Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Vic Gilliam
Sponsored
Passed the House2
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle if woodland and vehicle meet certain requirements.
Authorizes parking of up to seven dump trucks and up to seven trailers on lot or parcel of land zoned for forest use or mixed farm and forest use.
Out of committee3
Creates Dairy Animal Welfare Board.
Requires work group review of water right transfer application to change purpose for which water is stored within Willamette River Basin Project.
Provides that certain conversion of waste plastics shall be considered recycling for certain purposes related to comprehensive statewide program for solid waste management.
In committee9
Provides that Environmental Quality Commission may not adopt by rule low carbon fuel standards.
Requires approval of certain collective bargaining and arbitration agreements by Legislative Assembly.
Sets standards for certificates of insurance.
Modifies requirements for ballot title of state measure referred to people by referendum petition.
Directs Secretary of State to notify candidates for public office of legal action and remedies available for publishing false statement of material fact relating to any candidate, political committee or measure.
Prescribes treatments that must be covered by health benefit plans for traumatic brain injuries.
Requires certain health care providers to complete continuing education about traumatic brain injury.
Allows person that received waiver pursuant to Ballot Measure 37 (2005) claim to develop or use property pursuant to waiver if person expended more than $400,000 completing or continuing use described by waiver.
Prohibits Water Resources Department from charging or collecting temporary fee for dam that is part of waste water control facility for confined animal feeding operation.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes division of land in exclusive farm use zone to create parcel smaller than minimum lot or parcel size on which to establish fire service facilities that provide rural fire protection services.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Creates Oregon Elder Abuse Work Group for purpose of studying and making legislative recommendations related to elder abuse.
Directs Director of Veterans' Affairs to establish third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg.
Changes name of Task Force on Stage Two Business Development and Economic Gardening to Grow Oregon Council.
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.
Allows county court or board of commissioners to examine financial affairs of county at regular business meeting twice during year at any time, rather than in January and July.
Establishes Court Appointed Special Advocate Task Force to make recommendations on appropriate structure and operation of CASA Volunteer Programs .
Allows Oregon State Board of Nursing to use results of nursing assistant examination for continuing education purposes.
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.
Modifies application of farm income standard adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission for establishing primary and accessory dwellings customarily provided in conjunction with farm use in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.
Modifies application of provision under which Department of Environmental Quality may enter into agreement with prospective purchaser of land under which purchaser is released from potential liability for certain releases, threatened releases or spills of hazardous substances or oil.
Allows commercial production and sale of bread, rolls and buns made only with whole grain flours.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Establishes Task Force on Military Families.
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.
Directs Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to suspend, instead of terminate, medical assistance of medical assistance recipient who becomes inmate of local correctional facility for expected term of no more than 12 months.
Assigns ownership of certain renewable energy certificates to owner of facility generating renewable energy resulting in certificate.
Vetoed · 1
Prohibits floral order facilitator from charging or receiving consideration for individual orders.
Passed the House · 2
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.
Out of committee · 6
Expands state policy relating to ecosystems.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months.
Designates Oregon Board of Accountancy Account, Department of Agriculture Service Fund, state agency real property or facilities accounts, Forest Research and Experiment Account, Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund, Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account, certain moneys in State Forestry Department Account, Forest Resource Trust Fund and Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund as trust accounts or funds exclusively for purposes described by law.
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.
Changes number of members appointed to State Commission on Children and Families by Governor.
In committee · 27
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.
Provides that school district is not required to comply with requirement imposed by state unless funding is specifically provided to facilitate compliance with requirement.
Requires only persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle helmet while riding on or operating motorcycle.
Provides that fines and costs collected by court for traffic offenses committed on state highways be credited and distributed as monetary obligation payable to state.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study efficiency issues related to implementation and enforcement of state and federal environmental laws.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot program, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for taxpayer that creates or maintains employment positions.
Specifies that State of Oregon asserts title to, and claims possession of, all lands in this state possessed and managed by federal government pursuant to Oregon and California Revestment Act of June 9, 1916, and Oregon and California Lands Act of August 28, 1937.
Establishes State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
Authorizes Department of Corrections to enter into contracts or arrangements with private entities for confinement and detention in Oregon of persons sentenced to legal and physical custody of department.
Requires state trial court administrator to provide to victim of crime, upon request, status of state efforts to enforce certain criminal judgments.
Requires, under certain circumstances, that notice and opportunity to be heard be provided to person with privacy interest in certain records subject to criminal subpoena and motion for early production.
Establishes Council on Efficient Government.
Creates Task Force on Privatization.
Creates Economic Forum and Technical Committee appointed by Governor.
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.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
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.
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.
Requires law enforcement unit to train public safety officers in veterans' issues.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
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.
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.