Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Doug Whitsett
Sponsored
Became law1
Provides that U.S. Highway 97 in Oregon shall be known as World War II Veterans Historic Highway.
In committee7
Extends period of time for which school district may receive additional distribution for small high school if high school no longer qualifies as small high school only because two school districts merged and new school district's weighted average daily membership exceeds limitations on weighted average daily membership to qualify as small high school.
Increases weighted average daily membership for school district for purpose of determining which schools qualify as small high schools.
Grants Oregon residency status to university and community college students who have at least one parent who resided in state for 12 months prior to beginning of academic term.
Provides that public improvement contact for construction or certain reconstruction or renovation of public building is considered to contain amount equal to at least 1.5 percent of total contract price for inclusion of solar, geothermal or wind energy technology.
Permits law enforcement agencies to apprehend person for violation of federal immigration law based upon probable cause.
Establishes State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Directs Economic and Community Development Department to establish program to provide loan or credit guarantee for loans issued by financial institutions to small businesses.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Directs Secretary of State to designate organizations to establish citizen panels to review and create statements on specified number of initiated state measures.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Prohibits state from expending funds to comply with federal Real ID Act of 2005 unless certain requirements are met.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Requires Administrator of Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to adopt rules for approval of community-based health care initiative and of community-based health care improvement program operated by initiative.
Requires Department of Human Services to determine whether immunosuppressant drug used in connection with organ transplants is narrow therapeutic index drug within 180 days of expiration of United States patent on drug.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Requires government agency that hires employee who voluntarily leaves employment of original employing governmental agency to reimburse original employing governmental agency for certain costs incurred by training employee.
Passed the Senate · 1
Directs Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to try to ensure that investment funds are not invested in company doing business in or with Iran or owned or controlled by government of Iran.
Out of committee · 5
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
Makes definition of "highway work zone" for provisions relating to highway work zones contingent on presence of workers.
Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and operate statewide first responder building mapping information system.
Classifies crime of murder as aggravated murder if defendant committed murder knowing victim was pregnant.
In committee · 35
Allocates portion of Criminal Fine and Assessment Account to Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create and develop Blue Ribbon Still Water Fisheries.
Designates offices of Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General as nonpartisan.
Requires additional persons to file statement of economic interest with Oregon Government Ethics Commission, including staff of commission, board members of public benefit corporations and statewide representatives of labor organizations.
Allows electricity from certain older generating facilities to be used as qualifying electricity for purpose of compliance with renewable portfolio standard.
Reduces personal income tax rates for certain taxpayers by modifying income tax brackets.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish program to issue active duty military registration plates to qualified owner of motor vehicle.
Expands range of activities that count as providing drug test falsification equipment.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt rules requiring drug testing of persons applying for or receiving public assistance who have been convicted of certain offenses related to controlled substances.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to prepare quarterly revenue estimates for state purposes.
Limits recovery of attorney fees and costs in nuisance or trespass cases that involve farming or forest practices to defendants.
Suspends for 2009-2011 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, talented and gifted students, instructional time, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Temporarily reduces amount of required income tax withholding.
Provides that court order or judgment relating to custody, parenting time or visitation rights include provision that neither parent may move to residence more than 200 miles further distant from other parent without providing reasonable notice to other parent and court.
Permits Governor to declare state of financial emergency under certain conditions, suspend pay increases to state government and school district employees, suspend certain terms of collective bargaining agreements and services contracts and take other actions.
Establishes policy direction for management of state forestlands, including management for timber harvesting.
Requires harvesting in areas of Tillamook State Forest and Clatsop State Forest exhibiting moderate to extreme occurrence of Swiss needle cast disease.
Allows use of dogs to hunt cougars during final three months of general cougar hunting season if State Fish and Wildlife Commission determines that harvest quota for particular hunt zone may not be met.
Allows member of Legislative Assembly to pay, from contributions to member or member's principal campaign committee, reasonable living and travel expenses incurred by legislative staff during legislative session.
Directs Joint Legislative Audit Committee to select Legislative Auditor to serve as director of Government Accountability Office.
Creates tax credit for taxpayer who is veteran and who pays or incurs premium costs during tax year for long term care insurance that provides long term care coverage of taxpayer.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for purpose of funding Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
Directs each public post-secondary institution to report on number of veterans who are attending institution.
Allows reduction of child support awards in consideration of Social Security or veterans' benefits for child support judgments and child support judgment modifications entered on or after January 1, 1995.
Expands exemption from taxable income allowed for compensation earned by members of Armed Forces of United States by including inactive duty training pay.
Establishes Oregon Graduate and Professional Education Program for Veterans.
Exempts honorably discharged and retired members of military from various crimes relating to possession of weapon.
Requires Department of Corrections to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly about recovery of training costs for certain employees who voluntarily leave employment with department.
Provides that prevailing wage laws do not apply to certain public works projects funded by or through school districts.
Provides for enforcement of judgment against current or former public employee convicted of crime that occurred while employee was engaged in performance of duties, or that employee's position allowed employee to commit.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for first $2,400 of unemployment compensation paid to taxpayer in tax year.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.