Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Andy Olson
Sponsored
Became law11
Defines "comparable" for purposes relating to arbitration of wages for Department of State Police troopers.
Authorizes issuance of criminal process that authorizes or commands seizure or production of papers, documents, records or other things to recipient outside State of Oregon.
Extends date on which schools must qualify as small high school for purpose of calculating school district's adjusted daily membership weighted.
Modifies definition of online communication for purposes of online sexual corruption of child.
Grants Oregon Criminal Justice Commission authority to apply for and receive gifts and grants and administer grants to carry out duties of commission .
Approves adoption of new rule and amendments to existing rules of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.
Increases hours of day during which children under 16 years of age may work.
Extends statute of limitations for action based on conduct that constitutes child abuse or conduct knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to provide noncash benefits instead of cash payments in Oregon Supplemental Income Program.
Requires Department of State Police to create medical health database to aid law enforcement agencies in assisting persons with mental illness in obtaining services.
Permits reimbursement of Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee members' expenses.
Passed the House1
Provides that judge or clerk of court may not defer jury service for person more than once unless person seeks deferral for good cause.
In committee8
Permits reimbursement of Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee members' expenses.
Allows certain municipal corporations to publish budget summary on website.
Limits punitive damages in civil action to amount not to exceed three times amount of economic and noneconomic damages awarded to plaintiff in action.
Limits punitive damages in civil action to amount not to exceed three times amount of economic and noneconomic damages awarded to plaintiff in action.
Provides that individual who brings action to recover damages for ascertainable loss of money or property resulting from unlawful practice must prove actual damages measured by difference between amount paid for good or service and market value of good or service received.
Prohibits construing statute as creating statutory cause of action unless Legislative Assembly has by law specifically authorized bringing of civil action for violation.
Establishes Oregon Environmental Services Advisory Council.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against health care provider until after submission of health care claim to medical legal panel.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes insurer to pay cash dividends to enrollees who participate in approved program to promote healthy behaviors.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Provides that confession alone is sufficient to warrant conviction of defendant if certain conditions are met.
Redefines "representative of client" for purposes relating to lawyer-client privilege.
Modifies crime of, and cause of action for, invasion of personal privacy.
Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way.".
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Exempts employee of United States Department of Agriculture in course of lawful taking of wildlife from criminal laws related to possession and discharge of firearms.
Prohibits person from intentionally selling or using software to circumvent, thwart, interfere with or evade any control or measure that ensures equitable distribution, sale or resale of admission tickets for entertainment event.
Directs Secretary of State to designate organizations to establish citizen panels to review and create statements on specified number of initiated state measures.
Permits certain health professional regulatory boards to adopt rules that permit practitioners to prescribe or dispense antibiotic drugs to partners of patient without examining partner for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt rules to allow emergency medical technician applicant to substitute experience and certification by national registry of emergency medical technicians for certain requirements imposed by department.
Prohibits county, city, special district or 9-1-1 jurisdiction from punishing or penalizing public or private safety agency for failure to meet contractually mandated response times during declared state of emergency for which agency has provided resources for emergency response outside normal jurisdiction.
Extends statutes of limitations for certain sex crimes if defendant is identified on basis of DNA sample comparisons.
Increases penalty for crime of harassment, under certain circumstances, to maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Modifies definition of "child care facility" and creates definitions for "preschool recorded program" and "record" for purposes related to regulation of child care facilities.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 4
Directs Governor to appoint to Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors member who has experience in representing interests of employees.
Exempts records and information that identify person as holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license from disclosure.
Requires interim committee on judiciary to study and recommend changes in occupational licensing laws to encourage employment of persons with criminal convictions while protecting public.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Out of committee · 4
Creates Director of Legislative Audit Office appointed by Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Establishes Oregon Retired Senior Volunteer Program within Department of State Police.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 57
Specifies amount of income from Common School Fund that Department of State Lands must transfer each calendar year to Superintendent of Public Instruction for apportionment among counties and school districts.
Requires Department of Human Services, law enforcement agency and other entity or person responsible for taking child into protective custody to provide parents or guardian with written information about parents' and guardian's rights and responsibilities, and resources for legal assistance, when child is taken into protective custody.
Establishes Oregon Health Access Fund and specifies permissible expenditures by Department of Human Services from fund.
Allows motorcycle operator to replace discharge nozzle after dispensing fuel.
Denies public assistance to fleeing felons, Class A or B misdemeanants or probation, parole or post-prison supervision violators who are actively sought by law enforcement authorities.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules allowing insurers to offer health insurance policies excluding benefits or coverage of specified conditions and services otherwise required by law.
Requires Department of Human Services and Department of Revenue to collaborate in establishing outreach program to educate senior citizens and persons with disabilities about property tax deferral.
Requires that certain public officials submit to drug test two times every calendar year.
Exempts transferor of firearm from performing criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license.
Requires Department of State Police to destroy records obtained during criminal records check within 24 hours of approval for qualified firearms purchases.
Requires that certain percentages of moneys spent by Judicial Department on specified treatment and intervention programs, and of moneys that offenders are required to pay for specified court-ordered treatment and intervention programs, must be for cost-effective, evidence-based programs.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules setting fees payable by labor organizations that receive amounts deducted from salary or wages of certain public employees.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide emergency and nonemergency dental services in Oregon Health Plan.
Creates tax credit for educational expenses or contributions to qualified scholarship granting organization.
Allows certain public charter schools to qualify as small high school for purpose of small school district grant.
Limits to federal funds assets that revert to State Board of Education when charter of public charter school is terminated or public charter school dissolves and public charter school had been existing public school.
Exempts foreign insurers licensed to sell health insurance in another state from requirements of Insurance Code and certain other requirements.
Directs State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to develop recommended state medical malpractice insurance program to be administered by corporation.
Prohibits certain persons from simultaneously holding more than three permits issued pursuant to restricted vessel permit system.
Extends landowner immunity for public's recreational use of land, woodcutting and harvest of special forest products to paths, trails, roads, watercourses and other rights of way that are used by person to reach land for recreational purposes, woodcutting or harvest of special forest products.
Authorizes weddings and other commercial gatherings that do not involve overnight stay, including siting of associated structures, under conditionally allowable use of land in exclusive farm use zone as private park.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for transportation projects for nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians.
Creates State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to develop plan for providing health benefit plan options and employee contribution requirements based on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Requires policy or certificate of health insurance to cover 90-day supply of prescription drugs covered by policy or certificate if prescribed by health care provider.
Requires counties to appoint service officers.
Modifies authority for issuance of bonds by public bodies.
Increases corporate minimum tax to $300.
Authorizes universities under control of State Board of Higher Education, Oregon Health and Science University and boards of education of community college districts to commission public safety officers.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Increases amount of personal exemption income tax credit.
Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to later of September 1, 2009, or effective date of Act.
Requires governing body of consumer-owned utility to adopt resolution to establish local conservation and energy efficiency plan or annual conservation, energy efficiency and carbon reduction or avoidance program.
Creates crimes of drug-induced homicide and drug-induced assault.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to group retired employees and employees who are not retired for purpose of entering into contracts for health insurance coverage.
Reduces amount of long-term capital gain subject to capital gains tax by removing gain attributable to inflation.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish and operate marijuana production facility and distribute marijuana to pharmacies for dispensing to medical marijuana cardholders and designated primary caregivers.
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules allowing and encouraging health insurers to use financial incentives or penalties to reinforce positive behaviors and discourage negative behaviors.
Provides one-time credit against personal income taxes for completion of marriage class.
Requires State Forestry Department and other state agencies to support expeditious harvesting of downed trees as part of state forest recovery and restoration plans and policies.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Requires statewide elected officials, agency directors and members of Legislative Assembly to pay nine percent of premium for coverage under certain benefit plans.
Provides exception to rebuttable presumption that both spouses contribute equally to acquisition of property for certain property that is separately titled and held continuously by one spouse.
Creates limited license for physicians licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Creates limited license for nurses licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Replaces personal exemption credit for dependent with income tax subtraction of $1,000 per dependent.
Eliminates 15-year limit for preference in public employment for veterans.
Authorizes State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or county sheriff to release inmate to custody of United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under certain circumstances.
Creates income tax credit or property tax exemption for emergency medical technicians who provide volunteer services.
Modifies provisions related to training, licensure and certification of private security professionals.
Shields person making report of child pornography found on electronic device from civil and criminal liability for report.
Authorizes board of elections officials to enhance or duplicate ballot for purposes of counting ballot by vote tally machine.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Requires county to verify immigration status of person incarcerated in county correctional facility.
Establishes tax credit for transportation of woody biomass from forest management operations to biofuel producer.