Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Doug Whitsett
Sponsored
Became law1
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
In committee22
Exempts collection, storage or use of diffuse surface water from falling rain, melting snow or other precipitation from requirement to obtain water right permit or certificate.
Authorizes discrete investment of funds of political subdivisions in any commingled investment pool established by State Treasurer for investment of funds of state agencies or county governments.
Authorizes employers to pay employees under 20 years of age hourly wage consistent with federal minimum wage for period of 90 days from date employee begins work.
Requires veterinary facilities not controlled by individuals licensed to practice veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry to obtain veterinary facility permit from Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board.
Removes Department of State Police as designated state point of contact for purposes of National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Directs appropriation bills to contain itemized list of state agency expenditures related to public employee compensation.
Requires reclassification of class of positions in classified service by Oregon Department of Administrative Services to be approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Provides that Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board may impose fine of up to $100 for violation that does not create risk of harm to public.
Eliminates employer pick-up of six percent employee contribution required of members of Public Employees Retirement System.
Requires that employee contribution to individual account program be percentage of salary, be not less than one percent of salary or more than six percent of salary, and be whole number.
Eliminates, on and after January 1, 2014, employee contributions, employer contributions and rollover contributions to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System.
Eliminates employer pick-up of six percent employee contribution required of members of individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to use assumed interest rate of five percent in determining amount of annuity for money match calculation of retirement benefits.
Requires public employee to pay 50 percent of contributions to Public Employees Retirement System required to fund benefits.
Limits cost-of-living adjustments for monthly benefit payments under Public Employees Retirement System to members of system who have at least 10 years of creditable service at time member retires, becomes disabled or dies.
Limits cost-of-living adjustment under Public Employees Retirement System to first $2,000 of monthly benefits.
Eliminates use of accumulated unused vacation leave and unused sick leave in computation of final average salary for purposes of determining retirement benefit of member of Public Employees Retirement System.
Provides that certain persons hired by participating public employer on or after January 1, 2014, may not become members of pension program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Permits employer to pay all or part of employee contribution to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System.
Increases normal retirement age for active and inactive members of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Modifies calculation of final average salary for members of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly, judges and statewide elected officials from becoming members of Public Employees Retirement System or acquiring credit under system.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Allows commodity commission to choose calendar year as fiscal year.
Creates primary care provider loan repayment program and establishes Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Fund.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt uniform documentation requirements for credentialing providers of telemedicine services.
Establishes requirements for 9-1-1 calls placed from multiline telephone system.
Creates exception to requirement that wages due to seasonal farmworker must be paid immediately after termination of employment.
Extends exclusive remedy protections of workers' compensation statutes to partners, limited liability company members, general partners, limited liability partners and limited partners.
Establishes Oregon Ocean Science Trust and specifies duties of trust.
Directs Department of Education to consult with specified entities when developing academic content standards for Oregon Studies and preparing materials to support teacher training and classroom instruction in Oregon Studies.
Increases penalty for crime of initiating false report to maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires Oregon Health Authority to request specified information from potential contractors and, if certain conditions are met, to request proposals to establish and operate systems and technologies designed to detect and prevent improper payments in state medical assistance program.
Out of committee · 3
Increases percentage of moneys distributed for maintenance of county parks from 35 percent to 45 percent of moneys transferred to State Parks and Recreation Department from registration of travel trailers, campers and motor homes and from recreational vehicle trip permits.
Requires moneys in Emergency Communications Account, including Enhanced 9-1-1 Subaccount, to be used for purposes of 9-1-1 emergency communications unless statutory exception is made during state of fiscal emergency.
Allows nonresident veterans discharged under honorable conditions to pay tuition and fees at Oregon resident rates.
In committee · 21
Creates subtraction from taxable income for contribution of crop to charitable organization.
Authorizes certain hunters to use certain mechanical and fixed blade broadheads on arrows.
Authorizes school and educational service districts to offer benefit plans that are not provided by and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board if district determines that premiums for benefit plans offered are less than comparable benefit plans offered by board.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System or participate in state deferred compensation plan as legislator member.
Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.
States that Oregon estate tax is not due unless value of Oregon taxable estate exceeds $5 million.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Allows local government, in county whose population is not growing and that has population of less than 50,000, to alter comprehensive plan map designations notwithstanding statewide land use planning goals relating to agricultural land and forestland.
Requires specified health care professional training programs to include in required curricula training on standardized clinical breast examinations.
Defines "vernal pool." Excludes vernal pools from definition of "waters of this state." Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Director of Department of State Lands to promote use of public land for compensatory mitigation.
Requires that at least 30 days before agencies give notice of intended action to adopt, amend or repeal rules pertaining to recreational or small scale mining, agencies shall perform certain consultation.
Classifies certain waters of Columbia River to be used for specific purposes.
Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement.
Directs Morrow County and Umatilla County to develop industrial and commercial land uses on land formerly known as Umatilla Chemical Depot.
Modifies provisions relating to Public Employees Retirement System and collective bargaining by public employees.
Establishes Fair Retirement Plan for persons hired on or after July 1, 2013, who have not established membership in Public Employees Retirement System before July 1, 2013.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
Provides that mining activities do not give rise to cause of action for nuisance or trespass in certain circumstances.