Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Jim Thompson
Sponsored
Became law4
Adds pharmacists to list of public or private officials required to report child abuse.
Updates certain statutes relating to regulation of pharmacies and pharmacists.
Requires clinical laboratory to release results of test to patient upon receiving authorization from doctor, dentist or person who requested test.
Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to persons who are at least 11 years of age.
In committee11
Authorizes Department of Transportation to issue duplicate disabled parking permit placards for each vehicle registered by applicant in this state.
Allows court to award punitive damages in public employee whistleblower case.
Requires 45-day notice before parent under custody order or judgment moves more than 60 miles from other parent.
Directs court to hold parent who is willfully depriving other parent of other parent's share of time with child in violation of parenting plan in contempt of court.
Provides that operator of certified or registered child care facility may apply for and be issued certificate to operate foster home when otherwise qualified.
Requires court to impose 300-month term of imprisonment for persons convicted more than once of certain felony sexual offenses.
Requires Office of Rural Health to certify pharmacists providing services in critical access pharmacies for purposes of tax credit.
Expands business energy tax credit for renewable energy electricity generators.
Reduces maximum percentage of fire protection costs State Forester may assess to landowners.
Establishes state policy and creates rebuttable presumption in child custody cases that joint legal custody and joint physical custody are in best interests of children.
Requires court to impose mandatory minimum sentence on person convicted for felony if person has two previous felony convictions.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Modifies provisions relating to administration of Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
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.
Modifies crime of, and cause of action for, invasion of personal privacy.
Modifies crime of sexual abuse in third degree to include intentionally propelling dangerous substance at another person for purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.
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.
Creates Charitable Prescription Drug Program in State Board of Pharmacy for purpose of distributing donated prescription drugs to needy or uninsured individuals.
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Requires Legislative Counsel to solicit bids for printing of Oregon Revised Statutes each biennium.
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.
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.
Allows certain municipalities to irrevocably convert urban renewal plan from standard rate plan to reduced rate plan for consolidated billing tax rate purposes.
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.
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.
Changes sunset date on conditional exemption from disclosure of public records that set forth name, home address or professional location of person engaged in, or providing goods and services for, medical research at Oregon Health and Science University that is conducted on animals other than rodents.
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.
Modifies qualifications for dental hygienists authorized to practice dental hygiene without license .
Creates process by which Water Resources Department may loan or grant moneys to enable construction of water development projects located in Columbia River Basin.
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 · 6
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
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.
Requires interim committee on judiciary to study and recommend changes in occupational licensing laws to encourage employment of persons with criminal convictions while protecting public.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Provides that judge or clerk of court may not defer jury service for person more than once unless person seeks deferral for good cause.
Out of committee · 8
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.
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.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for nutrition programs for low-income seniors and for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Requires insurer offering health insurance to give 45 days' advance written notice of increase in rates or of nonrenewal.
Requires state funding for graduate medical education to be used for training primary care medical residents.
Establishes medical education loan program for new primary care physicians in Oregon.
In committee · 67
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 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.
Specifies that statutes and rules that apply to school district boards, school districts or public schools do not apply to small schools.
Allows motorcycle operator to replace discharge nozzle after dispensing fuel.
Limits service of Oregon National Guard to State of Oregon under certain circumstances.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
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.
Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract.
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.
Creates subtraction from taxable income for local government pension income from certain retirement plans not within Public Employees Retirement System.
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.
Exempts foreign insurers licensed to sell health insurance in another state from requirements of Insurance Code and certain other requirements.
Allows certain municipal corporations to publish budget summary on website.
Directs State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to develop recommended state medical malpractice insurance program to be administered by corporation.
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.
Creates low-profit limited liability company as type of limited liability company with specified business purpose.
Makes grandparents parties to juvenile dependency proceedings.
Allows public utility full cost recovery for hydrogen power station investments.
Modifies circumstances under which moneys in Oregon Rainy Day Fund may be appropriated.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Creates State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
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.
Establishes foster parents as public employees for purposes of labor organization activities.
Creates Legislative Research Office.
Exempts transferor of firearm from performing criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license.
Modifies applicability of removal or fill provisions to certain activities on exclusive farm use zoned lands.
Requires supervising agency to determine if supervised person is predatory sex offender.
Authorizes universities under control of State Board of Higher Education, Oregon Health and Science University and boards of education of community college districts to commission public safety officers.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to authorize each institution under its control to commission special campus security officers.
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.
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.
Provides that person who is legally present in any place is not liable for failing to retreat from attacker.
Creates crimes of drug-induced homicide and drug-induced assault.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Allows Department of Human Services to establish automated, online provider payment submission system for medical assistance program.
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.
Eliminates 15-year limit for preference in public employment for veterans.
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.
Describes circumstances in which gray wolf may be taken.
Modifies provisions related to training, licensure and certification of private security professionals.
Allows school districts to submit information to Department of State Police for purpose of conducting criminal records checks.
Authorizes board of elections officials to enhance or duplicate ballot for purposes of counting ballot by vote tally machine.
Requires Secretary of State or county clerk to send list of invalid signatures on state initiative, referendum or recall petition to chief petitioners.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Prohibits state government from employing individual who is not legal resident or does not have legal authorization to work.
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.
Establishes tax credit for transportation of woody biomass from forest management operations to biofuel producer.