Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, House.
Mike Nearman
Sponsored
In committee7
Modifies laws relating to advance directives to clarify that principal's delegation of authority to health care representative to withhold or withdraw certain treatments must be in writing in advance directive.
Establishes Office of the State Prosecutor under authority of State Land Board.
Prohibits union security agreements between public employer and union.
Directs Center for Health Statistics to enter name of parent on original record of live birth when paternity or parentage has been determined under certain circumstances.
Removes authority of public employer and labor organization to enter into fair-share agreement.
Authorizes local government to publish notice of public hearing regarding proposed rule on agency's website instead of in newspaper of general circulation.
Prohibits surety or institution from canceling bond or letter of credit issued to vehicle dealer before bond expires unless certain actions occur.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Authorizes county to adopt ordinance or resolution authorizing waiver of interest charged for failure to pay taxes when due.
Excludes from meaning of "communication," for purposes of central assessment for property taxation, services of television and radio stations licensed by Federal Communications Commission that use primarily earth-based transmitters to broadcast programming via radio waves to television or radio receivers that use indoor or outdoor antennas for reception.
Designates Oregon Institute of Technology as Oregon's Polytechnic University.
Permits agricultural building to be used for uses other than uses set forth in definition of "agricultural building" if additional uses are incidental and accessory to defined uses, are personal to farm owner and farm owner's immediate family or household and do not pose greater hazard to persons or property than defined uses.
Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish grant program to fund upgrades to establishments expected to operate under program of state meat inspection, construction of new establishments expected to operate under program of state meat inspection and expansion of certain establishments that operate under program of federal inspection.
Requires mental health care provider who assesses minor to be at imminent and serious threat of attempting suicide to disclose relevant information to parent, guardian or other individuals to engage in safety planning.
Passed the House · 2
Allows owner of reservoir located on specified property within Big Butte Creek drainage area to register reservoir with Water Resources Department.
Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district.
Out of committee · 2
Establishes Oregon Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to wildfire-impacted school districts in amounts to cover any decreases in State School Fund distributions and Student Investment Account distributions resulting from decreases in average daily membership, as compared to 2019-2020 school year, that are caused by wildfires.
In committee · 29
Establishes personal income tax credit of $1,000 per qualifying child.
Exempts receipts from sales of prescription drugs and medical supplies or from provision of medical services from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Exempts interest received on financial institution loans made to small business concerns from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Exempts receipts from sales of agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, viticultural or food products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.
Modifies provisions relating to statement of cost of compliance effect on small businesses required as part of agency rulemaking.
Directs court that declares administrative rule invalid to award reasonable attorney fees to petitioner.
Prohibits coordinated care organization from pooling restricted reserves, capital or surplus with affiliated coordinated care organization to satisfy financial requirements.
Modifies provisions of corporate activity tax.
Modifies conditions of eligibility for tax credit allowed to rural medical care provider.
Prohibits abortion unless health care provider has first determined probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Provides that State Fish and Wildlife Commission may waive requirement that artificial obstruction in waters of this state provide for fish passage if commission determines that artificial obstruction will be repaired or replaced and is less than eight feet tall, or that artificial obstruction is dam that provides hydropower, drinking water or water for irrigation use, artificial obstruction provides fish habitat and providing for fish passage would increase cost of project by more than 10 percent.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish state grades and standards of quality and identity for unpasteurized butter.
Directs State Forestry Department to study capacity of Oregon's nursery industry to provide seedlings for reforestation following forest fires and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Directs Water Resources Department to review water measurement data collection, retention, use and reporting and report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to water on or before September 15, 2022.
Prohibits Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing toll on Interstate 205.
Reinstates tax credit for reforestation.
Exempts, from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax, contractor receipts from repair or rebuilding of structure destroyed or damaged by wildfire.
Authorizes legislative caucus leaders to each appoint Senate Majority Legislative Counsel, Senate Minority Legislative Counsel, House Majority Legislative Counsel and House Minority Legislative Counsel, and establishes legislative caucus leaders as Legislative Counsel Committee.
Limits liability for certain claims for damages arising out of acts or omissions taken during COVID-19 emergency period in reasonable compliance with government guidance related to COVID-19.
Makes private citizen immune from civil or criminal liability arising from good faith acts made in connection with fighting wildfire.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant persons in carrying their pregnancies to term.
States explicitly that voter's political party affiliation may be changed only by voter.
Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion.
Limits Governor's ability to exercise authority conferred on Governor during declared state of emergency to no more than 60 days' duration, unless Legislative Assembly authorizes continued state of emergency.
Reinstates tax credit for reforestation.
Limits types of restrictions that Governor may impose on certain businesses during state of emergency related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of other individual, subject to specified exceptions.
Prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation on basis of person's medical history.
Prohibits public body from issuing COVID-19 vaccine passport.