Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Sal Esquivel
Sponsored
Became law3
Directs Department of Transportation to provide for issuance of customized registration plates to recipients of Congressional Medal of Honor.
Allows escrow agents to disburse deposited earnest money based on agreement of parties that is executed after initial sales agreement.
Permits establishment of heritage districts.
Out of committee1
Increases amusement device tax to fund Oregon Youth Conservation Corps.
In committee13
Makes failure to install smoke detector or required number of smoke alarms upon transfer or conveyance of interest in certain structures violation punishable by maximum fine of $720.
Requires interim committees of Legislative Assembly having principal jurisdiction over matters of taxation to review tax expenditures and prepare written findings and recommendations.
Requires lender and seller imposing prepayment penalty in terms and conditions of real estate loan agreement or land sale contract to ensure that instrument identifying terms and conditions of penalty is recorded in deed or mortgage records in county in which real property is located.
Requires seller of real estate that includes well that supplies ground water for domestic purposes to provide results of certain tests to buyer.
Authorizes law enforcement units to use polygraph examinations in screening applicants for positions as police officers.
Requires persons 70 years of age or older to renew driver licenses every two years and to take driving test prior to renewal.
Requires certification of vehicle salespersons.
Makes failure of seller to deliver seller's property disclosure statement Class A violation.
Prohibits county clerk from refusing to record instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded because of title or presence in instrument of extraneous information.
Increases tax on malt beverages over five-year period.
Establishes Oregon State Police Fund.
Establishes Oregon State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Imposes tax on distribution of malt beverages at rate of $16.50 per barrel of 31 gallons.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Creates Medically Involved Home-Care Program in Department of Human Services.
Extends exemption from Construction Contractors Board licensing to owner who contracts with one or more licensed contractors to perform work on not more than three existing residential structures of owner within same calendar year.
Requires coverage under health insurance policy for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Creates Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring consisting of 30 members.
Requires county to establish procedure for receiving, processing and transmitting to Office of Emergency Management request submitted by city that Governor declare emergency.
Permits state employee or state officer to authorize deduction from salary or wages for Oregon Veterans' Home Account.
Specifies minimum standards for food and beverages sold in public schools.
Requires insurer providing workers' compensation coverage to provide notice of termination of coverage 45 days prior to effective date of termination.
Provides that water utility mail notice of delinquency in water bill to property owners only if utility asserts that property owners are responsible for bill.
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Creates offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Modifies requirement that health care provider notify law enforcement officer or agency, or Oregon State Police dispatch center, if person believed to be driver in motor vehicle accident has blood alcohol level exceeding legal limit for operating motor vehicle.
Imposes $10 fee for filing of petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation, and for filing of responses to petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation.
Requires city to allow electors, if any, in surrounded territory proposed to be annexed to vote if city charter, ordinance or resolution requires city to hold election in city.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop plan to start to slow rate of diabetes by 2010.
Passed the House · 5
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage for services rendered by professional counselors or marriage and family therapists acting within their scope of practice if plan covers services by other professionals providing same or similar services.
Establishes state policy that state-funded research benefiting private enterprise must encourage economic development and job creation in Oregon.
Adjusts fines for minors who attempt to purchase, purchase or acquire alcoholic liquor, and for minors who enter or attempt to enter prohibited portion of premises licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Specifies that public lands used for wildlife management purposes must be accessible for hunting.
Creates Task Force on Establishing Mental Health Database to identify issues, explore solutions and make recommendations to Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly regarding establishment and implementation of database to aid law enforcement officers in assisting mentally ill individuals to obtain medical, mental health and social services.
Out of committee · 17
Creates personal income tax credit for physicians who provide medical care to residents of Oregon Veterans' Home.
Expands definition of categorically needy persons eligible for medical assistance to include children with disabilities .
Modifies qualification for tax credit for volunteer emergency medical technicians.
Exempts certain public-private projects and certain affordable housing projects from requirements of prevailing wage rate laws.
Allows student who participates in Oregon Troops to Teachers program to receive funds for cost of tuition at qualified independent institutions.
Repeals provisions requiring Department of Human Services to eliminate or limit Oregon Health Plan coverage of dental, vision, hospital and drug services for 2005-2007 biennium.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Directs Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract for development of kindergarten through grade 12 Mandarin Chinese language curriculum.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Human Services for Senior Corps programs.
Requires Department of State Police to establish base pay for troopers.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when full-time equivalent budgeted position is vacant for six months.
Requires person to sign acknowledgement and agreement regarding driving while under influence of intoxicants as part of application for driver license .
Requires State Forestry Department to establish and maintain fuel breaks between contiguous state and federal forestlands.
Appropriates moneys from ___ to Economic and Community Development Department for purpose of assisting development of targeted small businesses and microenterprises.
Gives family child care providers right to collectively bargain with State of Oregon.
Allows certain disabled veterans to qualify for Oregon Health Plan benefits.
Makes findings concerning use of Oregon workers to perform services contracted for by state agencies.
In committee · 58
Increases percentage of federal earned income tax credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Makes English official language of state.
Requires student who receives diploma from school district to complete three years of science prior to high school graduation.
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide information about depleted uranium and depleted uranium compounds and to assist veterans exposed to depleted uranium and depleted uranium compounds in obtaining health screening.
Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly, members-elect, statewide officials and statewide officials-elect from soliciting or receiving political contributions during period beginning on date of general election and ending on first day of next following regular session of Legislative Assembly.
Creates crime of unauthorized trading in telephone records.
Establishes requirements for insurers regarding valuation of vehicle declared total loss.
Limits television advertising by Oregon State Lottery to promoting introduction of new games.
Allows tax credit to individual who owns and occupies manufactured dwelling as primary residence and who ends tenancy in manufactured dwelling park as result of closing of park or portion of park.
Allows State Parks and Recreation Commission to acquire property rights or interests necessary to develop memorials in honor of veterans and war memorials.
Requires school districts to give students opportunity to salute United States flag each school day by reciting pledge of allegiance.
Requires persons 75 years of age or older to renew driver licenses every four years and to take driving test prior to renewal.
Permits establishment of historic districts.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Prohibits state government from employing individual who is not legally present or legally employable.
Permits law enforcement agencies to apprehend person based upon probable cause that person is in violation of immigration law.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Requires Department of Human Services to verify lawful presence in United States of applicants for public assistance.
Conforms Oregon Vehicle Code to provisions of federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Modifies crime of failing to maintain a metal purchase record.
Requires that city with population greater than 100,000 include within its urban growth boundary certain tracts of land that are within corporate limits of city.
Modifies definition of "disabled individual" for purposes of public contracting law relating to procurement of products or services from qualified nonprofit agency for disabled individuals.
Specifies method of calculating amounts to be distributed to community college districts and community college service districts from Community College Support Fund.
Directs school districts to submit plan of instruction to Superintendent of Public Instruction for talented and gifted children.
Provides that use of state provided Internet access by members and staff of Legislative Assembly is considered to be use on state business for purposes of Legislative Assembly.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against school district until after claim has been submitted to legal review panel.
Creates offense of use of mobile communication device by person under 21 years of age while operating motor vehicle.
Provides patient freedom of choice of health care physician and primary care physician from among at least 50 percent of all health care physicians in each geographic service area providing medical, dental, foot or vision care.
Requires contractors submitting bids or proposals on state public contracts to certify where services would be performed.
Allows circuit courts to establish mental health court departments.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Creates Freedom to Choose My School Grant program.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for value of recreational activity that is donated to charitable or nonprofit entity by taxpayer in trade or business of providing recreational activities to customers.
Allows State Department of Fish and Wildlife to appoint volunteer to act as agent for wildlife management purposes under wildlife laws.
Provides that person who is legally present in any place is not liable for failing to retreat from attacker.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish by rule youth hunter mentoring program.
Directs school district to issue health report card for each student.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to ensure, when developing health benefit plan, that eligible employees and their family members have option of using health savings accounts authorized under Internal Revenue Code.
Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in new machinery and equipment.
Requires Legislative Assembly to fully fund Department of State Police from General Fund revenues.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.
Requires physicians to inform pregnant females considering abortion about fetal pain and to report on abortions performed.
Includes medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions in definition of ambulatory surgical center.
Requires insurer to offer policy of group health insurance to chamber of commerce that satisfies requirements of association.
Appropriates funds to Department of Transportation for projects of statewide significance.
Requires information to be given to pregnant female 24 hours prior to abortion.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Directs school districts to expend at least 65 percent of operational expenditures on classroom instruction expenditures.
Requires mandatory minimum sentences of up to 48 months for subsequent repeat property crime convictions.
Modifies threshold level of value of estate at which inheritance tax return is required to be filed.
Allows school districts to aggregate districts' energy requirements for purchase and delivery of utility services as one entity to qualify for lower industrial rates.
Creates Task Force on Civics Education.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop education program regarding diabetes.
Authorizes site for operation of radio-controlled model vehicles on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to reveal certain information about complaints against licensees of board when requested to do so by any person.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Clarifies language authorizing city or district to require consent to eventual annexation in exchange for providing extraterritorial service to landowner.