Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Carolyn Tomei
Sponsored
Became law6
Prohibits person of any age from operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device except under certain circumstances.
Creates work group on maternal mental health disorders within Department of Human Services.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage of human papillomavirus vaccine for female beneficiaries who are at least 11 years of age but no older than 26 years of age.
Allows Department of Human Services to contract with victim services providers to place staff members from victim services providers at child welfare offices.
Creates Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to replace Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs.
Prohibits transferring title to one and two family dwelling or multifamily housing that has carbon monoxide source unless dwelling or housing is equipped with carbon monoxide alarm.
Passed the House3
Prohibits distribution of free samples of noncigarette tobacco products.
Requires certain manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and other medical products to report annually to Department of Justice any payment or other transfer of value that manufacturer provides to certain recipients of those pharmaceuticals and products.
Creates offense of unlawful disposition of tobacco product.
In committee4
Lowers minimum age for required school attendance.
Requires use of headlights when windshield wipers are on.
Authorizes governing body of county to establish moratorium on tree cutting in residential or commercial areas while governing body considers proposed ordinance limiting or prohibiting tree cutting in area.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Directs Department of Human Services to establish position to act as liaison between department and communities that may become sites of certain housing facilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Requires state institutions of higher education and community colleges to waive tuition for any course audited by Oregon residents 65 years of age or older in specified circumstances.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Establishes Quality Care Fund.
Clarifies reasonable suspicion that suspicious physical injury to child may be result of child abuse.
Requires health plans to cover services of professional counselors and marriage and family therapists if certain other services are covered by plan.
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Requires tower who tows vehicle at request of owner of parking facility to take and maintain photograph of vehicle.
Requires transient lodging facilities with 175 or more units to provide lift system for persons with disabilities to access bed, toilet and shower or bath.
Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to board and inspect certain vessels and to collect ballast water samples.
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.
Adds pharmacists to list of public or private officials required to report child abuse.
Designates May 8 of each year as Military Family Appreciation Day.
Requires person engaged in floral retail sales to disclose principal place of business .
Establishes way of necessity for private sewer lines.
Reduces size of identifying hydrologic unit to be used when reporting pesticide use.
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.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to provide noncash benefits instead of cash payments in Oregon Supplemental Income Program.
Requires Department of Human Services to develop procedures for assessment by qualified mental health professional or licensed medical professional prior to issuance of prescription for more than one psychotropic medication for child in foster care.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Includes prior juvenile adjudications for driving while under influence of intoxicants as predicates for felony enhancement.
Requires Department of State Police to create medical health database to aid law enforcement agencies in assisting persons with mental illness in obtaining services.
Requires Department of Human Services to work with United States Department of State to implement requirements of Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption for purposes relating to adoption of foreign children.
Modifies definition of "child care facility" and creates definitions for "preschool recorded program" and "record" for purposes related to regulation of child care facilities.
Passed the House · 6
Creates offense of smoking in motor vehicle while person under age of 17 is in motor vehicle.
Prohibits use, exploding or causing explosion of firework items within limits of city having population of 300,000 or more except during specified yearly period.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Requires school district to submit written plan of instruction for talented and gifted children to Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Out of committee · 10
Establishes Aging and Disability Resource Center program in Department of Human Services.
Increases penalty for crime of strangulation under certain circumstances to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Establishes tax credit of not more than $5,000 for physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner who conducts child abuse medical assessments.
Requires drug manufacturers to file with State Board of Pharmacy annual report listing compensation given or paid to physicians and nurse practitioners.
Increases income limit from 185 percent to 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines for eligibility of pregnant women for medical assistance.
Creates Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements to school districts that serve Oregon food products as part of United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program.
Requires health insurers and state medical assistance program to reimburse for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
Approves recommendation of Land Conservation and Development Commission by designating area identified by commission recommendation as area of critical state concern.
Creates procedure and establishes criteria by which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve or disapprove health insurance premium rates for small employers or individual health benefit plans.
In committee · 27
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.
Establishes certain requirements before applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal or related pipeline may be issued specified permits and authorizations.
Requires person operating as scrap metal business to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Expands duties of Long Term Care Ombudsman to include services to individuals with developmental disabilities and individuals with mental illness.
Prohibits person of any age from operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device for purpose of receiving or transmitting text communication.
Requires agencies of executive department to take certain actions to protect environment.
Limits service of Oregon National Guard to State of Oregon under certain circumstances.
Requires sellers of tobacco products to also sell smoking cessation products during hours tobacco products are sold.
Allows tenant to place political signs anywhere on space owned or leased by tenant.
Prohibits use, sale, transfer or exchange for value, for commercial purposes, of prescription drug information that identifies prescriber or subject of prescription drug order.
Changes percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts attributable to controlled foreign corporations and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law.
Adds state and federal tax identification numbers to personal information subject to provisions of Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
Establishes procedure for employment-related marijuana drug testing and review of results by medical review officer.
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.
Increases minimum age for tobacco possession from 18 years to 21 years.
Establishes Insurance Rate Review Board in Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Requires Department of Revenue, in consultation with Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare and submit reports on tax incidence to legislative committee on revenue.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Increases registration fees for certain vehicles.
Requires Department of Revenue to submit report to interim committee on revenue detailing tax payment by 150 largest employers in state.
Clarifies responsibility of Department of Human Services relating to drinking water.
Increases personal income tax rate on individual taxpayers with taxable income above $250,000, or above $500,000 if married filing jointly.
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.
Prohibits person from distributing hard copies of telephone directories to residences unless specifically requested.
Establishes Election Day as legal holiday in Oregon.