Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Sal Esquivel
Sponsored
Became law4
Excludes real estate appraisals submitted to housing authority or obtained by Housing and Community Services Department from public records disclosure exemption.
Requires district school board to procure United States flag for and cause flag to be displayed in each classroom.
Defines "within 1,000 feet" as straight line measurement in radius extending 1,000 feet or less in every direction from a specified location or from boundary line of property for purposes of determining whether certain activities and operations are unlawful.
Requires persons that facilitate like-kind exchanges to make certain notifications and to provide bonds or other securities in specified amounts.
In committee9
Repeals requirement to use one percent of contract price for constructing or altering state building for acquiring art.
Creates special assessment for property beginning with first property tax year after termination of lease or sublease pursuant to which property was exempt from property taxation.
Provides certain persons with right to possess firearm on college or university grounds.
Establishes State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
Provides that state may not require certain persons to pay certain remedial action costs.
Requires district school board to give consent to persons whose legal residence is not within school district and who seek to attend school in school district.
Makes legislative finding and declaration that regulation of agricultural seed, flower seed and vegetable seed and products of agricultural seed, flower seed and vegetable seed be reserved to state.
Requires certain qualifications for appointment as member of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Increases criminal and civil penalties for violations of specified election laws.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Allows slaughtering, processing and selling up to 1,000 poultry as outright permitted nonfarm use, subject to specified limits, in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.
Authorizes person to use agricultural building on land zoned for forest use or mixed farm and forest use.
Allows licensees of Oregon Liquor Control Commission to sell malt beverages, wine and cider in certain containers supplied by consumers.
Provides that person may return fish carcass to water from which person caught fish under certain circumstances.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with State Department of Agriculture and potential lenders, to create Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program to facilitate making loans to beginning farmers to finance acquisition of approved agricultural projects.
Authorizes establishment of youth camp on certain lands zoned for exclusive farm use in eastern Oregon.
Prohibits release of sky lantern, discharge of exploding target or discharge of tracer ammunition during fire season on or near forest protection district lands.
Requires Department of Human Services to make diligent efforts to identify and obtain contact information for grandparent of child or ward committed to department's custody and to provide grandparent with notice of hearing concerning child or ward.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue permits for removal of certain crab pots.
Directs state agencies to include on Oregon transparency website description of percentage of expenditures made in Oregon and percentage of expenditures made outside Oregon during each biennium by agency under contracts for goods or services.
Permits counties, under certain conditions, to receive assistance payments from County Assessment Function Funding Assistance Account for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 fiscal years that do not reflect changes in federal payments to county.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Passed the House · 3
Requires that at least 30 days before agencies give notice of intended action to adopt, amend or repeal rules pertaining to recreational or small scale mining, agencies shall perform certain consultation and consider certain studies.
Allows person holding interest in property to recover economic and property damages resulting from fire occurring due to certain statutory or rule violations or originating on land used or capable of being used for growing forest tree species.
Authorizes governing body of Malheur County, under specified circumstances, to plan and zone site for industrial use, in addition to and not in lieu of other authority to plan and zone for industrial use.
Out of committee · 1
Creates tax credit for educational expenses paid for special needs student attending private school or public school charging tuition.
In committee · 37
If mammogram is inconclusive due to dense breast tissue, requires person who performed mammogram to notify patient of inconclusive results and to advise patient to contact patient's health care provider regarding appropriateness of supplemental testing.
Modifies, for purpose of gathering information related to greenhouse gas emissions, information that Environmental Quality Commission may require to be reported.
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle if woodland and vehicle meet certain requirements.
Modifies criteria for siting winery in exclusive farm use zone and in areas zoned for mixed farm and forest use.
Specifies that electricity from hydroelectric facility located on those portions of Columbia River that abut Oregon qualifies for renewable portfolio standard to extent that electricity generated is attributable to Oregon's share of electricity.
Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality from adopting any rule or issuing any order concerning water quality that imposes requirements, standards or any other limitation that exceeds requirements, standards or any other limitation imposed under federal law.
Allows corrections officer employed by Department of Corrections to lawfully possess weapon in locked box in officer's personal vehicle parked in department parking lot while officer is present at department in official capacity.
Allows person without administrative license to be superintendent, or assistant superintendent, of public school, public charter school or virtual public charter school.
Invalidates federal firearm laws in State of Oregon.
Authorizes facilities for vermiculture on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and all state agencies to adopt and implement plan for flexible schedules for employees subject to unpaid furlough days.
Requires Department of Human Services to request court review of founded determination in child abuse investigation if law enforcement agency investigation in same case results in unfounded determination.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Requires state agencies to use in-state providers of health care items and services instead of out-of-state providers under specified conditions.
Prohibits state natural resource agencies from spending more than $50,000 that is received by agency as compensatory mitigation payment until agency reports on costs and benefits of proposed expenditure.
Requires Water Resources Commission to inspect dams to determine condition and need for repairs or modifications.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to eligible applicants in rural areas for purchase and installation of teleconference equipment.
Prohibits Water Resources Department collection of periodic or recurring fee or charge pertaining to well allowing ground water use for single or group domestic purposes.
Requires Department of Human Services to ensure that electronic benefits transfer cards issued to recipients of aid cannot be used to purchase prepaid credit cards.
Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission from adopting any rule concerning air quality and water quality that imposes requirements, standards or any other limitation that exceeds requirements, standards or any other limitation imposed under federal law.
Requires that annual report by State Forester to Emergency Board include private property loss information for fires of 1,000 acres or more.
Prohibits public employer from agreeing to pay or provide retirement benefit to member of Public Employees Retirement System other than payments required or provided for in statutes governing retirement benefits of members of system.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile and update database of health data and evidence-based research that is available online and searchable according to specified criteria.
Establishes Task Force on Voter Inactivation and Voter Registration Maintenance.
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to recommend rules to State Fish and Wildlife Commission regarding creation of pilot program that allows persons to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars.
Requires that person seeking to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision to Land Use Board of Appeals must be adversely affected by decision.
Provides that certain uses of Native American mascots are not acts of discrimination.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to classify scopolamine as controlled substance in Schedule I or, if used for currently accepted medical use, Schedule III. Specifies date by which board must classify scopolamine.
Removes sunset of income tax credit for political contributions.
Creates income tax credit for investment in business that manufactures three-dimensional printers, medical equipment or medical devices.
Creates income tax credit for investment in business that hires employees in rural area.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 300 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for contributions to organization that is organized for purpose of providing funding for construction of World War II memorial.
Exempts claims based on conduct that constitutes child abuse, or conduct that constitutes knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse, from notice requirement of Oregon Tort Claims Act.