Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, House.
Caddy McKeown
Sponsored
In committee2
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for Back To Work Oregon program.
Requires person, before sending unsolicited check, draft or other payment instrument or offer to extend credit or lend money to consumer, either to send notice to consumer at least seven days in advance or to establish and use system by which consumer must affirmatively consent to receive check, draft or other payment instrument or offer to extend credit or lend money.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Adds two legislators as nonvoting members of Oregon Ocean Science Trust.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Exempts vessel ocean Dungeness crab permits from being subject to revocation or refusal of issuance by State Fish and Wildlife Commission or by court order under certain circumstances.
Amends 40-40-20 education goals to include apprenticeship programs registered with State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
Authorizes court to appoint protected person special advocate in protective proceeding at any time after appointment of fiduciary that is not financial institution or trust company.
Directs Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to jointly establish grant program for purpose of distributing moneys to community colleges to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.
Directs Department of Education to make grants to improve student achievement in certain schools that are high poverty and low performing.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve officers and volunteer firefighters killed or disabled in line of duty.
Allows person that uses natural gas or propane in motor vehicle to pay annual special use fuel license fee in lieu of per-gallon tax.
Changes interest rate accruing on deferred taxes under homestead property tax deferral program from six percent compounded annually to six percent per annum.
Directs Department of Transportation to provide expedited titling services upon request by vehicle dealer.
Requires Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation to request federal agency to allow individuals and businesses to qualify for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions and business tax relief if individuals and businesses enrolled in qualified health plans directly with insurers.
Passed the House · 1
Amends definition of "rural area" to mean area outside urban growth boundary of city of 40,000 or more, as boundary is acknowledged on date on which application is submitted for strategic investment program.
Out of committee · 2
Establishes Oregon Task Force on Career and Technical Education Teaching for purpose of increasing availability and quality of teachers of career and technical education courses.
Establishes Oregon Investment Department as public investment agency to be supervised by director appointed by Oregon Investment Council.
In committee · 2
Defines "vapor product." Amends laws related to consumption of tobacco products by minors to include references to consumption of vapor products by minors, including crime of endangering welfare of minor and other criminal offenses and civil penalties related to use or acquisition of tobacco by minor.
Exempts from property taxation real and personal property of history museum, natural history museum or science museum that is land on which museum is situated or that is used in conjunction with public displays, used to educate public, used to sell goods related to displays or educational purpose of museum, used to sell goods and services providing refreshment to public while visiting museum or used as theater for presentations about history or science.