Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Sal Esquivel
Sponsored
Became law5
For purposes of determining which public buildings must comply with existing requirement to display Oregon State flag and National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, expands definition of "public building" to include all other county, municipal, school district and special district buildings upon which or near which it is customary and suitable to display United States flag.
Requires judgment creditor to file satisfaction document upon receipt of proceeds of execution sale of real property.
Increases surcharge collected for issuance of Crater Lake National Park registration plates.
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.
Extends sunset date for public safety fiscal emergency program for counties.
Passed the House1
Makes facility providing food services at senior community residence subject to regulation as restaurant.
Out of committee1
Establishes minimum amount that Legislative Assembly must appropriate to Department of Veterans' Affairs in each biennium, apart from appropriations from veterans' services fund established under Ballot Measure 96 (2016).
In committee12
Requires state agencies and persons that contract with state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.
Prohibits introduction, propagation or stocking of wildlife species without authorization by law approved by Legislative Assembly.
Preempts city or county from adopting rule, ordinance or policy related to immigration.
Makes English official language of state.
Requires seller of real property to disclose if property was used as site for manufacture, processing, storage, distribution or retail sale of medical or recreational marijuana items.
Creates Task Force on Public Assistance Reform to study steps taken in Maine and Kansas to reduce public assistance expenditures.
Requires drug testing for unlawful use of controlled substances of individual making initial application for unemployment insurance benefits if individual was terminated by most recent employer for unlawful use of controlled substances or suitable work is available for individual only in occupation that regularly conducts drug testing.
Modifies existing administrative rule review process to require legislative approval of newly adopted administrative rules in order for rules to take effect.
Establishes monthly salary for members of Legislative Assembly for months, any portion of which Legislative Assembly meets in organizational, regular or emergency session.
Provides for extension of time in which credit against improvement fee must be used when construction of qualified public improvement for which credit is granted is suspended for any cause.
Imposes fee on money transmission made by person other than corporation to location outside state.
Clarifies definition of "covered animal species" for purposes of wildlife trafficking prevention program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Modifies purposes for which school districts may receive grants to pay for costs incurred by school districts to purchase food produced or processed in state.
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway.
Removes certain requirements veterans must meet prior to receiving high school diploma.
Corrects inaccurate statutory reference.
Extends age range of youth eligible to participate in youth hunter mentoring program to persons between nine and 16 years of age.
Renames offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device as offense of driving motor vehicle while using mobile electronic device.
Replaces ability of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to place career school on probation with ability of commission to issue career school notice for corrective action.
Authorizes court to order State Fish and Wildlife Commission to revoke all licenses, tags and permits issued under wildlife laws held by person convicted of violation of wildlife laws for unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state, if violation occurred while person was acting or offering to act as outfitter and guide.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Director to, before appointing Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board members, consult with organizations that represent certain interests and take into consideration nominations or recommendations received in course of consultation.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to implement program to encourage reporting of wildlife law violations.
Provides that portion of Interstate 5 shall be known as Atomic Veterans Memorial Highway.
Requires Department of Education to develop and provide to public high schools written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities.
Modifies civil penalties, license regulation and licensing fees for certain facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Requires owner or operator of dam with high hazard rating to develop emergency action plan for dam.
Passed the House · 3
Modifies requirements relating to donating game meat to charitable organizations.
Requires snowmobiles and certain all-terrain vehicles to cross highway at intersection or more than 100 feet from intersection.
Provides that school district may not deny participation in interscholastic activities by student who attends public charter school.
Out of committee · 9
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Establishes Oregon Public Places Are Safe Places Investment Fund.
Designates Act as Oregon First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more pilot programs statewide to provide training, job placement services, financial assistance, technical support and business creation assistance to veterans in construction and construction materials industries.
Modifies requirements relating to evacuation of residents of adult foster homes.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop plan for enabling community colleges to offer associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in apprenticeship or training program.
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.
Requires Water Resources Department to maintain registry of historic-use reservoirs.
In committee · 32
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding 2017-2019 biennium sources of Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue related to alcoholic beverages and recipients of revenue distributions.
Authorizes counties to withhold from taxing districts costs to county of assessing property and collecting property taxes.
Establishes Task Force on the Transfer of Federal Land Ownership in Oregon.
Creates income tax credit for adopting children from foster system.
Prohibits Department of Education from requiring school districts to align instruction or assessments with common core state standards and from penalizing school districts for failure to align instruction or assessments with common core state standards.
Directs public universities to prepare and publish annual report detailing complete cost of obtaining bachelor's degree by major and percentage of graduates by major who are employed one year after graduating.
Requires Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare economic impact statements when proposed legislative measures are reported out of committee and Legislative Fiscal Officer determines that measures may have effect on jobs and job creation or destruction, wages and salaries, business expansion or contraction or other economic measures.
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Creates crime of threatening a mass injury event.
Establishes that violation of ethics law occurs if public official uses public resources, like electronic mail systems or office equipment, to engage in campaign activity.
Requires legislative measure to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors living on fixed income equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Reduces corporate excise tax rates for taxpayer that increases average monthly employment for tax year from immediately preceding tax year.
Requires that sexually explicit material involving minor remain in control of law enforcement agency or court throughout criminal proceeding or juvenile delinquency proceeding, provided that material is made reasonably available to defendant.
Allows person with other convictions within previous 10 years to file motion to set aside conviction after three years from date of judgment if other convictions were part of same criminal episode as conviction that is subject of motion.
Withdraws territory within mapped boundary of Boring Community Planning Organization from within incorporated boundaries of Metro.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop program under which department, pursuant to contract with financial institution, provides loan guarantees or credit guarantees for qualified veterans for purpose of refinancing existing purchase-money mortgages or similar mortgages of homes used primarily as principal residence by veterans.
Authorizes local government to publish notice of public hearing regarding proposed rule on agency's website instead of in newspaper of general circulation.
Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment.
Repeals requirement that person who is not gun dealer obtain criminal background check prior to transferring firearm to another person who is not gun dealer.
Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Directs Department of Human Services to study necessary improvements to regulation of community-based care, including but not limited to residential care facilities and adult foster homes, and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly.
Vests sole authority to regulate hunting ammunition and fishing gear with Legislative Assembly with specified exceptions.
Modifies provisions relating to care facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Modifies law regarding requirement that public employer grant preference to veteran or disabled veteran in selection process for civil service position.
Requires insurers and third party administrators to pay claims for out-of-network health services within 30 days and according to standards identified by Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Requires Legislative Counsel to produce draft measures in order in which measures were requested.
Permits individual to create family medical leave savings account with financial institution to pay or reimburse qualified beneficiary's wage loss during family medical leave of absence from work.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to exchange information with United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in order to notify federal agencies of impending release of incarcerated individuals.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.