Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
John Huffman
Sponsored
Became law5
Requires operators and passengers to wear personal flotation device on any section of waters rated class III or higher on commonly accepted scale of river difficulty.
Modifies crime of, and cause of action for, invasion of personal privacy.
Allows certain municipalities to irrevocably convert urban renewal plan from standard rate plan to reduced rate plan for consolidated billing tax rate purposes.
Permits juvenile director oversight committee to coordinate juvenile detention facilities when agreement exists between units of local government.
Limits State Department of Agriculture responsibilities regarding estray livestock to cattle and equines.
In committee6
Modifies required contents of statement of economic interest.
Specifies that statutes and rules that apply to school district boards, school districts or public schools do not apply to small schools.
Creates subtraction from taxable income for local government pension income from certain retirement plans not within Public Employees Retirement System.
Adjusts district extended weighted average daily membership (ADMw) for purposes of distributions from State School Fund if natural disaster occurred within boundaries of school district and average daily membership of school district decreased by specified percentage.
Allows owner of lot, parcel or tract of land zoned for farm use, forest use or mixed farm and forest use to divide lot, parcel or tract, severing a specified percentage of land to create one additional parcel for dwelling.
Requires Department of Corrections to give preference in contracting for certain services to federally qualified health center.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Creates income tax return checkoff program through which full-year individual income taxpayers may elect to make contribution to major or minor political party.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available Oregon transparency website for purpose of allowing people to view information that is public record and not exempt from disclosure.
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.
Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way.".
Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs.
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.
Modifies definition of online communication for purposes of online sexual corruption of child.
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.
Requires court to make written findings that set forth reasons why placement of child or ward with relative is not in best interest of child or ward when Department of Human Services decides to place child or ward with that relative and court makes contrary determination.
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.
Allows Department of Education to establish pilot project for purpose of assisting federal Head Start program providers located in Oregon with adopting and implementing health literacy program.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to provide noncash benefits instead of cash payments in Oregon Supplemental Income Program.
Modifies qualifications for dental hygienists authorized to practice dental hygiene without license .
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.
Allows local governments that are unable to meet funding requirements of transportation planning rule adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission to apply for extensions, submit alternative plans for funding or apply to adjust various traffic performance measures.
Increases processing fee chargeable to employee by employer for garnishments of employee's wages.
Modifies definition of "child care facility" and creates definitions for "preschool recorded program" and "record" for purposes related to regulation of child care facilities.
Vetoed · 1
Allows facilities that generate electricity by using biomass or combusting municipal solid waste to comply with renewable portfolio standard under certain conditions.
Passed the House · 3
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.
Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Innovation Council for deposit in Oregon Innovation Fund for specified purposes.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 59
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.
Allows motorcycle operator to replace discharge nozzle after dispensing fuel.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract.
Requires that certain public officials submit to drug test two times every calendar year.
Prohibits possession of replica firearm on school grounds under certain circumstances.
Authorizes imposition of sentencing enhancement of 36 to 60 months upon conviction of gang-related felony.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide emergency and nonemergency dental services in Oregon Health Plan.
Limits fees governing bodies may charge for conducting reviews of proposed changes to property in historic districts.
Prohibits public employer from laying off or terminating employee who does not speak Spanish.
Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district with four-day week class schedule.
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.
Gives priority for grants and loans for public charter schools to schools that are only school in school district or that are in district that is remote and necessary school district.
Exempts foreign insurers licensed to sell health insurance in another state from requirements of Insurance Code and certain other requirements.
Prohibits certain persons from simultaneously holding more than three permits issued pursuant to restricted vessel permit system.
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.
Exempts irrigation district from duty to maintain easement held by district and from civil action for failure to maintain easement.
Allows public utility full cost recovery for hydrogen power station investments.
Modifies circumstances under which moneys in Oregon Rainy Day Fund may be appropriated.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Creates State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
Establishes tax credit for installation, replacement or retrofitting of septic tank.
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 minimum age for tobacco possession from 18 years to 21 years.
Creates personal and business tax credits for water conservation devices and systems.
Increases corporate minimum tax to $300.
Suspends adjustment to Oregon minimum wage rate if Oregon unemployment rate exceeds national unemployment rate.
Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to authorize each institution under its control to commission special campus security 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.
Removes restriction on public charter schools offering online courses that 50 percent or more of students in school must reside in school district in which school is located.
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.
Provides that person who is legally present in any place is not liable for failing to retreat from attacker.
Allows person who filed claim with county or with state under Ballot Measure 37 (2004) to file claim under Ballot Measure 49 (2007) even though person did not file claim with both county and state.
Requires Office of Rural Health to certify pharmacists providing services in critical access pharmacies for purposes of tax credit.
Defines statutory term regarding management of acquired lands designated as state forests, common school forest lands and the Elliott State Forest Lands.
Creates Farmworker Housing Grant program.
Adds sexual misconduct to definition of "abuse" for purposes of mandatory child reporting statutes.
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle.
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 Quality Education Commission to identify related costs to local school districts for meeting quality goals for education.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Allows Department of Human Services to establish automated, online provider payment submission system for medical assistance program.
Requires statewide elected officials, agency directors and members of Legislative Assembly to pay nine percent of premium for coverage under certain benefit plans.
Allows person to occupy state-owned submersible or submerged lands, without fee, to operate and maintain streambank and stabilization structures.
Eliminates 15-year limit for preference in public employment for veterans.
Describes circumstances in which gray wolf may be taken.
Permits private security professional to use warning lights on vehicle when responding to alarm or emergency call and private security professional has contacted police officer.
Modifies provisions related to training, licensure and certification of private security professionals.
Directs district attorney to consider servicemember's traumatic brain injury or mental disorder as factor in determining eligibility for diversion.
Prohibits state government from employing individual who is not legal resident or does not have legal authorization to work.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to establish advisory committee to develop survey for teacher education institutions.
Establishes tax credit for transportation of woody biomass from forest management operations to biofuel producer.