Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Olsen
Sponsored
In committee2
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Modifies provisions allowing for optional reduced rates of personal income tax on nonpassive income.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Directs certain boards and agencies to report to interim and statutory committees of Legislative Assembly by October 1, 2014, regarding implementation of new requirements to accept substantially equivalent military training or experience for certain education, experience or training requirements in order to obtain license, certificate or other authorization to practice profession.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve officers and volunteer firefighters killed or disabled in line of duty.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in coordination with local workforce investment boards, to contract with private or public entities to develop Dislocated Worker Training Program as pilot program to enable unemployed and underemployed engineers and industry professionals in bioscience and manufacturing traded sector industries to be reemployed in Oregon.
Specifies that governing body of city or county may adopt ordinances that impose reasonable regulations on operation of medical marijuana facilities.
Extends sunset for tax credit for crop donation.
Changes membership and meeting requirements of Citizens' Initiative Review Commission.
Directs Long Term Care Ombudsman, in consultation with Residential Facilities Advisory Committee, to appoint Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator in office of Long Term Care Ombudsman to provide public guardian and conservator services for persons claiming to be without relatives or friends willing or able to serve as guardians or conservators and claiming to lack financial resources to obtain private guardian or conservator.
Caps amount of bonds or other securities required of bidder or purchaser in connection with forest product sales by State Forester.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to undertake entrepreneurial development activities for traded sector industries and in rural communities.
Requires Department of State Police and all sheriffs and municipal police departments to adopt written policies relating to missing vulnerable adults on or before January 1, 2015.
Allows State Department of Agriculture to issue person permit for keeping of qualifying exotic animal.
Passed the Senate · 1
Modifies types of green energy technology for which at least 1.5 percent of total contract price of certain public improvement contract for construction or certain reconstruction or major renovation of public building must be spent.
In committee · 4
Authorizes county governing bodies and small business employers to enter into agreements for reimbursement of portion of wages paid to youth employees.
Prohibits discrimination based on age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency or quality of life in issuance of health benefit plans and in determination of medical services covered by state medical assistance program.
Establishes standard for measuring distance between proposed or existing well and surface water source for purpose of determining probability or existence of impairment of, or substantial or undue interference with, existing rights of others to appropriate surface water.
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowed as credit against personal income taxes.