Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Jim Thompson
Sponsored
Became law2
Establishes Court Appointed Special Advocate Task Force to make recommendations on appropriate structure and operation of CASA Volunteer Programs .
Modifies application of farm income standard adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission for establishing primary and accessory dwellings customarily provided in conjunction with farm use in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.
Out of committee2
Establishes tax credit for transportation of woody biomass from forest management operations to biofuel producer.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for purposes of operating mobile training unit for emergency medical technicians.
In committee13
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Requires that health benefit plan must reimburse enrollee for tobacco use cessation program only after enrollee has completed program and ceased use of tobacco products for 12 months.
Expands immunity from liability for health care providers who volunteer for charitable organizations.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to classify certain synthetic cannabinoid compounds as Schedule I controlled substances.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules allowing insurers to offer health insurance policies or certificates that limit benefits otherwise required by Insurance Code to be covered.
Provides that school district is not required to comply with requirement imposed by state unless funding is specifically provided to facilitate compliance with requirement.
Prohibits public body from requiring persons to participate in health care systems or prohibiting persons from paying health care providers directly for health care services.
Limits noneconomic damages in claims against health care providers based on provision of medical care or failure to provide medical care.
Provides that state agency may not file rule with Secretary of State until rule has been reviewed by joint committee of Legislative Assembly.
Modifies and repeals laws relating to elections conducted by mail.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to consult with cities and counties on impact to local economies from additions to lists of threatened or endangered species.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Modifies criteria for siting winery in exclusive farm use zone.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Provides that certain charitable corporations are not liable for damages arising out of providing, without charge, previously owned eyeglasses or hearing aids under certain circumstances.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop strategic plan for recruiting primary care providers to Oregon.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Changes name of Task Force on Stage Two Business Development and Economic Gardening to Grow Oregon Council.
Requires executive summaries of reports and notices of proposed rulemaking that must be filed with members of Legislative Assembly to be sent electronically.
Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person's employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Modifies application of provision under which Department of Environmental Quality may enter into agreement with prospective purchaser of land under which purchaser is released from potential liability for certain releases, threatened releases or spills of hazardous substances or oil.
Allows commercial production and sale of bread, rolls and buns made only with whole grain flours.
Requires state institutions of higher learning to allow military recruitment on campus on equal footing with other employment recruitment.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
Modifies provisions for development and maintenance of telephone service that provides referral information regarding services after emergency and health and human services.
Allows court to renew Family Abuse Prevention Act order upon petition of child who has reached 18 years of age if child was protected by previous order and reasonably fears further acts of abuse by respondent.
Requires certain employers to allow eligible employees to take unpaid leave to address issues arising from harassment .
Specifies that new or increased state agency fees adopted following adjournment sine die of regular legislative session are rescinded unless approved by Legislative Assembly at next regular legislative session.
Directs Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to suspend, instead of terminate, medical assistance of medical assistance recipient who becomes inmate of local correctional facility for expected term of no more than 12 months.
Assigns ownership of certain renewable energy certificates to owner of facility generating renewable energy resulting in certificate.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Passed the House · 4
Prohibits Department of Land Conservation and Development from requiring area within urban growth boundary with population of 10,000 or less to have transportation financing program.
Directs State Board of Higher Education to report to legislature in 2012 on civic literacy at state institutions of higher education.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Removes ambulance services from list of fee schedules used to calculate provider charges for personal injury protection benefits.
Out of committee · 5
Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board from adopting rules that allow state employees to elect benefit plan coverage for family member who is state employee.
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months.
Raises threshold for requiring cost analysis for procurement from $250,000 to $2 million.
Changes number of members appointed to State Commission on Children and Families by Governor.
In committee · 71
Provides that Environmental Quality Commission may not adopt by rule low carbon fuel standards.
Requires patient seeking prescription for medication to end patient's life to undergo counseling.
Adds new definitions and requirements for health insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to classify certain synthetic cannabinoid compounds as Schedule I controlled substances.
Directs moneys received from sale of customized registration plates to State Police Account.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit budget report to Legislative Assembly that contains zero-based budget for state agencies with cumulative total of expenditures of at least 25 percent of General Fund budget.
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.
Allows person holding concealed handgun license to operate all-terrain vehicle while carrying loaded handgun.
Permits person to use mobile communication device while operating motor vehicle in frontier counties.
Shortens time period during which Department of Transportation must report to Legislative Assembly regarding requirement to provide proof of legal presence in United States and Social Security number prior to issuance, renewal or replacement of driver license, driver permit or identification card.
Establishes Task Force on School Libraries.
Modifies duties of State Commission on Children and Families and abolishes State Commission on Children and Families Account.
Directs Secretary of State to notify candidates for public office of legal action and remedies available for publishing false statement of material fact relating to any candidate, political committee or measure.
Modifies provisions relating to release of information from Oregon Medical Marijuana Program to Oregon Health Authority and law enforcement.
Creates rebuttable presumption that person convicted of violating controlled substance laws is unfit to receive or hold industrial hemp license or agricultural hemp production permit.
Creates crime of unlawful delivery of Salvia divinorum.
Modifies provisions relating to registry identification card for medical use of marijuana.
Authorizes law enforcement agencies to establish sobriety checkpoints.
Requires only persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle helmet while riding on or operating motorcycle.
Provides affirmative defense to crime of unlawful possession of firearm for state and federal corrections officers.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Establishes uniform corporate minimum tax of $150 and removes provisions basing amount of tax on amount of Oregon sales.
Reduces amount of employee contribution to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System that public employer may agree to pay from six percent to three percent.
Modifies requirement for establishing winery on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires Department of Education to grant waiver to allow school districts to contract with entity that meets specified criteria for purpose of administering nationally normed assessments.
Allows certain districts to offer benefit plans other than benefit plans provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Requires that person seeking to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision to Land Use Board of Appeals must be adversely affected by decision.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot program, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Allows city to order cessation of alcoholic beverage sales or other operations at premises licensed for full or limited on-premises sales or as brewery-public house upon reasonable belief that continued sales or operation are immediate threat to public safety.
Directs Office of Emergency Management and State Parks and Recreation Department jointly to develop State Emergency Preparedness Parks System.
Specifies minimum number of instructional days that class schedule adopted by district school board must provide.
Suspends for 2011-2013 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district continuous improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Allows use of dog to hunt cougars during final three months of general cougar hunting season if State Fish and Wildlife Commission determines that harvest quota for particular hunt zone might not be met.
Requires licensed health care facilities and long term care facilities to require licensed or certified health care professional interacting with patients or family members of patients in facilities to wear identification tags displaying name and scope of practice or medical specialty of professional.
Authorizes state Medicaid agency to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Creates crime of unlawfully residing within 1,000 feet of school and makes crime applicable to sex offenders.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to enforce federal immigration law pursuant to agreement with federal government.
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.
Creates Task Force on Nuclear Power.
Removes mandatory requirement to set aside one percent of amount of contract to construct or alter state building for acquiring art and instead permits contracting agency to set aside amount to acquire art.
Creates income tax credit for investment in emerging growth business.
Specifies that State of Oregon asserts title to, and claims possession of, all lands in this state possessed and managed by federal government pursuant to Oregon and California Revestment Act of June 9, 1916, and Oregon and California Lands Act of August 28, 1937.
Requires applicant for marijuana grow site registration to notify Oregon Health Authority if premises of marijuana grow site are rented or leased and provide name and address of owner.
Excludes certain subjects from mandatory collective bargaining between state and certified or recognized representative of employees.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Expands application of laws regarding estray animals to include all bovines.
Authorizes Department of Corrections to enter into contracts or arrangements with private entities for confinement and detention in Oregon of persons sentenced to legal and physical custody of department.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to establish pilot program under which department contracts with one or more private contractors to administer, operate and maintain certain state parks.
Requires use of headlights when windshield wipers are on.
Establishes Council on Efficient Government.
Creates Task Force on Privatization.
Creates Economic Forum and Technical Committee appointed by Governor.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare fiscal impact statement on legislative measures reported out of committee that would have financial effect on small businesses in this state.
Requires county sheriff to waive age requirement for obtaining concealed handgun license for military veterans and persons currently serving in military.
Extends sunset of enterprise zone program to June 30, 2023.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against health care provider until after submission of health care claim to medical legal panel.
Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Public Employees' Benefit Board to develop goals, benchmarks and plans to address diabetes, diabetes care and complications from diabetes and to report to Legislative Assembly in each odd-numbered year specified information regarding data, programs, outcomes and proposed next steps.
Permits certain individuals to use warning lights on vehicle.
Requires district school board to procure and cause to be displayed United States flag in classrooms and to provide time for students to salute United States flag once daily during school hours.
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.
Allows entity that is classified by Construction Contractors Board as exempt commercial contractor to provide board with proof of personal health insurance coverage for proprietor or each partner, corporate officer or member of limited liability company as alternative to procuring and maintaining workers' compensation coverage.
Requires mass transit district to obtain elector approval for issuance of revenue bonds secured by moneys from specified sources, including payroll taxes and federal flexible funds.
Provides exemption from fine and suspension of driving privileges if person under 21 years of age calls 9-1-1 for medical assistance following consumption of alcohol by person or another person under 21 years of age.
Requires law enforcement unit to train public safety officers in veterans' issues.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.