Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Bruce Hanna
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Extends exclusive remedy protections of workers' compensation statutes to partners, limited liability company partners, general partners, limited liability partners, and limited partners.
In committee16
Eliminates sunset for tax exemption for federal land used by recreation facility operators under permit.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Permits Director of Human Services and Director of Oregon Health Authority to suspend public assistance to recipient who fails without good cause to provide documentation to investigator in connection with possible overpayment of public assistance.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish and maintain registry of individuals and families receiving social services from state and county agencies to enable agencies to coordinate provision of services.
Requires public employees involved in administration of public assistance programs to report suspected fraud using procedures adopted by Department of Human Services or Oregon Health Authority.
Authorizes local governments and special government bodies to file for relief under federal bankruptcy law, take actions necessary to carry out confirmed plans, and incur and pay expenses incident to bankruptcy proceedings and carrying out plans.
Removes restrictions on hydroelectric electricity, including restriction that hydroelectric electricity be generated by facility that became operational on or after January 1, 1995, for purpose of qualifying for renewable portfolio standard.
Removes from definition of "law enforcement animal" reference to Oregon Police Canine Association.
Eliminates use of accumulated unused vacation leave and unused sick leave in computation of final average salary for purposes of determining retirement benefit of member of Public Employees Retirement System.
Limits cost-of-living adjustment under Public Employees Retirement System to first $3,000 of monthly benefits.
Eliminates employer pick-up of six percent employee contribution required of members of individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System as of July 1, 2020.
Prohibits Public Employees Retirement Board from paying increased retirement benefits resulting from state income taxation of payments made by board if person receiving payments does not pay Oregon income tax on benefits.
Prohibits imposition of sanctions on public school as result of school's discriminatory acts unless court has taken certain actions or conciliation agreement specifies sanctions.
Directs State Treasurer to promote childhood financial literacy education.
Authorizes Oregon University System to withdraw from Public Employees' Benefit Board health benefit plan and establish or participate in alternative employee health insurance plans.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Invest in the Future registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Extends sunset date for provisions of law relating to county in fiscal distress and fiscal assistance board statutes.
Makes legislative findings concerning best interests of state with regard to construction-related development and state building code administration and enforcement.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Requires Department of Human Services to make diligent efforts to identify and obtain contact information for grandparent of child or ward committed to department's custody and to provide grandparent with notice of hearing concerning child or ward.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Passed the House · 2
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Authorizes governing body of Malheur County, under specified circumstances, to plan and zone site for industrial use, in addition to and not in lieu of other authority to plan and zone for industrial use.
Out of committee · 1
Creates crime of patronizing a trafficked child.
In committee · 14
Provides that employee of public employer is liable to employer for wages paid to employee during period of administrative leave if employee was placed on leave as result of allegation that employee engaged in criminal conduct and if employee is thereafter convicted of crime by reason of conduct.
Permits person 21 years of age or older to operate motorcycle without wearing approved motorcycle helmet if person has motor vehicle liability insurance that provides personal injury protection benefits.
Provides that state may not require certain persons to pay certain remedial action costs.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and all state agencies to adopt and implement plan for flexible schedules for employees subject to unpaid furlough days.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to eligible applicants in rural areas for purchase and installation of teleconference equipment.
Requires union security agreement between school district and exclusive representative of teachers employed by district to allow payment by teacher of 25 percent of union dues, fees and assessments paid by teacher to be paid to school district employing teacher.
Creates income tax credit for investment in business that hires employees in rural area.
Requires certain qualifications for appointment as member of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 300 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Prohibits Department of Transportation from accepting notification of transfer of title unless form contains all required information.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for contributions to organization that is organized for purpose of providing funding for construction of World War II memorial.
Exempts claims based on conduct that constitutes child abuse, or conduct that constitutes knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse, from notice requirement of Oregon Tort Claims Act.