Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Doug Whitsett
Sponsored
In committee2
Establishes standard for measuring distance between proposed or existing well and surface water source for purpose of determining probability or existence of impairment of, or substantial or undue interference with, existing rights of others to appropriate surface water.
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowed as credit against personal income taxes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in coordination with local workforce investment boards, to contract with private or public entities to develop Dislocated Worker Training Program as pilot program to enable unemployed and underemployed engineers and industry professionals in bioscience and manufacturing traded sector industries to be reemployed in Oregon.
Specifies that governing body of city or county may adopt ordinances that impose reasonable regulations on operation of medical marijuana facilities.
Prohibits person or person's affiliate from communicating demand to recipient if in demand person or affiliate alleges, asserts or claims in bad faith that recipient has infringed or contributed to infringing patent or rights that patentee, assignee or licensee has under patent.
Extends sunset for tax credit for crop donation.
Caps amount of bonds or other securities required of bidder or purchaser in connection with forest product sales by State Forester.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to undertake entrepreneurial development activities for traded sector industries and in rural communities.
Requires Department of State Police and all sheriffs and municipal police departments to adopt written policies relating to missing vulnerable adults on or before January 1, 2015.
Passed the Senate · 1
Modifies types of green energy technology for which at least 1.5 percent of total contract price of certain public improvement contract for construction or certain reconstruction or major renovation of public building must be spent.
In committee · 3
Authorizes county to adopt education funding protection ordinance for up to 10 years if at least 50 percent by area of county is subject to certain exemption or special assessment programs under ad valorem property tax statutes or if county has population of 100,000 or less.
Prohibits discrimination based on age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency or quality of life in issuance of health benefit plans and in determination of medical services covered by state medical assistance program.
Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for purpose of providing options in education to students.