Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Dennis Richardson
Sponsored
In committee3
Directs State Treasurer to adopt rules under which persons may make electronic purchase of state government-issued bonds or other state government financing agreements directly from State Treasurer.
Requires Workers' Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee to study operation of Workers' Compensation Board and Hearings Division and report findings to Legislative Assembly.
Requires audits conducted by Secretary of State at direction of Joint Legislative Audit Committee to include mandatory elements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
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.
Deletes 15-year limit on veteran's use of preference in public employment.
Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way.".
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.
Increases hours of day during which children under 16 years of age may work.
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.
Creates Task Force on Effective and Cost-Efficient Service Provision.
Makes knowingly taking advantage of disabled veteran, disabled servicemember, servicemember in active service or spouse unconscionable tactic and unlawful trade practice.
Prohibits award of attorney fees and court costs to prevailing defendant in civil action brought by private party unless court finds that plaintiff had no objectively reasonable basis for bringing action or asserting ground for appeal.
Removes requirement that certain health professional regulatory boards maintaining negligence claim websites delete reported claims of negligence filed against licensees if no other claims are filed within four years.
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 · 5
Exempts records and information that identify person as holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license from disclosure.
Authorizes counties to adopt premium fee for premium service program for development review permits.
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.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Out of committee · 4
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.
Establishes higher education scholarship program to reward foreign language proficiency and encourage continued improvement in foreign language proficiency.
In committee · 29
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.
Authorizes civil action against person who submits false claim paid directly or indirectly by state.
Repeals prohibition against political subdivision's adoption or enforcement of local law or regulation of certain offenses related to public intoxication, public drinking, drunk and disorderly conduct, vagrancy or using or being under influence of controlled substances.
Establishes Oregon Health Access Fund and specifies permissible expenditures by Department of Human Services from fund.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Establishes Critical Need Foreign Language Study Abroad Scholarship Program within Department of Education to enable students to learn critically needed foreign languages.
Allows school district or public charter school to award high school diploma to certain students who do not meet graduation requirements but who completed school year in study abroad program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purposes of developing, establishing and administering five Mandarin immersion programs.
Considers student attending approved study abroad program to be resident pupil for purpose of State School Fund calculations.
Prohibits allowance of tax incentives for use of biofuel or biomass that is fit for human consumption.
Creates tax credit for educational expenses or contributions to qualified scholarship granting organization.
Exempts foreign insurers licensed to sell health insurance in another state from requirements of Insurance Code and certain other requirements.
Prohibits certain persons from simultaneously holding more than three permits issued pursuant to restricted vessel permit system.
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 supervising agency to determine if supervised person is predatory sex offender.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Authorizes State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or county sheriff to release inmate to custody of United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under certain circumstances.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Requires Department of Human Services to verify legal presence in United States for applicants of public assistance.
Requires county to verify immigration status of person incarcerated in county correctional facility.