Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Olsen
Sponsored
Became law1
Exempts person performing work for purposes of agricultural drainage, agricultural trenching or agricultural irrigation or involving construction of agricultural fences to control livestock from licensure as construction contractor.
In committee3
Limits collective bargaining agreements between state and state employees to term of not more than two years.
Allows accelerated depreciation of capital assets for income tax purposes.
Repeals Ballot Measure 66 (2010).
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Expands exemption of homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juice from Liquor Control Act.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt revisions to transportation planning rule for purposes of streamlining, simplifying and clarifying certain aspects of rule before January 1, 2012.
Designates February 24 of each year as Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon.
Designates June 25 of every year as Korean War Veterans Honor Day.
Establishes Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice and creates procedure for awarding medal to family of law enforcement officer who died while performing duties or was killed because of employment as law enforcement officer.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires employer to provide paid or unpaid time off for Veterans Day to employees who are veterans.
Out of committee · 4
Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Prohibits gillnet fishing in lower Columbia River from March 1 through May 31 except in off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Authorizes Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties to plan and designate high-value employment sites pursuant to qualifying regional economic opportunity plan.
Directs, for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2013, Legislative Assembly to leave amount unappropriated for biennium if Legislative Assembly determines that percentage increase in available General Fund revenues is greater than increase in personal income growth.
In committee · 16
Prevents Oregon Transportation Commission from adopting or enforcing rules that plan or zone, or otherwise limit development on, private land.
Removes notification and certain examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Prohibits agencies from adopting any rule that becomes effective on or after effective date of Act and before July 1, 2012.
Prohibits state from indemnifying person in exempt service, unclassified service or management service position for costs of counsel and other costs of defense when judgment is entered against person based on determination that person has engaged in civil rights violation or other unlawful employment practice.
Specifies that executive branch license fees set by statute prior to effective date of Act may not be collected on or after July 1, 2013, in case of fees set prior to January 1, 2000, or on or after July 1, 2015, in case of fees set on or after January 1, 2000.
Creates work group for purpose of developing comprehensive transportation plan for United States Highway 97 transportation corridor.
Provides that unlawful possession of controlled substance by person under 21 years of age includes unlawful consumption of controlled substance.
Adds criterion to be considered when apportioning state into congressional and legislative districts.
Prohibits development or use, in areas planned and zoned for residential use, of buildings containing more than 2,500 square feet for governmental purposes.
Creates income tax credit for cost of professional services required to resolve erroneous charge billed to or otherwise imposed on taxpayer by state agency.
Specifies conditions under which mitigation credit may be sold to single state agency.
Eliminates employee contributions, employer contributions and rollover contributions to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System, effective January 1, 2012.
Eliminates employer pick-up of six percent employee contribution required of members of Public Employees Retirement System.
Revises definition of ambulatory surgical center to include medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions.
Allows electric utility that is member of Boardman impacted utility to remain small electric utility for purposes of meeting renewable portfolio standard if utility serves no more than 25,000 retail electricity consumers and is located in Umatilla, Morrow or Union County.
Creates Task Force on Oregon Business Regulations.