Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Tim Freeman
Sponsored
Became law3
Directs Director of Veterans' Affairs to establish third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg.
Establishes statutory limit of 10 years after date of decision for person to file request with Land Use Board of Appeals for review of land use decision or limited land use decision.
Allows Oregon State Board of Nursing to use results of nursing assistant examination for continuing education purposes.
Passed the House2
Requires wholesale dealers of gasoline to offer for sale gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol and gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above that is not blended with ethanol.
Prohibits former member of Legislative Assembly from taking position as public official in state government and receiving salary for performance of duties as public official within one year after ceasing to be member.
In committee9
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit budget report to Legislative Assembly that contains zero-based budget for state agencies with cumulative total of expenditures of at least 25 percent of General Fund budget.
Includes funds of Native American or Indian tribe in Oregon in definition of "public funds" for which financial institution may pledge security interest in institution's assets as guarantee for deposits.
Declares that data used to diagnose, maintain or repair motor vehicles that is created, collected or contained in motor vehicle is exclusively owned by motor vehicle owner.
Creates crime of unlawfully residing within 1,000 feet of school and makes crime applicable to sex offenders.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to enforce federal immigration law pursuant to agreement with federal government.
Reduces corporate minimum tax on corporations with sales of $1 million or greater.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $500 per dependent child.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Creates Ignition Interlock Device Program Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Transportation to pay for installation and maintenance of ignition interlock devices for use by persons who are indigent.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Provides that Adjutant General may not place or retain person in unit designated for active federal service outside state if person is sibling of person killed while serving on active duty with Armed Forces of United States.
Specifies when firearm located on motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile is not readily accessible under unlawful possession of firearm law.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Directs State Department of Energy to establish clean energy deployment program to provide grants and loans to support energy efficiency or clean energy projects, including projects to weatherize, upgrade or retrofit public schools.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
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.
Includes clustered mailboxes in definition of "related facilities" for purpose of ensuring access by persons with disabilities.
Modifies provisions for development and maintenance of telephone service that provides referral information regarding services after emergency and health and human services.
Establishes World War II Memorial Task Force to solicit private funding and arrange for development, design and construction of memorial to honor Oregon's World War II veterans.
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.
Directs Oregon Military Department to report to legislative committee on existing military cultural barriers that discourage service members from identifying barriers to reintegration into civilian life.
Requires that each application for issuance of license, tag or permit by State Fish and Wildlife Commission include separate section under which applicant may make voluntary contribution for predatory animal control in county or counties in which license, tag or permit allows person to hunt.
Passed the House · 4
Prohibits public body from releasing information that identifies holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license.
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 · 4
Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board from adopting rules that allow state employees to elect benefit plan coverage for family member who is state employee.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months.
Modifies crime of theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
Allows Jackson, Josephine and Douglas Counties to petition Land Conservation and Development Commission to establish regional definitions for "agricultural land" and "forestland" for purposes of statewide land use planning.
In committee · 56
Requires state employees who participate in health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board to contribute greater of $50 or five percent of monthly salary or wages to health benefit plan premium costs.
Requires patient seeking prescription for medication to end patient's life to undergo counseling.
Prohibits sewer utility not currently providing sewer service but proposing to provide sewer service from imposing service rates and charges above two percent of median household income in utility's service area.
Directs moneys received from sale of customized registration plates to State Police Account.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for health insurance premium payments made during tax year by individual taxpayer for health benefit coverage of taxpayer, taxpayer's spouse or dependents.
Allows person holding concealed handgun license to operate all-terrain vehicle while carrying loaded handgun.
Shortens time period during which Department of Transportation must report to Legislative Assembly regarding requirement to provide proof of legal presence in United States and Social Security number prior to issuance, renewal or replacement of driver license, driver permit or identification card.
Requires approval of certain collective bargaining and arbitration agreements by Legislative Assembly.
Suspends adjustment to Oregon minimum wage rate if Oregon unemployment rate exceeds national unemployment rate.
Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to September 30, 2011, or effective date of Act, whichever is later.
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.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Expands authority of court and violations bureau to reduce fines for violations.
Provides that school district is not required to comply with requirement imposed by state unless funding is specifically provided to facilitate compliance with requirement.
Modifies provisions relating to release of information from Oregon Medical Marijuana Program to Oregon Health Authority and law enforcement.
Creates rebuttable presumption that person convicted of violating controlled substance laws is unfit to receive or hold industrial hemp license or agricultural hemp production permit.
Modifies provisions relating to registry identification card for medical use of marijuana.
Requires only persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle helmet while riding on or operating motorcycle.
Provides affirmative defense to crime of unlawful possession of firearm for state and federal corrections officers.
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.
Establishes uniform corporate minimum tax of $150 and removes provisions basing amount of tax on amount of Oregon sales.
Permits taxpayer to defer recognition of long-term capital gain if taxpayer invests in business entity in Oregon during tax year.
Prohibits public body from requiring persons to participate in health care systems or prohibiting persons from paying health care providers directly for health care services.
Allows state officer or employee who authorizes payment of moneys to labor organization through payroll deduction to designate political party to which moneys from deduction expended by organization for political purposes may be donated.
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.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot program, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Directs counties to recover costs of property assessment and tax collection from taxing districts.
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.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Requires licensed health care facilities and long term care facilities to require licensed or certified health care professional interacting with patients or family members of patients in facilities to wear identification tags displaying name and scope of practice or medical specialty of professional.
Authorizes state Medicaid agency to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Requires State Forestry Department and other state agencies to support expeditious harvesting of downed trees as part of state forest recovery and restoration plans and policies.
Creates income tax credit for private school tuition payments.
Exempts from application of insurance code sale of policies or certificates of health insurance in this state by insurers licensed to transact insurance in another state.
Requires Department of Human Services or contractor of department to take specified steps if department or contractor has substantial cause to believe that pregnant recipient of medical assistance is consuming methamphetamines.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for taxpayer that creates or maintains employment positions.
Specifies that State of Oregon asserts title to, and claims possession of, all lands in this state possessed and managed by federal government pursuant to Oregon and California Revestment Act of June 9, 1916, and Oregon and California Lands Act of August 28, 1937.
Excludes certain subjects from mandatory collective bargaining between state and certified or recognized representative of employees.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Authorizes Department of Corrections to enter into contracts or arrangements with private entities for confinement and detention in Oregon of persons sentenced to legal and physical custody of department.
Requires county sheriff to waive age requirement for obtaining concealed handgun license for military veterans and persons currently serving in military.
Modifies and repeals laws relating to elections conducted by mail.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Permits certain individuals to use warning lights on vehicle.
Requires district school board to procure and cause to be displayed United States flag in classrooms and to provide time for students to salute United States flag once daily during school hours.
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.
Prohibits city or district from requiring landowner to consent to eventual annexation in exchange for continuation of extraterritorial service originally provided to landowner or predecessor in interest of landowner without requiring consent to annexation.
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 law enforcement unit to train public safety officers in veterans' issues.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
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.
Extends time during which certain less restrictive qualifications apply to counties in which businesses seek development income tax exemption.