Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Mark Johnson
Sponsored
Became law7
Designates first Saturday in June of each year as Oregon Outdoor Recreation Day.
Requires each post-secondary institution of education to provide Higher Education Coordinating Commission with number of Oregon high school graduates from each school district enrolled at institution and graduation rate at institution for Oregon high school graduates from each school district.
Provides for one-time, decreased vehicle registration fee for former prisoners of war.
Modifies sources of moneys deposited in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund.
Permits Port of Hood River to enter into agreement for bridge project that is partially or completely within port's district.
Creates Office of Outdoor Recreation within State Parks and Recreation Department.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to prepare annual report related to duties, powers and functions of commission.
Out of committee2
Directs Port of Hood River to study feasibility of replacing Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to conduct evaluation related to behavioral health services provided to public school students.
In committee14
Permits owner of land to continue nonconforming land use if owner provides evidence that use qualified for all permits and approvals required by law when use commenced.
Establishes lower minimum wage for work-study students, adjusted annually for inflation.
Prohibits tax-exempt entities from earning or transferring energy-related tax credits.
Allows construction contractor or subcontractor to post retainage bond as substitute for moneys being withheld as retainage.
Imposes 0.7 percent commercial activity tax, applicable to all persons other than excluded persons, to be measured by gross receipts.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to study use of intercept agreements with respect to pension obligation bonds and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2017.
Directs Oregon Medical Board and Oregon State Board of Nursing to adopt rules requiring practitioners to screen certain patients for pathogenic E. coli bacteria and report positive screening results to Oregon Health Authority.
Directs Department of Transportation to conduct quarterly inspections of railroad track within Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Requires State Department of Energy to conduct study on incentives for residential solar in this state.
Allows personal income taxpayers to subtract amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans from taxable income, in excess of amounts deducted on federal return.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to implement reduced fee schedule for hunting and fishing licenses for individuals who are not residents of Oregon but who pay Oregon state income taxes.
Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to determine that adequate number of dealers and redemption centers exist in state to provide convenient service for return of empty beverage containers before expanding applicability of bottle bill.
Prohibits local government from applying standards, conditions or procedures regulating development of needed housing on buildable land that have effect of reducing development density below maximum density level authorized in comprehensive plan designation.
Establishes Age Three Through Grade Three Reading Initiative within Department of Education.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Removes certain requirements veterans must meet prior to receiving high school diploma.
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
Establishes official name of open resources program as "Oregon's Open Educational Resources (OER) Program." Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to regularly convene faculty, staff and librarians from public universities and community colleges for purpose of coordinating program in specified manner .
Requires payment of refund value of 10 cents for certain beverage containers on and after April 1, 2017, regardless of refund value indicated on beverage container.
Establishes Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Program within Housing and Community Services Department to make loans to eligible organizations to purchase land for affordable housing development and to provide supportive services to residents and low income households.
Establishes Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training.
Requires owner or operator of dam with high hazard rating to develop emergency action plan for dam.
Out of committee · 9
Requires Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to maintain volunteer staff of court appointed special advocates sufficient to meet statutory requirement to appoint court appointed special advocate in every juvenile dependency proceeding.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for supporting community efforts to improve economic development and public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services.
Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to persons in low income households for repair and rehabilitation of residences.
Designates Act as Oregon First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop plan for enabling community colleges to offer associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in apprenticeship or training program.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate.
Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations.
In committee · 10
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Permits community colleges to offer applied baccalaureate degrees in nursing to individuals with specified qualifications.
Withdraws territory within mapped boundary of Boring Community Planning Organization from within incorporated boundaries of Metro.
Amends definition of "tourism-related facility" to include improvements to real property that have substantial purpose of supporting, promoting or accommodating tourism or tourist activities.
Modifies existing administrative rule review process to require legislative approval of newly adopted administrative rules in order for rules to take effect.
Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities.
Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to calculate and post on commission's website previous calendar year's number of beverage containers that carry refund value sold in Oregon during calendar year for all distributors and importers in Oregon.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.
Provides that outside compensation of employee of public university or community college is not included in employee's salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System.