Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Jackie Dingfelder
Sponsored
Became law5
Establishes statewide system administered by Department of Environmental Quality for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices.
Allows division of lot or parcel in forest zone or mixed farm and forest zone into two parcels if one parcel is to be sold to provider of public parks or open space, or not-for-profit land conservation organization, and remaining parcel is large enough to support dwelling.
Allows person to file document and receive write-in votes for soil and water conservation district director position if no nominee for director position qualifies to have nominee's name placed on ballot.
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.
Establishes greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Out of committee1
Imposes malt beverage cost recovery fee on malt beverages.
In committee5
Creates Oregon Bridge program in Department of Human Services to support individuals applying for, and assist them in qualifying for, federal Supplemental Security Income or Social Security disability benefits.
Requires State Department of Energy to develop plan related to climate change.
Provides that urban renewal agencies may include affordable housing projects in urban renewal plans.
Modifies description of reservoirs eligible for alternate permit application process.
Creates sunset provision for personal income or corporate excise or income tax expenditures that are not required under federal law or Oregon Constitution, or to avoid double taxation.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Requires dentist to have amalgam separator installed in wastewater drain if materials containing mercury pass through drain.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Changes definition of "small employer" by increasing maximum number of eligible employees from 25 to 50.
Eliminates requirement that proposed forest legacy land area be wholly within urban growth boundary.
Expands temporary assistance for needy families to include new State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program and new temporary assistance for needy families program for working families.
Expands purposes for which employee taking family leave may use paid sick leave.
Establishes Oregon Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting Program.
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.
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.
Increases length of time ignition interlock device must be installed and used by person convicted of driving under influence.
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.
Creates offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Amends duties of Department of Human Services and law enforcement agencies with respect to investigations of allegations of child abuse at child care facilities.
Creates Sustainability Board.
Exempts alternative energy system from property tax if system is net metering facility or other system primarily designed to offset onsite electricity use.
Passed the House · 5
Creates Task Force on Extending Washington County Commuter Rail to Salem.
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.
Requires motor vehicle locator service provider to furnish information about location of motor vehicle to law enforcement agency upon request.
Out of committee · 11
Expands prohibition of smoking in public places and places of employment.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for grants to agencies in executive department and certain private companies to acquire fuel cell systems.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for nutrition program for low-income seniors.
Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturing companies from providing certain gifts in conjunction with marketing of prescription drugs.
Repeals provisions requiring Department of Human Services to eliminate or limit Oregon Health Plan coverage of dental, vision, hospital and drug services for 2005-2007 biennium.
Allows county, city or metropolitan service district to adopt instant runoff voting system for nomination or election of candidates to county, city or metropolitan service district office.
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.
Increases amusement device tax to fund Oregon Youth Conservation Corps.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to consult with Department of Education for purpose of helping Department of Education develop Farm-to-School program.
Establishes fee for recording of documents in deed and mortgage records of county.
In committee · 19
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.
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.
Creates offense of distracted driving.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Directs Department of Transportation to design and issue registration plate that grants parking privileges to qualifying person with disability.
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.
Allows Department of Transportation to waive issuance, renewal or replacement fee of identification card for indigent person.
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.
Establishes annual statewide limits for emissions of carbon dioxide by electricity providers.
Imposes tax on distribution of malt beverages at rate of $16.50 per barrel of 31 gallons.