Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Ted Ferrioli
Sponsored
Became law4
Repeals five-year time limit for exemption from taxation of Indian tribal land.
Permits Indian tribe member of State Interoperability Executive Council to be designee of Indian tribe.
Authorizes certain Indian tribes to request Economic and Community Development Department to designate reservation enterprise zones.
Subjects person who manufactures or delivers controlled substance in Schedule IV and thereby causes death to person to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Out of committee1
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
In committee17
Requires additional persons to file statement of economic interest with Oregon Government Ethics Commission, including staff of commission, board members of public benefit corporations and statewide representatives of labor organizations.
Allows electricity from certain older generating facilities to be used as qualifying electricity for purpose of compliance with renewable portfolio standard.
Reduces personal income tax rates for certain taxpayers by modifying income tax brackets.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish program to issue active duty military registration plates to qualified owner of motor vehicle.
Expands range of activities that count as providing drug test falsification equipment.
Requires law enforcement agency to take DNA sample of person arrested for felony.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish horse registration plate program.
Requires election of precinct committeepersons of major political parties at primary election only if positions are contested.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt rules requiring drug testing of persons applying for or receiving public assistance who have been convicted of certain offenses related to controlled substances.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to prepare quarterly revenue estimates for state purposes.
Prohibits power transmission lines with capacity of 400,000 volts or greater on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Prohibits state or local agencies or units of local government from facilitating, taking part in or cooperating with source verification program or any other agreement or program for identifying, tracking or tracing livestock.
Modifies provisions related to dealer acceptance of empty beverage containers.
Changes "field burning" and "open field burning" to "thermal field sanitation" for provisions relating to air quality.
Limits recovery of attorney fees and costs in nuisance or trespass cases that involve farming or forest practices to defendants.
Lowers minimum lot or parcel size for land zoned for exclusive farm use to 40 acres if land is irrigated and planted with wine grape vines and each lot or parcel created by land division satisfies farm income test for determining whether farm dwelling is allowed use.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Provides that U.S. Highway 97 in Oregon shall be known as World War II Veterans Historic Highway.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Requires Administrator of Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to adopt rules for approval of community-based health care initiative and of community-based health care improvement program operated by initiative.
Requires Department of Human Services to determine whether immunosuppressant drug used in connection with organ transplants is narrow therapeutic index drug within 180 days of expiration of United States patent on drug.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Passed the Senate · 1
Modifies priority of land for inclusion within urban growth boundary.
Out of committee · 3
Makes definition of "highway work zone" for provisions relating to highway work zones contingent on presence of workers.
Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution.
Classifies crime of murder as aggravated murder if defendant committed murder knowing victim was pregnant.
In committee · 35
Imposes limits on awards of punitive damages based on nature of action and type of defendant.
Provides that upon offer of expert scientific evidence at trial, court must first determine whether theory or technique supporting offered evidence is based on scientifically valid principles and is pertinent.
Provides that class action may be maintained only for members of class who are residents of this state.
Limits contingent fees permitted in negligence claims.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create and develop Blue Ribbon Still Water Fisheries.
Extends landowner preference pilot program throughout Oregon.
Provides that public improvement contact for construction or certain reconstruction or renovation of public building is considered to contain amount equal to at least 1.5 percent of total contract price for inclusion of solar, geothermal or wind energy technology.
Clarifies and modifies basic speed rule and speed limit.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing standards of identity and quality and labeling requirements for olive oil sold in Oregon.
Suspends for 2009-2011 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, talented and gifted students, instructional time, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Temporarily reduces amount of required income tax withholding.
Encourages contracting agencies to use emergency procurement methods for capital construction projects in biennium beginning July 1, 2007.
Suspends cost-of-living increases, salary step increases, upward reclassifications, filling of vacant positions, creating new positions and out-of-state travel for state government employees in current biennium.
Prohibits grants of public assistance to individuals who test positive for substances of abuse.
Provides tax credit for certain expenses of home school education for eligible child.
Requires local government to demonstrate adequacy of 20-year supply of buildable lands for each discrete portion of local government's urban growth boundary.
Provides that court order or judgment relating to custody, parenting time or visitation rights include provision that neither parent may move to residence more than 200 miles further distant from other parent without providing reasonable notice to other parent and court.
Establishes policy direction for management of state forestlands, including management for timber harvesting.
Requires harvesting in areas of Tillamook State Forest and Clatsop State Forest exhibiting moderate to extreme occurrence of Swiss needle cast disease.
Establishes State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Directs Joint Legislative Audit Committee to select Legislative Auditor to serve as director of Government Accountability Office.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for face-to-face interviews with specified persons within 72 hours of receiving child abuse report.
Directs Economic and Community Development Department to establish program to provide loan or credit guarantee for loans issued by financial institutions to small businesses.
Expands number of health care providers eligible for income tax credit allowed for initially contracting to provide health care services in TRICARE system by including providers who entered contracts on or after January 1, 2006.
Creates tax credit for taxpayer who is veteran and who pays or incurs premium costs during tax year for long term care insurance that provides long term care coverage of taxpayer.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for purpose of funding Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
Directs each public post-secondary institution to report on number of veterans who are attending institution.
Allows reduction of child support awards in consideration of Social Security or veterans' benefits for child support judgments and child support judgment modifications entered on or after January 1, 1995.
Expands exemption from taxable income allowed for compensation earned by members of Armed Forces of United States by including inactive duty training pay.
Establishes Oregon Graduate and Professional Education Program for Veterans.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for first $2,400 of unemployment compensation paid to taxpayer in tax year.
Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.