Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Cliff Bentz
Sponsored
Became law1
Limits self-service fuel dispensing to low-population counties of eastern Oregon and specified counties.
Out of committee2
Removes requirement that person intending to meet financial responsibility requirements for driving in this state by self-insuring have more than 25 vehicles, including commercial buses, registered in person's name.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for facilitating compliance with low carbon fuel standards.
In committee30
Extends period of time by which electric utility that acquires service territory of other electric utility without other electric utility's consent must comply with renewable portfolio standard that applies in that service territory.
Directs State Medical Examiner to assume counties' responsibilities related to death investigations.
Establishes grant program to facilitate installation of self-service dispensing devices at motor vehicle fuel dispensaries in low-population counties.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish, by rule, process to ensure that each applicable student at institution of higher education is provided annually with, during student orientation, counseling services that set forth estimate of amount of education loans received, estimate of total amount of education loans student will owe at graduation and estimate of amount student will have to pay each month to service loans.
Allows skilled nursing facilities to temporarily employ nurses holding license issued by another state while license from Oregon State Board of Nursing is pending.
Excludes from unfair labor practices employer practice of establishing wages, benefits or other employment terms for member of labor organization that are different from wages, benefits or other employment terms for employee who is not member of labor organization.
Imposes $1 million limit on liability of county having population of 40,000 or less, officers, employees and agents of county, vendors and exhibitors, to all claimants for cause of action arising out of conducting of county fair or other exhibition or event held on county fairgrounds.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for assessing net impacts of state policies and programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Requires Oregon Health and Science University to create program to enable students to receive bachelor's degree in nursing while taking all required classes at Treasure Valley Community College.
Preempts city, county or other local government from enacting charter provision, ordinance, resolution or other provision regulating expansion of infrastructure for primary purpose of transporting or storing fossil fuels.
Requires gas station owner or operator to print, on any receipt that owner or operator provides to customer after customer purchases gasoline, cost to customer per gallon of gasoline of low carbon fuel standards.
Extends recreational immunity to employees and agents of owner of land when acting within scope of duties.
Defers annual minimum wage increases in Baker and Malheur Counties by two years.
Establishes water right pilot program to encourage and facilitate point of diversion changes requested by State Department of Fish and Wildlife for purpose of benefitting fish passage.
Permits irrigation district to conduct voluntary inspection and decontamination of recreational or commercial watercraft.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to, as part of preference system for controlled hunt permits, guarantee issuance of one deer or elk controlled hunt permit to any applicant who is 75 years of age or older and holding resident annual pioneer combination license.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to adopt rules prioritizing award of Oregon Promise program grants to persons serving in Oregon National Guard who have completed initial active duty training.
Increases speed limit for certain vehicles on State Highway 97.
Permits Department of Human Services to require applicants for or recipients of aid under temporary assistance for needy families program who are convicted of possession or distribution of controlled substances to submit to random drug tests.
Creates offense of failure to obtain Oregon disabled person parking permit if person continues to use disabled person parking permit issued by another jurisdiction and fails to obtain Oregon parking permit after being domiciled in or resident of Oregon for 90 days or more.
Establishes dispute resolution procedures for charges for emergency services and for unexpected medical bills for out-of-network health care services.
Requires party in criminal case to provide hard copy or electronic copy of discovery material to adverse party unless copy cannot reasonably be provided.
Allows five years to satisfy requirements for stocking levels on forestland tract where forest resource salvage operation is conducted predominantly to remove or mitigate damage arising from wildfire.
Allows water right holder to rebut presumption of forfeiture by showing that nonuse occurred during period land was subject to conservation easement, conservation covenant or similar interest.
Requires public employer to publish proposed collective bargaining agreement and cost analysis before signing.
Requires Division of Audits of Secretary of State's office to perform cost analysis of proposed collective bargaining agreement between public employer and labor organization before execution of agreement.
Requires Department of Transportation to study development of uniform speed bump height and markings.
Requires Department of Transportation to study development of uniform speed bump height and markings.
Requires Department of Transportation to study development of uniform speed bump height and markings.
Removes service charge exemption for translator districts in certain instances.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Defines "Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region." Establishes Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board, in collaboration with Oregon Business Development Department, to formulate and implement strategies and practices for strategic investment in workforce development and economic development in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region and to make grants or loans to eligible applicants to encourage workforce development and economic development in region.
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway.
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.
Requires owner or operator of dam with high hazard rating to develop emergency action plan for dam.
Passed the House · 1
Requires State Forestry Department to identify Oregon-based contractors qualified to provide wildfire suppression equipment and post list of qualified contractors on website.
Out of committee · 2
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Establishes Task Force on Family Engagement in Education.
In committee · 2
Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment.
Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to determine that adequate number of dealers and redemption centers exist in state to provide convenient service for return of empty beverage containers before expanding applicability of bottle bill.