Increases membership of All-Terrain Vehicle Advisory Committee.
Modifies method by which minimum amount distributed to education service districts is calculated.
Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.
Passed the House · 1
Modifies crime of displaying obscene materials to minors.
Out of committee · 3
Authorizes counties to establish programs for forestry products grown on nonforest lands in counties to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperatives.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Creates income tax credit for investment in business that hires employees in rural area.
In committee · 13
Provides parents with alternative educational choices if student fails to achieve reading proficiency by end of third grade.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Increases limit on fair market value of estate that may be administered as small estate.
Allows landlord to charge pet security deposit to tenant with disability for service animal or companion animal if landlord requests, and tenant does not provide, documentation that physician has recommended use of service animal or companion animal to mitigate symptoms or effects of disability.
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.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Limits ability of Legislative Assembly to prepare ballot title for measures to measures Legislative Assembly refers to people.
Creates tax credit for investment in business that manufactures three-dimensional printers, medical equipment or medical devices.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 300 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.
Prohibits receiving compensation for collecting and returning ballots and assisting electors if compensation is based on number of ballots collected and returned or number of electors assisted.
Authorizes county to grant exemption from property taxes imposed on homesteads of volunteer firefighters.