Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Val Hoyle
Sponsored
Became law6
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Authorizes person licensed in practice of physical therapy in another jurisdiction to provide physical therapy services to individual employed by or affiliated with touring theater company, performing arts company, athletic team or athletic organization.
Eliminates requirement for religious corporation to hold annual meeting if sole member of religious corporation is corporation sole or individual that constitutes corporation sole, provided that religious corporation is incorporated under state laws and is of same church or religious denomination as corporation sole.
Extends time frame for elector to verify challenged ballot from 10 days to 14 days.
Provides for regulation of persons that engage in recovery or distribution of anatomical material from donors for research or education purposes other than transplanting anatomical material or therapy.
Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor or importer from requiring dealer to construct new dealer facility or materially alter or remodel existing dealer facility within seven years after date on which dealer previously constructed, materially altered or remodeled existing dealer facility if existing dealer facility complies with manufacturer's, distributor's or importer's approved brand image standards or plans that existed at time dealer constructed, materially altered
Out of committee1
Modifies definition of "estate" for purposes of estate recovery of medical assistance paid.
In committee7
Modifies definition of "public works." Classifies exemption from ad valorem property taxation as funds of public agency for purpose of requiring payment of prevailing rate of wage.
Defines "funds of a public agency," for purposes of applying prevailing rate of wage to projects for public works, to include tax credits or tax abatements that contractor engaged in project for public works receives from state in connection with project.
Exempts retainer dental practice from application of Insurance Code if certified by Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Provides that State Fish and Wildlife Commission may not require that person possess hunting license to apply for controlled hunt tag or permit.
Requires that 18 percent of net proceeds from Oregon State Lottery be deposited in Multimodal Transportation Fund.
Transfers duties, functions and powers relating to issuance of authorizations and enforcement and certain other duties, functions and powers, from State Board of Psychologist Examiners, Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, State Board of Licensed Social Workers, Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists, State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Provides that matters for which quorum of governing body may not meet in private for purpose of deciding or deliberating are limited to budget, fiscal or policy matters.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Expands offense of violation of slow-moving vehicle emblem requirements to include display of slow-moving vehicle emblem on highway for purpose other than what is required under law.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Designates September 27 as annual First Responder Appreciation Day.
Adds members of Legislative Assembly, attorneys, dentists, optometrists and chiropractors to list of public or private officials required to report abuse of person 65 years of age or older, operative January 1, 2015.
For community-based health care improvement program, modifies definition of "qualified employer" and authorizes continuation coverage for employee who was enrolled in program and whose employment terminates.
Defines Willamette Valley Protected District.
Directs Governor to develop plan to align state economic and community development programs with regional and community based development programs.
Directs public education programs to submit specified information about number of students and number of licensed or registered teachers regularly assigned to students.
Changes circumstances under which licensed physical therapist must refer person to medical doctor, osteopathic physician, chiropractic physician, podiatric physician and surgeon, naturopathic physician, dentist, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Provides that person may return fish carcass to water from which person caught fish under certain circumstances.
Permits owner of self-service storage facility to charge late fee for failure to pay or late payment of rent due.
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities.
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.
Requires disclosure of shipping and handling charges in sale or advertisement of consumer good.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue permits for removal of certain crab pots.
Requires Secretary of State to conduct performance audit of Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
Directs Department of State Police to establish Voluntary Central Criminal Records Check Registry.
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.
Directs state agencies to include on Oregon transparency website description of percentage of expenditures made in Oregon and percentage of expenditures made outside Oregon during each biennium by agency under contracts for goods or services.
Permits counties, under certain conditions, to receive assistance payments from County Assessment Function Funding Assistance Account for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 fiscal years that do not reflect changes in federal payments to county.
Increases number of locations for which distillery licensee may permit tastings of distillery products.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Makes residential landlord responsible for maintenance of hazard trees on rented space for manufactured dwelling.
Passed the House · 2
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Out of committee · 6
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-P general obligation bonds to provide matching funds to school districts for improvements to school security infrastructure.
Extends sunset for tax exemptions for gain realized by manufactured dwelling park landlord from sale of park to certain associations or organizations or to housing authority.
Extends sunset for tax credit for closure of manufactured dwelling park.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Requires superintendent of Oregon State Hospital to establish and implement program for hiring full-time or part-time relief positions consisting of health care personnel who provide specified services.
Makes revocation or modification of order issued for split use water lease mandatory if in-stream use of water under lease has resulted in injury to existing water right.
In committee · 16
Directs Department of Transportation to consult with Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute when designing Gray Whale registration plate.
Establishes alternative methods for telecommunications provider to satisfy requirement to collect and remit tax on customer access to 9-1-1 emergency reporting system from prepaid telecommunications service customers.
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.
Requires owner of residential facility to offer tenants opportunity to purchase facility before owner offers to sell facility to third party.
Requires district school board that allows student to attend school of other school district under contract or by giving consent to adopt specified standards for admittance.
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.
Requires financial institution that has contract with state agency to disburse government benefit to individual by means of debit card to disclose fees for using debit card or in connection with debit card to individual and state agency.
Requires consumer contract that provides for early termination fee to include clear and conspicuous disclosure of amount of fee and total amount consumer must pay under consumer contract to avoid early termination fee.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Makes legislative findings regarding structures in rural or remote areas.
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
Directs county clerks to distribute, upon request, list of persons whose ballots have been challenged because signature of person on return identification envelope does not match signature on person's registration card.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring physician or midwife to inform mother or father after birth of child about benefits of testing infants for Krabbe disease.
Creates Oregon Council on Domestic Violence Prevention and Response within Oregon Health Authority.
Requires public universities that commission police officers to allow officers to carry firearms.