Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Herman Baertschiger Jr.
Sponsored
In committee1
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to conduct study on solid waste management.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Designates August 7 of each year as Oregon Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires certain persons to not drive in far left lane unless passing.
Out of committee · 5
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule to specify guidelines for reimbursing students who are residents of this state for tuition expenses that students incur for upper-division classes in mathematics at public university.
Establishes Task Force on School District Spending.
Changes calculation of final average salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System to use five years of salary instead of three years, for salary paid on and after January 1, 2018.
Redirects employee contributions made by member of system from individual account program to account to be used to pay for member's pension or other retirement benefits accrued on or after January 1, 2018.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program and Women, Infants and Children Farm Direct Nutrition Program.
In committee · 10
Modifies limitation of liability for activities related to certain land improvement projects.
Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Allows person without concealed handgun license to carry concealed firearm on person or in vehicle in certain circumstances if person can legally possess firearms under Oregon law.
Prohibits permanent rule from being in effect for longer than six years.
Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for purpose of providing options in education to students of this state.
Increases criminal and civil penalties for subsequent and intentional violations of specified election laws.
Revises definition of "beneficiary." Modifies requirements for trustee to foreclose trust deed by advertisement and sale.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Declares policy of state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budget plan.