Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Mike Nearman
Sponsored
In committee7
Provides parents with alternative educational choices if student fails to achieve reading proficiency by end of third grade.
Increases limit on fair market value of estate that may be administered as small estate.
Authorizes affiants and claiming successors to execute instruments or documents of conveyance of real or personal property that is part of small estate under particular circumstances.
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.
Prohibits utility or service provider that bills residential tenant directly for utility or service to dwelling unit from billing amounts not paid by former tenant to landlord or to subsequent tenant in dwelling unit.
Decreases certain biennial appropriations made from General Fund to specified state agencies.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Allows in-state tuition in certain circumstances for individuals who resided in Oregon but relocated due to position in military, government or humanitarian aid organization.
Creates exemption to prohibition on recording conversations for person who openly and in plain view records law enforcement officer while officer is performing official duties and person is in place where person may lawfully be.
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.
Establishes Affordable Baccalaureate Degree Act.
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.
Extends expiration date of driver license for persons volunteering outside of United States.
Changes definition of "grandparent" in laws pertaining to notice to grandparents of juvenile dependency hearings regarding grandchildren, and that authorize grandparents to request visitation or other contact or communication with grandchildren when grandchildren are in legal custody of Department of Human Services.
Allows increased use of flashing lights in certain school zones.
Increases speed limit for certain vehicles on specified portions of certain highways.
Provides that property owner that enters into contract to allow nonprofit organization or certain educational provider to use property or facilities may not require in separate agreement individual to indemnify property owner for damages not caused by individual during use of property or facilities.
Passed the House · 1
Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Out of committee · 5
Establishes Task Force on Citizen Review of Public Works Projects.
Directs Department of Education and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to advance career and technical education opportunities by fulfilling specified requirements.
Establishes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Evaluation Framework Task Force.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Requires Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to spend $1 million per year out of Watershed Conservation Grant Fund on implementation of strategies to protect and restore sage grouse habitat.
In committee · 16
Removes certain testing requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Requires human fetuses in infectious waste stream to be incinerated, cremated or buried.
Prohibits Department of Education from requiring school districts to align instruction or assessments with common core state standards and from penalizing school districts for failure to align instruction or assessments with common core state standards.
Exempts estates below current federal estate tax exclusion amount from imposition of Oregon estate tax and Oregon estate tax filing requirement.
Creates exemption from pet restriction in food establishments for assistance animal with assistance animal tag issued by local jurisdiction.
Makes English official language of state.
Increases speed limit to 75 miles per hour for certain vehicles on interstate highways.
Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to conduct study of mineral resource potential in Oregon and present report to Legislative Assembly by February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Directs Department of Education to evaluate methods to improve ability of students to transfer to schools in other school districts.
Requires State Board of Pharmacy to notify person subject to investigation for violation of proposed disciplinary action, to advise person to retain counsel and to impose penalties commensurate with offense.
Establishes State Fish and Wildlife Commission Nominating Committee to assist Governor in appointing members to State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Requires Oregon transparency website to contain biennial budget of each state agency for advertising purposes and annual expenditures by agency for advertising purposes.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct analysis on most effective and cost-efficient method or methods for candidates to provide voters' pamphlet statements in special district elections.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue distribution recipients.
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.