Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Gene Whisnant
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires Oregon Health Authority and insurers offering health benefit plans that reimburse costs of physician services to reimburse community assessment center for child abuse medical assessment and related services.
Requires filing officer to deliver by mail and electronic mail form for individual nominated or elected to public office by write-in votes to sign to accept nomination or office if filing officer has individual's electronic mail address.
Directs Chief Education Officer to convene work group to produce report on how State School Fund expenditures relate to educational achievements of students from families in poverty.
Establishes Affordable Baccalaureate Degree Act.
Out of committee2
Requires Housing and Community Services Department, in making distributions of moneys from County Assessment and Taxation Fund that were deposited in certain housing accounts, to take into account counties from which fees deposited into housing accounts were charged and collected.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to conduct study on mental health courts and present report on findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2016.
In committee15
Limits review by Land Use Board of Appeals of land use decisions and limited land use decisions changing comprehensive plans and land use regulations to issues raised during local planning process.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Permits motorcycle driver to proceed at stop light under certain conditions.
Requires public body to obtain voter approval before incurring indebtedness for which public body pledges full faith and credit and taxing power to secure repayment.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare fiscal impact statement on legislative measures reported out of committee that would have financial effect on small businesses in state.
Specifies minimum number of instructional days that class schedule adopted by district school board must provide.
Modifies offense of smoking in motor vehicle to clarify that offense applies to smoking marijuana and use of electronic cigarette to vaporize cannabinoid solutions.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months.
Directs school districts to prepare and file annual reports related to students enrolled in English as second language program.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Prohibits employee who separates from contracting agency, for two years after date of employee's separation, from becoming, or seeking employment with, contractor with which contracting agency enters or has entered into public contract.
Requires school districts and public charter schools to implement statewide assessment system in civics and require students to demonstrate level of proficiency required by naturalization test required for United States citizenship.
Requires that information concerning sex offenders convicted of certain offenses be released on website maintained by Department of State Police.
Establishes Task Force on Safety of Police Officers to study officer safety.
Prohibits person convicted of certain crimes from owning, being employed by or providing services at animal grooming parlor or boarding kennel for specified period following conviction.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Requires provision of method for users to offer suggestions on form and content of Oregon transparency website.
Permits bicyclist or motorcyclist to proceed at stop light under certain conditions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 43
Directs Department of Human Services, in consultation with Early Learning Division and Office of Child Care, to adopt rules for subsidy programs for employment-related child care that, at minimum, provide for one year of eligibility regardless of change in employment, permit students enrolled in coursework and self-employed persons to receive subsidized employment-related child care, and provide for reduced copayments and incentive payments when child care provider meets specified minimum standa
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Provides that U.S. Highway 395 shall be known as World War I Veterans Memorial Highway.
Limits liability of owners of land for damages resulting from use of land for aviation purposes.
Establishes Fund to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
Renames crime of patronizing a prostitute to commercial sexual solicitation.
Requires Department of Human Services to issue specified types of public assistance through electronic benefits transfer card.
Requires Oregon State Lottery to hold lottery prize in excess of $600 that is owed to person that has not repaid overpayment of certain public benefits.
Requires Director of Oregon State Lottery to provide information about lottery prize recipient to Department of Human Services within seven days after paying lottery prize of $1,250 or more.
Requires public universities to establish priority enrollment system for qualified students who are active members of Armed Forces of the United States, who are qualified veterans or who receive veterans' educational benefits as federally qualified dependents of active members or qualified veterans.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt specified standards related to student education records.
Exempts from property taxation land acquired and held by nonprofit corporation for building residences to be sold to individuals whose income is not greater than 80 percent of area median income.
Establishes Oregon Talent Council.
Authorizes peace officer to apply for and circuit court to enter ex parte emergency protective order when court finds probable cause that person was victim of domestic disturbance or abuse and protective order is necessary to prevent abuse.
Requires ASPIRE programs to annually provide financial aid instruction to high school students and to make instruction available to students' families, including different types of loans available to students attending post-secondary institutions of education, potential use of individual development accounts and economic impact of each type of loan.
Requires that National League of Families' POW/MIA flag be displayed with Oregon State flag on public buildings in this state.
Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district that has class schedule based on four-day week.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.
Limits biennial expenditures by Oregon Business Development Department from lottery moneys for funding of cooperative efforts of National Policy Consensus Center of Portland State University and community organizations related to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide economic development assistance to persons engaged in business of western juniper harvesting or of manufacturing products from western juniper, provide technical business assistance to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing businesses and provide or fund workforce training assistance for potential western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing business workers.
Extends expiration date of driver license for persons volunteering outside of United States.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund.
Allows establishment of wildlife food plots on small forestland subject to reforestation requirements .
Changes definition of "grandparent" in laws pertaining to notice to grandparents of juvenile dependency hearings regarding grandchildren, and that authorize grandparents to request visitation or other contact or communication with grandchildren when grandchildren are in legal custody of Department of Human Services.
Allows increased use of flashing lights in certain school zones.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be expended for grant program that distributes moneys to community colleges, or any foundations of community colleges, to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.
Changes governmental framework for conducting public health activities in this state and for providing public health services to residents of this state.
Exempts from property taxation qualified machinery and equipment used to process grains, bakery products, dairy products and eggs.
Creates Wildfire Damage Housing Relief Account within Oregon Housing Fund.
Establishes teacher authorization pilot program for purpose of determining effectiveness of alternative requirements for teachers of noncore courses.
Provides that Land Conservation and Development Commission may permit cities to undergo periodic review for limited purpose of completing work relating to certain urban growth boundary amendments.
Allows applicant for licensing as landscape construction professional, or for issuance of limited or specialty license, to take practical skills test and attend class on landscape contracting business practices as alternative to taking written examination.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with public universities to develop effective solutions to problem of students who enroll at public university, complete two or more years of coursework and leave university without graduating or receiving official recognition.
Requires hospital to adopt written discharge policies.
Extends sunset from January 2, 2019, to July 1, 2019, for law imposing general prohibition on growing of canola in Willamette Valley Protected District.
Increases speed limit for certain vehicles on specified portions of certain highways.
Provides that property owner that enters into contract to allow nonprofit organization or certain educational provider to use property or facilities may not require in separate agreement individual to indemnify property owner for damages not caused by individual during use of property or facilities.
Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when committed knowing victim was pregnant.
Establishes privilege in civil, criminal, administrative and school proceedings for certain communications between persons seeking services related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking and victim services programs and advocates.
Creates position of Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs and specifies responsibilities.
Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group related to budgets and spending for English language learner programs.
Requires each school obtaining approval from Higher Education Coordinating Commission to offer academic degree to annually obtain bond or letter of credit demonstrating school is financially sound and capable of fulfilling commitments to students.
Passed the House · 3
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain Fallen Hero roadside memorial sign for Specialist Mabry James Anders.
Modifies crime of displaying obscene materials to minors.
Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Out of committee · 11
Expands allowable purposes for establishing individual development account.
Includes base pay of corrections employees of certain counties as comparable factor to be considered by arbitrator in establishing base pay for employees of Department of Corrections.
Establishes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Evaluation Framework Task Force.
Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to study and report on statewide land use planning system to identify and evaluate opportunities to decrease time required to site and develop industrial uses.
Directs Water Resources Department to conduct study to determine certain information regarding aquifers in this state.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance projects, related to removal of Mirror Pond dam, for purpose of improving habitat for fish and wildlife, restoring and protecting parks and promoting economic development.
Allows school district and post-secondary institutions of education to apply for funding to form K-20 partnership.
Requires Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to spend $1 million per year out of Watershed Conservation Grant Fund on implementation of strategies to protect and restore sage grouse habitat.
Modifies residential energy tax credit allowed for certain category one alternative energy devices that use solar radiation.
Creates Rural Medicaid Access and Development Act to provide financial support to rural hospitals and health care providers and to establish primary care residency programs.
Repeals sunset of tax credit for compensation for loss of livestock due to wolf depredation.
In committee · 34
Provides that Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may not deny, suspend or revoke certification of corrections officer because corrections officer seeks help with mental health issues, substance abuse or other counseling needs.
Provides that full-time faculty member employed by community college to teach incarcerated persons within secure perimeter of correctional institution qualifies as police officer under Public Employees Retirement System.
Provides funding for instruction of talented and gifted children based on amount per student.
Adds woody biomass to types of green energy technology for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price to include in public building.
Requires that school calendars allow for makeup of instructional days during same instructional period in which days were lost due to weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances.
Prohibits passage of laws restricting economic activities to protect fish habitat that do not apply equivalent restrictions on all economic activities having negative effects on fish habitat.
Increases limit on fair market value of estate that may be administered as small estate.
Exempts estates below current federal estate tax exclusion amount from imposition of Oregon estate tax and Oregon estate tax filing requirement.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop plan for public universities to have ratio of at least 7 to 1 of public employees to supervisory employees.
Creates crime of online impersonation.
Increases speed limit to 75 miles per hour for certain vehicles on interstate highways.
Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to adopt rules requiring each report of death submitted to Center for Health Statistics to identify whether known cause of death is related to using marijuana or product into which cannabinoids have been incorporated.
Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to conduct study of mineral resource potential in Oregon and present report to Legislative Assembly by February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Allows landlord to charge pet security deposit to tenant with disability for service animal or companion animal if landlord requests, and tenant does not provide, documentation that physician has recommended use of service animal or companion animal to mitigate symptoms or effects of disability.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Directs Department of Education to evaluate methods to improve ability of students to transfer to schools in other school districts.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to determine if any public universities have interest and ability to effectively conduct research and development on carbon reduction technologies.
Directs Department of Education to reimburse school districts for costs incurred in providing certain vision screenings.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Prohibits public universities and community colleges from increasing amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged to students during 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 academic years.
Increases maximum amounts of corporate excise tax credits allowed for qualified research activities.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to study effectiveness of replacing current tort system with administrative system for compensating patient injuries.
Requires state agencies to report findings of mandated five-year review of administrative rules to specified interim committees of Legislative Assembly.
Creates subtraction from taxable income for payment of interest on principal of loans used to attend institution of higher education in Oregon to obtain degree.
Provides that physician is agent of Oregon Health Authority under Oregon Tort Claims Act for purpose of medical services provided to person enrolled in Oregon Health Plan.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct analysis on most effective and cost-efficient method or methods for candidates to provide voters' pamphlet statements in special district elections.
Reduces corporate excise tax rates for taxpayer that increases average monthly employment for tax year from immediately preceding tax year.
Exempts unprofitable corporation from corporate minimum tax.
Limits ability of Legislative Assembly to prepare ballot title for measures to measures Legislative Assembly refers to people.
Prohibits State Fish and Wildlife Commission from including gray wolf on list of threatened or endangered species.
Requires every state agency, county and district to make available to Secretary of State information required for voter registration contained in any database in possession of agency, county or district.
Finds and declares that Baker, Crook, Harney, Lake and Malheur Counties are qualitatively different and unique sage grouse habitat, making counties separate and distinct class for purposes of levying state tax assessment.
Prohibits receiving compensation for collecting and returning ballots and assisting electors if compensation is based on number of ballots collected and returned or number of electors assisted.
Modifies subtraction from personal income tax for military pay.