Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Jennifer Williamson
Sponsored
Became law2
Renames Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology to Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences.
Requires public school students seven years of age or younger who are beginning educational program to have vision screening or eye examination.
Passed the House1
Adds two members to Oregon Education Investment Board.
In committee5
Prohibits school districts from entering into contract with entity that is for-profit entity unless contract is for good or service that is provided only by for-profit entities.
Requires district school board that allows student to attend school of other school district under contract or by giving consent to adopt specified standards for admittance.
Establishes James Beard Public Market Project within Oregon Business Development Department to award grants, make loans and provide other financial assistance for James Beard Public Market.
Directs Public Defense Services Commission to adopt policies and negotiate contracts that provide for compensation of appointed counsel at rate equivalent to assistant or deputy district attorney of comparable experience practicing within same county as appointed counsel.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement regional Grow Oregon pilot program to provide marketing and technical assistance to emerging growth businesses.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Establishes Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative to provide free tuition and fees for certain students in health care disciplines in exchange for student commitment to work in underrepresented locations after graduation.
Modifies exemption to provisions regulating cosmetology disciplines.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Requires person to yield right of way to county-operated transit bus entering traffic.
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities.
Requires certain employers to post in premises where employees are employed summary of statutes and rules related to employment rights of victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
Adopts Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
Allows eligible employees to take family leave to deal with death of family member.
Extends length of suspension of driving privileges if person fails to pay fine or obey order of court from 10 years to 20 years.
Requires disclosure of shipping and handling charges in sale or advertisement of consumer good.
Eliminates adverse impact process for new publicly funded post-secondary programs or locations.
Requires school district that is sponsor of public charter school to include public charter school annual audit to Department of Education as part of audit report for school district.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with third party to study and recommend best option for financing health care in state.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
Requires use of electronic fingerprint capture technology for purposes of conducting criminal records checks not related to administration of criminal justice system.
Requires Department of Human Services to disclose case plan and written information to all parties in juvenile dependency proceedings.
Directs state agencies to include on Oregon transparency website description of percentage of expenditures made in Oregon and percentage of expenditures made outside Oregon during each biennium by agency under contracts for goods or services.
Increases number of locations for which distillery licensee may permit tastings of distillery products.
Establishes Oregon Retirement Savings Task Force.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Establishes Office of Small Business Assistance in Office of Secretary of State for purpose of facilitating interactions between small businesses and state agencies with regulatory authority over small businesses.
Requires persons that operate websites that disseminate photographic records of arrested individuals and charge fees for removal of these records to remove photographs and related information from all websites within their ownership or control without charging fee when requested in writing and arrest resulted in acquittal or violation, or following expunction.
Removes certain exemptions from fees and taxation for out-of-state banks, extranational institutions or foreign associations that engage in certain activities within this state.
Passed the House · 4
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Establishes certain workplace protections for domestic workers.
Permits Department of Transportation to issue veterans' recognition registration plate to Gold Star Family member who is sibling of person who was killed in action in armed conflict while serving in Armed Forces of United States.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Out of committee · 7
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for work ready communities programs, employer workforce training and back to work programs.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance construction and improvement of courthouses.
Requires superintendent of Oregon State Hospital to establish and implement program for hiring full-time or part-time relief positions consisting of health care personnel who provide specified services.
Allows Oregon resident filing for bankruptcy to either claim exemptions established by federal law or claim exemptions established by state law.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for contributions to organization that provides funding for Legal Services Program.
In committee · 27
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to prepare statement for each legislative measure that extends sunset of tax credit.
Increases penalty for offense of operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile communication device from maximum fine of $250 to maximum fine of $2,000.
Repeals provision that prevents local governments from imposing conditions on approved permits that effectively establish sales price for residential development or limit purchase to class or group of purchasers.
Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to adopt rules that prohibit public university within Oregon University System from providing information about student enrolled in public university to person that is engaged in business of extending or offering to extend credit by means of credit card unless student gives public university express written consent and from advertising or permitting another person to advertise any offer to extend credit by means of credit card in official publication
Exempts entire value of homestead from sale on execution, lien of judgment or liability for debts of owner if debt arises directly from or as result of "catastrophic or terminal illness or injury.
Creates prepaid tuition contracts for Oregon residents under Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study of sites ready for industrial development.
Includes siblings as family members for purposes of family leave.
Directs Department of Transportation and designated voter registration agency to provide Secretary of State with monthly list of individuals who have changed address.
Requires statements of independent expenditures to be filed with Secretary of State using electronic filing system.
Creates State Agency Innovation Fund.
Directs State Department of Energy to conduct study of renewable thermal energy and renewable gas.
Prohibits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services from approving rate filing for health benefit plan that reimburses serious adverse events.
Prohibits discrimination or retaliation against employee who expresses concerns about wage inequity based on sex.
Requires consumer contract that provides for early termination fee to include clear and conspicuous disclosure of amount of fee and total amount consumer must pay under consumer contract to avoid early termination fee.
Requires insurer to notify affected policyholders, and persons who requested notification, of rate filing for certain premium rate increases.
Permits contracting agency that uses public funds to procure goods or services under Public Contracting Code to give preference to bidder or proposer that is headquartered or owned locally, will obtain equipment, material and supplies locally or will employ workers locally.
Directs Secretary of State to compile, prepare, maintain and publish comprehensive reference book that lists and summarizes state and federal employment statutes, regulations, rules and other laws that affect businesses that have fewer than 50 employees.
Requires licensing agency to adopt rules to ensure that caregivers in licensed residential facilities and adult foster homes have practical knowledge and skills necessary to maintain health, safety and welfare of residents.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Makes legislative findings regarding structures in rural or remote areas.
Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to create, upon request of member of Legislative Assembly, racial and ethnic impact statement for proposed legislation or state measure.
Makes vehicle operated exclusively by one employee in course of employer's business subject to Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.
Requires washing machine sold in this state to carry warning label stating potential risk to small children of serious injury or drowning.
Prohibits person that is not authorized reseller from selling admission ticket to entertainment event if operator of entertainment event has not released admission tickets for sale.
Requires public universities that commission police officers to allow officers to carry firearms.