Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
E. Terry Beyer
Sponsored
Became law1
Directs interim House and Senate committees related to transportation and Oregon Transportation Commission to conduct study.
Out of committee2
Imposes additional tax on distributions of cigarettes.
Creates Task Force on School Computers and Digital Technology.
In committee5
Increases taxes on aircraft fuel used in turbo-prop and jet engines.
Permits public bodies leasing land from other exempt public bodies to file claim for property tax exemption for prior tax years by April 1, 2010.
Requires sellers of tobacco products to also sell smoking cessation products during hours tobacco products are sold.
Clarifies and expands duties of Oregon Virtual School District.
Removes authority of city or county to levy tax on person who holds towing business certificate and who conducts business within city or county.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Expands offense of failure to maintain safe distance from emergency vehicle or ambulance to include roadside assistance vehicles and tow vehicles.
Exempts from definition of "gift," for purposes of ethics laws, specified program material, specified expenses for attendance at conference and reasonable expenses paid to public school employee for accompanying students on educational trip.
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to board and inspect certain vessels and to collect ballast water samples.
Designates May 8 of each year as Military Family Appreciation Day.
Permits contracting agency that uses public funds to procure goods for public use to give preference to agricultural products produced and transported entirely within state if certain conditions are met.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Allows local governments that are unable to meet funding requirements of transportation planning rule adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission to apply for extensions, submit alternative plans for funding or apply to adjust various traffic performance measures.
Allows Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish temporary programs to train and certify specialized building inspectors to enforce portions of specialty codes.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 1
Transfers administration of Rural Health Services Program from Oregon Student Assistance Commission to Office of Rural Health.
Out of committee · 3
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance extension of bus rapid transit system in west Eugene.
Creates Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Modifies theft in first degree to include theft of agricultural property under certain circumstances.
In committee · 12
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.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Increases standard penalty for animal abuse in first degree to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract.
Adds state and federal tax identification numbers to personal information subject to provisions of Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
Authorizes universities under control of State Board of Higher Education, Oregon Health and Science University and boards of education of community college districts to commission public safety officers.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to authorize each institution under its control to commission special campus security officers.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Allows income tax credit for volunteer firefighters providing services in rural areas.
Requires governing body of consumer-owned utility to adopt resolution to establish local conservation and energy efficiency plan or annual conservation, energy efficiency and carbon reduction or avoidance program.
Adds sexual misconduct to definition of "abuse" for purposes of mandatory child reporting statutes.
Directs district attorney to consider servicemember's traumatic brain injury or mental disorder as factor in determining eligibility for diversion.