Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Joe Gallegos
Sponsored
Became law3
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to submit report for each tax credit scheduled to expire in following even-numbered year.
Establishes Traditional Health Workers Commission within Oregon Health Authority to advise authority on adoption of criteria and descriptions for coordinated care organizations to use with respect to certain health workers who are not licensed by this state and training and education requirements for those workers.
Establishes Task Force on Minority Language Voting Materials.
In committee7
Requires State Board of Higher Education to adopt rules that prohibit public university within Oregon University System from providing information about student enrolled in public university to person that is engaged in business of extending or offering to extend credit by means of credit card unless student gives public university express written consent and from advertising or permitting another person to advertise any offer to extend credit by means of credit card in official publication
Exempts entire value of homestead from sale on execution, lien of judgment or liability for debts of owner if debt arises directly from or as result of "catastrophic or terminal illness or injury.
Creates State Agency Innovation Fund.
Prohibits discrimination or retaliation against employee who expresses concerns about wage inequity based on sex.
Prohibits discrimination against members of certain protected classes in payment of wages for work of comparable character that requires comparable skills to perform.
Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to create, upon request of member of Legislative Assembly, racial and ethnic impact statement for proposed legislation or state measure.
Requires washing machine sold in this state to carry warning label stating potential risk to small children of serious injury or drowning.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to create, upon written request of one member of Legislative Assembly from each major political party, racial and ethnic impact statement for proposed legislation or state measure.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Allows licensees of Oregon Liquor Control Commission to sell malt beverages, wine and cider in certain containers supplied by consumers.
Provides that certain boards may adopt rules under which board may require person authorized to practice profession regulated by board to receive cultural competency continuing education.
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities.
Requires Department of Education, Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop and implement long-term goals that encourage establishment of joint advisory committees related to career and technical education and that address barriers inhibiting student movement from high schools to post-secondary school programs and workforce.
Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to operate Farm Direct Nutrition Program to enable participants in Women, Infants and Children Program to purchase fresh produce at farmers' markets or roadside stands and to operate Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program to enable low income seniors to purchase fresh produce at farmers' markets or roadside stands.
Eliminates adverse impact process for new publicly funded post-secondary programs or locations.
Exempts electronic mail addresses in possession or custody of executive department, local government, local service district or special government body from required disclosure under public records law, except for electronic mail addresses assigned by public body to public employees for use in ordinary course of employment.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
Prohibits beneficiary from requiring as condition of short sale, except in certain circumstances, that nonprofit entity that purchases property in short sale, or that purchases note from beneficiary, enter into agreement with beneficiary or grantor that limits or bars grantor from owning or occupying residential property after short sale or sale of note.
Defines "natural hair care." Specifies that person who is certified to practice hair design or barbering is authorized to practice natural hair care.
Increases number of locations for which distillery licensee may permit tastings of distillery products.
Establishes Office of Small Business Assistance in Office of Secretary of State for purpose of facilitating interactions between small businesses and state agencies with regulatory authority over small businesses.
Removes certain exemptions from fees and taxation for out-of-state banks, extranational institutions or foreign associations that engage in certain activities within this state.
Passed the House · 1
Establishes certain workplace protections for domestic workers.
Out of committee · 8
Requires Department of Human Services to establish advisory committee to assist department in developing recommendations for general assistance program to serve low-income, childless adults with disabilities and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Extends sunset for tax credits for owning or operating farmworker housing .
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for work ready communities programs, employer workforce training and back to work programs.
Prohibits specified nonfarm uses on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish up to three community homes to implement community home model for children and wards in legal custody of department for care, placement and supervision.
Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime.
In committee · 17
Establishes grant program to assist school districts that expect to be unable to maintain number of licensed teacher staff in full-time equivalent positions or number of instructional hours made available to students.
Directs Department of Transportation to consult with Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute when designing Gray Whale registration plate.
Creates defense to prostitution for person under 18 years of age.
Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board.
Includes siblings as family members for purposes of family leave.
Limits compensation of video lottery game retailers to specified percentage of net receipts from video lottery games.
Requires peace officers to inform stopped persons that giving consent to search is optional.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Establishes process for random external file review in certain workers' compensation claims.
Establishes Task Force on Mining.
Creates disclosure requirements related to use of refund anticipation payment instruments by tax consultants and tax preparers.
Makes vehicle operated exclusively by one employee in course of employer's business subject to Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.
Expands circumstances under which breach of security requires notification under Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act to include disclosure of written data that contains personal information.
Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to disclose data and information commissioner uses to determine prevailing rate of wage.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 300 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Creates Oregon Council on Domestic Violence Prevention and Response within Oregon Health Authority.
Authorizes counties to regulate location of sex offender treatment facilities.