Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Rod Monroe
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires homeowners association and association of condominium unit owners to deposit assessments in federally insured bank account.
Out of committee2
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for science and technology partnership program.
Allows local government to attach discretionary approval standards or special conditions regulating appearance or aesthetics to residential development with density of 18 or more dwelling units per acre located within metropolitan service district.
In committee4
Requires Legislative Counsel to solicit bids for printing of Oregon Revised Statutes each biennium.
Clarifies meaning of statutory counterpart for purposes of statutes relating to driving while under influence of intoxicants.
Expands crime of possession of materials depicting sexually explicit conduct of child to include clothed child.
Requires applicant for marriage license to provide proof of applicant's current marital status.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide affordable, accessible health care to children.
Expands list of individuals and entities that may participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Requires persons who are under eight years of age or are under certain height to use child safety system in motor vehicle.
Expands prohibition of smoking in public places and places of employment.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Establishes renewable portfolio standard for electric utilities and electricity service suppliers.
Restricts local government power to impose construction excise taxes.
Prohibits siting of casino in incorporated city without approval of electors of city .
Vetoed · 1
Establishes Committee on Performance Excellence.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires driver to stop for pedestrian waiting at crosswalk.
Out of committee · 6
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue revenue bonds to be paid from moneys deposited in Oregon State Capitol Foundation Fund.
Requires Department of Human Services to award grants for primary care home pilot projects.
Establishes Family Caregiver Support Advisory Board to advise Department of Human Services on needs of family caregivers.
Requires approval by majority of members of Workers' Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee for recommendations of committee to be reported to Legislative Assembly and Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Establishes congenital defect and birth abnormality registry system.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for grants to fund feasibility studies regarding development necessary to construct cellulosic ethanol demonstration plants.
In committee · 10
Extends prohibition on smoking in public places and places of employment to include all restaurants, bars and taverns.
Makes otherwise valid noncompetition agreement between employer and employee void and unenforceable if employee is laid off by employer.
Requires person setting traps for certain animals to check trap at least once during each 24-hour period.
Requires financial institution and employee or agent of financial institution to report suspected abuse of elderly person.
Requires insurers, self-insured employers, claims administrators and third party administrators to provide certain injured workers inventory of workers' compensation claims records in their possession.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to forecast statewide allowable growth factor of general operating revenue per community college student.
Funds JOBS Plus Program by diverting portion of unemployment insurance taxes each calendar quarter to Oregon JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund.
Eliminates authority of Board of Naturopathic Examiners to regulate practice of traditional naturopathy by certain doctors of traditional naturopathy.
Requires that first $7.7 million of amounts collected under public purpose charge in calendar year 2008 be distributed to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for purpose of paying costs of Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.
Creates crime of vehicular homicide.