Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Deborah Boone
Sponsored
Became law6
Requires seller of real property to disclose seismic risk in seller's property disclosure statement.
Provides that ports may enter into intergovernmental agreements for any purpose permitted under ORS chapter 190.
Authorizes ports to advertise activities of port and activities of others using port facilities.
Increases threshold, from $500,000 to $2 million, of real property value that requires port to obtain additional appraisal before purchase.
Authorizes Department of Human Services or law enforcement agency to collect information concerning military status of parent or guardian of child who is subject of report of child abuse and share information with appropriate military authorities.
Removes limitation on amount Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority may grant for emergency projects.
In committee4
Directs State Department of Energy to study treating anhydrous ammonia as renewable energy source for purposes of renewable portfolio standard.
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution providing property tax exemption to commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings that have been seismically retrofitted, for period of up to 10 years, with additional period up to five years based on locally adopted criteria.
Repeals statute authorizing payment of support for child attending school.
Modifies provision allowing waiver of qualification for registration as professional engineer if applicant has professional engineering experience in another jurisdiction.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution providing property tax exemption to commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings built before January 1, 1993, that will be seismically retrofitted, for period not to exceed 15 years.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Allows nonimmigrant authorized to enter United States under Compact of Free Association to be law enforcement officer.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group to develop statewide ethnic studies standards for adoption into existing statewide social studies standards for public kindergarten through grade 12.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
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.
Out of committee · 4
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Establishes University Research Fighting Fund to provide state moneys to public universities or Oregon Health and Science University when universities seek federal research grants.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate.
In committee · 10
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 Department of State Lands to study and develop recommendations for developing and organizing ocean power districts.
Establishes Ocean Beach Fund.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Directs Department of State Lands to conduct study to assess options to address low water levels at Tenmile Lakes.
Requires insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to reimburse specified amount to noncontracting individual health professional for services provided to health benefit plan enrollee in contracting health facility.
Renames crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal to interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal in the second degree.
Prohibits state agency from adopting administrative rule limiting or prohibiting possession of firearm by concealed handgun licensee who is respondent of or protected by active protective order.
Modifies law regarding requirement that public employer grant preference to veteran or disabled veteran in selection process for civil service position.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.