Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Phil Barnhart
Sponsored
Became law2
Authorizes public body to send notice by electronic mail if person enters into agreement with public body to receive notice by electronic mail and certain other conditions are met.
Requires state agencies to submit information about tax expenditures that have purpose connected to referenced economic development to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for posting on Oregon transparency website.
Out of committee3
Permits person to provide Department of Transportation with odometer reading for vehicle 10 years old or older.
Prohibits Governor and Oregon Department of Administrative Services from reducing allotments to Department of Revenue when Oregon Department of Administrative Services declares projected deficit in biennium.
Allows state agency to establish voluntary contribution programs that allow persons to make voluntary contributions to be used for projects identified by agency as worthy of funding, and of interest to public, but for which no or inadequate funding sources exist.
In committee14
Requires telecommunications contract between telecommunications utility and residential customer to allow customer to terminate contract without penalty if customer enters hospice program.
Prohibits merchant from requiring statement of account as condition for cardholder to obtain refund in payment card transaction.
Establishes process for random external file review in certain workers' compensation claims.
Requires that state agency making documents available in electronic form make documents available in formats used by two most commonly used proprietary operating systems and most commonly used nonproprietary operating system.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and implement toll-free telephone number for persons seeking to contact state agencies.
Removes, from health insurance coverage requirements for chemical dependency and mental or nervous conditions, exemption for treatment resulting from conviction of driving under influence of intoxicants.
Prohibits roads in certain areas from being used for transportation purposes related to mining or processing of rock, aggregate or minerals during certain hours.
Prohibits sale or offer for sale of certain new motor vehicle exhaust systems or new motor vehicle exhaust system components that cause motor vehicles to produce propulsion noise that exceeds certain noise limits.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study issues related to compliance with terms and conditions of permits issued by department.
Increases redemption period for property sold to county pursuant to judgment of foreclosure from two to six years.
Prohibits growing commodity containing genetically engineered material unless commodity is incapable of reproducing or material is declared incapable of damaging other commodities and, if for food, material has been declared safe for consumption.
Requires person engaged in commercial production of agricultural, horticultural or other commodity to provide information upon request of possessor of neighboring property or State Department of Agriculture regarding presence of genetically engineered material in commodity.
Requires State Board of Higher Education and Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors to report to Legislative Assembly on acquisition, development and disposition of intellectual property.
Authorizes civil forfeiture of motor vehicle if person is convicted of offense relating to driving while suspended or revoked.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Provides that portion of State Highway 126, known as Eugene-Springfield Highway, shall be known as Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Highway.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to report to Joint Committee on Ways and Means ratio of public employees to supervisory employees, ratio of public employees to managerial employees and number of positions for managerial employees who do not act in supervisory capacity.
Requires Employment Department to encourage volunteering and post links for volunteering opportunities on specified department webpages.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts for reimbursement of costs incurred in purchasing Oregon food products that meet certain criteria and for funding food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in cooperation with other state agencies and certain public agencies, to establish policies, methods and means by which department, other state agencies and public agencies can acquire, share, maintain, use, repair and dispose of motor pool resources cost-effectively and efficiently.
Creates State and Local Government Efficiency Task Force.
Prohibits person from knowingly performing pelvic examination on anesthetized or unconscious woman unless woman, or person authorized to make health care decisions for woman, has given informed consent to examination, court orders performance of examination for collection of evidence or examination is necessary for diagnostic purposes.
Authorizes Secretary of State to audit use of fund transfers from state to counties.
Prohibits use of mechanical restraint, chemical restraint or prone restraint on student in public education program.
Directs State Department of Energy to establish clean energy deployment program to provide grants and loans to support energy efficiency or clean energy projects, including projects to weatherize, upgrade or retrofit public schools.
Directs court to require installation of ignition interlock device as condition of driving while under influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
Requires executive summaries of reports and notices of proposed rulemaking that must be filed with members of Legislative Assembly to be sent electronically.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
Requires Business Registration Information Center to establish, maintain and update "One Stop Shop for Oregon Business" Internet portal.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Modifies authority for establishment of winery and for winery sales and services in exclusive farm use zone.
Allows commercial production and sale of bread, rolls and buns made only with whole grain flours.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Directs Oregon Military Department to report to legislative committee on existing military cultural barriers that discourage service members from identifying barriers to reintegration into civilian life.
Authorizes Oregon Innovation Council to make grants and loans from Oregon Innovation Fund to Oregon growth businesses that further innovation-based economic development in this state.
Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from payment to credit.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Vetoed · 1
Prohibits floral order facilitator from charging or receiving consideration for individual orders.
Passed the House · 2
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Removes ambulance services from list of fee schedules used to calculate provider charges for personal injury protection benefits.
Out of committee · 3
Creates Certified Capital Company Act.
Authorizes Oregon Medical Board to issue certificates of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists who meet specified requirements.
Modifies crime of theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 32
Establishes Task Force on County Jail Populations to study methods for managing county jail bed demand.
Requires disclosure of shipping and handling charges in sale or advertisement of consumer good.
Prohibits health care facilities from charging or attempting to collect from patient or third party payer for cost of serious reportable event for which Medicare denies payment.
Directs school district board to adopt policy related to teen dating violence.
Creates Rail Advisory Council for purpose of advising Department of Transportation and Oregon Transportation Commission on matters related to state rail system.
Prohibits discrimination against members of certain protected classes in payment of wages for work of comparable character that requires comparable skills to perform.
Establishes Adoption Legal Services Fund.
Includes class size in definition of "employment relations" for school district collective bargaining.
Creates Task Force on Microlending and directs task force to study need and anticipated demand for microlending programs in this state, evaluate availability of resources to provide microlending programs, identify potential benefits and costs of providing microlending programs, research and compile data about successes and failures of microlending programs within United States and elsewhere around world and perform other research and data gathering necessary to provide information, resources
Prohibits person that issues credit card or debit card or that provides service as payment card network from restricting or prohibiting merchant from disclosing amount of interchange transaction fee or network fee merchant pays to person, specifying minimum dollar amount for which merchant will accept credit card or debit card as payment in retail transaction or offering purchaser in retail transaction discount for using payment method other than credit card or debit card.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Increases minimum age for tobacco possession from 18 years of age to 21 years of age.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct assessment of state's information technology environment.
Establishes Task Force on Information Technology Procurement and specifies membership.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct assessment of state's desktop computers and mobile workstations.
Establishes State Apprenticeship Education and Training Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Apprenticeship and Training Council for specified purposes.
Prohibits retail store that sells tobacco from operating powered machine that rolls cigarettes or allowing customer to operate powered machine that rolls cigarettes.
Modifies authority for establishment of winery and for winery sales and services in exclusive farm use zone and on other agricultural land.
Expands alcohol education and permit requirements to include employees of off-premises sales licensees.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Requires facilitators of income tax refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation payment instruments to obtain license from State Board of Tax Practitioners.
Establishes 2011-2012 School Year Subaccount within State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from Oregon Rainy Day Fund to Department of Human Services, Oregon Youth Authority and Department of State Police for specified purposes.
Directs each school district board to adopt policy regarding teen dating violence.
Expands definition of "place of public accommodation" to include places owned or maintained by public body and services provided by public body.
Establishes University of Oregon as independent public university, governed by University of Oregon Board of Directors.
Implements House Joint Resolution 47 (2011).
Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to Legislative Assembly on steps taken to streamline regulatory requirements in specified areas and reduce administrative burdens on persons contracting with or regulated by authority and departments.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.