Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Carolyn Tomei
Sponsored
Became law6
Establishes speed limit of 15 miles per hour for narrow residential roadways .
Extends time physical therapist may treat person before referral to other health professional.
Prohibits person from selling gift card that expires or has face value that declines over time or with lack of use.
Establishes Oregon Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting Program.
Prohibits application of adverse possession to extinguish or diminish real property interest of school for children who are deaf, school for children who are blind, post-secondary institution, education service district or school district.
Requires prepaid managed care health services organization to file financial reports with Department of Human Services as condition of contracting with Department of Human Services.
Out of committee1
Requires health benefit plans to cover bone mass measurements.
In committee6
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to annually disclose to Department of Justice certain economic benefits provided in conjunction with marketing of prescription drugs.
Adds schools and classrooms providing kindergarten through grade 12 education to definition of "capital improvements" for which system development charges may be imposed.
Requires employer of agricultural worker to give worker written notice if worker's labor does not constitute "employment" for purposes of unemployment insurance.
Provides that violation of certain skiing prohibitions and requirements is Class A violation, punishable by maximum fine of $720.
Creates crime of unlawful disposition of tobacco product.
Increases amount allocated each fiscal quarter from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Problem Gambling Treatment Fund to not less than two percent of amount transferred from State Lottery Fund to Administrative Services Economic Development Fund during that fiscal quarter.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires certain employers to allow eligible employees to take unpaid leave to obtain services or treatment relating to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Creates Medically Involved Home-Care Program in Department of Human Services.
Provides statute of limitations for injury or death resulting from use of medication that is intended to inhibit enzyme known as cyclooxygenase-2.
Expands purposes for which employee taking family leave may use paid sick leave.
Provides that data on motor vehicle event data recorder is exclusively owned by owner of motor vehicle.
Creates Task Force on Civics and Financial Education to study and make recommendations about how to increase and improve civics and financial education in kindergarten through grade 12 public schools.
Establishes statewide system administered by Department of Environmental Quality for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices.
Specifies minimum standards for food and beverages sold in public schools.
Requires employer to pay over, in accordance with law or agreement requiring or authorizing deductions from wages, amounts deducted from employee's wages.
Requires prescription drug benefit program, or prescription drug benefit offered under health benefit plan or under student health insurance policy, to include coverage of contraception.
Directs Governor to assign state agency responsibility for developing plan to ensure that written documents produced by executive department agencies conform to plain language standards.
Allows Oregon Student Assistance Commission to establish programs to provide mentoring and resources that help students access education and training beyond high school.
Requires training in mental illness recognition prior to obtaining certification as police officer.
Increases length of time ignition interlock device must be installed and used by person convicted of driving under influence.
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Modifies definition of "dental hygiene." Modifies educational requirements for obtaining permit as limited access permit dental hygienist.
Sets maximum finance charge or interest rate at charge or rate not to exceed 36 percent per annum or 30 percentage points in excess of discount rate on 90-day commercial paper in effect at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, established annually by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, for all consumer finance, payday and title loans of $50,000 or less.
Requires health benefit plan to cover treatment of child under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder subject to same conditions as treatment of physical illness.
Imposes $10 fee for filing of petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation, and for filing of responses to petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation.
Abolishes Environmental Quality Information Account and transfers funds in account to Passenger Rail Transportation Account to be used for passenger rail programs.
Amends duties of Department of Human Services and law enforcement agencies with respect to investigations of allegations of child abuse at child care facilities.
Provides that public high school student journalists have right to exercise freedom of speech and press in school-sponsored media.
Modifies procedures involved in child abuse investigations.
Changes membership of Oregon Facilities Authority from five members to seven members and declares that members serve at pleasure of State Treasurer.
Removes prohibition against imposing assessments on annuities to pay expenses of Department of Consumer and Business Services in administering Insurance Code.
Authorizes creation of affordable housing covenant restricting price, rental rate or occupancy to ensure adequate supply of rental and owner-occupied affordable housing for low or moderate income households.
Passed the House · 11
Requires individual or group climbing above 10,000 feet on Mount Hood during five-month period to carry two-way, electronic communication device and electronic locator device.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Prohibits former member of Legislative Assembly from being compensated lobbyist during period beginning on date person ceases being member and ending on date of adjournment sine die of next regular legislative session.
Establishes state policy that state-funded research benefiting private enterprise must encourage economic development and job creation in Oregon.
Adjusts fines for minors who attempt to purchase, purchase or acquire alcoholic liquor, and for minors who enter or attempt to enter prohibited portion of premises licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Requires state agency authorized to finance construction, purchase or renovation of structures used by state to reduce by June 30, 2015, amount of energy agency uses in facility by 20 percent from amount agency used in 2000.
Prohibits employer from requiring employee to attend meeting or participate in communication concerning employer's opinion about religious or political matters.
Requires Department of Human Services to prepare and submit to Legislative Assembly annual report containing list of employers with employees receiving public assistance, including food stamp benefits.
Creates Task Force on Coordination of Behavioral Science Research.
Establishes personal income tax credit for individuals donating certain transplanted organs during tax year.
Creates Task Force on Establishing Mental Health Database to identify issues, explore solutions and make recommendations to Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly regarding establishment and implementation of database to aid law enforcement officers in assisting mentally ill individuals to obtain medical, mental health and social services.
Out of committee · 14
Expands definition of categorically needy persons eligible for medical assistance to include children with disabilities .
Expands prohibition of smoking in public places and places of employment.
Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturing companies from providing certain gifts in conjunction with marketing of prescription drugs.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Human Services for Senior Corps programs.
Establishes Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to remote and necessary school districts.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign for pedestrian or bicyclist killed in motor vehicle accident, upon application by immediate family member.
Instructs Department of Transportation to provide applicant for driver license or identification card with information about state policy and benefits of anatomical gifts.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to consult with Department of Education for purpose of helping Department of Education develop Farm-to-School program.
Allows members of Oregon National Guard to enroll in specified classes at state institution of higher education or community college at no cost.
Establishes Task Force on Mental Retardation in Capital Cases.
Allows retired member who is employed by Legislative Assembly or Oregon State Police for purpose of service during regular or special session of Legislative Assembly to be employed for all or any part of session without affecting status of person as retired member.
Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to transfer amount equal to five percent of gross revenues derived from sales of distilled liquor by bottle to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Account.
Directs Department of Education to establish farm-to-school program.
In committee · 36
Requires Board of Medical Examiners for State of Oregon to publish and provide to Legislative Assembly annual report of professional negligence claims made against licensees of board.
Authorizes school district to establish impact fee on creation of new residential dwelling.
Creates crime of unauthorized trading in telephone records.
Allows tax credit to individual who owns and occupies manufactured dwelling as primary residence and who ends tenancy in manufactured dwelling park as result of closing of park or portion of park.
Prohibits telecommunications utility from charging customer for telecommunications service after service is canceled.
Allows Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to adopt rules permitting overtime pay for work after eight hours in one day or, when employer has adopted alternative workweek schedule that authorizes employee to work 10 hours per day within 40-hour workweek, after 10 hours in one day.
Requires Department of Education to advise school guidance counselors on techniques and tools for informing high school students of educational opportunities.
Removes limit on number of hours retired member may work and still qualify for retirement under Public Employees Retirement System if retired member is employed by school district or education service district as other than teacher or management employee, or by community college as other than faculty member or management employee.
Removes individuals who are performing services in other than instructional, research or principal administrative capacity at certain educational institutions from disqualification for receipt of unemployment insurance benefits during certain periods.
Modifies definition of "disabled individual" for purposes of public contracting law relating to procurement of products or services from qualified nonprofit agency for disabled individuals.
Creates offense of smoking in motor vehicle while person under age of 17 is in motor vehicle.
Makes legislative findings on effects of international outsourcing of jobs.
Requires person working at call center and making or receiving telephone communications to disclose location of call center and, upon request, name of person who has contracted to use services of call center.
Permits coastal counties to apply for designation of wave energy enterprise zones for development of wave energy facilities.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Commission to allow free use of day use fee areas by persons 60 years of age or older and persons with disabilities.
Requires long term care facilities to serve meals that address nutritional needs of residents.
Creates offense of use of mobile communication device by person under 21 years of age while operating motor vehicle.
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Provides patient freedom of choice of health care physician and primary care physician from among at least 50 percent of all health care physicians in each geographic service area providing medical, dental, foot or vision care.
Allows circuit courts to establish mental health court departments.
Allows Department of Transportation to waive issuance, renewal or replacement fee of identification card for indigent person.
Directs school district to issue health report card for each student.
Gives tenants' association, facility purchase association or tenants' association supported nonprofit organization 14-day right of first refusal for offer or agreement by landlord to sell facility.
Establishes payment obligation for facility landlord closing manufactured dwelling park or portion of park.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage of human papillomavirus vaccine for female beneficiaries who are 11 years of age and older.
Provides that urban renewal agencies may include affordable housing projects in urban renewal plans.
Requires vacancies in election or office of state Senator or state Representative occurring within one year after general election at which person was elected to be filled at special election.
Directs elected officials and state agencies who provide electronic information to public to provide notice of any electronic tracking feature embedded in electronic communication.
Increases tax on malt beverages over five-year period.
Extends time for tenants' association or facility purchase association to respond to notice that facility owner is offering or considering sale of facility.
Eliminates tax deductions, subtractions or credits that may be claimed against taxes by corporations that decrease employment in Oregon and increase employment in countries outside of United States.
Requires that warranty for materials used in residential construction include coverage for reasonable cost of labor to replace defective materials.
Allows Department of Education to award grants to school districts for capital costs.
Creates Task Force on Civics Education.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to reveal certain information about complaints against licensees of board when requested to do so by any person.
Imposes tax on distribution of malt beverages at rate of $16.50 per barrel of 31 gallons.