Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Mark Hass
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes city or county to designate area within jurisdiction as vertical housing development zone.
Out of committee5
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.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for contributions to higher education savings network account.
Specifies that amount in account established for higher education expenses is disregarded for purposes of determining individual's financial eligibility to receive assistance or benefit authorized by law other than means-tested state financial aid for higher education, to extent permitted under federal law.
Designates Act as Oregon First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act.
In committee2
Creates crime of equine soring.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Carried from the House
Became law1
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Repeals moratorium on mining using motorized equipment.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
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
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Out of committee · 2
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to design, implement, administer and operate savings program for post-secondary education expenses.
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 · 2
Creates rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time is in best interests of child.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to establish risk sharing account for member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.