Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Jackie Winters
Sponsored
Became law2
Directs Early Learning Division to support Relief Nursery programs statewide.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019.
Passed the Senate1
Eliminates probationary driver permits.
Out of committee1
Requires Oregon Wine Board to establish and operate program for wine market access and wine promotion.
In committee1
Authorizes court to order, at request of victim, special condition of probation restricting location of person's residence if person released on probation following conviction for felony stalking crime.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Permits city to authorize planning commission or hearings officer to conduct hearings and make final decisions on applications for amendments to city comprehensive plan map.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Designates third Saturday in March of each year as Cherry Blossom Day.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Commission as advisory body for issues relating to repair, reopening, operation, maintenance and future transfer of ownership of navigational canal and locks.
Directs certain agencies to allow informational materials about human trafficking to be posted at roadside rest areas.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that certain incarcerated obligors are unable to pay child support.
Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Designates August 7 of each year as Oregon Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Establishes specified reporting requirements to ensure legislative review of potential future costs in state government workforce.
Vetoed · 1
Reestablishes Task Force on Reentry, Employment and Housing.
Passed the Senate · 1
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Out of committee · 3
Changes calculation of final average salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System to use five years of salary instead of three years, for salary paid on and after January 1, 2018.
Redirects employee contributions made by member of system from individual account program to account to be used to pay for member's pension or other retirement benefits accrued on or after January 1, 2018.
Increases maximum transitional leave from 90 days to 180 days for Department of Corrections inmates not subject to certain specified sentences.
In committee · 5
Eliminates certain driving privilege suspensions.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to conduct four-year pilot program for replacing noxious weeds that supply pollen and nectar to pollinating insects with noninvasive forage plants offering similar benefit for pollinating insects.
Requires law enforcement agency that takes custody of firearms under firearms surrender protocol to establish procedures to notify certain individuals of law enforcement agency's anticipated return of firearm.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Declares policy of state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budget plan.