Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Carl Wilson
Sponsored
Became law2
Extends expiration date of driver license for persons volunteering outside of United States.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study and submit report to interim legislative committees, no later than December 31, 2016, regarding methods to expand broadband and telecommunications infrastructure in rural cities and counties in Oregon.
In committee30
Directs counties to recover costs of property tax assessment and collection from taxing districts.
Expands rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural areas.
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.
Establishes Task Force on the Transfer of Federal Land Ownership in Oregon.
Authorizes court to initiate civil commitment proceedings if person is unable or refuses to comply with order of assisted outpatient treatment.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for biennial expenses.
Prohibits state agencies from expending public resources to collect, deduct or transmit political funds.
Prohibits deductions from wages or salary of public employee by public employer for payment of dues to labor organization or for payment-in-lieu-of-dues to labor organization.
Directs Department of Revenue and Oregon Business Development Department to jointly study potential tax incentives to encourage development of advanced manufacturing in state and report to committee of Legislative Assembly.
Requires Oregon transparency website to contain biennial budget of each state agency for advertising purposes and annual expenditures by agency for advertising purposes.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to conduct study, and submit report to interim legislative committees, no later than December 31, 2016, regarding methods to provide charitable organizations with tax and other incentives to encourage spending minimum percentage of receipts and income on assistance for state residents experiencing hunger and homelessness.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
Establishes Task Force on International Climate Change Solutions.
Requires Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare economic impact statements when proposed legislative measures are reported out of committee and Legislative Fiscal Officer determines that measure may have effect on jobs and job creation or destruction, wages and salaries, business expansion or contraction, or other economic measures.
Establishes Federal Funds Commission.
Directs Department of Human Services and Department of Revenue to conduct study and submit report to interim legislative committees, no later than July 1, 2016, regarding methods to incentivize nonprofit organizations to provide housing assistance to victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence.
Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to conduct study of mineral resource potential in Oregon and present report to Legislative Assembly.
Creates income tax credit for certain employers that provide paid family leave, with restrictions.
Creates income tax credit for employers that pay employees wages greater than minimum wage.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study to determine forestland wildfire and timber harvesting effects on business activities and on economic development efforts.
Imposes one-year moratorium on adoption, amendment or repeal of any administrative rule that has fiscal impact on public of $50,000 or more.
Provides that plaintiff may not recover more than $250,000 in punitive damages in civil action against health practitioner for acts or omissions that are within scope of license, registration or certificate held by health practitioner.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to convene work group to conduct cost-benefit analysis of cost drivers associated with increased tuition at public universities over past 20 years.
Directs public universities to prepare and publish annual report detailing complete cost of obtaining bachelor's degree by major and percentage of graduates by major who are employed one year after graduating.
Creates income tax credit for adopting children from foster system.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to require applicant for first-time license or registration as teacher, or applicant for renewal of license or registration as teacher, to provide evidence of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to adopt permit program by rule for small-scale commercial hand harvesting of kelp or other seaweed from ocean shore and tidal submerged lands.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Authorizes individuals acting under authority of broadcasters to enter geographic area subject to declaration of emergency to maintain essential broadcast equipment.
Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to notify Director of Veterans' Affairs upon receipt of certain written information from member or veteran of uniformed service, if authorized to do so by member or veteran.
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.
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 · 3
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain Fallen Hero roadside memorial sign for Specialist Mabry James Anders.
Modifies crime of displaying obscene materials to minors.
Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Out of committee · 1
Creates Rural Medicaid Access and Development Act to provide financial support to rural hospitals and health care providers and to establish primary care residency programs.
In committee · 6
Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.
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.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue distribution recipients.
Requires every state agency, county and district to make available to Secretary of State information required for voter registration contained in any database in possession of agency, county or district.
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.