Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Phil Barnhart
Sponsored
Became law4
Authorizes commercial tenant to install on premises and use electric vehicle charging station.
Authorizes residential tenant to install on premises and use electric vehicle charging station for personal, noncommercial use.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt construction standards for homes that have floor area of not more than 600 square feet.
Allows public charter school to give priority in admission to students who reside within attendance boundaries of nonchartered public school if specified conditions are met.
Out of committee4
Requires applicant who does not select investment option when enrolling in Oregon 529 program for higher education expenses be enrolled in investment option that Oregon 529 Savings Board determines is most appropriate for greatest number of participants.
Directs payment of sales incentive to salesperson employed by electric motor vehicle dealer who sells, leases or exchanges for trade-in allowance new electric motor vehicle.
Allows cause of action against patent holder for genetically engineered organism present on land without permission of owner or lawful occupant.
For rules implementing certain federal environmental laws that Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality has been delegated authority to administer, prohibits commission from amending or revising rules to be less stringent than certain federal standards and requirements.
In committee11
Requires contract between Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organization, and contract between public charter school and private entity that provides educational or administrative services, to require coordinated care organization or private entity to disclose tax information and submit to audit by Secretary of State.
Permits person driving electric vehicle to use high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of number of occupants in vehicle.
Directs State Land Board to study affordable housing development options for certain Department of Transportation property and to report results of study to Legislative Assembly.
Establishes Task Force on Improving Legislative Arguments in Support of Referred Measures to determine methods to improve process for preparing arguments in support of measures referred to electors by Legislative Assembly.
Provides that marriage is civil contract entered into between two persons.
Creates crime of unlawful cetacean captivity.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from new facilities generating methane or other toxic gas.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from dairy confined animal feeding operations.
Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable.
Confirms that discrimination claim may address disparate impact discrimination, or action that is fair in form but discriminatory in operation.
States that legislative policy of State of Oregon is to recognize right to due process of law.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Prohibits inclusion of provisions prohibiting installation and use of solar panels for obtaining solar access in declaration or bylaws of planned community.
Establishes Condon Collection at University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History as official depository for any material of paleontological nature that may come into possession of State of Oregon.
Authorizes any state agency or department to enter into agreements with any political subdivision for collection, enforcement, administration and distribution of local transient lodging taxes of such political subdivision.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide trauma-informed training to child welfare personnel.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program through which individual who is homeless may obtain certified copy of individual's record of live birth at reduced cost or free of charge.
Requires drivers to exchange insurance information after motor vehicle accident.
Allows Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant licenses to qualified applicants.
Allows nonimmigrant authorized to enter United States under Compact of Free Association to be law enforcement officer.
Directs State Chief Information Officer to appoint Chief Data Officer to maintain web portal for publication of data of state agencies.
Prohibits public body from disclosing specified information concerning person unless required by state or federal law.
Vetoed · 1
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements.
Passed the House · 2
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Imposes moratorium until December 31, 2027, on use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production.
Out of committee · 3
Establishes University Research Fighting Fund to provide state moneys to public universities or Oregon Health and Science University when universities seek federal research grants.
Changes name of Oregon Global Warming Commission to Oregon Climate Change Commission.
Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law.
In committee · 7
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to, no later than January 1, 2022, adopt by rule standards and programs for reducing diesel emissions from medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks and nonroad diesel engines.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule certain statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits by no later than January 1, 2018.
Requires student to demonstrate proficiency in civics in order to receive high school diploma.
Requires candidate for President or Vice President of United States, in order to appear on general election ballot or in general election voters' pamphlet, to provide Secretary of State with copy of candidate's federal income tax returns for five years preceding year of general election and with written consent for public disclosure of tax returns.
Directs Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant license to qualified applicant.
Directs Department of Education to identify and adopt procedures for reporting and collecting data related to acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying.
Creates crime of unlawful possession of prohibited container on public beach.