Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Deborah Boone
Sponsored
Became law3
Adds podiatric physician and surgeon to definition of "attending physician" for purposes of workers' compensation law.
Allows additional types of wave energy projects to qualify for exemption from provisions related to hydroelectric projects.
Permits child who weighs more than 40 pounds to use child safety system designed for children weighing 40 pounds or more or to use booster seat.
Passed the House1
Clarifies that district attorney may take control of investigation and prosecution of any misdemeanor committed in county served by district attorney.
In committee17
Establishes requirements to be met before applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas import terminal or related pipeline may be issued specified permits and authorizations.
Establishes certain requirements related to carbon dioxide emissions that must be met before applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal may be issued specified permits and authorizations.
Clarifies provisions related to State Department of Energy Account and uses of moneys in account.
Authorizes State Board of Forestry to acquire, designate or exchange state forestlands, Common School Forest Lands and Elliott State Forest Lands to create natural resource conservation areas.
Increases annuity coverage by Oregon Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association from $250,000 to $500,000.
Directs Department of Transportation to consult with Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute when designing Gray Whale registration plate.
Clarifies standard under Ballot Measure 49 (2007) for approval of original Ballot Measure 37 (2004) claims for compensation.
Designates Emergency Communications Account as trust account exclusively for emergency communication purposes.
Requires persons who commit certain crimes against animals to register with law enforcement agencies.
Provides that all assets of Trust for Cultural Development Account are held in trust for exclusive benefit of Arts Program.
Creates low-profit limited liability company as type of limited liability company with specified business purpose.
Prohibits State Parks and Recreation Department from requiring certain organizations to pay percentage of receipts of concessions sold at state parks and certain other areas.
Eliminates requirement that person take Class I or Class III all-terrain vehicle safety education course prior to issuance of Class I or Class III all-terrain vehicle operator permit.
Modifies offenses relating to endangering Class I and Class III all-terrain vehicle operators.
Provides that compensation of district attorney may not be reduced during district attorney's term of office.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study efficiency issues related to implementation and enforcement of state and federal environmental laws.
Makes foods that contain or are produced using genetically engineered material subject to labeling requirements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 34
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 school district to submit written plan of instruction for talented and gifted children to Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Requires Employment Department to encourage volunteering and post links for volunteering opportunities on specified department webpages.
Directs Director of Veterans' Affairs to establish third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg.
Modifies crime of prostitution.
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.
Specifies that public lands currently accessible for hunting must remain accessible for hunting unless state agency restricts access for reason of public safety or wildlife management.
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.
Allows county court or board of commissioners to examine financial affairs of county at regular business meeting twice during year at any time, rather than in January and July.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Excludes sales representing business done with or for cooperative members from definition of "Oregon sales" for purposes of corporate minimum tax imposed on agricultural cooperatives.
Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person's employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
Requires district school board to adopt attendance notification policy.
Requires public employer to interview each veteran who applies for civil service position or eligibility list and who has obtained through military education or experience skills that substantially relate to civil service position.
Allows for development of two additional Oregon Veterans' Homes under certain circumstances.
Requires Business Registration Information Center to establish, maintain and update "One Stop Shop for Oregon Business" Internet portal.
Transfers all duties, functions and powers of State Commission on Children and Families relating to coordination and delivery of services to runaway and homeless youth and their families to Department of Human Services.
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 application of farm income standard adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission for establishing primary and accessory dwellings customarily provided in conjunction with farm use in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires state agency to report to Legislative Assembly and to subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means considering agency's budget about results of performance and program audit conducted by Secretary of State and agency's measures to implement audit recommendations.
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.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Modifies provisions for development and maintenance of telephone service that provides referral information regarding services after emergency and health and human services.
Establishes Task Force on Military Families.
Authorizes installation and use of solar photovoltaic energy system on residential or commercial structure in zones in which residential or commercial structures are authorized.
Assigns ownership of certain renewable energy certificates to owner of facility generating renewable energy resulting in certificate.
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.
Defines "mastectomy" for purposes of statute requiring health benefit plan coverage of mastectomy and services related to mastectomy.
Directs Adjutant General to form commission to develop and name medal to honor fallen military members from Oregon.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Passed the House · 6
Authorizes prosecution for failure to report as sex offender in county where defendant is apprehended or last registered, if county where offense was committed cannot be determined.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission and State Department of Fish and Wildlife to advise, consult and cooperate with other state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, the federal government and private landowners regarding fish and wildlife management.
Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to inform Director of Veterans' Affairs of receipt of written information from or filing of complaint by member or veteran of uniformed service under certain circumstances.
Removes ambulance services from list of fee schedules used to calculate provider charges for personal injury protection benefits.
Out of committee · 9
Modifies provisions related to marine reserves.
Establishes tax credit for transportation of woody biomass from forest management operations to biofuel producer.
Establishes Early Learning Council for formulating and directing unified system of early childhood services.
Creates Oregon Veterans' Business Enterprise Program.
Increases tax credit for health care providers who provide services under TRICARE contract.
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
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.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for purposes of operating mobile training unit for emergency medical technicians.
In committee · 36
Requires public school to offer students instruction in Mandarin Chinese if school offers students instruction in two or more second languages.
Directs school district board to adopt policy related to teen dating violence.
Establishes relief nursery pilot program in Lane County.
Extends certain employee protections to persons working for educational purposes and persons performing services without compensation.
Allows small hydroelectric facilities that are owned by consumer-owned utilities and that became operational before 1995 to qualify for renewable portfolio standard.
Requires Joint Boards of Education to adopt comprehensive articulation and transfer system for students of community colleges and state institutions of higher education.
Eliminates requirement that Water Resources Commission repeal certain rules regarding ground water mitigation in Deschutes Basin ground water study area.
Abolishes State Department of Energy.
Eliminates statute of limitations for crimes committed against minors.
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.
Permits former prisoners of war, recipients of Congressional Medal of Honor, persons awarded Purple Heart medal and gold star family members to register vehicle by paying one-time vehicle registration fee.
Permits taxpayer to defer recognition of long-term capital gain if taxpayer invests in business entity in Oregon during tax year.
Provides civil immunity for person providing medical, dental or outreach services to homeless individuals if person has registered as volunteer with nonprofit corporation and services are provided without compensation.
Directs Office of Emergency Management and State Parks and Recreation Department jointly to develop State Emergency Preparedness Parks System.
Requires Department of Education to pay costs of education of child in program for long-term care or treatment when child is eligible to receive education and to be enrolled in program.
Requires Department of Human Services and Oregon Youth Authority to accept and consider from facilities serving children recommendations for improving administrative efficiency and reducing administrative burden.
Designates Trust for Cultural Development Account as trust account exclusively for arts and culture purposes.
Specifies that State of Oregon asserts title to, and claims possession of, all lands in this state possessed and managed by federal government pursuant to Oregon and California Revestment Act of June 9, 1916, and Oregon and California Lands Act of August 28, 1937.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules regarding use of wood in buildings constructed by public body using state funding.
Requires state trial court administrator to provide to victim of crime, upon request, status of state efforts to enforce certain criminal judgments.
Requires, under certain circumstances, that notice and opportunity to be heard be provided to person with privacy interest in certain records subject to criminal subpoena and motion for early production.
Prescribes treatments that must be covered by health benefit plans for traumatic brain injuries.
Requires certain health care providers to complete continuing education about traumatic brain injury.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires contracting agency to use alternative contracting method to award energy savings performance contract.
Permits certain individuals to use warning lights on vehicle.
Allows entity that is classified by Construction Contractors Board as exempt commercial contractor to provide board with proof of personal health insurance coverage for proprietor or each partner, corporate officer or member of limited liability company as alternative to procuring and maintaining workers' compensation coverage.
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 "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Modifies criteria for siting winery in exclusive farm use zone.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
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.
Extends time during which certain less restrictive qualifications apply to counties in which businesses seek development income tax exemption.