Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Carl Wilson
Sponsored
Became law2
Corrects inaccurate statutory reference.
Directs Early Learning Hubs to convene annual meetings between representatives of preschool programs administered by Early Learning Division for purpose of coordinating enrollment of eligible children in programs.
Out of committee2
Directs State Department of Agriculture to implement Oregon Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Research Program.
Establishes Oregon Industrial Hemp Commission.
In committee21
Provides that right and privilege to construct, maintain or operate water, gas, electric or communication service line, fixture or other facility along public roads, free of charge, does not extend to county roads.
Authorizes counties to withhold from taxing districts costs to county of assessing property and collecting property taxes.
Establishes Task Force on the Transfer of Federal Land Ownership in Oregon.
Requires State Forestry Department to remove forestlands owned by county from Forest Resource Trust programs if forestlands owned by county comprise less than 10 percent of lands in trust.
Creates income tax credit for adopting children from foster system.
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.
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.
Requires Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare economic impact statements when proposed legislative measures are reported out of committee and Legislative Fiscal Officer determines that measures may have effect on jobs and job creation or destruction, wages and salaries, business expansion or contraction or other economic measures.
Expands rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural areas.
Reimburses school districts for transportation costs from State School Fund based on fixed percentage of approved transportation costs.
Creates income tax credit for employers that pay employees wages greater than minimum wage.
Specifies that if county allows production of crops on land zoned for uses other than farm or forest use, county must allow production of marijuana on that land in same manner that county allows production of other crops on that land.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to immediately initiate or resume payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System if recipient shows that benefits were reduced or not increased because recipient failed to provide required statement due to physical illness of recipient or recipient's spouse.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to reimburse certain recipient of reduced payment under Public Employees Retirement System if recipient establishes that payment was subject to Oregon personal income tax.
Makes certain increases in benefits occurring when Public Employees Retirement Board learns that payments are subject to Oregon personal income tax effective on first day of month after receipt of notice, rather than first day of calendar year after receipt of notice.
Authorizes elected official to possess firearm in building housing court facility if elected official performs official duties within building and is licensed to carry concealed handgun.
Requires employer of parole and probation officer to authorize officer to carry firearm if officer meets certain requirements.
Directs court to include in judgment $50 warrant service fee when imposing sentence on defendant arrested on warrant.
Requires State Forestry Department to transfer ownership of former county forestland back to county, upon request, if former county forestland is 10 percent or less of all former county forestland owned by department.
Allows labor arbitrator to consider county economic factors such as cost of living in addition to population in establishing base pay for employees.
Allows labor arbitrator to consider reasonable alternative to last best offers by each party during labor negotiation.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Provides that industrial hemp grower may transfer industrial hemp, and that industrial hemp handler may transfer industrial hemp concentrates and extracts, to marijuana processor licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission under certain circumstances.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway.
Removes certain requirements veterans must meet prior to receiving high school diploma.
Expands offense of vehicular assault to include contact with motorcycle, motorcycle operator or motorcycle passenger.
For purposes of determining which public buildings must comply with existing requirement to display Oregon State flag and National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, expands definition of "public building" to include all other county, municipal, school district and special district buildings upon which or near which it is customary and suitable to display United States flag.
Requires development of plan for Oregon Coast Trail.
Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training.
Authorizes moneys from federal sources in county road fund of Curry County, Klamath County or Yamhill County to be loaned to taxing district within county, another county or taxing district within another county, only pursuant to legally binding intergovernmental agreement or loan agreement.
Passed the House · 1
Provides that school district may not deny participation in interscholastic activities by student who attends public charter school.
Out of committee · 8
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Directs Department of Education to distribute moneys to support career and technical student organizations.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Repeals Department of State Lands leasing requirements for kelp harvesting.
Allows taxpayer to direct portion of income tax refund to purpose of providing housing to low income persons.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate.
Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations.
In committee · 23
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Provides that language-based computer coding may satisfy any world language requirements in public schools and second language requirements in community colleges and post-secondary institutions of education.
Provides that student whose legal residency is not in school district is considered resident of school district if student completed highest grade offered by public charter school located in school district.
Allows public charter school to change sponsorship if charter is terminated.
Removes sunset on authority of institution of higher education to sponsor public charter school.
Provides funding for instruction of talented and gifted children based on amount per student.
Establishes Task Force on Voter Inactivation and Voter Registration Maintenance.
Requires that sexually explicit material involving minor remain in control of law enforcement agency or court throughout criminal proceeding or juvenile delinquency proceeding, provided that material is made reasonably available to defendant.
Requires communications made in support of or opposition to candidate or measure to identify whether candidate, petition committee or political committee authorized communication.
Modifies procedures of Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability.
Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment.
Creates Task Force on Public Assistance Reform to study steps taken in Maine and Kansas to reduce public assistance expenditures.
Requires drug testing for unlawful use of controlled substances of individual making initial application for unemployment insurance benefits if individual was terminated by most recent employer for unlawful use of controlled substances or suitable work is available for individual only in occupation that regularly conducts drug testing.
Modifies existing administrative rule review process to require legislative approval of newly adopted administrative rules in order for rules to take effect.
Repeals requirement that person who is not gun dealer obtain criminal background check prior to transferring firearm to another person who is not gun dealer.
Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Allows person to continue to qualify for Oregon Promise if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization approved by Department of Education before attending community college.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide notice and opportunity for comment for statewide human resource policy and to submit policy to Legislative Counsel for review.
Prohibits state agency from establishing rule or policy regulating, restricting or prohibiting firearms.
Changes definition of foster parent who is "current caretaker.".
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.