Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Chris Garrett
Sponsored
Became law3
Extends immunity to owner of land , city of population of 500,000 or more or city's officers, employees or agents, or nonprofit corporation and its volunteers providing certain services in such city, for personal injury or property damage resulting from specified uses of certain publicly accessible trails or structures.
Exempts certain individuals providing volunteer golf course marshal services from minimum wage standards .
Provides that statutory choice of law rules for contracts, except for law establishing applicability of Oregon law to specific types of contracts, apply to contracts in which one of parties is financial institution.
Out of committee1
Expands state policy relating to ecosystems.
In committee4
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Modifies law that requires that statutes authorizing or mandating award of attorney fees to parties in civil proceeding be construed as authorizing or mandating that award on appeal.
Changes amount of school district local option taxes that are not considered local revenues for purposes of State School Fund distribution formula.
Implements House Joint Resolution 47 (2011).
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Requires registered nurse to report certain injuries to appropriate law enforcement agency.
Creates Citizens' Initiative Review Commission to oversee review of state initiative measures by citizen panels.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts for reimbursement of costs incurred in purchasing Oregon food products that meet certain criteria and for funding food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Includes reserve officers within definition of "peace officer" and "police officer" for certain purposes.
Requires Business Registration Information Center to establish, maintain and update "One Stop Shop for Oregon Business" Internet portal.
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.
Authorizes installation and use of solar photovoltaic energy system on residential or commercial structure in zones in which residential or commercial structures are authorized.
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 · 3
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Removes ambulance services from list of fee schedules used to calculate provider charges for personal injury protection benefits.
Out of committee · 1
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers if, after effective date of Act, amount equal to gain is invested as seed capital in emerging growth business during tax year.
In committee · 13
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.
Creates Budget 2020 Task Force.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve police officers and volunteer firefighters killed or injured in line of duty.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Establishes 2011-2012 School Year Subaccount within State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from Oregon Rainy Day Fund to Department of Human Services, Oregon Youth Authority and Department of State Police for specified purposes.
Directs each school district board to adopt policy regarding teen dating violence.
Expands definition of "place of public accommodation" to include places owned or maintained by public body and services provided by public body.
Extends certain employee protections to persons performing work for educational purposes.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.