Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Chip Shields
Sponsored
Became law4
Repeals statutory designation of person or organization engaging services of musician as employer of musician for purposes of unemployment insurance compensation taxes unless written contract between parties provides exception.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing standards of identity and quality and labeling requirements for olive oil sold in Oregon.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Authorizes Oregon Military Department to make payments to members of Oregon National Guard who develop cancer as result of exposure to hexavalent chromium while serving in Iraq in 2003.
Passed the House2
Prohibits use, exploding or causing explosion of firework items within limits of city having population of 300,000 or more except during specified yearly period.
Directs specified interim legislative committees to review operations of specified financial institutions that receive funds from Troubled Asset Relief Program to ensure institutions meet goals and obligations of program.
Out of committee3
Requires driver license or identification card issued by Department of Transportation to indicate that person may not purchase alcoholic liquor if person is convicted at least two times of driving while under influence of intoxicants.
Requires insurer offering health insurance to give 45 days' advance written notice of increase in rates or of nonrenewal.
Creates procedure and establishes criteria by which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve or disapprove health insurance premium rates for small employers or individual health benefit plans.
In committee25
Limits service of Oregon National Guard to State of Oregon under certain circumstances.
Reduces sentences of persons committed to custody of Department of Corrections by one percent.
Authorizes circuit court having jurisdiction where prehearing detention or civil commitment occurred to order expunction of records of proceedings.
Requires that certain percentages of moneys spent by Judicial Department on specified treatment and intervention programs, and of moneys that offenders are required to pay for specified court-ordered treatment and intervention programs, must be for cost-effective, evidence-based programs.
Requires Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Trail registration plate.
Provides that Department of Human Services employees may apply for and be issued certificate to operate foster home when otherwise qualified.
Makes grandparents parties to juvenile dependency proceedings.
Directs Department of Corrections to determine residency status of inmates in custody of department for purposes of legislative and congressional redistricting.
Establishes foster parents as public employees for purposes of labor organization activities.
Directs Economic and Community Development Department to file annual Unified Economic Development Report detailing development subsidies.
Creates Health Coverage Purchasing Program in Office of Private Health Partnerships.
Replaces existing corporate excise or income tax with tax imposed on income reported to shareholders under federal securities law, as further allocated or apportioned to Oregon under existing law.
Requires Attorney General to conduct investigation and prosecution of homicide committed by police officer in line of duty.
Establishes state policy that state-funded research benefiting private enterprise must encourage economic development and job creation in Oregon.
Removes Oregon Growth Account from Education Stability Fund.
Grants recipient of unemployment insurance benefits $25 weekly allowance for each dependent child living in household.
Establishes Insurance Rate Review Board in Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Creates Construction Diversity Oversight Board and prescribes powers and duties of board.
Imposes tax on purchase price of luxury items.
Increases registration fees for certain vehicles.
Requires Department of Revenue to submit report to interim committee on revenue detailing tax payment by 150 largest employers in state.
Requires corporations doing business in Oregon to file tax disclosure statements with Secretary of State.
Increases personal income tax rate on individual taxpayers with taxable income above $250,000, or above $500,000 if married filing jointly.
Creates task force to study potential economic impact of developing high speed railway between Eugene and Portland.
Directs district attorney to consider servicemember's traumatic brain injury or mental disorder as factor in determining eligibility for diversion.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Imposes $300 recording fee for specified ground water uses that are exempt from certain regulations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 29
Requires state institutions of higher education and community colleges to waive tuition for any course audited by Oregon residents 65 years of age or older in specified circumstances.
Allows Department of Education to make available assessment system that measures student's progress in achieving academic content standards at current grade level, determines grade level of student's understanding, knowledge or ability, tracks and provides reports on progress of student and makes predictions of anticipated student progress.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Redefines "representative of client" for purposes relating to lawyer-client privilege.
Directs Department of Transportation to work with Department of Corrections to assist offenders in obtaining driver license or identification card prior to release from Department of Corrections institution.
Requires Department of Corrections to provide certain documentation to inmate upon release from prison.
Requires health plans to cover services of professional counselors and marriage and family therapists if certain other services are covered by plan.
Allows issuance of special events license to brewery-public house licensee.
Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way.".
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Requires tower who tows vehicle at request of owner of parking facility to take and maintain photograph of vehicle.
Modifies antitrust laws so that person with indirect dealings with adverse party may sue and recover treble damages.
Prohibits landlord from charging utility or service rates or charges to tenants that are greater than rates or charges that utility or service providers are charging landlord.
Authorizes Department of Corrections to grant 60-day reduction in term of incarceration to inmates who successfully complete educational program.
Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to board and inspect certain vessels and to collect ballast water samples.
Directs Director of State Department of Energy to administer energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program for purpose of encouraging investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy conservation.
Designates May 8 of each year as Military Family Appreciation Day.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage of human papillomavirus vaccine for female beneficiaries who are at least 11 years of age but no older than 26 years of age.
Establishes Interagency Compliance Network.
Establishes way of necessity for private sewer lines.
Directs Secretary of State to designate organizations to establish citizen panels to review and create statements on specified number of initiated state measures.
Permits certain health professional regulatory boards to adopt rules that permit practitioners to prescribe or dispense antibiotic drugs to partners of patient without examining partner for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt rules to allow emergency medical technician applicant to substitute experience and certification by national registry of emergency medical technicians for certain requirements imposed by department.
Requires public institutions of higher education to interview qualified minority candidate when hiring head coach or athletic director unless institution was unable to identify qualified minority candidate willing to interview for position.
Makes discrimination against employee who reports violation of state or federal laws, rules or regulations unlawful employment practice.
Instructs State Workforce Investment Board to develop plan for initiative to promote growth of green jobs.
Requires public electric utility that supplies customer with outdoor lighting fixtures to provide customer option of using shielded outdoor lighting fixtures.
Prohibits transferring title to one and two family dwelling or multifamily housing that has carbon monoxide source unless dwelling or housing is equipped with carbon monoxide alarm.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 9
Directs Governor to appoint to Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors member who has experience in representing interests of employees.
Transfers administration of Rural Health Services Program from Oregon Student Assistance Commission to Office of Rural Health.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of individually identifiable health information.
Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Prohibits covered employer from requiring eligible employee to use accrued vacation leave when taking family leave.
Requires interim committee on judiciary to study and recommend changes in occupational licensing laws to encourage employment of persons with criminal convictions while protecting public.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to place restrictions on license of premises that experiences specified problems for purpose of preventing continuation of problems.
Out of committee · 8
Requires drug manufacturers to file with State Board of Pharmacy annual report listing compensation given or paid to physicians and nurse practitioners.
Creates Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements to school districts that serve Oregon food products as part of United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program.
Provides emergency unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who have exhausted regular benefits.
Approves recommendation of Land Conservation and Development Commission by designating area identified by commission recommendation as area of critical state concern.
In committee · 43
Establishes certain requirements before applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal or related pipeline may be issued specified permits and authorizations.
Requires contracting agency to include in solicitation for public contract and in contract terms provision to encourage bidders, proposers and contractors to hire individuals released from Department of Corrections institution.
Requires agencies of executive department to take certain actions to protect environment.
Defines "medium-speed electric vehicle" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code.
Requires that general or special election ballots 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.
Requires Department of Education to advise school guidance counselors on techniques and tools for informing high school students of educational opportunities.
Authorizes moneys available for access and habitat programs to be expended on programs that promote access to public and private lands through acquisition of lands or through acquisition of easements.
Requires Legislative Administrator to present plan to Legislative Assembly for State Capitol to achieve zero carbon footprint by December 31, 2015.
Directs Department of Human Services to report, by percentage, race or ethnicity of children in foster care system compared to race or ethnicity of children in general population.
Permits person operating bicycle to enter intersection with specified traffic control device without stopping, provided that person operating bicycle slows to safe speed and yields right of way to traffic or pedestrians.
Directs Governor to appoint Drug Policy Coordinator.
Allows Department of Human Services to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for treatment of persons with alcoholism and drug dependence.
Changes percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Suspends operation of income tax credit for political contributions for two years.
Prohibits public agencies from entering into public works contracts for which contract price exceeds $750,000 unless public agency verifies that every employer under contract is approved apprenticeship training agent unless local joint committee or apprenticeship training program does not exist in state.
Adds state and federal tax identification numbers to personal information subject to provisions of Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
Establishes procedure for employment-related marijuana drug testing and review of results by medical review officer.
Allows public utility full cost recovery for hydrogen power station investments.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Creates Drug Take Back Program in State Board of Pharmacy.
Requires Department of Human Services to prepare and submit to Legislative Assembly annual report containing list of employers with employees receiving public assistance, including supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions based on person receiving federal rent subsidy payments and other local, state or federal housing assistance.
Requires deposit of five percent of security amount, but not less than $5, in cases of security release.
Requires Department of Revenue, in consultation with Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare and submit reports on tax incidence to legislative committee on revenue.
Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Creates defense to prostitution under certain circumstances for person under 18 years of age.
Directs school districts to encourage and assist children with disabilities to participate in athletic activities that are available to children who do not have disabilities.
Establishes Patriot Dollars Fund.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Contractor and Workforce Diversity Pilot Program to aid in increasing diversity among contractors to which department awards public improvement contracts and among subcontractors and workers employed in connection with public improvement contracts.
Requires person who bids for public improvement contract to demonstrate responsibility by showing that person has record of meeting or exceeding standards for workforce diversity on previous contracts.
Directs Department of Transportation to use one-half of one percent of federal funds department receives for on-the-job training.
Clarifies responsibility of Department of Human Services relating to drinking water.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Requires facilitators of income tax refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation payment instruments to obtain license from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Establishes program to certify persons as school social workers.
Requires Department of Human Services to conduct study of regulatory oversight of residential treatment facilities.
Reserves ___ percent of federal workforce investment funds allocated to state for training activities that support clean technology and prepare workers for employment in green jobs.
Authorizes prosecution for failure to report as sex offender in county where defendant is apprehended or last registered, if county where offense was committed cannot be determined.
Limits ability of insurers to terminate appointment of insurance producers under certain conditions.
Modifies provisions related to training, licensure and certification of private security professionals.
Requires Department of Transportation to make certain information concerning public contracts available on publicly accessible website.
Establishes Election Day as legal holiday in Oregon.