Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Ted Ferrioli
Sponsored
Became law2
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to convene work group to examine options for allowing users of all-terrain vehicles to operate on state highways.
Permits presiding judge of seventh judicial district, with approval of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to enter into memorandum of understanding with Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs regarding adjudication and disposition of youths and youth offenders.
Passed the Senate1
Authorizes county to exempt first $250,000 of assessed value of homestead of surviving spouse of fire service professional or police officer killed in line of duty from property taxes imposed by all taxing jurisdictions.
Out of committee4
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit.
Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to later of September 1, 2015, or effective date of Act.
Creates credit against income tax for taxpayers with not more than 100 employees that create 10 or more new jobs during tax year.
Provides that cities and counties that meet certain criteria are job creation zones.
In committee37
Authorizes county to adopt education funding protection ordinance for up to 10 years if at least 50 percent by area of county is subject to certain exemption or special assessment programs under ad valorem property tax statutes or if county has population of 100,000 or less.
Reduces personal income tax rates for certain taxpayers by modifying income tax brackets.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
Requires signature requirements for local initiatives and referenda to match constitutional signature requirements for statewide initiatives and referenda.
Changes states in which residents of Oregon may lawfully obtain long guns for transport into Oregon from contiguous states to all other states.
Removes Department of State Police as designated state point of contact for purposes of National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Requires that candidate for state Senate or state Representative receive majority of votes cast in general election to be elected.
Extends favorable tax treatment for domestic international sales corporations to corporations formed after January 1, 2014.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that expand workforce with positions that pay above average wage by 10 percent or more in tax year.
Authorizes local government to adopt exception to statewide land use goal without demonstrating that certain statutory standards for exception have been met for employment use that will create five or more new, full-time jobs for which salary or wage compensation is 400 percent or more of federal poverty level for family of four.
Authorizes local government to adopt exception to statewide land use goal without demonstrating that certain statutory standards for exception have been met for employment use that will create 10 or more new, full-time jobs for which salary or wage compensation is 400 percent or more of federal poverty level for family of four.
Authorizes local government to adopt exception to statewide land use goal without demonstrating that statutory standards for exception have been met for use that is necessary for employer of 10 or more employees under specified circumstance.
Restricts amount of cannabinoid products that medical marijuana facility may transfer during 24-hour period to registry identification cardholder or cardholder's designated primary caregiver.
Modifies offense of smoking in motor vehicle to clarify that offense applies to smoking marijuana and use of electronic cigarette to vaporize cannabinoid solutions.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for mental health programs.
Requires agency to include comparative analysis of costs and benefits of rule in notice of proposed rulemaking.
Prohibits Land Conservation and Development Commission from adopting land use planning rules except for land use planning rules relating to Columbia River Gorge and Oregon Territorial Sea.
Prohibits health care providers from denying patient health care necessary to prevent death based on certain factors.
Authorizes local government to adopt exception to statewide land use goal without demonstrating that certain statutory standards for exception have been met for employment use that will create 50 or fewer new, full-time jobs.
Authorizes local government to adopt exception to statewide land use goal without demonstrating that statutory standards for exception have been met for use that is necessary for employer of 10 or more employees under specified circumstance.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-M bonds in amount to produce $300 million in net proceeds for seismic rehabilitation of school facilities.
Voids agency rules filed with Secretary of State on or after effective date of Act and before January 1, 2016.
Advances sunset for tax credit for film production.
Allows governing body of local government to address land use emergency by waiving goal, without taking exception, to take land use action or limited land use action.
Requires State Forester to manage state forestlands to provide for timber sales each year in amounts that equal or exceed 125 percent of 2014 timber sales amount.
Modifies authority of State Forester relating to Tillamook State Forest.
Instructs State Forester to manage, control and protect lands in Elliott State Forest in manner designed to generate, after payment of State Forester administrative expenses, sustainable revenue from forest operations of $40 million or more per year.
Creates Oregon highway expansion project.
Directs Department of Education to create grant program to award grants to school districts and public charter schools to provide bonuses to educators who improve student outcomes.
Classifies certain waters of Columbia River to be used for specific purposes.
Repeals requirement that Department of Revenue estimate future amounts of deferred taxes, interest on taxes and fees to be paid by department for homestead granted property tax deferral.
Removes restrictions on hydroelectricity, including restriction that hydroelectric electricity be generated by facility that became operational on or after January 1, 1995, for purpose of complying with renewable portfolio standard.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for grants-in-aid to school districts for beginning teacher and administrator mentorship programs.
Directs Department of Transportation to open field offices to public on Saturdays.
Exempts claims based on conduct that constitutes child abuse, or conduct that constitutes knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse, from notice requirement of Oregon Tort Claims Act.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to revoke license or registration, or right to apply for license or registration, if person has been dismissed for cause two or more times.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Air Ambulance Services.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Expands membership of Oregon Government Ethics Commission from seven members to nine members on July 1, 2016.
Alters definition of "public official." Prohibits Governor, First Partner, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries from receiving money or other consideration for speaking engagement or presentation.
Limits enforceability of noncompetition agreement to 18 months.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Directs Secretary of State to conduct performance audit of state agency public records retention and disclosure practices, including analysis and recommendations on specified criteria.
Establishes grant program to provide matching fund grants to school districts for capital costs of school districts.
Prohibits counties and districts from imposing vehicle registration fee on vehicles registered to employment address when registered owner's residence address is not in same county as employment address.
Out of committee · 5
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon Military Museum.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program and Women, Infants and Children Farm Direct Nutrition Program.
Establishes task force to study essential indigenous anadromous salmonid habitat and its relationship to ditches and other man-made water conveyance channels.
Requires Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreement with Oregon Historical Society for society to undertake fund-raising and commission of statues of Chief Joseph and Abigail Scott Duniway, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
In committee · 16
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is not due unless value of Oregon taxable estate equals or exceeds $5 million.
Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Community College Support Fund for distribution to community colleges and community college service districts.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
Increases amount of working family child care credit by doubling applicable percentage of taxpayer's child care expenses allowed as credit.
Requires human fetuses in infectious waste stream to be incinerated, cremated or buried.
Requires State Forester to carry out appraisal and sale of forest products on state-owned forestland damaged by wildfire.
Modifies authority to site or modify certain utility facilities on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to public universities.
Allows court to award attorney fees to prevailing party in action to acquire fee simple title to real property by adverse possession in which adverse possessor is not prevailing party.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.
Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from tax credit to refund payment.