Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Wayne Krieger
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to receive and distribute grants for any purpose related to laws administered or enforced by department.
Passed the House2
Specifies that public lands used for wildlife management purposes must be accessible for hunting.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to name Fall Creek hatchery research center Lindsay Ball Research Hatchery.
In committee7
Authorizes State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules prohibiting use of Internet or closed circuit media to remotely control weapon for purpose of hunting or taking any game bird, wildlife, game mammal or other mammal.
Authorizes persons engaged in lawful activity to stand ground and use force in self-defense.
Requires that voter registration cards be made available to eligible persons at offices where agent of State Fish and Wildlife Commission issues licenses, tags or permits.
Grants reciprocity to persons holding concealed handgun licenses or permits issued by other states.
Requires Department of State Police to destroy records obtained during criminal records check within 24 hours of approval for qualified firearms purchasers.
Exempts transferor of firearm from performing criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish by rule youth hunter mentoring program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law6
Prohibits Department of Human Services from filing petition to terminate parental rights until court has determined, after permanency hearing, that permanency plan for child should be adoption.
Authorizes court, upon review of placement of child or ward committed to Department of Human Services, to direct department to place child or ward in care of parents, in foster care with foster care provider who is relative or in foster care with another foster care provider.
Authorizes Director of Human Services to convene sensitive review committee.
Requires Department of Human Services to notify specified persons when child abuse report involves child in substitute care.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to legislative interim committees regarding children placed in foster care.
Requires Department of Human Services or another agency having guardianship or legal custody of child or ward to make diligent efforts to preserve familial relationships.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Expands purposes for which employee taking family leave may use paid sick leave.
Modifies definition of Class II all-terrain vehicle.
Permits state employee or state officer to authorize deduction from salary or wages for Oregon Veterans' Home Account.
Creates crime of aggravated vehicular homicide.
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Exempts certain wave energy projects from certain provisions relating to hydroelectric projects.
Imposes $10 fee for filing of petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation, and for filing of responses to petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation.
Changes crime of failing to maintain metal purchase record to offense of failing to maintain metal purchase record.
Modifies procedures involved in child abuse investigations.
Adds fees for requests for preliminary certification of reforestation projects by State Forester to costs included in project costs for purposes of income tax credit for reforestation projects.
Directs Secretary of State to regularly review programs, policies and services of county juvenile departments.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop plan to start to slow rate of diabetes by 2010.
Creates crime of online sexual corruption of child in second degree.
Passed the House · 4
Designates Columbia Gorge Discovery Center as Oregon Ice Age Museum.
Adjusts fines for minors who attempt to purchase, purchase or acquire alcoholic liquor, and for minors who enter or attempt to enter prohibited portion of premises licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Creates Task Force on Establishing Mental Health Database to identify issues, explore solutions and make recommendations to Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly regarding establishment and implementation of database to aid law enforcement officers in assisting mentally ill individuals to obtain medical, mental health and social services.
Requires motor vehicle locator service provider to furnish information about location of motor vehicle to law enforcement agency upon request.
Out of committee · 12
Modifies elements of felony driving while under influence of intoxicants to include prior participation in diversion program.
Allows student who participates in Oregon Troops to Teachers program to receive funds for cost of tuition at qualified independent institutions.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Increases penalty for assault in third degree if defendant commits assault by means of motor vehicle and was driving while under influence of intoxicants.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Human Services for Senior Corps programs.
Requires Department of State Police to establish base pay for troopers.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.
Requires State Forestry Department to establish and maintain fuel breaks between contiguous state and federal forestlands.
Directs general or special election ballots to list name of candidate for partisan office for each nomination candidate receives, with name of each political party that nominated candidate printed opposite one of listings of candidate's name.
Authorizes courts to impose additional assessment on persons convicted of specified crimes involving minors.
Modifies requirements for self-insurance programs established by three or more public bodies.
Excludes natural resource property and property used in commercial fishing operations from value of gross estate of decedent for Oregon inheritance tax purposes.
In committee · 64
Makes English official language of state.
Establishes Retired Senior Volunteer Program within Department of State Police.
Expands definition of "polygraph examiner" to include examiners who perform voice stress analysis.
Limits television advertising by Oregon State Lottery to promoting introduction of new games.
Allows tax credit to individual who owns and occupies manufactured dwelling as primary residence and who ends tenancy in manufactured dwelling park as result of closing of park or portion of park.
Requires state agencies that print public documents in more than two colors to disclose information on documents regarding which agency is responsible for printing documents, total number of copies printed, total cost for printing all copies and cost per copy.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Requires school districts to give students opportunity to salute United States flag each school day by reciting pledge of allegiance.
Creates crime of possession of vehicle with hidden compartment.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Prohibits state government from employing individual who is not legally present or legally employable.
Permits law enforcement agencies to apprehend person based upon probable cause that person is in violation of immigration law.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Conforms Oregon Vehicle Code to provisions of federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Modifies crime of failing to maintain a metal purchase record.
Expands crime of aggravated murder to include murder of witness in juvenile proceeding if murder was related to performance of victim's official duties as witness.
Adds sheriff services to types of services that can be provided by county service districts.
Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace.
Provides that use of state provided Internet access by members and staff of Legislative Assembly is considered to be use on state business for purposes of Legislative Assembly.
Permits coastal counties to apply for designation of wave energy enterprise zones for development of wave energy facilities.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Commission to allow free use of day use fee areas by persons 60 years of age or older and persons with disabilities.
Requires long term care facilities to serve meals that address nutritional needs of residents.
Authorizes establishment of temporary dwelling for on-site security as conditional use of land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Modifies required findings for Territorial Sea Plan or amendments to Territorial Sea Plan or Oregon Ocean Resources Management Plan.
Amends definition of "renewable energy resource" to include any hydroelectric generating facility, regardless of installed capacity.
Subjects instrumentalities of violations of wildlife laws to forfeiture.
Creates Adam Walsh Act Task Force.
Directs Department of State Police to establish pilot program to monitor certain sex offenders with electronic monitoring units.
Prohibits public bodies from paying for treatment of erectile dysfunction for sex offenders.
Requires Director of Department of Corrections to evaluate prisoner prior to release from custody to determine if prisoner is violent sexual predator likely to commit violent sexual offense due to mental or emotional disturbance.
Requires that designation of person as predatory sex offender be based solely on application of sex offender risk assessment scale approved by Department of Corrections.
Creates Freedom to Choose My School Grant program.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for value of recreational activity that is donated to charitable or nonprofit entity by taxpayer in trade or business of providing recreational activities to customers.
Provides that person who is legally present in any place is not liable for failing to retreat from attacker.
Authorizes construction of single family dwelling on lot or parcel on which land use restriction or reinterpretation prevents construction of dwelling that could have been constructed when owner acquired lot or parcel.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to ensure, when developing health benefit plan, that eligible employees and their family members have option of using health savings accounts authorized under Internal Revenue Code.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.
Requires Legislative Assembly to fully fund Department of State Police from General Fund revenues.
Requires physicians to inform pregnant females considering abortion about fetal pain and to report on abortions performed.
Includes medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions in definition of ambulatory surgical center.
Provides counties with alternative land-use procedure for siting first single-family dwelling on lot, parcel or tract located within farm, forest or mixed-use zone.
Directs that State Fish and Wildlife Commission may not adopt rule prohibiting persons hunting game mammals with muzzleloading firearm from using telescopic sights.
Requires information to be given to pregnant female 24 hours prior to abortion.
Eliminates civil liability of seller or manufacturer of firearm or ammunition for damages resulting from unlawful use of firearm.
Increases tax on malt beverages over five-year period.
Establishes Oregon State Police Fund.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income taxpayers and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Allows state employee to report to federal immigration enforcement authorities information about individual who cannot produce valid, independently verifiable documents to prove that individual is legally present in United States.
Directs school districts to expend at least 65 percent of operational expenditures on classroom instruction expenditures.
Modifies threshold level of value of estate at which inheritance tax return is required to be filed.
Creates Task Force on Near Shore Research.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Establishes tax credit for employer that pays all or part of community college tuition and related textbook expenses of employee in workforce training program.
Changes title of "precinct committeeperson" to "precinct representative.".
Adds dairy processors to food processors eligible for property tax exemption.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop education program regarding diabetes.
Authorizes site for operation of radio-controlled model vehicles on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to reveal certain information about complaints against licensees of board when requested to do so by any person.
Establishes Oregon State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Makes legislative findings that many individuals have significant personal, emotional and economic relationships with other individuals, but are prohibited from marrying.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Clarifies language authorizing city or district to require consent to eventual annexation in exchange for providing extraterritorial service to landowner.