Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Vicki Berger
Sponsored
Became law2
Allows commodity commission to establish per diem payment to members that exceeds payment amount otherwise allowed.
Extends deadline for claiming property tax exemption by certain public and other exempt entities.
Out of committee1
Directs Department of Transportation to establish education registration plate program.
In committee13
Establishes Oregon Scholars Program.
Requires persons 75 years of age or older to renew driver licenses every four years and to take driving test prior to renewal.
Modifies distribution of proceeds from sale of certain property owned by Department of Corrections.
Allows court to impose fine to enforce provisions of judgment relating to parenting plan.
Establishes right of man claiming to be father of child born out of wedlock to challenge presumption or voluntary acknowledgment of paternity.
Requires keeper of pit bull to maintain liability insurance.
Increases corporate minimum tax to $300.
Reduces personal income tax rates, including rates imposed on capital gains.
Replaces personal exemption credit for dependent with income tax subtraction of $1,000 per dependent.
Imposes, upon elector approval of Senate Joint Resolution 33 (2009), general retail sales and use tax of ___ percent on sale and use of tangible personal property.
Initiates Oregon Community Power activation to acquire Portland General Electric Company.
Requires that commodity commission assess commodity in differing amounts based on use, type or variety.
Establishes fixed level of salary for members of Legislative Assembly.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Directs interim House and Senate committees related to transportation and Oregon Transportation Commission to conduct study.
Directs Department of Transportation to make report regarding capacity, availability and efficiency of rail transportation in Oregon.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Modifies crime of, and cause of action for, invasion of personal privacy.
Defines "comparable" for purposes relating to arbitration of wages for Department of State Police troopers.
Authorizes issuance of criminal process that authorizes or commands seizure or production of papers, documents, records or other things to recipient outside State of Oregon.
Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way.".
Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs.
Requires Legislative Counsel to solicit bids for printing of Oregon Revised Statutes each biennium.
Modifies definition of online communication for purposes of online sexual corruption of child.
Creates work group on maternal mental health disorders within Department of Human Services.
Prohibits person from intentionally selling or using software to circumvent, thwart, interfere with or evade any control or measure that ensures equitable distribution, sale or resale of admission tickets for entertainment event.
Increases hours of day during which children under 16 years of age may work.
Directs Superintendent of Public Instruction to close Oregon School for the Blind by September 1, 2009.
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.
Requires persons that facilitate like-kind exchanges to make certain notifications and to provide bonds or other securities in specified amounts.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 7
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.
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.
Increases maximum amount of revenues from civil penalties assessed for violations of occupational safety or health statutes that may be credited to Workers' Memorial Scholarship Account.
Reduces to 72 hours minimum time before first day of employment that employer is required to notify employee in written employment offer that arbitration agreement is required as condition of employment.
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.
Out of committee · 9
Requires Department of Transportation to study feasibility of constructing highway between Coos Bay and Ontario.
Creates Director of Legislative Audit Office appointed by Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Innovation Council for deposit in Oregon Innovation Fund for specified purposes.
Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in machinery and equipment.
Provides tax credit for employers who hire certain released persons who work at least 160 hours for employer.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for nutrition programs for low-income seniors and for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Requires insurer offering health insurance to give 45 days' advance written notice of increase in rates or of nonrenewal.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 38
Specifies amount of income from Common School Fund that Department of State Lands must transfer each calendar year to Superintendent of Public Instruction for apportionment among counties and school districts.
Modifies required contents of statement of economic interest.
Requires Department of Human Services, law enforcement agency and other entity or person responsible for taking child into protective custody to provide parents or guardian with written information about parents' and guardian's rights and responsibilities, and resources for legal assistance, when child is taken into protective custody.
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.
Allows school district or public charter school to award high school diploma to certain students who do not meet graduation requirements but who completed school year in study abroad program.
Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract.
Requires that certain public officials submit to drug test two times every calendar year.
Permits reimbursement of Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee members' expenses.
Considers student attending approved study abroad program to be resident pupil for purpose of State School Fund calculations.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules setting fees payable by labor organizations that receive amounts deducted from salary or wages of certain public employees.
Prohibits certain persons from simultaneously holding more than three permits issued pursuant to restricted vessel permit system.
Authorizes weddings and other commercial gatherings that do not involve overnight stay, including siting of associated structures, under conditionally allowable use of land in exclusive farm use zone as private park.
Allows public utility full cost recovery for hydrogen power station investments.
Increases minimum age for tobacco possession from 18 years to 21 years.
Permits counties to sell property tax lien certificates.
Creates Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder and requires commission to provide strategic plan to legislature.
Authorizes universities under control of State Board of Higher Education, Oregon Health and Science University and boards of education of community college districts to commission public safety officers.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to authorize each institution under its control to commission special campus security officers.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to later of September 1, 2009, or effective date of Act.
Requires governing body of consumer-owned utility to adopt resolution to establish local conservation and energy efficiency plan or annual conservation, energy efficiency and carbon reduction or avoidance program.
Creates crimes of drug-induced homicide and drug-induced assault.
Authorizes Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to require reporting of health care information from health insurers, third party administrators and other specified entities.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish and operate marijuana production facility and distribute marijuana to pharmacies for dispensing to medical marijuana cardholders and designated primary caregivers.
Defines statutory term regarding management of acquired lands designated as state forests, common school forest lands and the Elliott State Forest Lands.
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules allowing and encouraging health insurers to use financial incentives or penalties to reinforce positive behaviors and discourage negative behaviors.
Provides one-time $400 credit against income taxes for completion of parenting class.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Allows Department of Human Services to establish automated, online provider payment submission system for medical assistance program.
Requires statewide elected officials, agency directors and members of Legislative Assembly to pay nine percent of premium for coverage under certain benefit plans.
Provides exception to rebuttable presumption that both spouses contribute equally to acquisition of property for certain property that is separately titled and held continuously by one spouse.
Describes circumstances in which gray wolf may be taken.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against health care provider until after submission of health care claim to medical legal panel.
Requires Department of Transportation to make certain information concerning public contracts available on publicly accessible website.
Prohibits state government from employing individual who is not legal resident or does not have legal authorization to work.
Requires county to verify immigration status of person incarcerated in county correctional facility.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $500 per dependent child.