Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
John Huffman
Sponsored
Became law4
Allows counties to offer and be reimbursed for traffic safety education courses.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
Extends sunset on allowance of certain foreign exchange students to be considered residents of school district.
Allows person to file request for reconsideration of claim under Ballot Measure 49 (2007) if person's date of acquisition of property was affected by conveyance of property and person reacquired property within 10 days after conveyance.
Passed the House1
Prohibits Department of Land Conservation and Development from requiring area within urban growth boundary with population of 10,000 or less to have transportation financing program.
Out of committee2
Changes name of Tuition Protection Fund to Tuition Protection Trust Fund.
Authorizes local government to conditionally approve siting of solar energy generation facilities when siting is within jurisdiction of local government and on farmland that is not high-value farmland but is within area zoned for exclusive farm use.
In committee3
Allows small hydroelectric facilities that are owned by consumer-owned utilities and that became operational before 1995 to qualify for renewable portfolio standard.
Allows public school to create innovation plan or group of public schools to create group innovation plan.
Adds murder of certified reserve officer and murder of reserve officer to definition of aggravated murder.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Provides that Adjutant General may not place or retain person in unit designated for active federal service outside state if person is sibling of person killed while serving on active duty with Armed Forces of United States.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to report to Joint Committee on Ways and Means ratio of public employees to supervisory employees, ratio of public employees to managerial employees and number of positions for managerial employees who do not act in supervisory capacity.
Creates Oregon Elder Abuse Work Group for purpose of studying and making legislative recommendations related to elder abuse.
Allows taxpayer to make direct deposit contribution of income tax refund into Oregon 529 College Savings Network account.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Prohibits person from knowingly performing pelvic examination on anesthetized or unconscious woman unless woman, or person authorized to make health care decisions for woman, has given informed consent to examination, court orders performance of examination for collection of evidence or examination is necessary for diagnostic purposes.
Extends, except for purpose of specified corporate excise or income tax credit, sunset date of enterprise zone program.
Requires school district to give priority for participation in Expanded Options Program to at-risk students who are eligible students if school district has met credit hour cap.
Requires public employer to interview each veteran who applies for civil service position or eligibility list and who has obtained through military education or experience skills that substantially relate to civil service position.
Allows for development of two additional Oregon Veterans' Homes under certain circumstances.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Establishes World War II Memorial Task Force to solicit private funding and arrange for development, design and construction of memorial to honor Oregon's World War II veterans.
Allows court to renew Family Abuse Prevention Act order upon petition of child who has reached 18 years of age if child was protected by previous order and reasonably fears further acts of abuse by respondent.
Reduces to 72 hours minimum time before first day of employment that employer is required to notify employee in written employment offer that arbitration agreement is required as condition of employment.
Creates Task Force on McKenzie River Subbasin.
Directs Oregon Military Department to report to legislative committee on existing military cultural barriers that discourage service members from identifying barriers to reintegration into civilian life.
Requires Joint Boards of Education to develop standards by which students may apply credits earned at community college toward baccalaureate degrees awarded by state institutions of higher education.
Assigns ownership of certain renewable energy certificates to owner of facility generating renewable energy resulting in certificate.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to consult with applicant regarding Federal Water Pollution Control Act variances in order to seek to minimize negative economic impacts of variances.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Requires that each application for issuance of license, tag or permit by State Fish and Wildlife Commission include separate section under which applicant may make voluntary contribution for predatory animal control in county or counties in which license, tag or permit allows person to hunt.
Passed the House · 8
Requires student to complete and submit application for apprenticeship program or post-secondary education institution or for enlistment in branch of Armed Forces or National Guard, or to attend orientation related to apprenticeship or training opportunity, in order to receive high school diploma.
Directs State Board of Higher Education to report to legislature in 2012 on civic literacy at state institutions of higher education.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Requires wholesale dealers of gasoline to offer for sale gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol and gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above that is not blended with ethanol.
Provides that person may take gray wolf in certain situations.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission and State Department of Fish and Wildlife to advise, consult and cooperate with other state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, the federal government and private landowners regarding fish and wildlife management.
Removes ambulance services from list of fee schedules used to calculate provider charges for personal injury protection benefits.
Out of committee · 8
Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send data file containing parents' names and mother's address to State Treasurer for each child born in Oregon to residents of this state.
Creates Oregon Veterans' Business Enterprise Program.
Increases tax credit for health care providers who provide services under TRICARE contract.
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months.
Authorizes Oregon Medical Board to issue certificates of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists who meet specified requirements.
Modifies crime of theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare report on strategies for reducing higher education textbook costs.
In committee · 75
Requires state agency that owns real property or operates facilities to establish dedicated account to pay expenses of maintaining, repairing and replacing state agency's real property or facilities.
Requires state employees who participate in health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board to contribute greater of $50 or five percent of monthly salary or wages to health benefit plan premium costs.
Requires contracting agency to set aside amount equal to 1.5 percent of amount contracting agency budgeted for public improvement contracts and dedicate amount toward including appropriate solar energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public buildings.
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.
Establishes credit against personal income tax for amounts paid by eligible taxpayer who paid for and received instruction leading to degree or recognized certificate from post-secondary institution.
Clarifies provisions related to State Department of Energy Account and uses of moneys in account.
Designates Emergency Communications Account as trust account exclusively for emergency communication purposes.
Provides that all assets of Trust for Cultural Development Account are held in trust for exclusive benefit of Arts Program.
Requires Joint Boards of Education to adopt comprehensive articulation and transfer system for students of community colleges and state institutions of higher education.
Eliminates requirement that Water Resources Commission repeal certain rules regarding ground water mitigation in Deschutes Basin ground water study area.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Requires Department of Human Services to conduct study of regulatory oversight of residential treatment facilities.
Requires that health benefit plan must reimburse enrollee for tobacco use cessation program only after enrollee has completed program and ceased use of tobacco products for 12 months.
Expands immunity from liability for health care providers who volunteer for charitable organizations.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Provides that school district is not required to comply with requirement imposed by state unless funding is specifically provided to facilitate compliance with requirement.
Modifies higher education reporting requirements regarding differences in compensation between faculty categories.
Requires only persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle helmet while riding on or operating motorcycle.
Provides that public notices required by law to be published by public body may be published in newspaper, broadcast by radio or television station or posted on website maintained by statewide association of stations or broadcasters.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Permits former prisoners of war, recipients of Congressional Medal of Honor, persons awarded Purple Heart medal and gold star family members to register vehicle by paying one-time vehicle registration fee.
Establishes uniform corporate minimum tax of $150 and removes provisions basing amount of tax on amount of Oregon sales.
Provides civil immunity for person providing medical, dental or outreach services to homeless individuals if person has registered as volunteer with nonprofit corporation and services are provided without compensation.
Modifies requirement for establishing winery on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Allows certain districts to offer benefit plans other than benefit plans provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Requires that person seeking to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision to Land Use Board of Appeals must be adversely affected by decision.
Suspends for 2011-2013 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district continuous improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Provides that state agency may not file rule with Secretary of State until rule has been reviewed by joint committee of Legislative Assembly.
Creates crime of unlawfully residing within 1,000 feet of school and makes crime applicable to sex offenders.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to enforce federal immigration law pursuant to agreement with federal government.
Authorizes Pine Forest Development, LLC, to develop approximately 617-acre resort.
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.
Creates Task Force on Nuclear Power.
Removes mandatory requirement to set aside one percent of amount of contract to construct or alter state building for acquiring art and instead permits contracting agency to set aside amount to acquire art.
Requires Department of Education to pay costs of education of child in program for long-term care or treatment when child is eligible to receive education and to be enrolled in program.
Requires Department of Human Services and Oregon Youth Authority to accept and consider from facilities serving children recommendations for improving administrative efficiency and reducing administrative burden.
Designates Trust for Cultural Development Account as trust account exclusively for arts and culture purposes.
Excludes certain subjects from mandatory collective bargaining between state and certified or recognized representative of employees.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules regarding use of wood in buildings constructed by public body using state funding.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to establish pilot program under which department contracts with one or more private contractors to administer, operate and maintain certain state parks.
Creates Task Force on Privatization.
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 this state.
Requires county sheriff to waive age requirement for obtaining concealed handgun license for military veterans and persons currently serving in military.
Extends sunset of enterprise zone program to June 30, 2023.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Provides for establishment of percentage by which district school board shall annually increase total amount of moneys used to pay for salary and benefits of employees under collective bargaining agreement.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to update Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan to establish population objective of four breeding pairs of gray wolves for state.
Allows person to take gray wolf in certain situations without cause and without permit from State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Establishes Governor's Office of Information Technology and specifies powers, responsibilities and duties of office.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct assessment of state's information technology environment.
Establishes Task Force on Information Technology Procurement and specifies membership.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct assessment of state's desktop computers and mobile workstations.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish project management process and certain standards for managing information technology projects for state government.
Permits certain individuals to use warning lights on vehicle.
Requires district school board to procure and cause to be displayed United States flag in classrooms and to provide time for students to salute United States flag once daily during school hours.
Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate account for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to account in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Allows entity that is classified by Construction Contractors Board as exempt commercial contractor to provide board with proof of personal health insurance coverage for proprietor or each partner, corporate officer or member of limited liability company as alternative to procuring and maintaining workers' compensation coverage.
Requires mass transit district to obtain elector approval for issuance of revenue bonds secured by moneys from specified sources, including payroll taxes and federal flexible funds.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue lottery bonds to assist in financing acquisition or construction of graduate studies facility for Oregon State University Cascades Campus.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Modifies criteria for siting winery in exclusive farm use zone.
Prohibits Department of Human Services from adopting rules that affect board membership of entities regulated by department unless rules are related to child safety and welfare.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Modifies composition of and scope of review to be performed by Task Force on Educator Health Benefits.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
Exempts energy savings performance contracts, under certain circumstances, from requirement to use competitive bidding process to award public improvement contracts.
Directs State Board of Education to determine whether one or more education service districts shall be joined together based on specified criteria, including resulting fiscal efficiencies, and to enter order joining districts if criteria are met.
Establishes University of Oregon as independent public university, governed by University of Oregon Board of Directors.
Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to Legislative Assembly on steps taken to streamline regulatory requirements in specified areas and reduce administrative burdens on persons contracting with or regulated by authority and departments.
Establishes alternative methods for telecommunications provider to satisfy requirement to collect and remit tax on customer access to 9-1-1 emergency reporting system from prepaid telecommunications service customers.
Extends time during which certain less restrictive qualifications apply to counties in which businesses seek development income tax exemption.