Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Vicki Berger
Sponsored
Became law5
Allows county court or board of commissioners to examine financial affairs of county at regular business meeting twice during year at any time, rather than in January and July.
Directs Oregon State Police to convene work group to develop recommendations related to certifying that amusement devices in premises licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission are not gray machines.
Changes definition of "beverage" and "beverage container." Specifies application of laws regulating redemption of beverage containers.
Creates work group in Department of Transportation for purposes of evaluating system of mandatory reporting of persons with persistent, episodic or other cognitive or functional impairments that prevent those persons from driving safely.
Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person's employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Passed the House2
Requires Secretary of State to adopt rule related to upcoming election expeditiously.
Allows beverage distributors or importers to establish distributor cooperative for certain purposes.
In committee8
Authorizes employers to pay employees under 18 years of age hourly wage consistent with federal minimum wage for period of 90 days from date employee begins work.
Clarifies that certain provisions of law relating to dishonored checks also apply to electronic checks and to debit card transactions that draw on checking accounts.
Requires local governments to allow siting of redemption center in certain cases.
Eliminates requirement that Oregon State Lottery Commission fund at least three undercover officers to enforce prohibition on gray machines.
Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Allows Salem-Keizer Public Schools to withdraw from Willamette Education Service District.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits retail store that sells tobacco from operating powered machine that rolls cigarettes or allowing customer to operate powered machine that rolls cigarettes.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Creates Oregon Low Income Community Jobs Initiative.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Allows county with population of 400,000 or less to offer law library services in lieu of acquiring, maintaining or operating law library.
Creates Citizens' Initiative Review Commission to oversee review of state initiative measures by citizen panels.
Exempts certain individuals providing volunteer golf course marshal services from minimum wage standards .
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Requires executive summaries of reports and notices of proposed rulemaking that must be filed with members of Legislative Assembly to be sent electronically.
Requires district school board to adopt attendance notification policy.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Allows court to renew Family Abuse Prevention Act order upon petition of child who has reached 18 years of age if child was protected by previous order and reasonably fears further acts of abuse by respondent.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Passed the House · 3
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Removes ambulance services from list of fee schedules used to calculate provider charges for personal injury protection benefits.
Out of committee · 3
Authorizes issuance of protective order for certain persons who are victims of conduct constituting sex crime or unwanted sexual contact.
Modifies crime of theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare report on strategies for reducing higher education textbook costs.
In committee · 29
Requires owner of foreclosed residential real property to provide contact information to neighborhood association or local government official designated to receive contact information.
Applies provisions of Public Contracting Code to legislative and judicial departments and to Oregon University System.
Prohibits contracting agency from considering monetary donation or in-kind contribution in evaluating responsiveness of bid or proposal or responsibility of bidder or proposer.
Directs Attorney General to take all necessary steps to pursue reimbursement from federal government for costs incurred by state by reason of incarceration of illegal aliens in state.
Creates Rail Advisory Council for purpose of advising Department of Transportation and Oregon Transportation Commission on matters related to state rail system.
Allows small hydroelectric facilities that are owned by consumer-owned utilities and that became operational before 1995 to qualify for renewable portfolio standard.
Creates defense to prostitution under certain circumstances for person under 18 years of age.
Requires that health benefit plan must reimburse enrollee for tobacco use cessation program only after enrollee has completed program and ceased use of tobacco products for 12 months.
Requires use of headlights at all times.
Requires only persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle helmet while riding on or operating motorcycle.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Requires Department of Education to grant waiver to allow school districts to contract with entity that meets specified criteria for purpose of administering nationally normed assessments.
Allows certain districts to offer benefit plans other than benefit plans provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Requires that person seeking to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision to Land Use Board of Appeals must be adversely affected by decision.
Suspends for 2011-2013 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district continuous improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to enforce federal immigration law pursuant to agreement with federal government.
Requires applicant for marijuana grow site registration to notify Oregon Health Authority if premises of marijuana grow site are rented or leased and provide name and address of owner.
Allows court in domestic relations proceeding to consider substantiated evidence of spousal abuse when determining proper amount of child and spousal support and proper division of property.
Permits certain individuals to use warning lights on vehicle.
Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate account for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to account in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Requires mass transit district to obtain elector approval for issuance of revenue bonds secured by moneys from specified sources, including payroll taxes and federal flexible funds.
Requires facilitators of income tax refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation payment instruments to obtain license from State Board of Tax Practitioners.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Modifies criteria for siting winery in exclusive farm use zone.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to Legislative Assembly on steps taken to streamline regulatory requirements in specified areas and reduce administrative burdens on persons contracting with or regulated by authority and departments.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.
Establishes alternative methods for telecommunications provider to satisfy requirement to collect and remit tax on customer access to 9-1-1 emergency reporting system from prepaid telecommunications service customers.