Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Jim Weidner
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires public body to charge private business market rate for access to radio tower for delivery for hire of radio communications service, radio paging or cellular communications service .
Out of committee1
Creates crimes of drug-induced homicide and drug-induced assault.
In committee20
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study various methods of preventing disruption of trade resulting from strikes at ports.
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.
Makes retroactive legislation allowing owner to repurchase condemned property under certain circumstances if required provision not included in agreement for acquisition of property.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to classify scopolamine as controlled substance in Schedule I or, if used for currently accepted medical use, Schedule III. Specifies date by which board must classify scopolamine.
Removes sunset of income tax credit for political contributions.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to investigate possibility of receiving federal approval to implement copayments or other mechanisms to encourage medical assistance recipients to take personal responsibility for their own health and health care.
Directs Legislative Assembly to fund kindergarten through grade 12 public education at $6.9 billion for biennium beginning July 1, 2013.
Creates income tax credit for investment in business that produces geothermal energy.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring physician or midwife to inform mother or father after birth of child about benefits of using pulse oximetry to screen infants for congenital heart disease.
Creates income tax credit for investment in business that manufactures three-dimensional printers, medical equipment or medical devices.
Prescribes guidelines for administration of statewide assessments.
Creates income tax credit for investment in business that hires employees in rural area.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Authorizes peace officer, community mental health program director or director's designee to take into emergency custody person with mental illness who is not complying with medication regimen and is at risk of being dangerous to self.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Geothermal Energy.
Establishes Task Force on Nuclear Power.
Allows brewery-public house licensee or winery licensee to operate mobile premises for purpose of dispensing securely covered containers of alcoholic beverages from parked premises.
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.
Modifies calculation of minimum price for which real property may be sold to recover unpaid final assessments against real property for local improvements.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Directs Oregon Health Authority to conduct study on feasibility of requiring all infants born in this state to be screened for lysosomal storage disorders.
Permits brewery-public house licensee to store, transport and sell malt beverages at one location other than where manufacturing occurs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Modifies circumstances under which additional moneys may be collected from residential electricity consumers under public purpose charge expenditure standard.
Requires person to yield right of way to county-operated transit bus entering traffic.
Directs public education programs to submit specified information about number of students and number of licensed or registered teachers regularly assigned to students.
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Allows eligible employees to take family leave to deal with death of family member.
Excludes real estate appraisals submitted to housing authority or obtained by Housing and Community Services Department from public records disclosure exemption.
Requires district school board to procure United States flag for and cause flag to be displayed in each classroom.
Requires Department of Human Services to make diligent efforts to identify and obtain contact information for grandparent of child or ward committed to department's custody and to provide grandparent with notice of hearing concerning child or ward.
Requires State of Oregon to grant paid leave to eligible employees who are victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
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 Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Out of committee · 2
Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation of use of standardized tests in public schools in this state.
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
In committee · 32
Requires statements of independent expenditures to be filed with Secretary of State using electronic filing system.
Prohibits school district or public charter school from advancing student beyond third grade if student is not reading at or above third grade level.
Requires state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.
Requires refund of amounts paid due to voluntary disqualification of property from special assessment in certain circumstances.
Requires persons registering to vote for first time in this state to supply acceptable evidence of residency.
Authorizes county sheriff to waive residency requirement for concealed handgun license if applicant resides in another state.
Removes Department of State Police as designated state point of contact for purposes of National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Directs Governor and Legislative Assembly, in developing outcomes-based budget, to use process identifying priorities of government.
Creates Joint Interim Legislative Committee to Review Economic Development Programs in Oregon.
Creates Sunset Advisory Committee.
Permits person 21 years of age or older to operate motorcycle without wearing approved motorcycle helmet if person has motor vehicle liability insurance that provides personal injury protection benefits.
Directs Department of Transportation to approve tollway project proposed by private entity if certain conditions are met.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs and county veterans' service officers to provide aid and assistance to Korean Vietnam War veteran to obtain health care coverage and services and, upon determination that veteran is not eligible for health care coverage and services under federal and state laws, to implement program to provide such coverage and services.
Invalidates federal firearm laws in State of Oregon.
Provides certain persons with right to possess firearm on college or university grounds.
Establishes State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
Provides that state may not require certain persons to pay certain remedial action costs.
Requires district school board to give consent to persons whose legal residence is not within school district and who seek to attend school in school district.
Requires court to award custody to parent that child 14 years of age or older indicates preference to reside with unless not in best interests or welfare of child.
Allows court to order joint custody upon finding by court that joint custody is in best interests of child.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and all state agencies to adopt and implement plan for flexible schedules for employees subject to unpaid furlough days.
Adds financial loss from recovering stolen vehicle to list of injuries compensable under crime victims' compensation program.
Requires Department of Human Services to request court review of founded determination in child abuse investigation if law enforcement agency investigation in same case results in unfounded determination.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile and update database of health data and evidence-based research that is available online and searchable according to specified criteria.
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
Requires certain qualifications for appointment as member of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System as legislator member, but may participate in state deferred compensation plan as legislator member.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for contributions to organization that is organized for purpose of providing funding for construction of World War II memorial.
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.