Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Bruce Hanna
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
In committee15
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules allowing insurers to offer health insurance policies excluding benefits or coverage of specified conditions and services otherwise required by law.
Requires Department of Human Services and Department of Revenue to collaborate in establishing outreach program to educate senior citizens and persons with disabilities about property tax deferral.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to determine source and establish price agreement for state agencies to procure power management software.
Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace.
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 later of September 1, 2009, or effective date of Act.
Reduces fee charged by Water Resources Department for examining certain new applications for in-stream water right lease.
Creates income and corporate excise tax credit for employers that establish recycling programs for use by employees.
Requires State Forester to control forest management expenses and establish minimum acceptable bids for forest products to ensure that revenues equal or exceed target percentage of expenses.
Defines statutory term regarding management of acquired lands designated as state forests, common school forest lands and the Elliott State Forest Lands.
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.
Requires that, if Department of Human Services provides funds to county for school-based health centers, department shall require county to allocate funds based on percentage of clients in county served by each center.
Requires State Department of Energy to develop model list of homebuilder-installed renewable energy systems.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $500 per dependent child.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
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.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available Oregon transparency website for purpose of allowing people to view information that is public record and not exempt from disclosure.
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.
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.
Adds pharmacists to list of public or private officials required to report child abuse.
Increases hours of day during which children under 16 years of age may work.
Extends statute of limitations for action based on conduct that constitutes child abuse or conduct knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse.
Requires court to make written findings that set forth reasons why placement of child or ward with relative is not in best interest of child or ward when Department of Human Services decides to place child or ward with that relative and court makes contrary determination.
Makes knowingly taking advantage of disabled veteran, disabled servicemember, servicemember in active service or spouse unconscionable tactic and unlawful trade practice.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to provide noncash benefits instead of cash payments in Oregon Supplemental Income Program.
Prohibits county, city, special district or 9-1-1 jurisdiction from punishing or penalizing public or private safety agency for failure to meet contractually mandated response times during declared state of emergency for which agency has provided resources for emergency response outside normal jurisdiction.
Creates process by which Water Resources Department may loan or grant moneys to enable construction of water development projects located in Columbia River Basin.
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.
Vetoed · 1
Allows facilities that generate electricity by using biomass or combusting municipal solid waste to comply with renewable portfolio standard under certain conditions.
Passed the House · 4
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Fallen Public Safety Officer registration plates.
Exempts records and information that identify person as holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license from disclosure.
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.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Out of committee · 4
Creates Director of Legislative Audit Office appointed by Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Increases city population from 30,000 to 40,000 for classification as eligible rural area for purpose of emergency medical technician income tax credit.
Prohibits schools from using school property to provide printing, binding or graphic arts services to public or to state or local government or political subdivision.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 48
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.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to provide eligible employees and their families with option of using health savings accounts.
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.
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.
Establishes Oregon Health Access Fund and specifies permissible expenditures by Department of Human Services from fund.
Allows motorcycle operator to replace discharge nozzle after dispensing fuel.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Requires that certain public officials submit to drug test two times every calendar year.
Authorizes Department of Transportation to issue duplicate disabled parking permit placards for each vehicle registered by applicant in this state.
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.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide emergency and nonemergency dental services in Oregon Health Plan.
Creates tax credit for educational expenses or contributions to qualified scholarship granting organization.
Allows certain public charter schools to qualify as small high school for purpose of small school district grant.
Limits to federal funds assets that revert to State Board of Education when charter of public charter school is terminated or public charter school dissolves and public charter school had been existing public school.
Gives priority for grants and loans for public charter schools to schools that are only school in school district or that are in district that is remote and necessary school district.
Allows certain municipal corporations to publish budget summary on website.
Allows public utility full cost recovery for hydrogen power station investments.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to develop plan for providing health benefit plan options and employee contribution requirements based on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Requires policy or certificate of health insurance to cover 90-day supply of prescription drugs covered by policy or certificate if prescribed by health care provider.
Requires counties to appoint service officers.
Modifies authority for issuance of bonds by public bodies.
Specifies that public lands used for wildlife management purposes must be accessible for hunting.
Increases corporate minimum tax to $300.
Increases amount of personal exemption income tax credit.
Removes restriction on public charter schools offering online courses that 50 percent or more of students in school must reside in school district in which school is located.
Allows person who filed claim with county or with state under Ballot Measure 37 (2004) to file claim under Ballot Measure 49 (2007) even though person did not file claim with both county and state.
Reduces amount of long-term capital gain subject to capital gains tax by removing gain attributable to inflation.
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.
Directs court to award certain damages in action involving false statement of material fact relating to candidate, political committee or measure.
Provides statutory authorization for Oregon University System student code of conduct.
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.
Allows community colleges and state institutions of higher education to recover from school districts costs of providing remedial education to students.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property from land designated for farm use.
Adds sexual misconduct to definition of "abuse" for purposes of mandatory child reporting statutes.
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle.
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.
Requires Quality Education Commission to identify related costs to local school districts for meeting quality goals for education.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Replaces personal exemption credit for dependent with income tax subtraction of $1,000 per dependent.
Eliminates 15-year limit for preference in public employment for veterans.
Decreases amount added to weighted average daily membership for purpose of State School Fund distributions for each school year that student is enrolled in English as second language program.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against health care provider until after submission of health care claim to medical legal panel.
Allows school districts to submit information to Department of State Police for purpose of conducting criminal records checks.
Establishes tax credit for transportation of woody biomass from forest management operations to biofuel producer.
Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund.
Provides that bills enacted by Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly increasing personal income taxes apply only to tax years beginning before January 1, 2011.