Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Bob Jenson
Sponsored
Became law3
Allows radio and data districts to be formed as special districts.
Creates process by which Water Resources Department may loan or grant moneys to enable construction of water development projects located in Columbia River Basin.
Requires notice to dealers when capacity of biodiesel production facilities in Oregon reaches specified levels.
In committee9
Allows residential general contractor, residential specialty contractor or residential limited contractor to undertake, offer to undertake or submit bid to perform work on large commercial structure if price of work does not exceed $250,000.
Limits top speed limit or designated speed to 55 miles per hour.
Expands time period in which certain business firms must hire employees in order to qualify for long term rural enterprise zone tax exemption.
Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to issue limited number of smoking licenses to allow smoking in taverns that meet certain conditions.
Prohibits employer from including residency pay differential in wages or salaries of employees that is based on cities, counties or states in which employees reside.
Requires health benefit plan coverage for treatment of infertility.
Modifies contents of statement of economic interest.
Requires Board of Radiologic Technology to offer limited permits to practice in certain categories of radiologic technology.
Defines "science" and "scientific" for purposes of statute laws of this state.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Requires, as soon as practicable after end of each biennium, lottery ending balance to be transferred to school capital matching subaccount of Education Stability Fund.
Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Creates sentencing enhancement for sexual abuse in second degree when offender is 21 years of age or older and is minor victim's athletic coach.
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.
Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs.
Exempts employee of United States Department of Agriculture in course of lawful taking of wildlife from criminal laws related to possession and discharge of firearms.
Modifies definition of online communication for purposes of online sexual corruption of child.
Adds pharmacists to list of public or private officials required to report child abuse.
Creates Work Group on Prescriptive Authority for Licensed Psychologists for purposes related to psychologists prescribing medications.
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.
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.
Transfers, credits or allocates certain moneys from specified funds and accounts to other specified funds, accounts or agencies to be used for specified purposes.
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.
Allows public employer participating in Public Employees Retirement System to request that excess amounts in side account established for lump sum payment be applied to offset contributions to individual account program if Public Employees Retirement Board determines that amounts in account exceed amounts necessary to fund employer's actuarial liabilities unless board determines that applying excess amounts would cause system or Public Employees Retirement Fund to lose qualification as qualified
Limits State Department of Agriculture responsibilities regarding estray livestock to cattle and equines.
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 · 3
Exempts records and information that identify person as holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license from disclosure.
Requires school district to submit written plan of instruction for talented and gifted children to Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Out of committee · 5
Establishes Aging and Disability Resource Center program in Department of Human Services.
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.
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Innovation Council for deposit in Oregon Innovation Fund for specified purposes.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 54
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 that certain public officials submit to drug test two times every calendar year.
Requires public employer to create memorial for employees killed while working on public works project.
Prohibits possession of replica firearm on school grounds under certain circumstances.
Authorizes imposition of sentencing enhancement of 36 to 60 months upon conviction of gang-related felony.
Authorizes Department of Transportation to issue duplicate disabled parking permit placards for each vehicle registered by applicant in this state.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide emergency and nonemergency dental services in Oregon Health Plan.
Requires escrow agent to arrange for interpreter services at closing of real estate transaction for single family dwelling if principal is non-English-speaking individual.
Limits fees governing bodies may charge for conducting reviews of proposed changes to property in historic districts.
Prohibits public employer from laying off or terminating employee who does not speak Spanish.
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.
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.
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 Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires counties to appoint service officers.
Creates personal and business tax credits for water conservation devices and systems.
Requires supervising agency to determine if supervised person is predatory sex offender.
Increases corporate minimum tax to $300.
Suspends adjustment to Oregon minimum wage rate if Oregon unemployment rate exceeds national unemployment rate.
Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes.
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.
Clarifies responsibility of Department of Human Services relating to drinking water.
Reduces personal income tax rates, including rates imposed on capital gains.
Allocates portion of Criminal Fine and Assessment Account to Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account.
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.
Allows community colleges and state institutions of higher education to recover from school districts costs of providing remedial education to students.
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.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish Oregon Limited Entry Fishing Guide Program.
Modifies time within which filing officer must determine whether violation related to certain campaign finance laws occurred and notify person who is subject of violation.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Requires statewide elected officials, agency directors and members of Legislative Assembly to pay nine percent of premium for coverage under certain benefit plans.
Allows person to occupy state-owned submersible or submerged lands, without fee, to operate and maintain streambank and stabilization structures.
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.
Creates limited license for physicians licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Creates limited license for nurses licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Replaces personal exemption credit for dependent with income tax subtraction of $1,000 per dependent.
Creates income tax credit or property tax exemption for emergency medical technicians who provide volunteer services.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain alfalfa control areas in Malheur County.
Describes circumstances in which gray wolf may be taken.
Modifies provisions related to training, licensure and certification of private security professionals.
Directs district attorney to consider servicemember's traumatic brain injury or mental disorder as factor in determining eligibility for diversion.
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.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Requires county to verify immigration status of person incarcerated in county correctional facility.
Establishes Election Day as legal holiday in Oregon.
Requires applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal or pipeline directly related to terminal to enter into certain written agreement with state.