Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Sal Esquivel
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes Department of Transportation to enter into contract with specified forest protective associations for certain off-season services.
In committee1
Exempts from application of insurance code sale of policies or certificates of health insurance in this state by insurers licensed to transact insurance in another state.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Requires certain persons to install ignition interlock device for five years after person's driving privileges are restored following suspension or revocation of driving privileges.
Passed the House · 1
Specifies that provisions of law relating to threatened or endangered wildlife species do not limit authority of State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules authorizing taking of wolves for purposes related to depredation of livestock.
Out of committee · 3
Allows Jackson, Josephine and Douglas Counties to enter into intergovernmental agreement.
Requires that annual timber harvest on state forestlands in each subject forest district equal, at minimum, specified percentage of annual amount of harvestable timber expected to be grown on state forestlands in district.
Allows State Department of Energy to require applicants seeking tax credit certification to demonstrate whether efficiency standards of energy conservation projects are eligible for certification under certain forest product stewardship systems.
In committee · 16
Creates crime of failure to report the death of a child.
Requires state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.
Excludes company owning or leasing data center in enterprise zone from central assessment during period of enterprise zone exemption.
Applies sunsets to filing fee provisions and certain corporate tax provisions of Ballot Measure 67 (2010).
Reduces rate of personal income and corporate excise tax on capital gains, if gains are attributable to sale or exchange of investment made on or after January 1, 2012, and before January 1, 2014, and are held for at least three years.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of qualified employee by taxpayer with fewer than 100 employees.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate account for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to account in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Establishes requirements for evaluation of teachers and administrators.
Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to May 30, 2012, or effective date of Act, whichever is later.
Prohibits state agencies, during current biennium, from spending General Fund moneys or moneys that are continuously appropriated to agency for purposes that are not essential to perform agency mission or functions or to implement legislative funding priorities.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to prepare certain revisions to Oregon's State Implementation Plan under federal Clean Air Act.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for health insurance premium payments made during tax year by individual taxpayer for health benefit coverage of taxpayer, taxpayer's spouse or dependents.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of long-term unemployed worker.
Directs specified state agencies to file with Senate and House interim committees on general government affairs annual report describing amount of federal funds received by each agency in preceding fiscal year and containing plan to operate agency if amount of federal funds received by agency in current fiscal year is reduced by 10 percent or 20 percent.
Requires that Public Employees Retirement Board prepare and regularly update information relating to unfunded liabilities of state, cities, counties, school districts and local service districts and make information easily accessible on website for Public Employees Retirement System.